† 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
GroupCaldwellTexasUnited States
German20.8%8.3%12.5%
Czech9.2%——
American8.5%4.6%5.3%
English8.3%7.9%9.5%
Irish7.0%6.0%9.4%
French2.6%1.5%1.6%
Polish1.7%0.8%2.2%
Italian1.5%1.9%4.8%
Mexican25.5%32.1%11.3%
Venezuelan0.9%——
Spaniard0.5%0.3%—
Puerto Rican0.4%0.8%1.8%
Costa Rican0.4%——
Panamanian0.4%——
African American†7.4%10.3%9.9%
African0.2%0.6%0.5%
Jamaican0.2%—0.4%
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
Caldwell
Texas
United States
Median age
34
35.7
39.1
Age 18–24
5.4%
9.7%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
14.2%
13.5%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Caldwell
Texas
United States
Median household income
$61,266
$78,476
$84,427
Poverty rate
21.2%
13.8%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
19.3%
33.6%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Caldwell
Texas
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
22.4%
35.2%
22.3%
Spanish
22.3%
28.2%
13.6%
Religious landscape
Measure
Caldwell
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.
Caldwell, Texas
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2004–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
2004
−32.3%
2008
−44.1%
2012
−49.5%
2016
−55.1%
2020
−57.3%
2024
−63.8%
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
17.6%Harris334
81.3%Trump1,547
1.1%
R+63.8
R+6.5
R+62.3
1,902
R
21.0%Biden370
78.3%Trump1,380
0.7%
R+57.3
R+2.2
R+61.8
1,762
R
21.3%Clinton306
76.4%Trump1,099
2.3%
R+55.1
R+5.7
R+57.2
1,438
R
24.6%Obama338
74.1%Romney1,017
1.2%
R+49.5
R+5.4
R+53.3
1,372
R
27.5%Obama385
71.5%McCain1,003
1.0%
R+44.1
R+11.7
R+51.4
1,402
R
33.8%Kerry476
66.2%Bush931
0.0%
R+32.3
—
R+29.9
1,407
Caldwell sits at the center of Burleson County, a small, majority-Hispanic community where rural agricultural roots shape both the local economy and a competitive electoral profile that diverges from many surrounding Texas counties.
Across the recorded series it reached a Republican high of 63.8 points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the city moved 6.5 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 63.8 points.
A population of 4,394, a 52% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $61,266 describe the city.
In 2024, Caldwell, Texas voted Republican by 63.8 points (R+63.8), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 1,902 votes cast, 334 went Democratic and 1,547 went Republican.
How many people live in Caldwell, Texas?
Caldwell, Texas has a population of 4,394 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Caldwell, Texas?
Median household income in Caldwell, Texas is $61,266 — below the national median of $80,734. The Texas state median is $78,476.
What is the political history of Caldwell, Texas?
Akashic tracks 6 presidential elections in Caldwell, Texas from 2004 to 2024. Of those, 0 went Democratic and 6 went Republican.
