combined metro areaBrownsville-Harlingen-Raymondville, TX
presidential margin
2004–2024 · Democratic minus Republican
2004R+0.4
2008D+29.5
2012D+31.8
2016D+32.5
2020D+13.1
2024R+5.7
full record · 1912 → 2024
presidential returns
2024 turnout 46.5% of 261,515 citizens 18+
Year
Democrat
Republican
Others
Total
CVAP
Turnout
2024
56,931
63,847
938
121,716
261,515
46.5%
2020
67,171
51,473
1,272
119,916
250,968
47.8%
2016
62,824
31,019
3,917
97,760
236,604
41.3%
2012
53,575
27,515
869
81,959
223,605
36.7%
2008
51,889
28,127
544
80,560
205,218
39.3%
2004
36,732
37,010
376
74,118
186,831†
39.7%
† 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
2 counties by 2024 margin · County returns · 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
GroupBrownsville-Harlingen-Raymondville, TXTexasUnited States
Mexican83.7%32.1%11.3%
Puerto Rican0.4%0.8%1.8%
Cuban0.2%0.5%0.7%
Salvadoran0.2%1.2%0.7%
Spaniard0.2%0.3%—
German2.3%8.3%12.5%
English2.1%7.9%9.5%
American2.1%4.6%5.3%
Irish1.3%6.0%9.4%
Italian0.7%1.9%4.8%
French0.4%1.5%1.6%
Scottish0.3%1.3%1.3%
Dutch0.3%——
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
Brownsville-Harlingen-Raymondville, TX
Texas
United States
Median age
32.8
35.7
39.1
Age 18–24
11.0%
9.7%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
14.3%
13.5%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Brownsville-Harlingen-Raymondville, TX
Texas
United States
Median household income
$52,672
$78,476
$84,427
Poverty rate
24.8%
13.8%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
21.7%
33.6%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Brownsville-Harlingen-Raymondville, TX
Texas
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
71.7%
35.2%
22.3%
Spanish
70.8%
28.2%
13.6%
Religious landscape
Measure
Brownsville-Harlingen-Raymondville, TX
Texas
United States
Catholic
35.7%
20.1%
18.6%
Evangelical Protestant
12.6%
23.5%
16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted
46.8%
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.
Brownsville-Harlingen-Raymondville, TX
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1912–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
1912
+82.6%
1916
+51.2%
1920
+2.9%
1924
+28.2%
1928
−4.4%
1932
+59.7%
1936
+45.3%
1940
+27.3%
1944
+5.7%
1948
+18.5%
1952
−29.3%
1956
−14.7%
1960
+11.4%
1964
+25.6%
1968
+14.0%
1972
−22.1%
1976
+22.1%
1980
+4.3%
1984
−4.0%
1988
+13.4%
1992
+17.3%
1996
+30.6%
2000
+10.2%
2004
−0.4%
2008
+29.5%
2012
+31.8%
2016
+32.5%
2020
+13.1%
2024
−5.7%
DemocraticRepublican
34 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.
Year
Won
Democratic
Republican
Other
Margin
Swing
vs U.S.
Total
R
46.8%Harris56,931
52.5%Trump63,847
0.4%Oliver460 +2
R+5.7
R+18.8
R+4.2
121,716
All 5 candidates in 2024 · 3 minor / independent
Donald J TrumpRepublican52.5%63,847
Kamala D HarrisDemocratic46.8%56,931
Chase OliverLibertarian0.4%460
Jill SteinIndependent0.4%447
OtherAll other candidates0.0%31
D
56.0%Biden67,171
42.9%Trump51,473
1.1%
D+13.1
R+19.4
D+8.6
119,916
D
64.3%Clinton62,824
31.7%Trump31,019
4.0%
D+32.5
D+0.7
D+30.4
97,760
D
65.4%Obama53,575
33.6%Romney27,515
1.1%
D+31.8
D+2.3
D+27.9
81,959
D
64.4%Obama51,889
34.9%McCain28,127
0.7%
D+29.5
D+29.9
D+22.2
80,560
R
49.6%Kerry36,732
49.9%Bush37,010
0.5%
R+0.4
R+10.6
D+2.1
74,118
D
54.3%Gore36,432
44.1%Bush29,589
1.6%
D+10.2
R+20.4
D+9.7
67,119
D
62.5%Clinton38,680
31.9%Dole19,766
5.6%
D+30.6
D+13.2
D+22.0
61,904
D
50.8%Clinton32,794
33.5%Bush21,613
15.7%
D+17.3
D+3.9
D+11.8
64,567
D
56.4%Dukakis34,137
43.0%Bush26,013
0.6%
D+13.4
D+17.4
D+21.2
60,492
R
47.8%Mondale29,431
51.8%Reagan31,885
0.3%
R+4.0
R+8.3
D+14.2
61,517
D
51.1%Carter26,247
46.8%Reagan24,036
2.2%
D+4.3
R+17.8
D+14.0
51,393
D
60.6%Carter28,294
38.5%Ford17,990
0.8%
D+22.1
D+44.2
D+20.0
46,668
R
38.7%McGovern14,724
60.8%Nixon23,133
0.5%
R+22.1
R+36.1
D+1.0
38,030
D
53.2%Humphrey17,656
