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Houston-Pasadena, TX·Texas

Houston-Pasadena, TX has voted Republican in fifteen straight presidential elections — R+8.0 in 2024.

2008 — 2024·5 elections
TX
2024 presidential election
Houston-Pasadena, TX
TrumpR+8.0
2024 presidential margin by county for Houston-Pasadena, TX, TXA map of the constituent counties of Houston-Pasadena, TX, TX, each outlined and filled by its 2024 presidential margin from deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic), seated within the faint outlines of the surrounding states.Matagorda County, TX · R+50.5Washington County, TX · R+54.5Wharton County, TX · R+51.8Austin County, TX · R+62.5Chambers County, TX · R+65.6Waller County, TX · R+25.0Galveston County, TX · R+27.3San Jacinto County, TX · R+65.2Fort Bend County, TX · D+1.6Liberty County, TX · R+61.6Walker County, TX · R+39.9Montgomery County, TX · R+45.5Harris County, TX · D+5.5Brazoria County, TX · R+19.7
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Donald Trump ✓Republican53.2%1,454,210
Kamala HarrisDemocratic45.2%1,235,044
OtherAll other candidates1.7%45,828
D+60
R+60
14 counties, each filled by 2024 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1876–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over timeDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 1876 to 2024. Most recent: −8.0% in 2024.flipped R · 1968−8.0%DR18762024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
1876No data
1880No data
1884No data
1888No data
1892No data
1896No data
1900No data
1904No data
1908No data
1912+53.7%
1916+41.7%
1920+19.3%
1924+43.4%
1928+1.4%
1932+72.6%
1936+75.7%
1940+56.5%
1944+57.5%
1948+18.4%
1952−11.9%
1956−22.0%
1960−2.1%
1964+22.9%
1968−1.2%
1972−26.5%
1976−2.4%
1980−18.8%
1984−24.9%
1988−15.2%
1992−6.3%
1996−7.5%
2000−17.8%
2004−18.1%
2008−8.8%
2012−12.6%
2016−2.4%
2020−0.4%
2024−8.0%
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
R
−8.0%
1,235,0441,454,2102,735,082
R
−0.4%
1,353,0251,362,7022,754,019
R
−2.4%
1,010,4201,062,9102,166,226
R
−12.6%
832,0561,075,6021,932,364
R
−8.8%
846,9571,012,4491,873,504
R
−18.1%
685,609991,2521,687,847
R
−17.8%
592,096857,1251,487,296
R
−7.5%
546,904642,5871,270,104
R
−6.3%
506,764592,7211,374,048
R
−15.2%
488,029664,6551,163,424
R
−24.9%
455,036757,3071,215,596
R
−18.8%
381,303566,109985,629
R
−2.4%
442,648464,669915,215
R
−26.5%
277,065478,557759,150
R
−1.2%
249,420257,039631,639
D
+22.9%
315,265197,436513,826
R
−2.1%
211,663220,920442,864
R
−22.0%
135,377213,545354,935
R
−11.9%
159,776203,001363,219
D
+18.4%
92,69959,362181,595
D
+57.5%
109,12817,893158,779
D
+56.5%
112,61931,227144,043
D
+75.7%
91,21712,430104,066
D
+72.6%
84,25113,08698,014
D
+1.4%
41,11039,99381,229
D
+43.4%
45,64616,57167,049
D
+19.3%
25,07114,67653,981
D
+41.7%
22,9349,04933,266
D
+53.7%
17,1383,45525,497
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Demographics

