† 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
GroupEagle LakeTexasUnited States
Mexican55.7%32.1%11.3%
Spanish1.5%——
Salvadoran1.0%1.2%0.7%
Colombian0.4%0.3%0.4%
German13.1%8.3%12.5%
Czech5.0%——
Irish4.1%6.0%9.4%
English3.8%7.9%9.5%
American2.7%4.6%5.3%
French1.1%1.5%1.6%
Scottish0.9%1.3%1.3%
Italian0.6%1.9%4.8%
African American†14.3%10.3%9.9%
African0.5%0.6%0.5%
Ghanaian0.3%——
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
Eagle Lake
Texas
United States
Median age
30.8
35.7
39.1
Age 18–24
14.3%
9.7%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
14.6%
13.5%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Eagle Lake
Texas
United States
Median household income
$69,205
$78,476
$84,427
Poverty rate
14.1%
13.8%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
20.3%
33.6%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Eagle Lake
Texas
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
28.1%
35.2%
22.3%
Spanish
27.3%
28.2%
13.6%
Religious landscape
Measure
Eagle Lake
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.
Eagle Lake, Texas
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2004–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
2004
−15.0%
2008
−2.9%
2012
−4.9%
2016
−6.2%
2020
−10.5%
2024
−22.5%
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
38.1%Harris441
60.6%Trump701
1.2%
R+22.5
R+12.0
R+21.0
1,156
R
44.4%Biden565
55.0%Trump699
0.6%
R+10.5
R+4.3
R+15.0
1,272
R
45.0%Clinton486
51.2%Trump553
3.8%
R+6.2
R+1.3
R+8.3
1,080
R
47.2%Obama489
52.1%Romney540
0.8%
R+4.9
R+2.0
R+8.8
1,037
R
47.7%Obama547
50.6%McCain580
1.7%
R+2.9
D+12.1
R+10.1
1,147
R
42.0%Kerry444
57.0%Bush602
0.9%
R+15.0
—
R+12.5
1,056
Eagle Lake sits in Colorado County's coastal prairie, long anchored by rice farming and cattle ranching. Its modest population and rural economic base have kept it reliably aligned with statewide Republican margins in recent cycles.
Across the recorded series it reached a Republican high of 22.5 points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the city moved 12.0 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 22.5 points.
A population of 3,485, a 21% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $69,205 describe the city.
In 2024, Eagle Lake, Texas voted Republican by 22.5 points (R+22.5), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 1,156 votes cast, 441 went Democratic and 701 went Republican.
How many people live in Eagle Lake, Texas?
Eagle Lake, Texas has a population of 3,485 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Eagle Lake, Texas?
Median household income in Eagle Lake, Texas is $69,205 — below the national median of $80,734. The Texas state median is $78,476.
What is the political history of Eagle Lake, Texas?
Akashic tracks 6 presidential elections in Eagle Lake, Texas from 2004 to 2024. Of those, 0 went Democratic and 6 went Republican.
