† 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
GroupWills PointTexasUnited States
English9.8%7.9%9.5%
Irish7.2%6.0%9.4%
German7.0%8.3%12.5%
American6.2%4.6%5.3%
Scottish1.3%1.3%1.3%
Italian1.2%1.9%4.8%
French1.2%1.5%1.6%
Scotch-Irish0.5%——
Mexican19.8%32.1%11.3%
Puerto Rican0.5%0.8%1.8%
Spaniard0.3%0.3%—
African American†9.3%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
Wills Point
Texas
United States
Median age
38
35.7
39.1
Age 18–24
6.9%
9.7%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
16.0%
13.5%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Wills Point
Texas
United States
Median household income
$71,919
$78,476
$84,427
Poverty rate
12.3%
13.8%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
13.5%
33.6%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Wills Point
Texas
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
9.6%
35.2%
22.3%
Spanish
9.3%
28.2%
13.6%
Religious landscape
Measure
Wills Point
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.
Wills Point, Texas
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2004–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
2004
−36.6%
2008
−38.6%
2012
−69.6%
2016
−77.9%
2020
−58.0%
2024
−62.8%
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
18.3%Harris253
81.1%Trump1,119
0.5%
R+62.8
R+4.8
R+61.3
1,379
R
20.5%Biden274
78.5%Trump1,050
1.0%
R+58.0
D+19.8
R+62.5
1,337
R
9.8%Clinton106
87.6%Trump951
2.6%
R+77.9
R+8.2
R+80.0
1,085
R
14.6%Obama131
84.3%Romney755
1.1%
R+69.6
R+31.0
R+73.5
896
R
30.2%Obama346
68.9%McCain788
0.9%
R+38.6
R+2.0
R+45.9
1,144
R
31.4%Kerry352
68.0%Bush762
0.5%
R+36.6
—
R+34.1
1,120
Wills Point sits along the I-20 corridor east of Dallas, where its roughly 3,900 residents have consistently backed statewide Republican candidates by wide margins, reflecting the broader rightward lean of rural East Texas small cities.
Across the recorded series it reached a Republican high of 77.9 points in 2016. Between 2020 and 2024 the city moved 4.8 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 62.8 points.
A population of 3,921, a 64% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $71,919 describe the city.
In 2024, Wills Point, Texas voted Republican by 62.8 points (R+62.8), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 1,379 votes cast, 253 went Democratic and 1,119 went Republican.
How many people live in Wills Point, Texas?
Wills Point, Texas has a population of 3,921 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Wills Point, Texas?
Median household income in Wills Point, Texas is $71,919 — below the national median of $80,734. The Texas state median is $78,476.
What is the political history of Wills Point, Texas?
Akashic tracks 6 presidential elections in Wills Point, Texas from 2004 to 2024. Of those, 0 went Democratic and 6 went Republican.
