† 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
GroupMcAllen-Edinburg, TXTexasUnited States
Mexican87.6%32.1%11.3%
Puerto Rican0.4%0.8%1.8%
Honduran0.2%0.8%0.3%
Salvadoran0.2%1.2%0.7%
Spaniard0.2%0.3%—
American2.3%4.6%5.3%
German1.6%8.3%12.5%
English1.0%7.9%9.5%
Irish0.9%6.0%9.4%
Italian0.4%1.9%4.8%
French0.3%1.5%1.6%
Polish0.2%0.8%2.2%
Scottish0.2%1.3%1.3%
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
McAllen-Edinburg, TX
Texas
United States
Median age
30.4
35.7
39.1
Age 18–24
11.1%
9.7%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
11.7%
13.5%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
McAllen-Edinburg, TX
Texas
United States
Median household income
$53,186
$78,476
$84,427
Poverty rate
27.2%
13.8%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
20.1%
33.6%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
McAllen-Edinburg, TX
Texas
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
80.9%
35.2%
22.3%
Spanish
79.7%
28.2%
13.6%
Religious landscape
Measure
McAllen-Edinburg, TX
Texas
United States
Catholic
48.7%
20.1%
18.6%
Evangelical Protestant
9.6%
23.5%
16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted
37.1%
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.
McAllen-Edinburg, TX
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1912–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
1912
+68.4%
1916
+65.8%
1920
+40.1%
1924
+60.1%
1928
+4.4%
1932
+54.9%
1936
+45.7%
1940
+28.2%
1944
+32.4%
1948
+28.1%
1952
−12.8%
1956
−4.8%
1960
+24.0%
1964
+36.2%
1968
+19.3%
1972
−7.7%
1976
+33.1%
1980
+17.8%
1984
+14.5%
1988
+33.5%
1992
+31.5%
1996
+40.7%
2000
+25.3%
2004
+13.0%
2008
+40.8%
2012
+44.2%
2016
+41.5%
2020
+16.2%
2024
−3.8%
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
47.7%Harris111,379
51.5%Trump120,247
0.5%Stein1,146 +2
R+3.8
R+20.0
R+2.3
233,686
All 5 candidates in 2024 · 3 minor / independent
Donald J TrumpRepublican51.5%120,247
Kamala D HarrisDemocratic47.7%111,379
Jill SteinIndependent0.5%1,146
Chase OliverLibertarian0.4%841
OtherAll other candidates0.0%73
D
57.6%Biden137,322
41.4%Trump98,774
1.0%
D+16.2
R+25.3
D+11.7
238,409
D
68.8%Clinton128,098
27.3%Trump50,866
3.9%
D+41.5
R+2.7
D+39.4
186,148
D
71.6%Obama108,229
27.4%Romney41,412
1.0%
D+44.2
D+3.4
D+40.3
151,205
D
70.1%Obama98,535
29.3%McCain41,160
0.6%
D+40.8
D+27.8
D+33.5
140,576
D
56.3%Kerry69,568
43.3%Bush53,483
0.3%
D+13.0
R+12.2
D+15.5
123,464
D
62.0%Gore67,895
36.7%Bush40,212
1.3%
D+25.3
R+15.4
D+24.8
109,514
D
68.1%Clinton62,647
27.4%Dole25,193
4.5%
D+40.7
D+9.2
D+32.2
91,987
D
60.4%Clinton58,873
28.9%Bush28,185
10.6%
D+31.5
R+2.0
D+25.9
97,421
D
66.6%Dukakis61,288
33.1%Bush30,464
0.4%
D+33.5
D+19.0
D+41.2
92,081
D
57.1%Mondale49,194
42.6%Reagan36,717
0.3%
D+14.5
R+3.4
D+32.7
86,145
D
57.9%Carter39,324
40.0%Reagan27,197
2.1%
D+17.8
R+15.2
D+27.6
67,970
D
66.2%Carter39,667
33.2%Ford19,863
0.6%
D+33.1
D+40.7
D+31.0
59,918
R
45.9%McGovern21,686
53.6%Nixon25,309
0.5%
R+7.7
R+26.9
D+15.5
47,212
D
56.5%Humphrey24,009
37.3%Nixon15,829
6.2%
D+19.3
R+16.9
D+20.0
42,478
D
68.0%Johnson26,166
31.8%Goldwater12,241
0.2%
D+36.2
D+12.2
D+13.6
38,498
D
61.8%Kennedy22,714
37.9%Nixon13,908
0.3%
D+24.0
D+28.8
D+23.8
36,739
R
47.1%Stevenson12,531
51.9%Eisenhower13,817
1.0%
R+4.8
