^ "Decennial Census of Population and Housing by Decades".^ "Census - Geography Profile: Newton County, Texas".Unincorporated areas Census-designated places United States presidential election results for Newton County, Texas Year Since 2004, the Republican candidate has comfortably carried the county in every election, with Bush winning 55.42% in 2004, John McCain winning 65.51% in 2008, and Mitt Romney winning 70.06% in 2012. As of 2016, Gore remains the last Democrat to win the county's votes in a presidential election. Since 1992, the Democratic percentage in Newton County has decreased in every election, culminating in Al Gore's narrow win in 2000 with 50.16% against Governor George W. Michael Dukakis in 1988 remains the last Democratic presidential candidate to win over 60% of the vote in the county. In fact, Newton County was Walter Mondale's strongest county in East Texas in the 1984 election, winning 60.6% of the vote, and one of only four in the region to vote for him. After 1972, the county returned to voting Democrat, surviving the landslide elections of Republicans Ronald Reagan and George H. President Richard Nixon in 1972 became the first Republican to ever win the county in an election with 54% of the vote against Democrat George McGovern's 45.4%. The Democratic streak in Newton County was ended in 1968 when American Independent Party candidate George Wallace narrowly won the county with 42.6% of the vote against Democrat Hubert Humphrey's 41.7%. Eisenhower carried Texas in 1928, 1952, and 1956, respectively, Newton County remained firmly Democrat. Even when Republicans Herbert Hoover and Dwight D. The county voted for the Democratic candidate in every election since Texas first participated in 1848 (excluding the 1860, 1864, and 1868 elections when Texas had seceded). Newton County was once one of the most Democratic-leaning counties in East Texas and the Deep South altogether. About 15.50% of families and 19.10% of the population were below the poverty line, including 24.40% of those under age 18 and 17.30% of those age 65 or over. The per capita income for the county was $13,381. Males had a median income of $31,294 versus $17,738 for females.
The median income for a household in the county was $28,500, and for a family was $34,345. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 102.80 males. For every 100 females, there were 104.10 males. In the county, the population was distributed as 26.20% under the age of 18, 9.00% from 18 to 24, 26.60% from 25 to 44, 24.10% from 45 to 64, and 14.20% who were 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.59 and the average family size was 3.07. Of the 5,583 households, 32.30% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.10% were married couples living together, 11.50% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.70% were not families 24.10% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.50% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. About 3.79% of the population was Hispanic or Latino of any race. The racial makeup of the county was 75.84% White, 20.69% Black, 0.63% Native American, 0.27% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 1.56% from other races, and 0.98% from two or more races. The 7,331 housing units averaged 8 per square mile (3/km 2). The population density was 16 people per square mile (6/km 2). 2000 Census Īs of the census of 2000, 15,072 people, 5,583 households, and 4,092 families resided in the county. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH) Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana (southeast)ĭemographics Historical populationĢ020 census Newton County, Texas - Demographic Profile.Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 940 square miles (2,400 km 2), of which 934 square miles (2,420 km 2) is land and 6.1 square miles (16 km 2) (0.6%) is covered by water.
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