† 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
GroupCotullaTexasUnited States
Mexican70.6%32.1%11.3%
Spaniard1.9%0.3%—
Puerto Rican0.4%0.8%1.8%
German11.5%8.3%12.5%
American8.7%4.6%5.3%
English7.5%7.9%9.5%
Irish7.3%6.0%9.4%
Welsh2.6%——
Danish1.7%——
Polish1.2%0.8%2.2%
Czech1.0%——
African American†1.4%10.3%9.9%
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
Cotulla
Texas
United States
Median age
33.6
35.7
39.1
Age 18–24
14.2%
9.7%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
15.9%
13.5%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Cotulla
Texas
United States
Median household income
$70,067
$78,476
$84,427
Poverty rate
26.7%
13.8%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
15.7%
33.6%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Cotulla
Texas
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
42.5%
35.2%
22.3%
Spanish
42.5%
28.2%
13.6%
Religious landscape
Measure
Cotulla
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.
Cotulla, Texas
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2004–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
2004
+11.1%
2008
+16.1%
2012
+17.5%
2016
+15.2%
2020
−9.4%
2024
−19.1%
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
40.2%Harris626
59.3%Trump924
0.4%
R+19.1
R+9.8
R+17.7
1,557
R
45.1%Biden704
54.5%Trump850
0.4%
R+9.4
R+24.5
R+13.8
1,561
D
56.0%Clinton760
40.9%Trump554
3.1%
D+15.2
R+2.3
D+13.1
1,356
D
58.4%Obama627
40.9%Romney439
0.7%
D+17.5
D+1.4
D+13.6
1,074
D
56.5%Obama668
40.3%McCain477
3.2%
D+16.1
D+5.0
D+8.9
1,183
D
55.4%Kerry836
44.2%Bush668
0.4%
D+11.1
—
D+13.6
1,510
Cotulla is roughly 90% Hispanic and has served as a proving ground for statewide candidates courting South Texas voters, with its small but symbolically weighted electorate drawn from a region where energy jobs and border proximity shape political priorities.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 17.5 points in 2012 and a Republican high of 19.1 points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the city moved 9.8 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 19.1 points.
A population of 3,664, a 7% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $70,067 describe the city.
In 2024, Cotulla, Texas voted Republican by 19.1 points (R+19.1), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 1,557 votes cast, 626 went Democratic and 924 went Republican.
When did Cotulla, Texas last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Cotulla, Texas voted Democratic was 2016.
How many people live in Cotulla, Texas?
Cotulla, Texas has a population of 3,664 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Cotulla, Texas?
Median household income in Cotulla, Texas is $70,067 — below the national median of $80,734. The Texas state median is $78,476.
What is the political history of Cotulla, Texas?
Akashic tracks 6 presidential elections in Cotulla, Texas from 2004 to 2024. Of those, 4 went Democratic and 2 went Republican.
