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1876–2024
Town of Pecos, TX·Texas

Town of Pecos, TX delivered R+37 in 2024 — close enough to flip again next time.

1876 — 2024·38 elections
TX
Latest
R+37
in 2024
Archetype
Tossup
since the recent cycles
Population
12,664
2024 ACS

Town of Pecos, TX, Texas: Tossup metro. In 2024, voted R+37%. Democratic peak: D+83 in 1936.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
R+37MIT Election Lab
Political archetype
TossupAkashic typology
Population
12,6642024 5-year
Median household income
$64,2972024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
38.8%2024 5-year
Black
1.8%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
85.3%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+83 in 1936MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin
R+37 in 2024MIT Election Lab
2024 results by constituent county
1 counties · 0 D · 1 R
R+60
D+60
One cell per constituent county. Ordered by 2024 D-vs-R margin (bluest first). Hover for county-level numbers.
38 presidential elections
Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
R
−36.9%
1,0702,3403,439
R
−23.3%
1,3952,2543,691
D
+7.6%
1,6591,4173,184
D
+16.2%
1,6551,1882,877
D
+5.2%
1,6061,4453,077
R
−5.2%
1,6001,7773,395
D
+18.9%
1,8721,2733,176
D
+35.9%
2,2791,0073,546
D
+29.1%
2,5691,2444,557
D
+23.9%
2,8121,7244,554
R
−1.3%
2,3962,4614,872
R
−3.9%
2,1382,3154,544
D
+20.8%
2,6131,7114,342
R
−23.3%
1,5102,4273,942
D
+4.2%
1,4561,3103,509
D
+30.3%
2,3401,2513,595
D
+17.9%
2,2351,5493,822
R
−4.8%
1,3561,4922,856
R
−11.0%
1,3851,7273,118
D
+60.0%
1,3833091,789
D
+63.3%
1,1572011,510
D
+68.1%
1,3052471,554
D
+83.5%
1,1271001,230
D
+79.5%
1,0851221,211
D
+6.8%
394344738
D
+56.8%
38796512
D
+66.5%
45791550
D
+76.7%
34643395
D
+79.6%
2788339
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Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
5.1%
American
3.5%
Italian
1.2%
Irish
1.0%
English
0.6%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release. Hispanic/Latino is an ethnicity that overlaps the race categories, so these shares can total more than 100%. Ancestry is a self-reported, multiple-response item; ancestry percentages do not sum to the parent race percentage.
Age distribution by sex
Median age: 34.4 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
0.4%
85+
1.5%
1.9%
75–84
1.7%
3.8%
65–74
3.3%
4.6%
55–64
4.3%
8.4%
45–54
4.5%
9.1%
35–44
5.3%
9.1%
25–34
4.2%
6.5%
18–24
5.6%
9.6%
5–17
9.4%
3.9%
<5
3.0%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$64,297
Town of Pecos, TX ranks near the middle of US counties.
Town of Pecos, TX$64,297
Texas$78,476
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
16.8%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1822.0%
Working age (18–64)13.4%
Seniors (65+)30.0%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
37.9%
speak English only
Spanish61.9%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.2%
Other Indo-European0.1%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Baptist
8.4%
Catholic & Orthodox
7.9%
Other Christian
6.9%
Pentecostal & Holiness
1.5%
Methodist
0.9%
Mainline Protestant
0.1%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 74.3% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Town of Pecos, TX in the Gulf South and Southern Plains delivered a near-tie in 2024, with the Republican candidate carrying the metro by thirty-seven points — well within the historical noise of how the metro votes.

The metro's recent history is a story of close margins. The Democratic margin reached eighty-three points in 1936; the Republican margin reached thirty-seven points in 2024. Most other elections have been decided by single-digit points.

Its demographics — a population of 12,664, a 39% non-Hispanic-white share, a median household income of $64,297 — situate the metro close to national averages on several dimensions.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Town of Pecos, TX, Texas vote in 2024?
In 2024, Town of Pecos, TX, Texas voted Republican by 36.9 points (R+37), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 3,439 votes cast, 1,070 went Democratic and 2,340 went Republican.
What is Town of Pecos, TX, Texas's political archetype?
Akashic classifies Town of Pecos, TX, Texas as a "Tossup" metro based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the metro has voted Democratic 21 times, Republican 8 times, and other 0 times.
When did Town of Pecos, TX, Texas last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Town of Pecos, TX, Texas voted Democratic was 2016.
How many people live in Town of Pecos, TX, Texas?
Town of Pecos, TX, Texas has a population of 12,664 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Town of Pecos, TX, Texas?
Median household income in Town of Pecos, TX, Texas is $64,297 — below the national median of $80,734. The Texas state median is $78,476.
What is the political history of Town of Pecos, TX, Texas?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Town of Pecos, TX, Texas from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 21 went Democratic and 8 went Republican. The metro's archetype — "Tossup" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.