† 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
GroupCliftonTexasUnited States
German11.8%8.3%12.5%
English8.6%7.9%9.5%
Irish7.4%6.0%9.4%
American4.9%4.6%5.3%
Norwegian2.1%——
Scottish2.0%1.3%1.3%
Italian1.3%1.9%4.8%
French1.1%1.5%1.6%
Mexican34.5%32.1%11.3%
Puerto Rican0.4%0.8%1.8%
Spanish0.4%——
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
Clifton
Texas
United States
Median age
48.8
35.7
39.1
Age 18–24
8.3%
9.7%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
28.7%
13.5%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Clifton
Texas
United States
Median household income
$64,653
$78,476
$84,427
Poverty rate
9.5%
13.8%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
25.0%
33.6%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Clifton
Texas
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
26.3%
35.2%
22.3%
Spanish
25.6%
28.2%
13.6%
Religious landscape
Measure
Clifton
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.
Clifton, Texas
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2004–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
2004
−56.5%
2008
−53.4%
2012
−65.5%
2016
−64.9%
2020
−61.4%
2024
−61.6%
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
18.8%Harris312
80.4%Trump1,332
0.7%
R+61.6
R+0.2
R+60.1
1,656
R
18.8%Biden303
80.2%Trump1,293
1.1%
R+61.4
D+3.5
R+65.8
1,613
R
16.1%Clinton230
80.9%Trump1,160
3.0%
R+64.9
D+0.6
R+67.0
1,433
R
16.5%Obama234
82.1%Romney1,162
1.4%
R+65.5
R+12.1
R+69.4
1,416
R
22.5%Obama325
75.9%McCain1,097
1.6%
R+53.4
D+3.0
R+60.7
1,445
R
21.8%Kerry300
78.2%Bush1,078
0.0%
R+56.5
—
R+54.0
1,378
Clifton anchors Bosque County as its seat, drawing identity from 19th-century Czech and Norwegian settlement patterns that still show in local institutions. Countywide results have trended heavily Republican in recent statewide cycles by margins exceeding 80%.
Across the recorded series it reached a Republican high of 65.5 points in 2012. The 2024 margin was 61.6 points.
A population of 3,503, a 54% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $64,653 describe the city.
In 2024, Clifton, Texas voted Republican by 61.6 points (R+61.6), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 1,656 votes cast, 312 went Democratic and 1,332 went Republican.
How many people live in Clifton, Texas?
Clifton, Texas has a population of 3,503 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Clifton, Texas?
Median household income in Clifton, Texas is $64,653 — below the national median of $80,734. The Texas state median is $78,476.
What is the political history of Clifton, Texas?
Akashic tracks 6 presidential elections in Clifton, Texas from 2004 to 2024. Of those, 0 went Democratic and 6 went Republican.
