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Wharton County, TX


Micropolitan Statistical Area: El Campo, TX
Designated Market Area: Houston, TX
American Communities Project County Type (2023): Hispanic Centers

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2024 population: 42,035   ( 445 from 2020)
Land area: 1086.1 square miles
Population density: 38.7 persons per square mile

2024 Census data
White:18,048 42.94% 3.1%
Black:5,21912.42% 3.3%
Indian:800.19% 5.9%
Asian:2980.71% 34.8%
2+ races:2960.70% 12.5%
Hispanic:18,09443.05% 6.5%
Total non-White:23,98757.06% 4.5%

2020-2024 ComponentsNumberRate
Births:2,302 13.8
Deaths:2,26813.6
Net Migration: 1921.2
Net Immigration: 2131.3
Change in White population:-585 -1.4
Change in Non-White pop.:1,030 2.5



Historical Presidential Election Results for Wharton County, TX

Recent Trends
VotesΔ MarginSwing %
2024 vs. 2020 R +513 R +1,297 R + 8.7%
D -784
2024 vs. 2016 R +2,290 R +2,618 R + 11.1%
D -328
2020 vs. 2016 R +1,777 R +1,321 R + 2.4%
D +456
2024 vs. 2012 R +2,689 R +3,014 R + 12.7%
D -325
2016 vs. 2008 R +718 R +1,417 R + 9.8%
D -699
How to interpret this table