D+8.0
D+10.6
26,601
R
43.5%Stevenson12,306
56.3%Eisenhower15,923
0.2%
R+12.8
R+40.9
R+2.0
28,277
D
63.3%Truman11,522
35.1%Dewey6,399
1.6%
D+28.1
R+4.2
D+23.7
18,206
D
62.8%Roosevelt8,562
30.4%Dewey4,148
6.7%
D+32.4
D+4.2
D+24.9
13,629
D
64.0%Roosevelt8,671
35.8%Willkie4,855
0.2%
D+28.2
R+17.5
D+18.2
13,553
D
71.6%Roosevelt9,071
25.9%Landon3,282
2.5%
D+45.7
R+9.2
D+21.4
12,671
D
77.0%Roosevelt10,449
22.1%Hoover3,001
0.9%
D+54.9
D+50.4
D+37.1
13,570
D
52.1%Smith4,770
47.7%Hoover4,364
0.2%
D+4.4
R+55.7
D+21.9
9,150
D
78.2%Davis4,418
18.0%Coolidge1,019
3.8%
D+60.1
D+20.1
D+85.3
5,651
D
69.5%Cox2,827
29.4%Harding1,197
1.0%
D+40.1
R+25.7
D+66.3
4,066
D
82.2%Wilson1,880
16.4%Hughes375
1.4%
D+65.8
R+2.6
D+62.6
2,288
D
81.0%Wilson1,877
12.6%Taft291
6.5%
D+68.4
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2,318
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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
51.8%116,884
45.7%103,289
225,804
2020
D
55.8%125,123
40.2%90,129
224,187
2018
D
69.3%112,689
30.1%48,948
162,539
voter registration
Registered voters
Total registered voters, over time
Registered voters
Voter registration in McAllen-Edinburg, TX
Year
Total registered
2016
370,124
2018
396,062
2020
425,359
2022
451,043
2024
482,837
domestic migration
Who moves in and out
Net domestic migration over time
−1,881 net domestic migration · 2025
20112025
Net −34,856 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Domestic migration in McAllen-Edinburg, TX in McAllen-Edinburg, TX: net domestic migration by year
Year
Net domestic migration
2011
+654
2012
−2,366
2013
−4,099
2014
−2,962
2015
−4,526
2016
−4,774
2017
−4,221
2018
−4,069
2019
−3,425
2021
+81
2022
−1,360
2023
−234
2024
−1,674
2025
−1,881
McAllen-Edinburg, TX sits in the Gulf South and Southern Plains. In 2024 it voted Republican.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 68.4 points in 1912 and a Republican high of 12.8 points in 1952. Between 2020 and 2024 the region moved 20.0 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 3.8 points.
A population of 958,044, a 6% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $53,186 describe the region. The region's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Brownsville-Harlingen-Raymondville, TX and El Paso-Las Cruces, TX-NM.
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In 2024, McAllen-Edinburg, TX, Texas voted Republican by 3.8 points (R+3.8), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 233,686 votes cast, 111,379 went Democratic and 120,247 went Republican.
When did McAllen-Edinburg, TX, Texas last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which McAllen-Edinburg, TX, Texas voted Democratic was 2020.
How many people live in McAllen-Edinburg, TX, Texas?
McAllen-Edinburg, TX, Texas has a population of 958,044 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in McAllen-Edinburg, TX, Texas?
Median household income in McAllen-Edinburg, TX, Texas is $53,186 — below the national median of $80,734. The Texas state median is $78,476.
What is the political history of McAllen-Edinburg, TX, Texas?
Akashic tracks 34 presidential elections in McAllen-Edinburg, TX, Texas from 1892 to 2024. Of those, 25 went Democratic and 4 went Republican.
