† 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
GroupMcLendon-ChisholmTexasUnited States
English15.7%7.9%9.5%
German12.4%8.3%12.5%
Irish10.7%6.0%9.4%
American6.4%4.6%5.3%
Italian2.8%1.9%4.8%
Scottish2.3%1.3%1.3%
French1.8%1.5%1.6%
Dutch1.5%——
Mexican14.5%32.1%11.3%
Puerto Rican0.9%0.8%1.8%
Guatemalan0.5%0.4%0.5%
Spanish0.5%——
Salvadoran0.4%1.2%0.7%
Colombian0.4%0.3%0.4%
Ecuadorian0.3%——
Peruvian0.3%——
African American†7.0%10.3%9.9%
African0.3%0.6%0.5%
Nigerian0.2%0.4%0.2%
Asian Indian1.3%1.8%1.4%
Vietnamese0.7%1.0%0.6%
Chinese0.4%0.8%1.3%
Filipino0.4%0.5%0.9%
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
McLendon-Chisholm
Texas
United States
Median age
39.8
35.7
39.1
Age 18–24
5.7%
9.7%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
7.1%
13.5%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
McLendon-Chisholm
Texas
United States
Median household income
$204,773
$78,476
$84,427
Poverty rate
0.9%
13.8%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
51.3%
33.6%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
McLendon-Chisholm
Texas
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
15.3%
35.2%
22.3%
Spanish
12.0%
28.2%
13.6%
Other Asian & Pacific Island
1.4%
1.1%
1.1%
Religious landscape
Measure
McLendon-Chisholm
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.
McLendon-Chisholm, Texas
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2004–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
2004
−62.9%
2008
−54.5%
2012
−64.1%
2016
−57.9%
2020
−51.3%
2024
−53.2%
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
22.8%Harris612
76.0%Trump2,040
1.2%
R+53.2
R+1.9
R+51.7
2,685
R
23.8%Biden461
75.1%Trump1,456
1.1%
R+51.3
D+6.6
R+55.8
1,939
R
19.0%Clinton242
76.9%Trump980
4.1%
R+57.9
D+6.2
R+60.0
1,274
R
17.2%Obama160
81.3%Romney756
1.5%
R+64.1
R+9.6
R+67.9
930
R
22.4%Obama192
76.9%McCain659
0.7%
R+54.5
D+8.4
R+61.8
857
R
18.5%Kerry104
81.3%Bush458
0.2%
R+62.9
—
R+60.4
563
McLendon-Chisholm has roughly tripled in population since 2000 as suburban sprawl pushes outward from Dallas, giving this small Kaufman County city one of the steeper growth curves among exurban Texas municipalities.
Across the recorded series it reached a Republican high of 64.1 points in 2012. Between 2020 and 2024 the city moved 1.9 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 53.2 points.
A population of 4,511, a 70% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $204,773 describe the city.
In 2024, McLendon-Chisholm, Texas voted Republican by 53.2 points (R+53.2), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 2,685 votes cast, 612 went Democratic and 2,040 went Republican.
How many people live in McLendon-Chisholm, Texas?
McLendon-Chisholm, Texas has a population of 4,511 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in McLendon-Chisholm, Texas?
Median household income in McLendon-Chisholm, Texas is $204,773 — above the national median of $80,734. The Texas state median is $78,476.
What is the political history of McLendon-Chisholm, Texas?
Akashic tracks 6 presidential elections in McLendon-Chisholm, Texas from 2004 to 2024. Of those, 0 went Democratic and 6 went Republican.