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YearTurnout WinnerRunner-Up OtherTotal Votes Diff
(St) 		Diff
(US) 		PSV
2024 53% Donald Trump (R) 12,439 75.5% Kamala Harris (D) 3,910 23.7% 122 [+] 0.7% 16,471 19 26 0.14%
2020 54% Donald Trump* (R) 11,926 71.2% Joe Biden (D) 4,694 28.0% 141 [+] 0.8% 16,761 19 24 0.15%
2016 48% Donald Trump (R) 10,149 68.9% Hillary Clinton (D) 4,238 28.8% 345 [+] 2.3% 14,732 17 23 0.16%
2012 46% Mitt Romney (R) 9,750 69.2% Barack Obama* (D) 4,235 30.1% 102 [+] 0.7% 14,087 12 22 0.18%
2008 48% John McCain (R) 9,431 65.4% Barack Obama (D) 4,937 34.2% 50 [+] 0.3% 14,418 10 20 0.18%
2004 47% George W. Bush* (R) 9,288 66.2% John Kerry (D) 4,702 33.5% 49 [+] 0.3% 14,039 5 15 0.19%
2000 46% George W. Bush (R) 8,455 63.0% Albert Gore, Jr. (D) 4,838 36.0% 133 [+] 1.0% 13,426 4 15 0.21%
1996 43% Robert Dole (R) 6,163 50.4% Bill Clinton* (D) 5,176 42.3% 895 [+] 7.3% 12,234 2 10 0.22%
1992 45% George Bush* (R) 5,503 43.0% Bill Clinton (D) 4,643 36.3% 2,651 [+] 20.7% 12,797 2 6 0.21%
1988 47% George Bush (R) 6,978 53.7% Michael Dukakis (D) 5,935 45.7% 78 [+] 0.6% 12,991 -2 0 0.24%
1984 49% Ronald Reagan* (R) 8,495 62.5% Walter Mondale (D) 5,072 37.3% 17 0.1% 13,584 -1 4 0.25%
1980 43% Ronald Reagan (R) 6,598 55.2% Jimmy Carter* (D) 5,138 43.0% 222 [+] 1.9% 11,958 0 4 0.26%
1976 43% Jimmy Carter (D) 5,914 55.6% Gerald Ford* (R) 4,682 44.0% 48 [+] 0.5% 10,644 -4 -4 0.26%
1972 41% Richard Nixon* (R) 6,271 64.3% George McGovern (D) 3,481 35.7% 5 [+] 0.1% 9,757 -2 4 0.28%
1968 47% Hubert Humphrey (D) 4,304 43.2% Richard Nixon (R) 3,773 37.9% 1,882 [+] 18.9% 9,959 -2 -6 0.32%
1964 42% Lyndon Johnson* (D) 6,234 69.1% Barry Goldwater (R) 2,775 30.8% 11 0.1% 9,020 -6 -8 0.34%
1960 39% John Kennedy (D) 5,004 59.2% Richard Nixon (R) 3,387 40.0% 67 0.8% 8,458 -8 -10 0.37%
1956 37% Dwight Eisenhower* (R) 4,714 57.5% Adlai Stevenson (D) 3,439 41.9% 50 0.6% 8,203 2 0 0.42%
1952 43% Dwight Eisenhower (R) 5,232 56.5% Adlai Stevenson (D) 4,022 43.4% 5 0.1% 9,259 3 1 0.45%
1948 22% Harry Truman* (D) 2,811 60.0% Thomas Dewey (R) 1,354 28.9% 520 [+] 11.1% 4,685 5 -16 0.37%
1944 24% Franklin Roosevelt* (D) 3,754 74.5% Write-ins (I) 759 15.1% 529 [+] 10.5% 5,042 -6 -35 0.44%
1940 23% Franklin Roosevelt* (D) 3,976 83.9% Wendell Willkie (R) 760 16.0% 4 0.1% 4,740 -3 -29 0.42%
1936 19% Franklin Roosevelt* (D) 3,034 90.4% Alf Landon (R) 307 9.2% 14 [+] 0.4% 3,355 -3 -27 0.39%
1932 23% Franklin Roosevelt (D) 3,357 88.5% Herbert Hoover* (R) 405 10.7% 30 [+] 0.8% 3,792 -1 -29 0.43%
1928 19% Al Smith (D) 1,545 57.3% Herbert Hoover (R) 1,151 42.7% 0 0.0% 2,696 -9 -16 0.38%
1924 22% John Davis (D) 2,020 67.6% Calvin Coolidge (R) 858 28.7% 111 [+] 3.7% 2,989 9 -25 0.45%
1920 19% Warren Harding (R) 852 36.1% James Cox (D) 836 35.4% 675 [+] 28.6% 2,363 12 -24 0.49%
1916 13% Woodrow Wilson* (D) 948 67.7% Charles Evans Hughes (R) 351 25.1% 102 [+] 7.3% 1,401 8 -21 0.38%
1912 12% Woodrow Wilson (D) 793 64.0% Theodore Roosevelt (Prog) 195 15.7% 251 [+] 20.3% 1,239 -1 -14 0.41%
1908 14% William J. Bryan (D) 746 59.3% William Taft (R) 433 34.4% 80 [+] 6.4% 1,259 11 -17 0.42%
1904 13% Alton Parker (D) 606 53.5% Theodore Roosevelt (R) 463 40.9% 64 [+] 5.6% 1,133 19 -16 0.49%
1900 17% William J. Bryan (D) 784 59.1% William McKinley* (R) 536 40.4% 6 [+] 0.5% 1,326 9 -11 0.31%
* incumbent         PSV: percent of state vote

