† 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
GroupFerrisTexasUnited States
Mexican46.2%32.1%11.3%
Puerto Rican0.8%0.8%1.8%
Cuban0.6%0.5%0.7%
Honduran0.6%0.8%0.3%
Salvadoran0.6%1.2%0.7%
Spaniard0.6%0.3%—
Spanish0.6%——
Guatemalan0.4%0.4%0.5%
English5.8%7.9%9.5%
German4.2%8.3%12.5%
Irish3.9%6.0%9.4%
American3.4%4.6%5.3%
Scottish0.8%1.3%1.3%
Italian0.7%1.9%4.8%
Czech0.6%——
French0.5%1.5%1.6%
African American†27.3%10.3%9.9%
African1.2%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
Ferris
Texas
United States
Median age
29.3
35.7
39.1
Age 18–24
8.4%
9.7%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
8.8%
13.5%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Ferris
Texas
United States
Median household income
$89,722
$78,476
$84,427
Poverty rate
7.7%
13.8%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
20.2%
33.6%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Ferris
Texas
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
32.3%
35.2%
22.3%
Spanish
28.6%
28.2%
13.6%
Other languages
3.1%
0.7%
0.8%
Religious landscape
Measure
Ferris
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.
Ferris, Texas
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2004–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
2004
−20.2%
2008
−17.1%
2012
−27.3%
2016
−20.4%
2020
−11.0%
2024
−16.1%
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
41.5%Harris416
57.6%Trump577
0.9%
R+16.1
R+5.1
R+14.6
1,002
R
44.1%Biden389
55.1%Trump486
0.8%
R+11.0
D+9.4
R+15.4
882
R
38.4%Clinton282
58.8%Trump432
2.9%
R+20.4
D+6.9
R+22.5
735
R
35.6%Obama243
62.9%Romney429
1.5%
R+27.3
R+10.2
R+31.1
682
R
41.2%Obama289
58.3%McCain409
0.6%
R+17.1
D+3.1
R+24.4
702
R
39.4%Kerry265
59.6%Bush401
1.0%
R+20.2
—
R+17.8
673
Ferris sits in the Gulf South and Southern Plains. In 2024 it voted Republican.
Across the recorded series it reached a Republican high of 27.3 points in 2012. Between 2020 and 2024 the city moved 5.1 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 16.1 points.
A population of 3,238, a 22% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $89,722 describe the city.
In 2024, Ferris, Texas voted Republican by 16.1 points (R+16.1), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 1,002 votes cast, 416 went Democratic and 577 went Republican.
How many people live in Ferris, Texas?
Ferris, Texas has a population of 3,238 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Ferris, Texas?
Median household income in Ferris, Texas is $89,722 — above the national median of $80,734. The Texas state median is $78,476.
What is the political history of Ferris, Texas?
Akashic tracks 6 presidential elections in Ferris, Texas from 2004 to 2024. Of those, 0 went Democratic and 6 went Republican.