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
GroupThe HomesteadsTexasUnited States
Mexican58.7%32.1%11.3%
Puerto Rican1.6%0.8%1.8%
Honduran1.1%0.8%0.3%
Costa Rican0.5%——
Salvadoran0.5%1.2%0.7%
Spaniard0.5%0.3%—
Spanish0.5%——
American13.2%4.6%5.3%
English7.0%7.9%9.5%
German5.5%8.3%12.5%
Irish5.2%6.0%9.4%
Italian1.1%1.9%4.8%
Scottish1.1%1.3%1.3%
French0.8%1.5%1.6%
Polish0.5%0.8%2.2%
African American†3.0%10.3%9.9%
African0.2%0.6%0.5%
Nigerian0.2%0.4%0.2%
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
The Homesteads
Texas
United States
Median age
34.3
35.7
39.1
Age 18–24
11.3%
9.7%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
16.1%
13.5%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
The Homesteads
Texas
United States
Median household income
$76,994
$78,476
$84,427
Poverty rate
15.7%
13.8%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
17.5%
33.6%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
The Homesteads
Texas
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
54.8%
35.2%
22.3%
Spanish
54.8%
28.2%
13.6%
Religious landscape
Measure
The Homesteads
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.
The Homesteads, Texas
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2004–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
2004
−47.1%
2008
−33.2%
2012
−43.1%
2016
−38.0%
2020
−19.2%
2024
−49.7%
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
24.3%Harris220
74.0%Trump670
1.7%
R+49.7
R+30.5
R+48.3
905
R
39.7%Biden479
59.0%Trump711
1.3%
R+19.2
D+18.7
R+23.7
1,206
R
28.9%Clinton216
66.8%Trump500
4.3%
R+38.0
D+5.1
R+40.1
748
R
27.8%Obama158
70.8%Romney403
1.4%
R+43.1
R+9.9
R+46.9
569
R
32.8%Obama197
66.0%McCain396
1.2%
R+33.2
D+13.9
R+40.4
600
R
26.4%Kerry142
73.6%Bush395
0.0%
R+47.1
—
R+44.7
537
The Homesteads sits in the Gulf South and Southern Plains. In 2024 it voted Republican.
Across the recorded series it reached a Republican high of 49.7 points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the city moved 30.5 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 49.7 points.
A population of 3,053, a 33% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $76,994 describe the city.
In 2024, The Homesteads, Texas voted Republican by 49.7 points (R+49.7), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 905 votes cast, 220 went Democratic and 670 went Republican.
How many people live in The Homesteads, Texas?
The Homesteads, Texas has a population of 3,053 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in The Homesteads, Texas?
Median household income in The Homesteads, Texas is $76,994 — below the national median of $80,734. The Texas state median is $78,476.
What is the political history of The Homesteads, Texas?
Akashic tracks 6 presidential elections in The Homesteads, Texas from 2004 to 2024. Of those, 0 went Democratic and 6 went Republican.