† 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
GroupHamiltonTexasUnited States
German14.8%8.3%12.5%
English12.9%7.9%9.5%
Irish9.7%6.0%9.4%
American9.2%4.6%5.3%
Scottish2.4%1.3%1.3%
French1.8%1.5%1.6%
Norwegian1.5%——
Swedish1.5%——
Mexican20.6%32.1%11.3%
Guatemalan0.5%0.4%0.5%
Spanish0.5%——
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
Hamilton
Texas
United States
Median age
40.5
35.7
39.1
Age 18–24
9.3%
9.7%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
24.5%
13.5%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Hamilton
Texas
United States
Median household income
$43,780
$78,476
$84,427
Poverty rate
15.5%
13.8%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
15.4%
33.6%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Hamilton
Texas
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
15.2%
35.2%
22.3%
Spanish
14.1%
28.2%
13.6%
Religious landscape
Measure
Hamilton
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.
Hamilton, 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
−49.7%
2012
−66.3%
2016
−70.0%
2020
−68.9%
2024
−69.2%
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
15.1%Harris231
84.3%Trump1,290
0.7%
R+69.2
R+0.2
R+67.7
1,531
R
15.0%Biden222
84.0%Trump1,240
1.0%
R+68.9
D+1.1
R+73.4
1,477
R
14.0%Clinton179
84.0%Trump1,073
2.0%
R+70.0
R+3.7
R+72.1
1,277
R
16.2%Obama201
82.6%Romney1,022
1.2%
R+66.3
R+16.7
R+70.2
1,238
R
24.1%Obama321
73.7%McCain983
2.2%
R+49.7
D+1.8
R+56.9
1,333
R
23.8%Kerry323
75.2%Bush1,022
1.0%
R+51.4
—
R+49.0
1,359
Hamilton sits in the Gulf South and Southern Plains. In 2024 it voted Republican.
Across the recorded series it reached a Republican high of 70.0 points in 2016. The 2024 margin was 69.2 points.
A population of 2,934, a 80% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $43,780 describe the city.
In 2024, Hamilton, Texas voted Republican by 69.2 points (R+69.2), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 1,531 votes cast, 231 went Democratic and 1,290 went Republican.
How many people live in Hamilton, Texas?
Hamilton, Texas has a population of 2,934 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Hamilton, Texas?
Median household income in Hamilton, Texas is $43,780 — below the national median of $80,734. The Texas state median is $78,476.
What is the political history of Hamilton, Texas?
Akashic tracks 6 presidential elections in Hamilton, Texas from 2004 to 2024. Of those, 0 went Democratic and 6 went Republican.