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Hillsboro·Texas

Hillsboro moved 6.2 points toward the Republican candidate between 2020 and 2024.

20082024·5 elections
TX
Hillsboro
TrumpR+40.0
2024
2024 presidential margin for Hillsboro, TXThe boundary of Hillsboro, filled by its 2024 presidential margin (R+40.0), over faint outlines of the counties it is drawn from.Hillsboro · R+40.0
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Donald TrumpRepublican69.5%1,775
Kamala HarrisDemocratic29.5%754
OtherAll other candidates1.0%25
D+60
R+60
City boundary, filled by its own 2024 D-vs-R margin — precinct detail where available, over the 1 county it's drawn from (shown faint).
The precinct map shows the 2024 presidential vote; the timeline scrubs the city’s overall result across 2008–2024, on current city boundaries.
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2008–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over timeDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 2008 to 2024. Most recent: −40.0% in 2024.−40.0%DR20082024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
2008−30.0%
2012−37.5%
2016−35.2%
2020−33.8%
2024−40.0%
DemocraticRepublican
Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonDemocraticRepublicanOtherMarginTotal
R
29.5%Harris754
69.5%Trump1,775
1.0%
−40.0%
2,554
R
32.5%Biden799
66.3%Trump1,630
1.3%incl. Jorgensen
−33.8%
2,460
R
30.1%Clinton659
65.3%Trump1,429
4.6%incl. Johnson
−35.2%
2,188
R
31.3%Obama654
68.7%Romney1,438
0.0%
−37.5%
2,092
R
34.3%Obama866
64.3%McCain1,624
1.4%
−30.0%
2,525

Demographics

Demographic profile

Demographic Profile

Key indicators compared across containing geographies

Demographic Profile. Key indicators compared across containing geographies. ACS values are survey estimates and may include margins of error. Religion data may be available only at county or larger geographies. Sub-county values are labeled when inherited, modeled, or contextual.
IndicatorHillsboroCityTexasStateUnited StatesNation
Race & Ethnicity
White56.4%48.5%61.0%
Black12.6%12.2%12.2%
Asian0.2%5.6%6.0%
Two or more races10.5%23.5%12.6%
Other race20.3%10.2%8.2%
Hispanic or Latino40.0%39.7%19.3%
Income & Age
Median household income$56,083$78,476$84,427
Poverty rate20.0%13.8%12.5%
Median age35.135.739.1
Age 18–248.1%9.7%9.2%
Age 65 and older20.5%13.5%17.2%
Education & Language
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)18.0%33.6%35.6%
Speaks a non-English language at home15.8%35.2%22.3%
Spanish14.4%28.2%13.6%
Ancestry
Largest ancestryMexican 20.2%Mexican 32.1%German 12.5%
2nd-largest ancestryEnglish 11.6%German 8.3%Mexican 11.3%
3rd-largest ancestryGerman 10.8%English 7.9%English 9.5%
Religion
Catholic15.1%County context20.1%18.6%
Evangelical Protestant37.0%County context23.5%16.5%
Unaffiliated or unclaimed38.4%County context45.2%51.5%

ACS values are survey estimates and may include margins of error.

Religion data may be available only at county or larger geographies. Sub-county values are labeled when inherited, modeled, or contextual.

2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the origins and ancestries reported within it.
Reported ancestry · ACS B04006
English
11.6%
German
10.8%
Irish
10.3%
American
5.6%
Czech
2.9%
French
1.6%
Scottish
1.5%
Scotch-Irish
1.0%
Specific origin · ACS B03001
Mexican
20.2%
Puerto Rican
0.6%
Cuban
0.3%
Salvadoran
0.3%
Guatemalan
0.2%
Spaniard
0.2%
Spanish
0.2%
American Indian, Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian, Pacific Islander, and other single-race responses combined.
African American identity is recorded by the ACS race question; the ancestry item enumerates specific African and Caribbean ancestries, none of which clears the display floor here.
The ACS does not publish subgroup detail for people reporting two or more races.
Below 1% of the population here; subgroup estimates are within the survey's margin of error.
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release. Race shares: B02001 · B03003. Subgroup detail: B03001 (Hispanic or Latino specific origin), B02015 (Asian groups), B02020 · B02016 (American Indian/Alaska Native tribes and Pacific Islander groups), B04006 (reported ancestry). Hispanic/Latino is an ethnicity that overlaps the race categories, so group shares can total more than 100%. All subgroup rows are shares of total population; ancestry is self-reported and multiple-response, so rows do not sum to the parent group's share.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
84.2%
speak English only
Spanish14.4%
Other Indo-European0.5%
German or other West Germanic0.3%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic0.2%
Chinese (incl. Mandarin & Cantonese)0.2%
French (incl. Cajun & Haitian)0.1%
Other Asian & Pacific Island0.1%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Evangelical Protestant
37.0%
Catholic
15.1%
Mainline Protestant
4.5%
Black Protestant
3.2%
Other Christian
1.1%
Latter-day Saints
0.6%
Other faiths
0.1%
Unaffiliated or not counted38.4%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. The unaffiliated-or-not-counted share is everyone not claimed as an adherent by any reporting body — uncounted congregations as well as the religiously unaffiliated.

Hillsboro sits in the Gulf South and Southern Plains. In 2024 it voted Republican.

Across the recorded series it reached a Republican high of 40.0 points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the city moved 6.2 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 40.0 points.

A population of 8,506, a 56% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $56,083 describe the city.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Hillsboro, Texas vote in 2024?
In 2024, Hillsboro, Texas voted Republican by 40.0 points (R+40.0), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 2,554 votes cast, 754 went Democratic and 1,775 went Republican.
What is Hillsboro, Texas's political typology?
Akashic places Hillsboro, Texas in the "" typology. The typology is a data-driven cluster built from vote share, vote swing, race and ethnicity, income, language spoken at home, religion, and ancestry. Across 5 elections in the dataset, the city has voted Democratic 0 times, Republican 5 times, and other 0 times.
How many people live in Hillsboro, Texas?
Hillsboro, Texas has a population of 8,506 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Hillsboro, Texas?
Median household income in Hillsboro, Texas is $56,083 — below the national median of $80,734. The Texas state median is $78,476.
What is the political history of Hillsboro, Texas?
Akashic tracks 5 presidential elections in Hillsboro, Texas from 2008 to 2024. Of those, 0 went Democratic and 5 went Republican. The city's typology — "" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.