Odessa, TX — Elections 2008–2024

2024 presidential election

Odessa

TrumpR+49.8

How it voted

Share of the 2024 vote

Donald Trump ✓Republican	74.4%	24,247
Kamala HarrisDemocratic	24.6%	8,014
OtherAll other candidates	1.0%	331

D+60

R+60

2 counties, each filled by 2024 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.

presidential history

Presidential margin, 2008–2024

Democratic minus Republican, by election

Presidential margin over time
Year	Margin (D minus R)
2008	−47.0%
2012	−48.3%
2016	−39.9%
2020	−44.6%
2024	−49.8%

DemocraticRepublican

5 presidential elections

Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
Year	Won	Democratic	Republican	Other	Margin	Total
2024	R	24.6%Harris8,014	74.4%Trump24,247	1.0%	−49.8%	32,592
2020	R	27.2%Biden9,085	71.8%Trump24,012	1.1%incl. Jorgensen	−44.6%	33,452
2016	R	28.3%Clinton7,863	68.2%Trump18,974	3.6%incl. Johnson	−39.9%	27,829
2012	R	25.8%Obama6,484	74.2%Romney18,616	0.0%	−48.3%	25,100
2008	R	26.1%Obama7,363	73.1%McCain20,639	0.8%	−47.0%	28,240

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.
Indicator	OdessaCity	TexasState	United StatesNation
Race & Ethnicity
White	47.4%	48.5%	61.0%
Black	6.1%	12.2%	12.2%
Asian	1.8%	5.6%	6.0%
Two or more races	26.2%	23.5%	12.6%
Other race	18.3%	10.2%	8.2%
Hispanic or Latino	62.7%	39.7%	19.3%
Income & Age
Median household income	$73,472	$78,476	$84,427
Poverty rate	16.2%	13.8%	12.5%
Median age	31.1	35.7	39.1
Age 18–24	9.6%	9.7%	9.2%
Age 65 and older	10.0%	13.5%	17.2%
Education & Language
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)	18.0%	33.6%	35.6%
Speaks a non-English language at home	46.6%	35.2%	22.3%
Spanish	44.5%	28.2%	13.6%
Ancestry
Largest ancestry	Mexican 56.2%	Mexican 32.1%	German 12.5%
2nd-largest ancestry	German 5.4%	German 8.3%	Mexican 11.3%
3rd-largest ancestry	English 4.9%	English 7.9%	English 9.5%
Religion
Catholic	16.3%County context	20.1%	18.6%
Evangelical Protestant	28.7%County context	23.5%	16.5%
Unaffiliated or unclaimed	49.3%County context	45.2%	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.

Specific origin · ACS B03001

Mexican

56.2%

Cuban

2.2%

Venezuelan

0.6%

Puerto Rican

0.5%

Spaniard

0.4%

Honduran

0.2%

Salvadoran

0.2%

Spanish

0.2%

Reported ancestry · ACS B04006

German

5.4%

English

4.9%

American

4.5%

Irish

3.7%

Scottish

1.1%

Swedish

0.7%

Italian

0.6%

Scotch-Irish

0.6%

The ACS does not publish subgroup detail for people reporting two or more races.

American Indian, Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian, Pacific Islander, and other single-race responses combined.

Reported ancestry · ACS B04006

African American identity is recorded by the ACS race question; the ancestry item enumerates specific African and Caribbean ancestries only.

African

0.2%

Detailed group · ACS B02015

Filipino

0.5%

Vietnamese

0.2%

Pakistani

0.2%

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

Age distribution by sex

Median age: 31.1 in this county, 39.1 nationally

Male

Age

Female

0.3%

85+

0.7%

1.3%

75–84

1.6%

2.9%

65–74

3.2%

4.7%

55–64

4.6%

5.5%

45–54

5.1%

7.6%

35–44

6.4%

8.6%

25–34

7.5%

5.0%

18–24

4.6%

11.0%

5–17

10.8%

4.4%

4.1%

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

2024 ACS

Median household income

Inflation-adjusted dollars

$73,472

Odessa$73,472

Texas$78,476

United States$80,734

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

2024 ACS

Poverty rate

All persons below federal poverty line

16.2%

Children face moderate poverty.

Children under 1821.7%

Working age (18–64)13.4%

Seniors (65+)23.7%

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

2024 ACS

Language at home

Population aged 5 and older

53.4%

speak English only

Spanish44.5%

Other languages0.5%

Other Asian & Pacific Island0.4%

German or other West Germanic0.2%

Other Indo-European0.2%

Tagalog (incl. Filipino)0.2%

French (incl. Cajun & Haitian)0.1%

Korean0.1%

Chinese (incl. Mandarin & Cantonese)0.1%

Vietnamese0.1%

Arabic0.1%

Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.

2020 religion census

Religious adherents

Adherents per capita by tradition

Evangelical Protestant

28.7%

Catholic

16.3%

Mainline Protestant

1.9%

Other Christian

1.6%

Latter-day Saints

1.1%

Black Protestant

0.8%

Jewish

0.2%

Unaffiliated or not counted49.3%

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.

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

Across the recorded series it reached a Republican high of 49.8 points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the city moved 5.2 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 49.8 points.

A population of 115,322, a 47% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $73,472 describe the city.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Odessa, Texas vote in 2024?

In 2024, Odessa, Texas voted Republican by 49.8 points (R+49.8), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 32,592 votes cast, 8,014 went Democratic and 24,247 went Republican.

What is Odessa, Texas's political typology?

Akashic places Odessa, 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 Odessa, Texas?

Odessa, Texas has a population of 115,322 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.

What is the median household income in Odessa, Texas?

Median household income in Odessa, Texas is $73,472 — below the national median of $80,734. The Texas state median is $78,476.

What is the political history of Odessa, Texas?

Akashic tracks 5 presidential elections in Odessa, 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.

Odessa moved 5.2 points toward the Republican candidate between 2020 and 2024.

Demographics

Demographic Profile

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