† 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
GroupBig LakeTexasUnited States
Mexican65.0%32.1%11.3%
Cuban0.7%0.5%0.7%
English9.9%7.9%9.5%
German5.8%8.3%12.5%
Irish3.8%6.0%9.4%
American1.8%4.6%5.3%
French1.0%1.5%1.6%
Czech1.0%——
Scotch-Irish0.8%——
Ukrainian0.7%——
African American†6.3%10.3%9.9%
Filipino1.3%0.5%0.9%
Vietnamese0.2%1.0%0.6%
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
Big Lake
Texas
United States
Median age
27.9
35.7
39.1
Age 18–24
9.8%
9.7%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
7.1%
13.5%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Big Lake
Texas
United States
Median household income
$71,471
$78,476
$84,427
Poverty rate
12.2%
13.8%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
14.1%
33.6%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Big Lake
Texas
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
44.9%
35.2%
22.3%
Spanish
43.4%
28.2%
13.6%
Tagalog (incl. Filipino)
1.5%
0.3%
0.6%
Religious landscape
Measure
Big Lake
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.
Big Lake, Texas
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2004–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
2004
−67.0%
2008
−55.5%
2012
−62.4%
2016
−56.9%
2020
−66.9%
2024
−66.9%
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
16.1%Harris133
83.0%Trump687
1.0%
R+66.9
±0.0
R+65.4
828
R
16.3%Biden158
83.1%Trump808
0.6%
R+66.9
R+10.0
R+71.3
972
R
20.0%Clinton157
76.8%Trump604
3.2%
R+56.9
D+5.6
R+59.0
786
R
18.2%Obama128
80.7%Romney567
1.1%
R+62.4
R+7.0
R+66.3
703
R
20.5%Obama184
76.0%McCain681
3.5%
R+55.5
D+11.6
R+62.7
896
R
16.3%Kerry162
83.4%Bush827
0.3%
R+67.0
—
R+64.6
992
Big Lake sits in the Gulf South and Southern Plains. In 2024 it voted Republican.
Across the recorded series it reached a Republican high of 67.0 points in 2004. The 2024 margin was 66.9 points.
A population of 2,990, a 23% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $71,471 describe the city.
In 2024, Big Lake, Texas voted Republican by 66.9 points (R+66.9), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 828 votes cast, 133 went Democratic and 687 went Republican.
How many people live in Big Lake, Texas?
Big Lake, Texas has a population of 2,990 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Big Lake, Texas?
Median household income in Big Lake, Texas is $71,471 — below the national median of $80,734. The Texas state median is $78,476.
What is the political history of Big Lake, Texas?
Akashic tracks 6 presidential elections in Big Lake, Texas from 2004 to 2024. Of those, 0 went Democratic and 6 went Republican.