† 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
GroupSan SabaTexasUnited States
English16.1%7.9%9.5%
German12.7%8.3%12.5%
Irish10.5%6.0%9.4%
American5.6%4.6%5.3%
Czech1.8%——
Polish1.5%0.8%2.2%
Italian1.1%1.9%4.8%
Scottish1.1%1.3%1.3%
Mexican42.2%32.1%11.3%
Spanish0.6%——
Puerto Rican0.4%0.8%1.8%
Honduran0.4%0.8%0.3%
Dominican0.3%—0.7%
Venezuelan0.3%——
African American†3.9%10.3%9.9%
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
San Saba
Texas
United States
Median age
35.9
35.7
39.1
Age 18–24
7.7%
9.7%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
17.1%
13.5%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
San Saba
Texas
United States
Median household income
$50,373
$78,476
$84,427
Poverty rate
15.2%
13.8%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
15.8%
33.6%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
San Saba
Texas
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
32.4%
35.2%
22.3%
Spanish
31.9%
28.2%
13.6%
Religious landscape
Measure
San Saba
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.
San Saba, Texas
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2004–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
2004
−54.4%
2008
−55.1%
2012
−72.0%
2016
−69.5%
2020
−74.5%
2024
−75.5%
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
11.8%Harris140
87.3%Trump1,035
0.8%
R+75.5
R+1.0
R+74.1
1,185
R
12.6%Biden144
87.1%Trump997
0.3%
R+74.5
R+4.9
R+78.9
1,145
R
14.2%Clinton148
83.8%Trump872
2.0%
R+69.5
D+2.4
R+71.6
1,041
R
13.4%Obama150
85.3%Romney958
1.3%
R+72.0
R+16.8
R+75.8
1,123
R
20.6%Obama255
75.7%McCain937
3.6%
R+55.1
R+0.7
R+62.4
1,237
R
22.8%Kerry292
77.2%Bush990
0.1%
R+54.4
—
R+51.9
1,283
San Saba City anchors a rural county that votes overwhelmingly Republican in statewide races, with low population density and an economy historically tied to pecan farming and ranching shaping its conservative, small-town political character.
Across the recorded series it reached a Republican high of 75.5 points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the city moved 1.0 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 75.5 points.
A population of 3,056, a 47% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $50,373 describe the city.
In 2024, San Saba, Texas voted Republican by 75.5 points (R+75.5), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 1,185 votes cast, 140 went Democratic and 1,035 went Republican.
How many people live in San Saba, Texas?
San Saba, Texas has a population of 3,056 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in San Saba, Texas?
Median household income in San Saba, Texas is $50,373 — below the national median of $80,734. The Texas state median is $78,476.
What is the political history of San Saba, Texas?
Akashic tracks 6 presidential elections in San Saba, Texas from 2004 to 2024. Of those, 0 went Democratic and 6 went Republican.
