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1876–2024
Austin·Texas

Austin delivered D+14 in 2024 — Democratic for decades.

A tech-driven boomtown reshaping Central Texas's electoral map

1876 — 2024·38 elections
TX
Latest
D+14
in 2024
Archetype
Democratic loyalist
since the recent cycles
Population
2,588,606
2024 ACS

Austin, Texas: Democratic loyalist market. In 2024, voted D+14%. Democratic peak: D+81 in 1932.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
D+14MIT Election Lab
Political archetype
Democratic loyalistAkashic typology
Population
2,588,6062024 5-year
Median household income
$99,0392024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
58.0%2024 5-year
Black
6.9%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
31.5%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+81 in 1932MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin
R+21 in 1984MIT Election Lab
2024 results by constituent county
12 counties · 2 D · 10 R
R+60
D+60
One cell per constituent county. Ordered by 2024 D-vs-R margin (bluest first). Hover for county-level numbers.
38 presidential elections
Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
D
+14.1%
653,331488,5611,166,083
D
+20.7%
679,384442,5131,145,887
D
+13.2%
454,340341,220854,725
D
+1.5%
347,953337,448708,083
D
+8.8%
383,690320,625715,746
R
−5.2%
290,244322,474623,166
R
−18.2%
187,063280,135511,518
D
+1.9%
190,643183,035406,929
D
+7.5%
184,749152,133432,748
D
+2.4%
187,372178,548369,367
R
−21.4%
130,165201,175332,401
R
−3.8%
111,926121,292248,211
D
+6.5%
117,921103,307224,460
R
−19.5%
71,579106,395178,877
D
+7.6%
62,49652,423131,720
D
+41.1%
76,98832,069109,165
D
+14.4%
50,89638,06389,249
R
−5.4%
38,57643,00981,812
R
−3.8%
40,35243,56484,002
D
+45.3%
43,20215,18761,834
D
+43.9%
35,88411,85854,723
D
+47.0%
41,42114,88556,427
D
+72.0%
34,1845,43739,945
D
+80.7%
41,3694,34645,895
D
+11.9%
19,30215,18934,530
D
+53.0%
29,8057,47242,117
D
+25.6%
14,5926,78630,438
D
+40.9%
15,4506,33422,275
D
+56.8%
12,7632,25218,518
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Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
13.0%
English
10.9%
Irish
8.4%
American
3.6%
Italian
3.0%
Scottish
2.4%
French
2.1%
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.
Age distribution by sex
Median age: 36.8 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
0.5%
85+
0.7%
1.7%
75–84
2.0%
3.8%
65–74
4.2%
5.3%
55–64
5.4%
6.7%
45–54
6.2%
8.3%
35–44
7.7%
8.6%
25–34
8.1%
4.6%
18–24
4.6%
8.2%
5–17
7.8%
2.9%
<5
2.8%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$99,039
Austin ranks near the middle of US counties.
Austin$99,039
Texas$78,476
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
9.8%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 1811.3%
Working age (18–64)9.4%
Seniors (65+)9.3%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
72.4%
speak English only
Spanish19.3%
Asian & Pacific Islander3.7%
Other Indo-European3.4%
Other languages1.1%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Catholic & Orthodox
19.4%
Other Christian
9.3%
Baptist
6.6%
Mainline Protestant
3.2%
Methodist
2.4%
Non-Christian
2.2%
Pentecostal & Holiness
0.7%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 56.2% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Rapid in-migration from coastal metros has accelerated demographic change across the Austin DMA, compressing margins in once-reliable suburban territory and making the market one of the most closely watched bellwethers in statewide Texas races.

The Democratic margin in Austin reached its widest at eighty-one points in 1932. The margin in 2024 was fourteen points — still decisive.

Its loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $99,039, a 58% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 2,588,606 together describe a market whose political habits are deeply settled.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Austin, Texas vote in 2024?
In 2024, Austin, Texas voted Democratic by 14.1 points (D+14), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 1,166,083 votes cast, 653,331 went Democratic and 488,561 went Republican.
What is Austin, Texas's political archetype?
Akashic classifies Austin, Texas as a "Democratic loyalist" market based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the market has voted Democratic 22 times, Republican 7 times, and other 0 times.
When did Austin, Texas last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which Austin, Texas voted Republican was 2004.
How many people live in Austin, Texas?
Austin, Texas has a population of 2,588,606 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Austin, Texas?
Median household income in Austin, Texas is $99,039 — above the national median of $80,734. The Texas state median is $78,476.
What is the political history of Austin, Texas?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Austin, Texas from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 22 went Democratic and 7 went Republican. The market's archetype — "Democratic loyalist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.