† 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
GroupVanTexasUnited States
English12.0%7.9%9.5%
Irish8.8%6.0%9.4%
German8.6%8.3%12.5%
American7.6%4.6%5.3%
Scottish1.6%1.3%1.3%
Italian1.5%1.9%4.8%
French1.5%1.5%1.6%
Scotch-Irish0.6%——
Mexican15.5%32.1%11.3%
Puerto Rican0.4%0.8%1.8%
Spaniard0.3%0.3%—
African American†1.2%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
Van
Texas
United States
Median age
36.3
35.7
39.1
Age 18–24
8.6%
9.7%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
12.9%
13.5%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Van
Texas
United States
Median household income
$69,155
$78,476
$84,427
Poverty rate
8.7%
13.8%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
28.1%
33.6%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Van
Texas
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
5.7%
35.2%
22.3%
Spanish
4.5%
28.2%
13.6%
Religious landscape
Measure
Van
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.
Van, Texas
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2004–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
2004
−63.9%
2008
−66.8%
2012
−68.0%
2016
−71.2%
2020
−75.4%
2024
−75.1%
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
12.2%Harris153
87.3%Trump1,093
0.5%
R+75.1
D+0.3
R+73.6
1,252
R
12.0%Biden141
87.3%Trump1,028
0.7%
R+75.4
R+4.2
R+79.8
1,177
R
13.3%Clinton126
84.4%Trump802
2.3%
R+71.2
R+3.2
R+73.2
950
R
15.4%Obama126
83.4%Romney682
1.2%
R+68.0
R+1.2
R+71.8
818
R
16.0%Obama151
82.8%McCain783
1.3%
R+66.8
R+2.9
R+74.1
946
R
18.0%Kerry178
82.0%Bush809
0.0%
R+63.9
—
R+61.5
987
Van sits in the Gulf South and Southern Plains. In 2024 it voted Republican.
Across the recorded series it reached a Republican high of 75.4 points in 2020. The 2024 margin was 75.1 points.
A population of 2,806, a 82% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $69,155 describe the city.
In 2024, Van, Texas voted Republican by 75.1 points (R+75.1), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 1,252 votes cast, 153 went Democratic and 1,093 went Republican.
How many people live in Van, Texas?
Van, Texas has a population of 2,806 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Van, Texas?
Median household income in Van, Texas is $69,155 — below the national median of $80,734. The Texas state median is $78,476.
What is the political history of Van, Texas?
Akashic tracks 6 presidential elections in Van, Texas from 2004 to 2024. Of those, 0 went Democratic and 6 went Republican.