† 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
GroupSmithvilleTexasUnited States
German17.4%8.3%12.5%
English11.7%7.9%9.5%
Irish8.9%6.0%9.4%
American8.4%4.6%5.3%
Scottish2.6%1.3%1.3%
Italian1.9%1.9%4.8%
Scotch-Irish1.7%——
French1.6%1.5%1.6%
Mexican11.3%32.1%11.3%
Salvadoran0.5%1.2%0.7%
Puerto Rican0.2%0.8%1.8%
Honduran0.2%0.8%0.3%
Spaniard0.2%0.3%—
African American†10.3%10.3%9.9%
African0.6%0.6%0.5%
Ethiopian0.4%——
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
Smithville
Texas
United States
Median age
43.1
35.7
39.1
Age 18–24
10.1%
9.7%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
22.8%
13.5%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Smithville
Texas
United States
Median household income
$59,977
$78,476
$84,427
Poverty rate
12.2%
13.8%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
20.7%
33.6%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Smithville
Texas
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
13.5%
35.2%
22.3%
Spanish
11.6%
28.2%
13.6%
Other Indo-European
1.7%
1.7%
2.0%
Religious landscape
Measure
Smithville
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.
Smithville, Texas
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2004–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
2004
−16.7%
2008
−14.1%
2012
−22.2%
2016
−25.3%
2020
−18.9%
2024
−30.1%
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
34.5%Harris665
64.7%Trump1,245
0.8%
R+30.1
R+11.2
R+28.7
1,925
R
40.2%Biden725
59.2%Trump1,066
0.6%
R+18.9
D+6.3
R+23.4
1,802
R
34.8%Clinton555
60.1%Trump958
5.1%
R+25.3
R+3.1
R+27.4
1,595
R
37.7%Obama535
59.9%Romney850
2.4%
R+22.2
R+8.1
R+26.1
1,419
R
42.0%Obama648
56.1%McCain866
1.9%
R+14.1
D+2.6
R+21.4
1,544
R
40.2%Kerry603
56.9%Bush853
2.9%
R+16.7
—
R+14.2
1,499
Smithville's roughly 4,200 residents sit along the Colorado River in a county that has trended reliably Republican in statewide races, though its small-town demographic mix keeps local contests competitive.
Across the recorded series it reached a Republican high of 30.1 points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the city moved 11.2 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 30.1 points.
A population of 4,216, a 69% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $59,977 describe the city.
In 2024, Smithville, Texas voted Republican by 30.1 points (R+30.1), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 1,925 votes cast, 665 went Democratic and 1,245 went Republican.
How many people live in Smithville, Texas?
Smithville, Texas has a population of 4,216 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Smithville, Texas?
Median household income in Smithville, Texas is $59,977 — below the national median of $80,734. The Texas state median is $78,476.
What is the political history of Smithville, Texas?
Akashic tracks 6 presidential elections in Smithville, Texas from 2004 to 2024. Of those, 0 went Democratic and 6 went Republican.
