2024 presidential election
Burleson
TrumpR+46.1
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
| Donald Trump ✓Republican | 72.4% | 15,664 |
|---|---|---|
| Kamala HarrisDemocratic | 26.3% | 5,693 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 1.2% | 269 |
D+60R+60
City boundary, filled by its own 2024 D-vs-R margin — precinct detail where available, over the 2 counties it's drawn from (shown faint).
The precinct map shows the 2024 presidential vote; the timeline scrubs the city’s overall result across 2008–2024, on current city boundaries.
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2008–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 2008 | −50.1% |
| 2012 | −55.8% |
| 2016 | −55.4% |
| 2020 | −46.9% |
| 2024 | −46.1% |
DemocraticRepublican
5 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Democratic | Republican | Other | Margin | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 26.3%Harris5,693 | 72.4%Trump15,664 | 1.2% | 21,626 | ||
| R | 25.9%Biden5,317 | 72.8%Trump14,942 | 1.3%incl. Jorgensen | 20,519 | ||
| R | 19.8%Clinton3,470 | 75.3%Trump13,164 | 4.9%incl. Johnson | 17,485 | ||
| R | 22.1%Obama3,139 | 77.9%Romney11,080 | 0.0% | 14,219 | ||
| R | 24.7%Obama3,383 | 74.8%McCain10,233 | 0.5% | 13,686 |
Demographics
Demographic profile
Demographic Profile
Key indicators compared across containing geographies
| Indicator | BurlesonCity | TexasState | United StatesNation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Race & Ethnicity | |||
| White | 72.2% | 48.5% | 61.0% |
| Black | 7.0% | 12.2% | 12.2% |
| Asian | 1.7% | 5.6% | 6.0% |
| Two or more races | 14.7% | 23.5% | 12.6% |
| Other race | 4.3% | 10.2% | 8.2% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 21.5% | 39.7% | 19.3% |
| Income & Age | |||
| Median household income | $93,928 | $78,476 | $84,427 |
| Poverty rate | 7.1% | 13.8% | 12.5% |
| Median age | 35.2 | 35.7 | 39.1 |
| Age 18–24 | 8.8% | 9.7% | 9.2% |
| Age 65 and older | 13.8% | 13.5% | 17.2% |
| Education & Language | |||
| Bachelor's degree or higher (25+) | 27.4% | 33.6% | 35.6% |
| Speaks a non-English language at home | 20.9% | 35.2% | 22.3% |
| Spanish | 17.0% | 28.2% | 13.6% |
| Ancestry | |||
| Largest ancestry | Mexican 22.6% | Mexican 32.1% | German 12.5% |
| 2nd-largest ancestry | American 16.2% | German 8.3% | Mexican 11.3% |
| 3rd-largest ancestry | English 10.2% | English 7.9% | English 9.5% |
| Religion | |||
| Catholic | 5.2%County context | 20.1% | 18.6% |
| Evangelical Protestant | 29.4%County context | 23.5% | 16.5% |
| Unaffiliated or unclaimed | 58.1%County context | 45.2% | 51.5% |
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 origins and ancestries reported within it.
Reported ancestry · ACS B04006
American
16.2%
English
10.2%
German
8.2%
Irish
7.5%
Italian
1.8%
Scottish
1.7%
French
1.2%
Polish
0.7%
Specific origin · ACS B03001
Mexican
22.6%
Puerto Rican
0.7%
Honduran
0.4%
Salvadoran
0.4%
Costa Rican
0.2%
Spaniard
0.2%
Spanish
0.2%
The ACS does not publish subgroup detail for people reporting two or more races.
Reported ancestry · ACS B04006
African American identity is recorded by the ACS race question; the ancestry item enumerates specific African and Caribbean ancestries only.
African
0.5%
Nigerian
0.4%
Tribal grouping · detailed group · ACS B02020 · B02016
American Indian, Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian, Pacific Islander, and other single-race responses combined.
Aztec
0.3%
Detailed group · ACS B02015
Vietnamese
0.6%
Filipino
0.3%
Chinese
0.3%
Asian Indian
0.3%
Korean
0.2%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release. Race shares: B02001 · B03003. Subgroup detail: B03001 (Hispanic or Latino specific origin), B02015 (Asian groups), B02020 · B02016 (American Indian/Alaska Native tribes and Pacific Islander groups), B04006 (reported ancestry). Hispanic/Latino is an ethnicity that overlaps the race categories, so group shares can total more than 100%. All subgroup rows are shares of total population; ancestry is self-reported and multiple-response, so rows do not sum to the parent group's share.
2024 ACS
Age distribution by sex
Median age: 35.2 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
85+
75–84
65–74
55–64
45–54
35–44
25–34
18–24
5–17
<5
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Median household income
Inflation-adjusted dollars
$93,928
Burleson$93,928
Texas$78,476
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
7.1%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 1812.4%
Working age (18–64)9.5%
Seniors (65+)10.0%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
79.1%
speak English only
Spanish17.0%
Other Indo-European0.9%
Other Asian & Pacific Island0.5%
Arabic0.5%
Other languages0.5%
Vietnamese0.5%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic0.2%
Korean0.2%
French (incl. Cajun & Haitian)0.2%
German or other West Germanic0.1%
Tagalog (incl. Filipino)0.1%
Chinese (incl. Mandarin & Cantonese)0.1%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Unaffiliated or not counted58.1%
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.
Burleson sits in the Gulf South and Southern Plains. In 2024 it voted Republican.
Across the recorded series it reached a Republican high of 55.8 points in 2012. Between 2020 and 2024 the city moved 0.8 points toward the Democratic candidate; the 2024 margin was 46.1 points.
A population of 52,918, a 72% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $93,928 describe the city.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Burleson, Texas vote in 2024?
In 2024, Burleson, Texas voted Republican by 46.1 points (R+46.1), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 21,626 votes cast, 5,693 went Democratic and 15,664 went Republican.
How many people live in Burleson, Texas?
Burleson, Texas has a population of 52,918 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Burleson, Texas?
Median household income in Burleson, Texas is $93,928 — above the national median of $80,734. The Texas state median is $78,476.
What is the political history of Burleson, Texas?
Akashic tracks 5 presidential elections in Burleson, Texas from 2008 to 2024. Of those, 0 went Democratic and 5 went Republican.