† Citizen voting-age population estimated for prior cycles; 2004 predates the ACS and is extrapolated. Source: ACS 5-year, table B05003.
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D+60R+60
20042024
Boundary by 2024 margin · Precinct returns · VEST · MIT Election Lab
People and households
Who lives here
Exact values for this place, its state, and the United States.
Race · ethnicity · ancestry
Communities and origins
GroupAnsonTexasUnited States
English17.5%7.9%9.5%
German15.7%8.3%12.5%
Irish10.8%6.0%9.4%
American6.1%4.6%5.3%
Scottish3.6%1.3%1.3%
French1.8%1.5%1.6%
Scotch-Irish1.6%——
Italian1.1%1.9%4.8%
Mexican36.4%32.1%11.3%
Spanish0.9%——
Spaniard0.6%0.3%—
Puerto Rican0.4%0.8%1.8%
Guatemalan0.3%0.4%0.5%
Honduran0.3%0.8%0.3%
Salvadoran0.3%1.2%0.7%
African American†1.2%10.3%9.9%
Hispanic or Latino counts residents of any race; the race groups count only their non-Hispanic residents, so the groups are mutually exclusive and sum to 100%. Expand a row to see ancestries reported within that group.
Age and life stage
Measure
Anson
Texas
United States
Median age
41.9
35.7
39.1
Age 18–24
9.9%
9.7%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
23.4%
13.5%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Anson
Texas
United States
Median household income
$48,104
$78,476
$84,427
Poverty rate
28.1%
13.8%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
15.8%
33.6%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Anson
Texas
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
21.6%
35.2%
22.3%
Spanish
21.1%
28.2%
13.6%
Religious landscape
Measure
Anson
Texas
United States
Catholic
—
20.1%
18.6%
Evangelical Protestant
—
23.5%
16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted
—
45.2%
51.5%
American Community Survey 2024 5-year (CVAP, income, age, poverty, education, language, race, ancestry) · presidential returns from MIT Election Lab through 2024 · 2020 U.S. Religion Census (ASARB) — congregational adherents; unclaimed is the residual not counted by congregations.
Anson, Texas
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2004–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
2004
−33.4%
2008
−36.8%
2012
−43.4%
2016
−53.4%
2020
−60.9%
2024
−71.9%
DemocraticRepublican
6 presidential elections
Third column names the leading third-party or independent finisher. Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024). Swing · margin change from the prior cycle. vs U.S. · margin relative to the national result that year. Third-party votes in 2012 are allocated from certified county totals by this place's share of each county's two-party vote — that cycle's precinct source records two-party splits.
Year
Won
Democratic
Republican
Other
Margin
Swing
vs U.S.
Total
R
13.7%Harris147
85.6%Trump917
0.7%
R+71.9
R+11.0
R+70.4
1,071
R
19.1%Biden180
80.0%Trump754
1.0%
R+60.9
R+7.4
R+65.3
943
R
20.7%Clinton178
74.1%Trump638
5.2%
R+53.4
R+10.1
R+55.5
861
R
27.6%Obama239
71.0%Romney614
1.4%
R+43.4
R+6.6
R+47.2
865
R
30.3%Obama276
67.1%McCain611
2.6%
R+36.8
R+3.4
R+44.0
911
R
32.9%Kerry286
66.4%Bush576
0.7%
R+33.4
—
R+31.0
868
Anson sits in the Gulf South and Southern Plains. In 2024 it voted Republican.
Across the recorded series it reached a Republican high of 71.9 points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the city moved 11.0 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 71.9 points.
A population of 2,531, a 61% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $48,104 describe the city.
In 2024, Anson, Texas voted Republican by 71.9 points (R+71.9), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 1,071 votes cast, 147 went Democratic and 917 went Republican.
How many people live in Anson, Texas?
Anson, Texas has a population of 2,531 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Anson, Texas?
Median household income in Anson, Texas is $48,104 — below the national median of $80,734. The Texas state median is $78,476.
What is the political history of Anson, Texas?
Akashic tracks 6 presidential elections in Anson, Texas from 2004 to 2024. Of those, 0 went Democratic and 6 went Republican.