† 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
GroupPalmerTexasUnited States
English16.4%7.9%9.5%
German11.8%8.3%12.5%
Irish11.0%6.0%9.4%
American9.6%4.6%5.3%
Scottish2.4%1.3%1.3%
Italian2.1%1.9%4.8%
Czech1.8%——
French1.5%1.5%1.6%
Mexican29.9%32.1%11.3%
Puerto Rican0.5%0.8%1.8%
Cuban0.4%0.5%0.7%
Honduran0.4%0.8%0.3%
Salvadoran0.4%1.2%0.7%
Spaniard0.4%0.3%—
Spanish0.4%——
Guatemalan0.2%0.4%0.5%
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
Palmer
Texas
United States
Median age
31
35.7
39.1
Age 18–24
8.6%
9.7%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
9.1%
13.5%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Palmer
Texas
United States
Median household income
$104,258
$78,476
$84,427
Poverty rate
4.5%
13.8%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
12.0%
33.6%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Palmer
Texas
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
23.4%
35.2%
22.3%
Spanish
23.4%
28.2%
13.6%
Religious landscape
Measure
Palmer
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.
Palmer, Texas
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2004–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
2004
−55.5%
2008
−48.7%
2012
−53.0%
2016
−57.0%
2020
−56.5%
2024
−56.7%
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
21.3%Harris229
78.0%Trump840
0.7%
R+56.7
R+0.3
R+55.3
1,077
R
21.1%Biden200
77.6%Trump736
1.4%
R+56.5
D+0.6
R+60.9
949
R
19.8%Clinton146
76.8%Trump567
3.4%
R+57.0
R+4.1
R+59.1
738
R
22.8%Obama150
75.7%Romney499
1.5%
R+53.0
R+4.2
R+56.8
659
R
25.0%Obama177
73.7%McCain522
1.3%
R+48.7
D+6.8
R+56.0
708
R
22.0%Kerry139
77.5%Bush490
0.5%
R+55.5
—
R+53.1
632
Palmer sits in the Gulf South and Southern Plains. In 2024 it voted Republican.
Across the recorded series it reached a Republican high of 57.0 points in 2016. The 2024 margin was 56.7 points.
A population of 2,515, a 60% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $104,258 describe the city.
In 2024, Palmer, Texas voted Republican by 56.7 points (R+56.7), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 1,077 votes cast, 229 went Democratic and 840 went Republican.
How many people live in Palmer, Texas?
Palmer, Texas has a population of 2,515 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Palmer, Texas?
Median household income in Palmer, Texas is $104,258 — above the national median of $80,734. The Texas state median is $78,476.
What is the political history of Palmer, Texas?
Akashic tracks 6 presidential elections in Palmer, Texas from 2004 to 2024. Of those, 0 went Democratic and 6 went Republican.