Del Rio, TX, Texas: New American metro. In 2024, voted R+27%. Democratic peak: D+54 in 1932.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+27MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- New AmericanAkashic typology
- Population
- 47,7412024 5-year
- Median household income
- $66,1002024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 49.0%2024 5-year
- Black
- 1.4%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 81.2%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+54 in 1932MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+33 in 1972MIT Election Lab
2024 presidential election
Del Rio, TX
TrumpR+27
Constituent county margins for Del Rio, 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 | 62.7% | 9,162 |
|---|---|---|
| Kamala HarrisDemocratic | 36.1% | 5,282 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 1.1% | 168 |
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 | +15.6% |
| 1916 | +52.9% |
| 1920 | +17.0% |
| 1924 | −2.3% |
| 1928 | −15.9% |
| 1932 | +54.0% |
| 1936 | +42.8% |
| 1940 | +45.0% |
| 1944 | +26.9% |
| 1948 | +28.8% |
| 1952 | −2.3% |
| 1956 | −1.9% |
| 1960 | +13.8% |
| 1964 | +45.1% |
| 1968 | +22.7% |
| 1972 | −32.7% |
| 1976 | +13.8% |
| 1980 | −10.0% |
| 1984 | −21.0% |
| 1988 | −0.6% |
| 1992 | +5.9% |
| 1996 | +11.9% |
| 2000 | −10.2% |
| 2004 | −18.7% |
| 2008 | +9.6% |
| 2012 | +5.4% |
| 2016 | +7.9% |
| 2020 | −9.9% |
| 2024 | −26.6% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 5,282 | 9,162 | 14,612 | ||
| R | 6,771 | 8,284 | 15,280 | ||
| D | 6,964 | 5,890 | 13,617 | ||
| D | 6,285 | 5,635 | 12,081 | ||
| D | 6,982 | 5,752 | 12,820 | ||
| R | 4,757 | 6,968 | 11,795 | ||
| R | 5,056 | 6,223 | 11,474 | ||
| D | 5,623 | 4,357 | 10,600 | ||
| D | 4,748 | 4,102 | 10,996 | ||
| R | 5,044 | 5,109 | 10,211 | ||
| R | 3,857 | 5,909 | 9,787 | ||
| R | 4,116 | 5,055 | 9,353 | ||
| D | 4,603 | 3,476 | 8,152 | ||
| R | 2,049 | 4,052 | 6,124 | ||
| D | 3,205 | 1,914 | 5,698 | ||
| D | 3,555 | 1,346 | 4,902 | ||
| D | 2,049 | 1,551 | 3,603 | ||
| R | 1,598 | 1,660 | 3,267 | ||
| R | 1,647 | 1,725 | 3,373 | ||
| D | 1,242 | 672 | 1,978 | ||
| D | 1,210 | 676 | 1,985 | ||
| D | 1,628 | 616 | 2,247 | ||
| D | 1,262 | 504 | 1,771 | ||
| D | 1,412 | 421 | 1,835 | ||
| R | 620 | 854 | 1,474 | ||
| R | 434 | 457 | 998 | ||
| D | 418 | 296 | 718 | ||
| D | 446 | 135 | 588 | ||
| D | 298 | 196 | 652 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
4.6%
English
3.6%
Irish
3.3%
American
2.5%
Italian
0.9%
French
0.9%
Scottish
0.9%
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: 32.3 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
$66,100
Del Rio, TX ranks near the middle of US counties.
Del Rio, TX$66,100
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
16.6%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1818.5%
Working age (18–64)14.6%
Seniors (65+)28.5%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
36.2%
speak English only
Spanish62.8%
Other Indo-European0.6%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.4%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 58.4% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Del Rio anchors the Val Verde County economy around its international bridge and Laughlin Air Force Base, producing an electorate that trends heavily Democratic at the local level while sitting in a congressional district that has shifted competitive in recent cycles.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of fifty-four points in 1932 and a Republican high of thirty-three points in 1972. Between 2020 and 2024 the metro moved seventeen points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was twenty-seven points.
A population of 47,741, a 49% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $66,100 describe the metro.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Del Rio, TX, Texas vote in 2024?
In 2024, Del Rio, TX, Texas voted Republican by 26.6 points (R+27), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 14,612 votes cast, 5,282 went Democratic and 9,162 went Republican.
What is Del Rio, TX, Texas's political typology?
Akashic places Del Rio, 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 17 times, Republican 12 times, and other 0 times.
When did Del Rio, TX, Texas last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Del Rio, TX, Texas voted Democratic was 2016.
How many people live in Del Rio, TX, Texas?
Del Rio, TX, Texas has a population of 47,741 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Del Rio, TX, Texas?
Median household income in Del Rio, TX, Texas is $66,100 — below the national median of $80,734. The Texas state median is $78,476.
What is the political history of Del Rio, TX, Texas?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Del Rio, TX, Texas from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 17 went Democratic and 12 went Republican. The metro's typology — "New American" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.