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Bryan·Texas

Bryan moved 12.2 points toward the Republican candidate between 2020 and 2024.

20082024·5 elections
TX
Bryan
TrumpR+15.7
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Donald TrumpRepublican57.1%17,852
Kamala HarrisDemocratic41.4%12,950
OtherAll other candidates1.5%484
D+60
R+60
1 counties, each filled by 2024 D-vs-R margin.
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2008–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over timeDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 2008 to 2024. Most recent: −15.7% in 2024.−15.7%DR20082024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
2008−14.2%
2012−17.9%
2016−10.7%
2020−3.5%
2024−15.7%
DemocraticRepublican
Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
R
−15.7%
12,95017,85231,286
R
−3.5%
13,34214,32928,264
R
−10.7%
9,29311,71822,658
R
−17.9%
8,00711,49219,499
R
−14.2%
8,92911,90421,014

Demographics

Demographic profile

Demographic Profile

Key indicators compared across containing geographies

Demographic Profile. Key indicators compared across containing geographies. ACS values are survey estimates and may include margins of error. Religion data may be available only at county or larger geographies. Sub-county values are labeled when inherited, modeled, or contextual.
IndicatorBryanCityTexasStateUnited StatesNation
Race & Ethnicity
White55.7%48.5%61.0%
Black16.0%12.2%12.2%
Asian1.6%5.6%6.0%
Two or more races18.6%23.5%12.6%
Other race8.0%10.2%8.2%
Hispanic or Latino41.0%39.7%19.3%
Income & Age
Median household income$59,289$78,476$84,427
Poverty rate23.1%13.8%12.5%
Median age3235.739.1
Age 18–2426.6%9.7%9.2%
Age 65 and older10.2%13.5%17.2%
Education & Language
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)30.1%33.8%35.7%
Speaks a non-English language at home29.1%35.1%22.3%
Spanish26.7%28.1%13.6%
Ancestry
Largest ancestryGerman 13.1%German 8.3%German 12.5%
2nd-largest ancestryEnglish 9.8%English 7.9%English 9.5%
3rd-largest ancestryIrish 7.5%Irish 6.0%Irish 9.4%
Religion
Catholic15.8%County context20.1%18.6%
Evangelical Protestant14.4%County context23.5%16.5%
Unaffiliated or unclaimed60.2%County context45.2%51.5%
Mainline Protestant5.1%County context4.5%5.2%

ACS values are survey estimates and may include margins of error.

Religion data may be available only at county or larger geographies. Sub-county values are labeled when inherited, modeled, or contextual.

2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
13.1%
English
9.8%
Irish
7.5%
American
3.1%
Italian
2.9%
French
2.3%
Polish
1.9%
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.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
70.9%
speak English only
Spanish26.7%
Other Indo-European0.7%
German or other West Germanic0.4%
Other Asian & Pacific Island0.3%
French (incl. Cajun & Haitian)0.2%
Chinese (incl. Mandarin & Cantonese)0.2%
Other languages0.2%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic0.1%
Korean0.1%
Tagalog (incl. Filipino)0.1%
Arabic0.1%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Catholic
15.8%
Evangelical Protestant
14.4%
Mainline Protestant
5.1%
Black Protestant
1.7%
Latter-day Saints
1.5%
Muslim
0.6%
Other Christian
0.4%
Orthodox Christian
0.1%
Other faiths
0.1%
Hindu
0.1%
Unaffiliated or not counted60.2%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. The unaffiliated-or-not-counted share is everyone not claimed as an adherent by any reporting body — uncounted congregations as well as the religiously unaffiliated.

Bryan sits in the Gulf South and Southern Plains. In 2024 it voted Republican.

Across the recorded series it reached a Republican high of 17.9 points in 2012. Between 2020 and 2024 the city moved 12.2 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 15.7 points.

A population of 87,939, a 56% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $59,289 describe the city.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Bryan, Texas vote in 2024?
In 2024, Bryan, Texas voted Republican by 15.7 points (R+15.7), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 31,286 votes cast, 12,950 went Democratic and 17,852 went Republican.
What is Bryan, Texas's political typology?
Akashic places Bryan, Texas in the "" typology. The typology is a data-driven cluster built from vote share, vote swing, race and ethnicity, income, language spoken at home, religion, and ancestry. Across 5 elections in the dataset, the city has voted Democratic 0 times, Republican 5 times, and other 0 times.
How many people live in Bryan, Texas?
Bryan, Texas has a population of 87,939 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Bryan, Texas?
Median household income in Bryan, Texas is $59,289 — below the national median of $80,734. The Texas state median is $78,476.
What is the political history of Bryan, Texas?
Akashic tracks 5 presidential elections in Bryan, Texas from 2008 to 2024. Of those, 0 went Democratic and 5 went Republican. The city's typology — "" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.