† 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
GroupBishopTexasUnited States
Mexican60.4%32.1%11.3%
Puerto Rican0.6%0.8%1.8%
Spaniard0.5%0.3%—
Spanish0.4%——
Guatemalan0.3%0.4%0.5%
Cuban0.2%0.5%0.7%
Salvadoran0.2%1.2%0.7%
Venezuelan0.2%——
German13.2%8.3%12.5%
English9.5%7.9%9.5%
Irish9.2%6.0%9.4%
American4.8%4.6%5.3%
Italian2.1%1.9%4.8%
Scottish1.7%1.3%1.3%
French1.6%1.5%1.6%
Polish1.2%0.8%2.2%
African American†5.9%10.3%9.9%
African1.1%0.6%0.5%
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
Bishop
Texas
United States
Median age
39.5
35.7
39.1
Age 18–24
5.0%
9.7%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
23.9%
13.5%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Bishop
Texas
United States
Median household income
$58,152
$78,476
$84,427
Poverty rate
24.7%
13.8%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
17.7%
33.6%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Bishop
Texas
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
32.6%
35.2%
22.3%
Spanish
32.3%
28.2%
13.6%
Religious landscape
Measure
Bishop
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.
Bishop, Texas
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2004–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
2004
−20.7%
2008
−3.9%
2012
−5.0%
2016
−8.8%
2020
−11.4%
2024
−19.7%
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
39.9%Harris518
59.6%Trump774
0.5%
R+19.7
R+8.3
R+18.2
1,299
R
43.9%Biden571
55.3%Trump719
0.8%
R+11.4
R+2.6
R+15.8
1,301
R
44.0%Clinton524
52.9%Trump629
3.1%
R+8.8
R+3.8
R+10.9
1,190
R
46.8%Obama577
51.8%Romney639
1.5%
R+5.0
R+1.1
R+8.9
1,234
R
47.3%Obama607
51.2%McCain657
1.4%
R+3.9
D+16.8
R+11.2
1,282
R
39.3%Kerry523
60.0%Bush799
0.7%
R+20.7
—
R+18.3
1,331
Bishop sits in the Gulf South and Southern Plains. In 2024 it voted Republican.
Across the recorded series it reached a Republican high of 20.7 points in 2004. Between 2020 and 2024 the city moved 8.3 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 19.7 points.
A population of 3,103, a 21% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $58,152 describe the city.
In 2024, Bishop, Texas voted Republican by 19.7 points (R+19.7), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 1,299 votes cast, 518 went Democratic and 774 went Republican.
How many people live in Bishop, Texas?
Bishop, Texas has a population of 3,103 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Bishop, Texas?
Median household income in Bishop, Texas is $58,152 — below the national median of $80,734. The Texas state median is $78,476.
What is the political history of Bishop, Texas?
Akashic tracks 6 presidential elections in Bishop, Texas from 2004 to 2024. Of those, 0 went Democratic and 6 went Republican.