† 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
GroupDe LeonTexasUnited States
English15.2%7.9%9.5%
German12.0%8.3%12.5%
Irish10.4%6.0%9.4%
American5.7%4.6%5.3%
Scotch-Irish3.2%——
Scottish3.1%1.3%1.3%
French1.9%1.5%1.6%
Polish1.1%0.8%2.2%
Mexican30.2%32.1%11.3%
Spaniard0.2%0.3%—
Spanish0.2%——
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
De Leon
Texas
United States
Median age
37.4
35.7
39.1
Age 18–24
4.7%
9.7%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
18.1%
13.5%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
De Leon
Texas
United States
Median household income
$46,771
$78,476
$84,427
Poverty rate
16.0%
13.8%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
16.0%
33.6%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
De Leon
Texas
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
24.2%
35.2%
22.3%
Spanish
23.4%
28.2%
13.6%
Religious landscape
Measure
De Leon
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.
De Leon, 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
−29.1%
2012
−50.5%
2016
−61.0%
2020
−66.4%
2024
−70.2%
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
14.7%Harris164
84.9%Trump945
0.4%
R+70.2
R+3.8
R+68.7
1,113
R
16.6%Biden178
83.0%Trump888
0.4%
R+66.4
R+5.3
R+70.8
1,070
R
18.5%Clinton167
79.5%Trump718
2.0%
R+61.0
R+10.5
R+63.1
903
R
24.0%Obama197
74.5%Romney612
1.5%
R+50.5
R+21.4
R+54.4
821
R
34.3%Obama300
63.4%McCain555
2.3%
R+29.1
D+3.2
R+36.4
875
R
33.4%Kerry300
65.7%Bush590
0.9%
R+32.3
—
R+29.8
898
De Leon is a rural West Texas trade hub whose electorate skews heavily toward statewide Republican margins, consistent with the broader pattern of small agricultural communities in Comanche County over the past two decades.
Across the recorded series it reached a Republican high of 70.2 points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the city moved 3.8 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 70.2 points.
A population of 2,516, a 65% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $46,771 describe the city.
In 2024, De Leon, Texas voted Republican by 70.2 points (R+70.2), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 1,113 votes cast, 164 went Democratic and 945 went Republican.
How many people live in De Leon, Texas?
De Leon, Texas has a population of 2,516 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in De Leon, Texas?
Median household income in De Leon, Texas is $46,771 — below the national median of $80,734. The Texas state median is $78,476.
What is the political history of De Leon, Texas?
Akashic tracks 6 presidential elections in De Leon, Texas from 2004 to 2024. Of those, 0 went Democratic and 6 went Republican.