Historical Statewide Election Results for Wharton County, TX

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YearTypeTurnout WinnerRunner-Up OtherTotal VotesDiff PSV
2024 S1 53% Ted Cruz* (R) 11,915 73.0% Colin Allred (D) 4,150 25.4% 258 [+] 1.6% 16,323 20 0.14%
2022 G 39% Greg Abbott* (R) 9,354 77.0% Beto O'Rourke (D) 2,697 22.2% 103 [+] 0.8% 12,154 22 0.15%
2020 S2 54% John Cornyn* (R) 11,832 71.2% Mary Hegar (D) 4,513 27.2% 276 [+] 1.7% 16,621 18 0.15%
2018 S1 42% Ted Cruz* (R) 9,094 70.3% Beto O'Rourke (D) 3,793 29.3% 55 [+] 0.4% 12,942 19 0.15%
2018 G 42% Greg Abbott* (R) 9,472 73.4% Lupe Valdez (D) 3,332 25.8% 107 [+] 0.8% 12,911 18 0.15%
2014 S2 27% John Cornyn* (R) 6,315 76.2% David Alameel (D) 1,749 21.1% 220 [+] 2.7% 8,284 15 0.18%
2014 G 28% Greg Abbott (R) 6,215 74.0% Wendy Davis (D) 2,075 24.7% 109 [+] 1.3% 8,399 15 0.18%
2012 S1 46% Ted Cruz (R) 9,348 67.6% Paul Sadler (D) 4,245 30.7% 238 [+] 1.7% 13,831 11 0.18%
2010 G 33% Rick Perry* (R) 5,243 52.7% Bill White (D) 4,486 45.1% 214 [+] 2.2% 9,943 -2 0.20%
2008 S2 47% John Cornyn* (R) 8,681 61.5% Rick Noriega (D) 5,215 37.0% 211 [+] 1.5% 14,107 7 0.18%
2006 S1 29% Kay Bailey Hutchison* (R) 5,710 66.0% Barbara Ann Radnofsky (D) 2,794 32.3% 142 [+] 1.6% 8,646 4 0.20%
2006 G 29% Carole Strayhorn (I) 2,797 31.9% Chris Bell (D) 2,396 27.3% 3,576 [+] 40.8% 8,769 -13 0.20%
2002 S2 31% John Cornyn (R) 5,658 60.9% Ron Kirk (D) 3,545 38.1% 91 [+] 1.0% 9,294 6 0.21%
2002 G 32% Rick Perry* (R) 6,002 63.8% Tony Sanchez (D) 3,245 34.5% 162 [+] 1.7% 9,409 6 0.21%
2000 S1 45% Kay Bailey Hutchison* (R) 8,964 67.5% Gene Kelly (D) 4,182 31.5% 141 [+] 1.1% 13,287 2 0.21%
1998 G 31% George W. Bush* (R) 6,583 72.9% Garry Mauro (D) 2,416 26.8% 32 [+] 0.4% 9,031 5 0.24%
1996 S2 42% Phil Gramm* (R) 7,072 58.1% Victor Morales (D) 4,999 41.1% 102 [+] 0.8% 12,173 3 0.22%
1994 S1 34% Kay Bailey Hutchison* (R) 5,885 60.6% Richard Fisher (D) 3,784 39.0% 43 [+] 0.4% 9,712 0 0.23%
1994 G 35% George W. Bush (R) 5,625 57.2% Ann Richards* (D) 4,160 42.3% 52 [+] 0.5% 9,837 4 0.22%
1993 S1 12% Kay Bailey Hutchison (R) 2,540 72.2% Bob Krueger (D) 978 27.8% 0 0.0% 3,518 5 0.20%
1990 S2 32% Phil Gramm* (R) 5,629 62.6% Hugh Parmer (D) 3,250 36.1% 114 [+] 1.3% 8,993 2 0.24%
1990 G 32% Clayton Williams (R) 4,794 53.5% Ann Richards (D) 3,939 44.0% 229 [+] 2.6% 8,962 7 0.23%
