† 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
GroupHallettsvilleTexasUnited States
German26.2%8.3%12.5%
Czech21.9%——
Irish7.2%6.0%9.4%
English5.8%7.9%9.5%
American3.6%4.6%5.3%
Scotch-Irish2.0%——
Polish1.8%0.8%2.2%
French0.7%1.5%1.6%
Mexican17.8%32.1%11.3%
Cuban0.3%0.5%0.7%
African American†16.0%10.3%9.9%
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
Hallettsville
Texas
United States
Median age
43.1
35.7
39.1
Age 18–24
4.5%
9.7%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
23.3%
13.5%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Hallettsville
Texas
United States
Median household income
$55,718
$78,476
$84,427
Poverty rate
15.3%
13.8%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
17.5%
33.6%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Hallettsville
Texas
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
11.6%
35.2%
22.3%
Spanish
8.6%
28.2%
13.6%
German or other West Germanic
1.1%
0.3%
0.5%
Religious landscape
Measure
Hallettsville
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.
Hallettsville, Texas
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2004–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
2004
−51.4%
2008
−56.3%
2012
−65.1%
2016
−71.1%
2020
−72.7%
2024
−75.1%
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
12.2%Harris190
87.3%Trump1,359
0.4%
R+75.1
R+2.4
R+73.7
1,556
R
13.6%Biden195
86.3%Trump1,240
0.1%
R+72.7
R+1.6
R+77.2
1,437
R
13.8%Clinton176
84.9%Trump1,083
1.3%
R+71.1
R+6.1
R+73.2
1,275
R
16.9%Obama209
82.0%Romney1,012
1.1%
R+65.1
R+8.8
R+68.9
1,234
R
21.4%Obama261
77.6%McCain948
1.0%
R+56.3
R+4.9
R+63.5
1,221
R
23.8%Kerry284
75.2%Bush896
0.9%
R+51.4
—
R+48.9
1,191
Hallettsville anchors rural Lavaca County with a population under 3,000, where livestock agriculture and Czech-German settlement history have long reinforced conservative voting patterns in statewide and federal contests.
Across the recorded series it reached a Republican high of 75.1 points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the city moved 2.4 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 75.1 points.
A population of 2,755, a 59% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $55,718 describe the city.
In 2024, Hallettsville, Texas voted Republican by 75.1 points (R+75.1), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 1,556 votes cast, 190 went Democratic and 1,359 went Republican.
How many people live in Hallettsville, Texas?
Hallettsville, Texas has a population of 2,755 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Hallettsville, Texas?
Median household income in Hallettsville, Texas is $55,718 — below the national median of $80,734. The Texas state median is $78,476.
What is the political history of Hallettsville, Texas?
Akashic tracks 6 presidential elections in Hallettsville, Texas from 2004 to 2024. Of those, 0 went Democratic and 6 went Republican.
