† 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
GroupStamfordTexasUnited States
English16.8%7.9%9.5%
German14.6%8.3%12.5%
Irish10.3%6.0%9.4%
American5.9%4.6%5.3%
Scottish3.4%1.3%1.3%
Scotch-Irish1.7%——
French1.7%1.5%1.6%
Italian1.0%1.9%4.8%
Mexican32.0%32.1%11.3%
Spanish0.8%——
Spaniard0.5%0.3%—
Puerto Rican0.4%0.8%1.8%
Honduran0.3%0.8%0.3%
Guatemalan0.3%0.4%0.5%
Salvadoran0.3%1.2%0.7%
African American†5.3%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
Stamford
Texas
United States
Median age
32.7
35.7
39.1
Age 18–24
10.9%
9.7%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
19.8%
13.5%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Stamford
Texas
United States
Median household income
$46,940
$78,476
$84,427
Poverty rate
20.5%
13.8%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
13.8%
33.6%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Stamford
Texas
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
20.8%
35.2%
22.3%
Spanish
17.4%
28.2%
13.6%
German or other West Germanic
1.3%
0.3%
0.5%
Other Indo-European
1.7%
1.7%
2.0%
Religious landscape
Measure
Stamford
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.
Stamford, Texas
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2004–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
2004
−29.8%
2008
−22.9%
2012
−33.7%
2016
−45.8%
2020
−51.9%
2024
−67.1%
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
15.7%Harris187
82.8%Trump985
1.4%
R+67.1
R+15.2
R+65.6
1,189
R
23.7%Biden265
75.6%Trump846
0.7%
R+51.9
R+6.1
R+56.4
1,119
R
24.6%Clinton261
70.4%Trump746
4.9%
R+45.8
R+12.1
R+47.9
1,059
R
32.4%Obama333
66.1%Romney679
1.5%
R+33.7
R+10.8
R+37.5
1,027
R
37.0%Obama404
59.9%McCain654
3.1%
R+22.9
D+6.9
R+30.2
1,092
R
35.0%Kerry439
64.8%Bush812
0.2%
R+29.8
—
R+27.3
1,253
Stamford sits in Jones County on the rolling plains, a compact ranching and agricultural community where statewide Republican margins have run wide but local races can still hinge on personal networks in a town under 3,000.
Across the recorded series it reached a Republican high of 67.1 points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the city moved 15.2 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 67.1 points.
A population of 2,917, a 49% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $46,940 describe the city.
In 2024, Stamford, Texas voted Republican by 67.1 points (R+67.1), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 1,189 votes cast, 187 went Democratic and 985 went Republican.
How many people live in Stamford, Texas?
Stamford, Texas has a population of 2,917 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Stamford, Texas?
Median household income in Stamford, Texas is $46,940 — below the national median of $80,734. The Texas state median is $78,476.
What is the political history of Stamford, Texas?
Akashic tracks 6 presidential elections in Stamford, Texas from 2004 to 2024. Of those, 0 went Democratic and 6 went Republican.
