† 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
GroupPresidioTexasUnited States
Mexican97.0%32.1%11.3%
Spanish1.5%——
English12.2%7.9%9.5%
Italian9.5%1.9%4.8%
German7.6%8.3%12.5%
Polish7.4%0.8%2.2%
Irish3.6%6.0%9.4%
French2.4%1.5%1.6%
Dutch2.1%——
Czech1.5%——
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
Presidio
Texas
United States
Median age
29
35.7
39.1
Age 18–24
10.1%
9.7%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
14.9%
13.5%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Presidio
Texas
United States
Median household income
$40,800
$78,476
$84,427
Poverty rate
38.9%
13.8%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
19.8%
33.6%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Presidio
Texas
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
97.5%
35.2%
22.3%
Spanish
96.7%
28.2%
13.6%
Religious landscape
Measure
Presidio
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.
Presidio, Texas
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2004–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
2004
+34.6%
2008
+53.3%
2012
+47.6%
2016
+68.4%
2020
+27.6%
2024
+20.4%
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
D
59.8%Harris478
39.4%Trump315
0.9%
D+20.4
R+7.2
D+21.8
800
D
63.2%Biden548
35.6%Trump309
1.2%
D+27.6
R+40.8
D+23.1
867
D
82.7%Clinton712
14.3%Trump123
3.0%
D+68.4
D+20.8
D+66.3
861
D
72.9%Obama633
25.3%Romney220
1.7%
D+47.6
R+5.7
D+43.7
868
D
73.7%Obama484
20.4%McCain134
5.9%
D+53.3
D+18.7
D+46.0
657
D
67.3%Kerry436
32.7%Bush212
0.0%
D+34.6
—
D+37.0
648
Presidio sits at one of the lowest-elevation points on the U.S.-Mexico border, directly across from Ojinaga, Chihuahua. Its electorate is overwhelmingly Hispanic and has voted Democratic by wide margins in recent statewide cycles.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 68.4 points in 2016. Between 2020 and 2024 the city moved 7.2 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 20.4 points.
A population of 3,163, a 1% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $40,800 describe the city.
In 2024, Presidio, Texas voted Democratic by 20.4 points (D+20.4), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 800 votes cast, 478 went Democratic and 315 went Republican.
How many people live in Presidio, Texas?
Presidio, Texas has a population of 3,163 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Presidio, Texas?
Median household income in Presidio, Texas is $40,800 — below the national median of $80,734. The Texas state median is $78,476.
What is the political history of Presidio, Texas?
Akashic tracks 6 presidential elections in Presidio, Texas from 2004 to 2024. Of those, 6 went Democratic and 0 went Republican.
