| Donald Trump ✓Republican | 70.5% | 5,451 |
|---|---|---|
| Kamala HarrisDemocratic | 28.4% | 2,198 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 1.1% | 86 |
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 2008 | −39.3% |
| 2012 | −52.2% |
| 2016 | −50.5% |
| 2020 | −45.5% |
| 2024 | −42.1% |
| Year | Won | Democratic | Republican | Other | Margin | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 28.4%Harris2,198 | 70.5%Trump5,451 | 1.1% | 7,735 | ||
| R | 26.5%Biden1,461 | 72.0%Trump3,969 | 1.4%incl. Jorgensen | 5,509 | ||
| R | 22.4%Clinton918 | 73.0%Trump2,985 | 4.6%incl. Johnson | 4,091 | ||
| R | 23.9%Obama770 | 76.1%Romney2,454 | 0.0% | 3,224 | ||
| R | 29.9%Obama916 | 69.2%McCain2,118 | 0.8% | 3,059 |
Demographics
Demographic Profile
Key indicators compared across containing geographies
| Indicator | RoyseCity | TexasState | United StatesNation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Race & Ethnicity | |||
| White | 66.6% | 48.5% | 61.0% |
| Black | 10.0% | 12.2% | 12.2% |
| Asian | 1.4% | 5.6% | 6.0% |
| Two or more races | 12.6% | 23.5% | 12.6% |
| Other race | 9.4% | 10.2% | 8.2% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 27.0% | 39.7% | 19.3% |
| Income & Age | |||
| Median household income | $116,660 | $78,476 | $84,427 |
| Poverty rate | 7.3% | 13.8% | 12.5% |
| Median age | 32.8 | 35.7 | 39.1 |
| Age 18–24 | 8.3% | 9.7% | 9.2% |
| Age 65 and older | 12.8% | 13.5% | 17.2% |
| Education & Language | |||
| Bachelor's degree or higher (25+) | 44.4% | 33.6% | 35.6% |
| Speaks a non-English language at home | 18.0% | 35.2% | 22.3% |
| Spanish | 10.5% | 28.2% | 13.6% |
| Other Indo-European | 2.2% | 1.7% | 2.0% |
| Other Asian & Pacific Island | 1.3% | 1.1% | 1.1% |
| Ancestry | |||
| Largest ancestry | English 13.3% | German 8.3% | German 12.5% |
| 2nd-largest ancestry | German 10.8% | English 7.9% | English 9.5% |
| 3rd-largest ancestry | Irish 9.3% | Irish 6.0% | Irish 9.4% |
| Religion | |||
| Catholic | 11.6%County context | 20.1% | 18.6% |
| Evangelical Protestant | 44.6%County context | 23.5% | 16.5% |
| Unaffiliated or unclaimed | 34.0%County context | 45.2% | 51.5% |
| Mainline Protestant | 5.1%County context | 4.5% | 5.2% |
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.
Royse sits in the Gulf South and Southern Plains. In 2024 it voted Republican.
Across the recorded series it reached a Republican high of 52.2 points in 2012. Between 2020 and 2024 the city moved 3.5 points toward the Democratic candidate; the 2024 margin was 42.1 points.
A population of 20,037, a 67% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $116,660 describe the city.
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