Question 1

How did Cameron, Texas vote in the 2024 presidential election?

Accepted Answer

Cameron, Texas voted Republican in 2024 with a margin of R+5.8. Kamala D Harris received 54,258 votes and Donald Trump received 60,991 out of 116,153 total votes cast, a 19.0-point shift toward Republicans from 2020.

Question 2

What is Cameron, Texas's political history?

Accepted Answer

Cameron, Texas has 39 presidential elections on record, spanning 1872 to 2024. Democrats have won 32 and Republicans 7 of those contests. The largest single-election swing was 87.1 points in 1904.

Question 3

What are the demographics of Cameron, Texas?

Accepted Answer

Cameron, Texas has a population of 426,120 according to the 2020 Census. The racial composition is 8.7% non-Hispanic white, 89.3% Hispanic. About 22% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Median household income is $52,601.

Question 4

Which places are most similar to Cameron, Texas?

Accepted Answer

Based on demographic and electoral similarity analysis, the three most similar countys to Cameron, Texas are Hidalgo, Webb, Imperial. Similarity is computed using a vector embedding of demographic, economic, and electoral characteristics.

Group	%
▶White (Non-Hispanic)(12)	8.7%
▶Hispanic / Latino(17)	89.3%
▶Black / African American(3)	0.6%
▶Asian(6)	0.8%
▶Middle Eastern / North African(5)	0.1%
▶Native American / Alaska Native(5)	0.5%
▶Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander(2)	0.1%

Tradition	% Pop	% Adherents
Catholic	36.8%	67.4%
Evangelical Protestant	13.1%	24.0%
Other	3.4%	6.2%
Mainline Protestant	1.2%	2.2%
LDS (Mormon)	1.2%	2.1%
Black Protestant	0.1%	0.2%
Non-religious	45.5%	—

Year	Result
2024	Trump+5.8
2020	Biden+13.2
2016	Clinton+32.3
2012	Obama+31.1
2008	Obama+28.7
2004	Bush+1.2
2000	Gore+8.7
1996	Clinton+29.1
1992	Clinton+15.8

Year	Dem %	Rep %	Margin	Swing
2024	46.7%	52.5%	R+5.8	R+19.0
2020	56.1%	42.9%	D+13.2	R+19.1
2016	64.1%	31.8%	D+32.3	D+1.2
2012	65.0%	33.9%	D+31.1	D+2.4
2008	63.7%	35.1%	D+28.7	D+29.8
2004	49.2%	50.3%	R+1.2	R+9.9
2000	53.5%	44.8%	D+8.7	R+20.4
1996	61.8%	32.6%	D+29.1	D+13.4
1992	49.8%	34.1%	D+15.8	D+3.7
1988	55.8%	43.7%	D+12.1	D+17.7
1984	47.0%	52.6%	R+5.6	R+8.1
1980	50.1%	47.6%	D+2.5	R+18.5
1976	60.1%	39.1%	D+21.0	D+42.8
1972	38.9%	60.7%	R+21.8	R+35.2
1968	53.3%	39.8%	D+13.4	R+12.0
1964	62.6%	37.1%	D+25.4	D+15.6
1960	54.8%	45.0%	D+9.8	D+24.7
1956	42.0%	56.9%	R+14.9	D+15.0
1952	35.0%	64.9%	R+29.9	R+47.5
1948	57.2%	39.5%	D+17.6	—

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