† 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
GroupEastlandTexasUnited States
English12.7%7.9%9.5%
German12.7%8.3%12.5%
Irish9.0%6.0%9.4%
American8.1%4.6%5.3%
Scotch-Irish2.2%——
Scottish1.4%1.3%1.3%
Italian1.2%1.9%4.8%
French0.6%1.5%1.6%
Mexican18.2%32.1%11.3%
Spanish0.5%——
Honduran0.4%0.8%0.3%
Spaniard0.4%0.3%—
Guatemalan0.2%0.4%0.5%
African American†2.4%10.3%9.9%
African0.4%0.6%0.5%
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
Eastland
Texas
United States
Median age
41.1
35.7
39.1
Age 18–24
5.8%
9.7%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
17.0%
13.5%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Eastland
Texas
United States
Median household income
$51,776
$78,476
$84,427
Poverty rate
24.9%
13.8%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
26.2%
33.6%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Eastland
Texas
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
16.7%
35.2%
22.3%
Spanish
15.8%
28.2%
13.6%
Religious landscape
Measure
Eastland
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.
Eastland, Texas
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2004–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
2004
−58.0%
2008
−63.3%
2012
−69.7%
2016
−75.2%
2020
−74.1%
2024
−76.4%
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
11.4%Harris190
87.8%Trump1,462
0.8%
R+76.4
R+2.2
R+74.9
1,666
R
12.4%Biden202
86.5%Trump1,407
1.0%
R+74.1
D+1.1
R+78.6
1,626
R
11.0%Clinton155
86.3%Trump1,213
2.7%
R+75.2
R+5.5
R+77.3
1,406
R
14.5%Obama208
84.2%Romney1,207
1.3%
R+69.7
R+6.4
R+73.6
1,433
R
17.4%Obama239
80.7%McCain1,109
2.0%
R+63.3
R+5.3
R+70.5
1,375
R
21.0%Kerry303
79.0%Bush1,139
0.0%
R+58.0
—
R+55.5
1,442
Eastland sits in the Gulf South and Southern Plains. In 2024 it voted Republican.
Across the recorded series it reached a Republican high of 76.4 points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the city moved 2.2 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 76.4 points.
A population of 3,704, a 83% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $51,776 describe the city.
In 2024, Eastland, Texas voted Republican by 76.4 points (R+76.4), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 1,666 votes cast, 190 went Democratic and 1,462 went Republican.
How many people live in Eastland, Texas?
Eastland, Texas has a population of 3,704 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Eastland, Texas?
Median household income in Eastland, Texas is $51,776 — below the national median of $80,734. The Texas state median is $78,476.
What is the political history of Eastland, Texas?
Akashic tracks 6 presidential elections in Eastland, Texas from 2004 to 2024. Of those, 0 went Democratic and 6 went Republican.