† 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
GroupStantonTexasUnited States
Mexican60.3%32.1%11.3%
Spanish2.6%——
Cuban1.5%0.5%0.7%
Salvadoran0.6%1.2%0.7%
Guatemalan0.4%0.4%0.5%
Irish11.4%6.0%9.4%
English11.2%7.9%9.5%
German6.8%8.3%12.5%
American4.3%4.6%5.3%
French3.3%1.5%1.6%
Scottish2.4%1.3%1.3%
Russian0.6%——
Scotch-Irish0.3%——
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
Stanton
Texas
United States
Median age
32.9
35.7
39.1
Age 18–24
6.7%
9.7%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
8.0%
13.5%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Stanton
Texas
United States
Median household income
$92,923
$78,476
$84,427
Poverty rate
5.0%
13.8%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
13.7%
33.6%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Stanton
Texas
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
36.4%
35.2%
22.3%
Spanish
36.4%
28.2%
13.6%
Religious landscape
Measure
Stanton
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.
Stanton, Texas
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2004–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
2004
−61.3%
2008
−56.4%
2012
−66.4%
2016
−63.1%
2020
−70.9%
2024
−73.2%
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
13.2%Harris132
86.4%Trump865
0.4%
R+73.2
R+2.3
R+71.8
1,001
R
14.4%Biden152
85.3%Trump902
0.4%
R+70.9
R+7.8
R+75.3
1,058
R
17.1%Clinton150
80.3%Trump703
2.6%
R+63.1
D+3.3
R+65.2
876
R
16.5%Obama128
82.9%Romney642
0.5%
R+66.4
R+10.0
R+70.3
774
R
20.9%Obama177
77.2%McCain655
1.9%
R+56.4
D+5.0
R+63.6
848
R
19.3%Kerry170
80.7%Bush709
0.0%
R+61.3
—
R+58.9
879
Stanton anchors Martin County, a sparsely populated stretch of West Texas where the economy tracks closely with oil and gas activity and countywide margins have run heavily Republican in recent presidential cycles.
Across the recorded series it reached a Republican high of 73.2 points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the city moved 2.3 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 73.2 points.
A population of 2,638, a 30% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $92,923 describe the city.
In 2024, Stanton, Texas voted Republican by 73.2 points (R+73.2), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 1,001 votes cast, 132 went Democratic and 865 went Republican.
How many people live in Stanton, Texas?
Stanton, Texas has a population of 2,638 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Stanton, Texas?
Median household income in Stanton, Texas is $92,923 — above the national median of $80,734. The Texas state median is $78,476.
What is the political history of Stanton, Texas?
Akashic tracks 6 presidential elections in Stanton, Texas from 2004 to 2024. Of those, 0 went Democratic and 6 went Republican.
