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
GroupEscobaresTexasUnited States
Mexican94.4%32.1%11.3%
Salvadoran0.3%1.2%0.7%
Spaniard0.3%0.3%—
American4.5%4.6%5.3%
German1.3%8.3%12.5%
English1.3%7.9%9.5%
Italian1.3%1.9%4.8%
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
Escobares
Texas
United States
Median age
30.5
35.7
39.1
Age 18–24
8.0%
9.7%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
15.5%
13.5%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Escobares
Texas
United States
Median household income
$29,844
$78,476
$84,427
Poverty rate
44.3%
13.8%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
8.5%
33.6%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Escobares
Texas
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
97.1%
35.2%
22.3%
Spanish
97.0%
28.2%
13.6%
Religious landscape
Measure
Escobares
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.
Escobares, Texas
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2004–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
2004
+47.5%
2008
+73.0%
2012
+85.0%
2016
+62.0%
2020
+2.2%
2024
−22.8%
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
38.2%Harris225
61.0%Trump359
0.8%
R+22.8
R+25.0
R+21.3
589
D
50.9%Biden363
48.7%Trump347
0.4%
D+2.2
R+59.8
R+2.2
713
D
79.5%Clinton341
17.5%Trump75
3.0%
D+62.0
R+23.0
D+59.9
429
D
92.2%Obama356
7.3%Romney28
0.5%
D+85.0
D+12.0
D+81.1
386
D
85.2%Obama230
12.2%McCain33
2.6%
D+73.0
D+25.4
D+65.7
270
D
73.4%Kerry179
25.8%Bush63
0.8%
D+47.5
—
D+50.0
244
Escobares sits along the Rio Grande in Starr County, one of the most heavily Hispanic counties in the nation. Its compact electorate reflects the tight-knit, border-community voting patterns that define this stretch of the river valley.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 85.0 points in 2012 and a Republican high of 22.8 points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the city moved 25.0 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 22.8 points.
A population of 2,573, a 1% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $29,844 describe the city.
In 2024, Escobares, Texas voted Republican by 22.8 points (R+22.8), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 589 votes cast, 225 went Democratic and 359 went Republican.
When did Escobares, Texas last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Escobares, Texas voted Democratic was 2020.
How many people live in Escobares, Texas?
Escobares, Texas has a population of 2,573 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Escobares, Texas?
Median household income in Escobares, Texas is $29,844 — below the national median of $80,734. The Texas state median is $78,476.
What is the political history of Escobares, Texas?
Akashic tracks 6 presidential elections in Escobares, Texas from 2004 to 2024. Of those, 5 went Democratic and 1 went Republican.