1988 S1 47% Lloyd Bentsen* (D) 8,398 64.7% Beau Boulter (R) 4,496 34.6% 88 [+] 0.7% 12,982 -5 0.24%
1986 G 33% William Clements (R) 4,962 53.9% Mark White* (D) 4,136 45.0% 101 [+] 1.1% 9,199 1 0.27%
1984 S2 49% Phil Gramm (R) 7,630 56.5% Lloyd Doggett (D) 5,876 43.5% 0 0.0% 13,506 -2 0.25%
1982 S1 35% Lloyd Bentsen* (D) 6,471 66.6% James Collins (R) 3,217 33.1% 26 [+] 0.3% 9,714 -7 0.31%
1982 G 36% Mark White (D) 5,950 60.4% William Clements* (R) 3,876 39.3% 33 [+] 0.3% 9,859 -7 0.31%
1978 S2 26% Bob Krueger (D) 3,447 52.1% John Tower* (R) 3,103 46.9% 62 [+] 0.9% 6,612 -3 0.29%
1978 G 27% John Hill (D) 3,619 53.8% William Clements (R) 3,086 45.9% 17 [+] 0.3% 6,722 -4 0.28%
1976 S1 41% Lloyd Bentsen* (D) 6,464 63.1% Alan Steelman (R) 3,737 36.5% 46 [+] 0.4% 10,247 -6 0.26%
1974 G 15% Dolph Briscoe* (D) 2,841 76.0% Jim Granberry (R) 809 21.6% 88 [+] 2.4% 3,738 -9 0.23%
1972 S2 41% Barefoot Sanders (D) 4,974 51.6% John Tower* (R) 4,562 47.4% 96 [+] 1.0% 9,632 -6 0.28%
1972 G 40% Dolph Briscoe (D) 5,374 56.3% Hank Grover (R) 3,942 41.3% 232 [+] 2.4% 9,548 -4 0.28%
1970 S1 32% Lloyd Bentsen (D) 3,839 54.7% George Bush (R) 3,179 45.3% 0 0.0% 7,018 -1 0.31%
1970 G 32% Preston Smith* (D) 3,938 56.9% Paul Eggers (R) 2,989 43.1% 0 0.0% 6,927 -3 0.31%
1968 G 45% Preston Smith (D) 5,978 62.7% Paul Eggers (R) 3,552 37.3% 0 0.0% 9,530 -6 0.33%
1966 S2 23% John Tower* (R) 2,675 54.4% Waggoner Carr (D) 2,228 45.3% 12 [+] 0.2% 4,915 -2 0.33%
1966 G 21% John Connally* (D) 3,425 76.3% T.E. Kennerly (R) 1,032 23.0% 32 [+] 0.7% 4,489 -3 0.31%
1964 S1 42% Ralph Yarborough* (D) 5,742 63.7% George Bush (R) 3,265 36.2% 11 [+] 0.1% 9,018 -7 0.35%
1964 G 42% John Connally* (D) 7,030 79.1% Jack Crichton (R) 1,843 20.7% 9 [+] 0.1% 8,882 -5 0.35%
1962 G 26% John Connally (D) 3,359 59.8% Jack Cox (R) 2,244 39.9% 18 [+] 0.3% 5,621 -6 0.36%
1961 S2 18% William Blakley* (D) 2,162 55.9% John Tower (R) 1,708 44.1% 0 0.0% 3,870 -6 0.44%
1960 S2 36% Lyndon Johnson* (D) 5,469 70.5% John Tower (R) 2,284 29.5% 0 0.0% 7,753 -12 0.34%
1960 G 39% Price Daniel* (D) 6,831 82.2% William Steger (R) 1,483 17.8% 0 0.0% 8,314 -9 0.37%
*: incumbent               +: ran on additional party lines               Type: G: Governor; S1,S2,S3: Senate Class 1, 2 or 3
italics: special election           RO: runoff election           PSV: percent of state vote