39.2%Nixon13,002
7.6%
D+14.0
R+11.6
D+14.7
33,165
D
62.7%Johnson18,208
37.0%Goldwater10,761
0.3%
D+25.6
D+14.3
D+3.1
29,047
D
55.6%Kennedy14,525
44.2%Nixon11,557
0.2%
D+11.4
D+26.0
D+11.2
26,127
R
42.1%Stevenson10,090
56.8%Eisenhower13,608
1.1%
R+14.7
D+14.6
D+0.7
23,970
R
35.3%Stevenson8,883
64.6%Eisenhower16,262
0.1%
R+29.3
R+47.8
R+18.6
25,176
D
57.4%Truman7,917
38.9%Dewey5,365
3.6%
D+18.5
D+12.8
D+14.0
13,783
D
50.4%Roosevelt6,844
44.6%Dewey6,063
5.0%
D+5.7
R+21.5
R+1.7
13,583
D
63.5%Roosevelt7,208
36.2%Willkie4,110
0.3%
D+27.3
R+18.0
D+17.3
11,353
D
71.7%Roosevelt6,889
26.4%Landon2,536
1.9%
D+45.3
R+14.4
D+21.1
9,605
D
79.6%Roosevelt8,188
19.9%Hoover2,044
0.5%
D+59.7
D+64.2
D+41.9
10,287
R
47.7%Smith3,598
52.1%Hoover3,933
0.1%
R+4.4
R+32.6
D+13.0
7,542
D
61.7%Davis2,532
33.6%Coolidge1,376
4.7%
D+28.2
D+25.3
D+53.4
4,101
D
51.0%Cox973
48.1%Harding918
0.9%
D+2.9
R+48.3
D+29.1
1,908
D
74.6%Wilson1,370
23.4%Hughes430
2.0%
D+51.2
R+31.4
D+48.1
1,836
D
88.6%Wilson2,248
6.1%Taft154
5.3%
D+82.6
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2,536
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Congressional elections · 3 Senate races
U.S. Senate
Source · MIT Election Lab (MEDSL), Senate. CC-BY 4.0.
Year
Won
Democratic
Republican
Total
2024
D
51.1%61,222
46.5%55,756
119,925
2020
D
55.3%64,476
41.8%48,665
116,509
2018
D
62.7%51,543
36.6%30,101
82,237
voter registration
Registered voters
Total registered voters, over time
Registered voters
Voter registration in Brownsville-Harlingen-Raymondville, TX
Year
Total registered
2016
209,286
2018
218,542
2020
231,714
2022
239,422
2024
249,918
domestic migration
Who moves in and out
Net domestic migration over time
−1,989 net domestic migration · 2025
20112025
Net −37,971 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Domestic migration in Brownsville-Harlingen-Raymondville, TX in Brownsville-Harlingen-Raymondville, TX: net domestic migration by year
Year
Net domestic migration
2011
−897
2012
−3,103
2013
−4,219
2014
−4,004
2015
−5,090
2016
−3,518
2017
−3,692
2018
−3,744
2019
−2,575
2021
−387
2022
−674
2023
−2,147
2024
−1,932
2025
−1,989
Brownsville-Harlingen-Raymondville, TX sits in the Gulf South and Southern Plains. In 2024 it voted Republican.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 82.6 points in 1912 and a Republican high of 29.3 points in 1952. Between 2020 and 2024 the region moved 18.8 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 5.7 points.
A population of 446,259, a 9% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $52,672 describe the region. The region's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of McAllen-Edinburg, TX and El Paso-Las Cruces, TX-NM.
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How did Brownsville-Harlingen-Raymondville, TX, Texas vote in 2024?
In 2024, Brownsville-Harlingen-Raymondville, TX, Texas voted Republican by 5.7 points (R+5.7), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 121,716 votes cast, 56,931 went Democratic and 63,847 went Republican.
When did Brownsville-Harlingen-Raymondville, TX, Texas last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Brownsville-Harlingen-Raymondville, TX, Texas voted Democratic was 2020.
How many people live in Brownsville-Harlingen-Raymondville, TX, Texas?
Brownsville-Harlingen-Raymondville, TX, Texas has a population of 446,259 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Brownsville-Harlingen-Raymondville, TX, Texas?
Median household income in Brownsville-Harlingen-Raymondville, TX, Texas is $52,672 — below the national median of $80,734. The Texas state median is $78,476.
What is the political history of Brownsville-Harlingen-Raymondville, TX, Texas?
Akashic tracks 34 presidential elections in Brownsville-Harlingen-Raymondville, TX, Texas from 1892 to 2024. Of those, 22 went Democratic and 7 went Republican.
