Brownsville-Harlingen, TX, Texas: New American metro. In 2024, voted R+6%. Democratic peak: D+82 in 1912.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+6MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- New AmericanAkashic typology
- Population
- 426,1202024 5-year
- Median household income
- $52,6012024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 35.4%2024 5-year
- Black
- 0.6%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 89.3%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+82 in 1912MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+30 in 1952MIT Election Lab
2024 presidential election
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX
TrumpR+6
Constituent county margins for Brownsville-Harlingen, TX, TXOne cell per constituent county, colored by 2024 presidential margin from deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic), ordered bluest first.
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
| Donald Trump ✓Republican | 52.4% | 60,991 |
|---|---|---|
| Kamala HarrisDemocratic | 46.6% | 54,258 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 0.9% | 1,060 |
D+60R+60
1 counties, each filled by 2024 D-vs-R margin.
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1876–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1876 | No data |
| 1880 | No data |
| 1884 | No data |
| 1888 | No data |
| 1892 | No data |
| 1896 | No data |
| 1900 | No data |
| 1904 | No data |
| 1908 | No data |
| 1912 | +82.2% |
| 1916 | +49.0% |
| 1920 | +0.6% |
| 1924 | +26.2% |
| 1928 | −5.1% |
| 1932 | +59.7% |
| 1936 | +45.4% |
| 1940 | +28.3% |
| 1944 | +5.8% |
| 1948 | +17.6% |
| 1952 | −29.9% |
| 1956 | −14.9% |
| 1960 | +9.8% |
| 1964 | +25.4% |
| 1968 | +13.4% |
| 1972 | −21.8% |
| 1976 | +21.0% |
| 1980 | +2.5% |
| 1984 | −5.6% |
| 1988 | +12.1% |
| 1992 | +15.8% |
| 1996 | +29.1% |
| 2000 | +8.7% |
| 2004 | −1.2% |
| 2008 | +28.8% |
| 2012 | +31.1% |
| 2016 | +32.3% |
| 2020 | +13.1% |
| 2024 | −5.8% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 54,258 | 60,991 | 116,309 | ||
| D | 64,063 | 49,032 | 114,326 | ||
| D | 59,402 | 29,472 | 92,665 | ||
| D | 49,975 | 26,099 | 76,895 | ||
| D | 48,480 | 26,671 | 75,657 | ||
| R | 33,998 | 34,801 | 69,156 | ||
| D | 33,214 | 27,800 | 62,057 | ||
| D | 34,891 | 18,434 | 56,493 | ||
| D | 29,435 | 20,123 | 59,057 | ||
| D | 30,972 | 24,263 | 55,552 | ||
| R | 26,394 | 29,545 | 56,126 | ||
| D | 23,200 | 22,041 | 46,285 | ||
| D | 25,310 | 16,448 | 42,111 | ||
| R | 13,340 | 20,816 | 34,300 | ||
| D | 15,726 | 11,759 | 29,527 | ||
| D | 16,056 | 9,531 | 25,659 | ||
| D | 12,416 | 10,190 | 22,640 | ||
| R | 8,829 | 11,952 | 21,022 | ||
| R | 7,559 | 14,018 | 21,602 | ||
| D | 6,778 | 4,689 | 11,859 | ||
| D | 5,998 | 5,309 | 11,846 | ||
| D | 6,035 | 3,370 | 9,433 | ||
| D | 5,887 | 2,160 | 8,206 | ||
| D | 7,146 | 1,785 | 8,985 | ||
| R | 3,202 | 3,544 | 6,757 | ||
| D | 2,225 | 1,266 | 3,667 | ||
| D | 920 | 909 | 1,846 | ||
| D | 1,260 | 420 | 1,716 | ||
| D | 2,146 | 149 | 2,429 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
2.3%
English
2.2%
American
2.1%
Irish
1.3%
Italian
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: 32.7 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
85+
75–84
65–74
55–64
45–54
35–44
25–34
18–24
5–17
<5
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Median household income
Inflation-adjusted dollars
$52,601
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX ranks near the middle of US counties.
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX$52,601
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
24.8%
Children face higher poverty than working-age adults.
Children under 1835.6%
Working age (18–64)20.0%
Seniors (65+)26.5%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
27.8%
speak English only
Spanish71.3%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.5%
Other Indo-European0.4%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 45.4% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Anchored by the Rio Grande and Cameron County, this metro is roughly 90% Hispanic and delivered a notably closer presidential result in 2020 than in prior cycles, drawing national attention to South Texas voting patterns.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of eighty-two points in 1912 and a Republican high of thirty points in 1952. Between 2020 and 2024 the metro moved nineteen points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was six points.
A population of 426,120, a 35% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $52,601 describe the metro.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Brownsville-Harlingen, TX, Texas vote in 2024?
In 2024, Brownsville-Harlingen, TX, Texas voted Republican by 5.8 points (R+6), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 116,309 votes cast, 54,258 went Democratic and 60,991 went Republican.
What is Brownsville-Harlingen, TX, Texas's political typology?
Akashic places Brownsville-Harlingen, TX, Texas in the "New American" 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 metro has voted Democratic 22 times, Republican 7 times, and other 0 times.
When did Brownsville-Harlingen, TX, Texas last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Brownsville-Harlingen, TX, Texas voted Democratic was 2020.
How many people live in Brownsville-Harlingen, TX, Texas?
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX, Texas has a population of 426,120 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Brownsville-Harlingen, TX, Texas?
Median household income in Brownsville-Harlingen, TX, Texas is $52,601 — below the national median of $80,734. The Texas state median is $78,476.
What is the political history of Brownsville-Harlingen, TX, Texas?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Brownsville-Harlingen, TX, Texas from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 22 went Democratic and 7 went Republican. The metro's typology — "New American" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.