Eagle Pass, TX, Texas: New American metro. In 2024, voted R+18%. Democratic peak: D+68 in 1940.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+18MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- New AmericanAkashic typology
- Population
- 58,0822024 5-year
- Median household income
- $49,5682024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 17.2%2024 5-year
- Black
- 0.2%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 94.8%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+68 in 1940MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+27 in 1928MIT Election Lab
2024 presidential election
Eagle Pass, TX
TrumpR+18
Constituent county margins for Eagle Pass, 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 | 59.0% | 9,285 |
|---|---|---|
| Kamala HarrisDemocratic | 40.5% | 6,373 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 0.6% | 87 |
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 | +10.5% |
| 1916 | −12.2% |
| 1920 | −25.9% |
| 1924 | −12.6% |
| 1928 | −26.7% |
| 1932 | +61.4% |
| 1936 | +66.1% |
| 1940 | +67.8% |
| 1944 | +43.2% |
| 1948 | +42.8% |
| 1952 | +6.8% |
| 1956 | +6.3% |
| 1960 | +40.2% |
| 1964 | +58.9% |
| 1968 | +31.9% |
| 1972 | +7.3% |
| 1976 | +50.4% |
| 1980 | +35.8% |
| 1984 | +26.3% |
| 1988 | +46.7% |
| 1992 | +34.6% |
| 1996 | +64.6% |
| 2000 | +30.9% |
| 2004 | +19.2% |
| 2008 | +57.0% |
| 2012 | +58.1% |
| 2016 | +55.8% |
| 2020 | +9.5% |
| 2024 | −18.5% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 6,373 | 9,285 | 15,745 | ||
| D | 8,332 | 6,881 | 15,346 | ||
| D | 10,397 | 2,816 | 13,588 | ||
| D | 8,303 | 2,171 | 10,563 | ||
| D | 8,554 | 2,316 | 10,939 | ||
| D | 5,948 | 4,025 | 10,034 | ||
| D | 5,995 | 3,143 | 9,229 | ||
| D | 5,307 | 1,050 | 6,586 | ||
| D | 4,540 | 2,002 | 7,339 | ||
| D | 4,395 | 1,592 | 6,003 | ||
| D | 3,063 | 1,783 | 4,861 | ||
| D | 2,932 | 1,370 | 4,367 | ||
| D | 2,840 | 924 | 3,802 | ||
| D | 1,710 | 1,477 | 3,197 | ||
| D | 1,570 | 771 | 2,506 | ||
| D | 2,113 | 545 | 2,661 | ||
| D | 1,498 | 639 | 2,139 | ||
| D | 820 | 721 | 1,560 | ||
| D | 962 | 839 | 1,802 | ||
| D | 695 | 270 | 994 | ||
| D | 787 | 302 | 1,122 | ||
| D | 875 | 166 | 1,045 | ||
| D | 890 | 166 | 1,096 | ||
| D | 847 | 199 | 1,056 | ||
| R | 180 | 311 | 491 | ||
| R | 199 | 261 | 491 | ||
| R | 173 | 296 | 475 | ||
| R | 192 | 246 | 441 | ||
| D | 186 | 143 | 409 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
American
0.9%
Irish
0.6%
German
0.5%
English
0.5%
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: 30.3 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
$49,568
Eagle Pass, TX ranks near the middle of US counties.
Eagle Pass, TX$49,568
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
22.8%
Children face higher poverty than working-age adults.
Children under 1829.7%
Working age (18–64)18.6%
Seniors (65+)34.9%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
10.7%
speak English only
Spanish88.1%
Other languages0.8%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.2%
Other Indo-European0.1%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 22.8% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Eagle Pass sits at a major international port of entry between Texas and Coahuila, making border-crossing volumes and binational economic ties a persistent driver of local political priorities and voter concerns.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of sixty-eight points in 1940 and a Republican high of twenty-seven points in 1928. Between 2020 and 2024 the metro moved twenty-eight points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was eighteen points.
A population of 58,082, a 17% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $49,568 describe the metro.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Eagle Pass, TX, Texas vote in 2024?
In 2024, Eagle Pass, TX, Texas voted Republican by 18.5 points (R+18), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 15,745 votes cast, 6,373 went Democratic and 9,285 went Republican.
What is Eagle Pass, TX, Texas's political typology?
Akashic places Eagle Pass, 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 24 times, Republican 5 times, and other 0 times.
When did Eagle Pass, TX, Texas last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Eagle Pass, TX, Texas voted Democratic was 2020.
How many people live in Eagle Pass, TX, Texas?
Eagle Pass, TX, Texas has a population of 58,082 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Eagle Pass, TX, Texas?
Median household income in Eagle Pass, TX, Texas is $49,568 — below the national median of $80,734. The Texas state median is $78,476.
What is the political history of Eagle Pass, TX, Texas?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Eagle Pass, TX, Texas from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 24 went Democratic and 5 went Republican. The metro's typology — "New American" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.