† 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
GroupPort AransasTexasUnited States
German22.4%8.3%12.5%
English16.2%7.9%9.5%
Irish15.6%6.0%9.4%
American8.2%4.6%5.3%
Italian3.5%1.9%4.8%
Scottish2.9%1.3%1.3%
French2.7%1.5%1.6%
Polish2.1%0.8%2.2%
Mexican4.9%32.1%11.3%
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
Port Aransas
Texas
United States
Median age
52.3
35.7
39.1
Age 18–24
3.7%
9.7%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
33.0%
13.5%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Port Aransas
Texas
United States
Median household income
$88,947
$78,476
$84,427
Poverty rate
10.8%
13.8%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
36.3%
33.6%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Port Aransas
Texas
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
3.0%
35.2%
22.3%
Spanish
2.4%
28.2%
13.6%
Religious landscape
Measure
Port Aransas
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.
Port Aransas, Texas
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2004–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
2004
−34.8%
2008
−26.6%
2012
−39.2%
2016
−38.8%
2020
−40.4%
2024
−43.3%
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
27.7%Harris591
71.0%Trump1,516
1.4%
R+43.3
R+2.9
R+41.8
2,136
R
29.1%Biden638
69.5%Trump1,522
1.3%
R+40.4
R+1.6
R+44.8
2,189
R
28.7%Clinton570
67.5%Trump1,342
3.9%
R+38.8
D+0.4
R+40.9
1,989
R
29.7%Obama536
68.9%Romney1,244
1.4%
R+39.2
R+12.6
R+43.1
1,806
R
36.2%Obama665
62.8%McCain1,153
1.0%
R+26.6
D+8.2
R+33.9
1,836
R
32.6%Kerry610
67.4%Bush1,261
0.0%
R+34.8
—
R+32.3
1,871
Port Aransas sits on Mustang Island off the Coastal Bend, where a permanent population of roughly 3,300 swells to tens of thousands during peak tourist season, making year-round civic engagement a structural challenge for local elections.
Across the recorded series it reached a Republican high of 43.3 points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the city moved 2.9 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 43.3 points.
A population of 3,268, a 86% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $88,947 describe the city.
In 2024, Port Aransas, Texas voted Republican by 43.3 points (R+43.3), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 2,136 votes cast, 591 went Democratic and 1,516 went Republican.
How many people live in Port Aransas, Texas?
Port Aransas, Texas has a population of 3,268 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Port Aransas, Texas?
Median household income in Port Aransas, Texas is $88,947 — above the national median of $80,734. The Texas state median is $78,476.
What is the political history of Port Aransas, Texas?
Akashic tracks 6 presidential elections in Port Aransas, Texas from 2004 to 2024. Of those, 0 went Democratic and 6 went Republican.