Historical U.S. House Election Results for Wharton County, TX

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DateDistrictWinnerRunner-Up OtherTotal Votes
2024-11-05 TX22Troy Nehls* (R) 12,336 77.0% Marquette Greene-Scott (D) 3,682 23.0% 0 0.0% 16,018
County Total for 2024-11-05:   16,018
2022-11-08 TX22Troy Nehls* (R) 9,346 77.5% Jamie Jordan (D) 2,571 21.3% 140 1.2% 12,057
County Total for 2022-11-08:   12,057
2020-11-03 TX27Michael Cloud* (R) 11,989 72.3% Ricardo De La Fuente (D) 4,353 26.3% 233 1.4% 16,575
County Total for 2020-11-03:   16,575
2018-11-06 TX27Michael Cloud* (R) 9,110 71.0% Eric Holguin (D) 3,532 27.5% 198 1.5% 12,840
County Total for 2018-11-06:   12,840
2018-06-30 sp TX27Michael Cloud (R) 1,088 69.5% Eric Holguin (D) 228 14.6% 249 15.9% 1,565
County Total for 2018-06-30:   1,565
2016-11-08 TX27Blake Farenthold* (R) 10,204 70.9% Roy Barrera (D) 4,181 29.1% 0 0.0% 14,385
County Total for 2016-11-08:   14,385
2014-11-04 TX27Blake Farenthold* (R) 6,242 75.7% Wesley Reed (D) 1,837 22.3% 165 2.0% 8,244
County Total for 2014-11-04:   8,244
2012-11-06 TX27Blake Farenthold* (R) 9,039 65.9% Rose Harrison (D) 4,357 31.8% 320 2.3% 13,716
County Total for 2012-11-06:   13,716
2010-11-02 TX14Ron Paul* (R) 7,220 74.0% Robert Pruett (D) 2,538 26.0% 0 0.0% 9,758
County Total for 2010-11-02:   9,758
2008-11-04 TX14Ron Paul* (R) 9,838 100.0% 0 0.0% 9,838
County Total for 2008-11-04:   9,838
2006-11-07 TX14Ron Paul* (R) 4,500 51.9% Shane Sklar (D) 4,164 48.1% 0 0.0% 8,664
County Total for 2006-11-07:   8,664
2004-11-02 TX14Ron Paul* (R) 9,981 100.0% 0 0.0% 9,981
County Total for 2004-11-02:   9,981
2002-11-05 TX14Ron Paul* (R) 6,468 70.2% Corby Windham (D) 2,752 29.8% 0 0.0% 9,220
County Total for 2002-11-05:   9,220
2000-11-07 TX14Ron Paul* (R) 7,484 56.2% Loy Sneary (D) 5,823 43.8% 0 0.0% 13,307
County Total for 2000-11-07:   13,307
1998-11-03 TX14Ron Paul* (R) 4,430 50.0% Loy Sneary (D) 4,412 49.8% 11 0.1% 8,853
County Total for 1998-11-03:   8,853
1996-11-05 TX14Ron Paul (R) 6,218 51.9% Lefty Morris (D) 5,676 47.4% 82 0.7% 11,976
County Total for 1996-11-05:   11,976
1994-11-08 TX14Greg Laughlin* (D) 5,902 61.3% Jim Deats (R) 3,719 38.7% 0 0.0% 9,621
County Total for 1994-11-08:   9,621
1992-11-03 TX14Greg Laughlin* (D) 9,005 72.3% Bert Garza (R) 3,071 24.6% 384 3.1% 12,460
County Total for 1992-11-03:   12,460
*: incumbent           sp: special election           RO: runoff election

Voter Registration Data for Wharton County, TX

Party registration is not used in this state, however as of 2022 registrations in Wharton County, TX were estimated to be 48% Republican and 38% Democrat.

YearTotalRepublicanDemocratOtherR/D EdgeR/D Edge %VAPOP %
2024 26,422 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 26,422 100.0% n/a n/a 85%
2022 25,890 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 25,890 100.0% n/a n/a 84%
2020 25,697 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 25,697 100.0% n/a n/a 83%
2018 25,132 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 25,132 100.0% n/a n/a 82%
2016 25,206 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 25,206 100.0% n/a n/a 82%
2014 24,663 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 24,663 100.0% n/a n/a 81%
2012 24,684 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 24,684 100.0% n/a n/a 81%
2010 24,741 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 24,741 100.0% n/a n/a 82%
2008 25,002 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 25,002 100.0% n/a n/a 83%
2006 24,812 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 24,812 100.0% n/a n/a 83%
2004 25,027 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 25,027 100.0% n/a n/a 84%
2002 22,994 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 22,994 100.0% n/a n/a 78%
2000 22,612 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 22,612 100.0% n/a n/a 77%
1994 18,638 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 18,638 100.0% n/a n/a 65%
1986 19,303 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 19,303 100.0% n/a n/a 69%
VAPOP% is the estimated percentage of voting age population that is registered.
Registration data may include "inactive" voters.   Data for each year pertains to the November elections.