Demographic profile

Demographic Profile

Key indicators compared across containing geographies

Demographic Profile. Key indicators compared across containing geographies. ACS values are survey estimates and may include margins of error. Religion data may be available only at county or larger geographies. Sub-county values are labeled when inherited, modeled, or contextual.
IndicatorHouston-Pasadena, TXCombined statistical areaTexasStateUnited StatesNation
Race & Ethnicity
White40.6%48.5%61.0%
Black17.3%12.2%12.2%
Asian8.1%5.6%6.0%
Two or more races21.6%23.5%12.6%
Other race12.3%10.2%8.2%
Hispanic or Latino38.0%39.7%19.3%
Income & Age
Median household income$83,105$78,476$84,427
Poverty rate14.0%13.8%12.5%
Median age35.635.739.1
Age 18–249.2%9.7%9.2%
Age 65 and older12.4%13.5%17.2%
Education & Language
Speaks a non-English language at home39.5%35.2%22.3%
Ancestry
Largest ancestryGerman 7.1%German 8.3%German 12.5%
2nd-largest ancestryEnglish 6.8%English 7.9%English 9.5%
3rd-largest ancestryIrish 4.9%Irish 6.0%Irish 9.4%
Religion
Catholic18.3%20.1%18.6%
Evangelical Protestant23.7%23.5%16.5%
Unaffiliated or unclaimed45.3%45.2%51.5%

ACS values are survey estimates and may include margins of error.

Religion data may be available only at county or larger geographies. Sub-county values are labeled when inherited, modeled, or contextual.

2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
7.1%
English
6.8%
Irish
4.9%
American
3.7%
Italian
2.0%
French
1.6%
Polish
0.7%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release. Hispanic/Latino is an ethnicity that overlaps the race categories, so these shares can total more than 100%. Ancestry is a self-reported, multiple-response item; ancestry percentages do not sum to the parent race percentage.
2024 ACS
Age distribution by sex
Median age: 35.6 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
0.4%
85+
0.7%
1.5%
75–84
1.9%
3.8%
65–74
4.1%
5.4%
55–64
5.6%
6.4%
45–54
6.3%
7.4%
35–44
7.2%
7.2%
25–34
7.2%
4.7%
18–24
4.5%
9.8%
5–17
9.4%
3.4%
<5
3.3%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Median household income
Inflation-adjusted dollars
$83,105
Houston-Pasadena, TX ranks near the middle of US counties.
Houston-Pasadena, TX$83,105
Texas$78,476
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
14.0%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1819.4%
Working age (18–64)12.0%
Seniors (65+)12.9%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
60.5%
speak English only
Spanish29.3%
Asian & Pacific Islander4.9%
Other Indo-European3.6%
Other languages1.6%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Evangelical Protestant
23.7%
Catholic
18.3%
Mainline Protestant
4.8%
Black Protestant
2.2%
Muslim
1.7%
Other Christian
1.2%
Latter-day Saints
1.2%
Hindu
0.7%
Jewish
0.3%
Orthodox Christian
0.3%
Buddhist
0.3%
Other faiths
0.1%
Unaffiliated or not counted45.3%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. The unaffiliated-or-not-counted share is everyone not claimed as an adherent by any reporting body — uncounted congregations as well as the religiously unaffiliated.

Houston-Pasadena, TX sits in the Gulf South and Southern Plains. In 2024 it voted Republican.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 75.7 points in 1936 and a Republican high of 26.5 points in 1972. Between 2020 and 2024 the region moved 7.7 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 8.0 points.

A population of 7,637,767, a 41% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $83,105 describe the region.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Houston-Pasadena, TX, Texas vote in 2024?
In 2024, Houston-Pasadena, TX, Texas voted Republican by 8.0 points (R+8.0), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 2,735,082 votes cast, 1,235,044 went Democratic and 1,454,210 went Republican.
What is Houston-Pasadena, TX, Texas's political typology?
Akashic places Houston-Pasadena, TX, Texas in the "" typology. The typology is a data-driven cluster built from vote share, vote swing, race and ethnicity, income, language spoken at home, religion, and ancestry. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the region has voted Democratic 11 times, Republican 18 times, and other 0 times.
When did Houston-Pasadena, TX, Texas last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Houston-Pasadena, TX, Texas voted Democratic was 1964.
How many people live in Houston-Pasadena, TX, Texas?
Houston-Pasadena, TX, Texas has a population of 7,637,767 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Houston-Pasadena, TX, Texas?
Median household income in Houston-Pasadena, TX, Texas is $83,105 — above the national median of $80,734. The Texas state median is $78,476.
What is the political history of Houston-Pasadena, TX, Texas?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Houston-Pasadena, TX, Texas from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 11 went Democratic and 18 went Republican. The region's typology — "" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.