† 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
GroupWest OrangeTexasUnited States
German10.3%8.3%12.5%
English10.3%7.9%9.5%
Irish10.0%6.0%9.4%
French10.0%1.5%1.6%
American5.1%4.6%5.3%
Italian2.6%1.9%4.8%
French Canadian1.5%——
Scottish1.3%1.3%1.3%
African American†14.9%10.3%9.9%
African1.1%0.6%0.5%
Mexican9.6%32.1%11.3%
Honduran0.4%0.8%0.3%
Salvadoran0.4%1.2%0.7%
Spanish0.4%——
Dominican0.3%—0.7%
Spaniard0.3%0.3%—
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
West Orange
Texas
United States
Median age
30.2
35.7
39.1
Age 18–24
10.7%
9.7%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
18.9%
13.5%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
West Orange
Texas
United States
Median household income
$60,323
$78,476
$84,427
Poverty rate
22.9%
13.8%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
15.1%
33.6%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
West Orange
Texas
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
9.5%
35.2%
22.3%
Spanish
7.5%
28.2%
13.6%
French (incl. Cajun & Haitian)
2.0%
0.3%
0.7%
Religious landscape
Measure
West Orange
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.
West Orange, Texas
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2004–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
2004
−17.9%
2008
−43.3%
2012
−39.6%
2016
−43.0%
2020
−49.4%
2024
−54.6%
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
22.3%Harris219
76.8%Trump756
0.9%
R+54.6
R+5.1
R+53.1
984
R
24.7%Biden261
74.1%Trump784
1.2%
R+49.4
R+6.4
R+53.9
1,058
R
26.9%Clinton264
69.9%Trump687
3.3%
R+43.0
R+3.4
R+45.1
983
R
29.3%Obama283
68.9%Romney665
1.8%
R+39.6
D+3.8
R+43.4
965
R
27.9%Obama291
71.2%McCain743
0.9%
R+43.3
R+25.4
R+50.6
1,043
R
41.0%Kerry545
59.0%Bush783
0.0%
R+17.9
—
R+15.5
1,328
West Orange sits within Orange County's petrochemical corridor near the Louisiana border, a region where industrial employment history and a majority-white working-class base have shaped reliably conservative margins in state and federal contests.
Across the recorded series it reached a Republican high of 54.6 points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the city moved 5.1 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 54.6 points.
A population of 3,420, a 64% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $60,323 describe the city.
In 2024, West Orange, Texas voted Republican by 54.6 points (R+54.6), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 984 votes cast, 219 went Democratic and 756 went Republican.
How many people live in West Orange, Texas?
West Orange, Texas has a population of 3,420 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in West Orange, Texas?
Median household income in West Orange, Texas is $60,323 — below the national median of $80,734. The Texas state median is $78,476.
What is the political history of West Orange, Texas?
Akashic tracks 6 presidential elections in West Orange, Texas from 2004 to 2024. Of those, 0 went Democratic and 6 went Republican.
