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1876–2024
Corpus Christi·Texas

Corpus Christi has voted Republican in seven straight presidential elections — R+20 in 2024.

South Texas coast where Hispanic majority turnout shapes statewide margins

1876 — 2024·38 elections
TX
LatestR+20in 2024
TypologyNew Americancluster typology
Population588,4082024 ACS

Corpus Christi, Texas: New American market. In 2024, voted R+20%. Democratic peak: D+75 in 1932.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
R+20MIT Election Lab
Political typology
New AmericanAkashic typology
Population
588,4082024 5-year
Median household income
$64,5762024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
49.9%2024 5-year
Black
3.4%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
62.2%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+75 in 1932MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin
R+20 in 2024MIT Election Lab
2024 presidential election
Corpus Christi
TrumpR+20
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2024 presidential margin by county for Corpus Christi, TXA map of the constituent counties of Corpus Christi, TX, each outlined and filled by its 2024 presidential margin from deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic).Jim Hogg County, TX · D+8Bee County, TX · R+40Kleberg County, TX · R+13Brooks County, TX · D+10Refugio County, TX · R+40Duval County, TX · R+10Aransas County, TX · R+56Kenedy County, TX · R+47Live Oak County, TX · R+70San Patricio County, TX · R+36Jim Wells County, TX · R+16Nueces County, TX · R+11
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Donald Trump ✓Republican59.7%124,784
Kamala HarrisDemocratic39.4%82,513
OtherAll other candidates0.9%1,864
D+60
R+60
12 counties, each filled by 2024 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1876–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over timeDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 1876 to 2024. Most recent: −20.2% in 2024.flipped R · 2000−20.2%DR18762024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
1876No data
1880No data
1884No data
1888No data
1892No data
1896No data
1900No data
1904No data
1908No data
1912+64.3%
1916+56.8%
1920+39.7%
1924+32.5%
1928+7.2%
1932+74.6%
1936+67.5%
1940+52.8%
1944+46.1%
1948+48.3%
1952+5.7%
1956+1.0%
1960+25.5%
1964+51.1%
1968+28.1%
1972−10.3%
1976+25.8%
1980+5.9%
1984−5.4%
1988+7.6%
1992+12.5%
1996+15.9%
2000−2.9%
2004−13.8%
2008−4.6%
2012−4.7%
2016−6.1%
2020−11.6%
2024−20.2%
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
R
−20.2%
82,513124,784209,161
R
−11.6%
94,851120,216217,896
R
−6.1%
82,61893,804183,343
R
−4.7%
79,54787,557169,153
R
−4.6%
84,29892,488178,221
R
−13.8%
78,698104,171183,985
R
−2.9%
81,28186,192170,590
D
+15.9%
89,39863,547162,957
D
+12.5%
85,11463,008177,462
D
+7.6%
92,10179,013172,228
R
−5.4%
84,71594,447179,542
D
+5.9%
81,19071,918157,346
D
+25.8%
94,52155,526151,195
R
−10.3%
58,16271,583130,332
D
+28.1%
70,83836,904120,695
D
+51.1%
75,78824,491100,427
D
+25.5%
56,83233,69790,692
D
+1.0%
37,73637,01475,066
D
+5.7%
40,42936,09576,638
D
+48.3%
33,54411,08146,474
D
+46.1%
24,9718,56835,615
D
+52.8%
25,8597,95433,896
D
+67.5%
19,6633,70423,657
D
+74.6%
19,4212,76522,318
D
+7.2%
9,2137,97517,198
D
+32.5%
9,7604,74515,410
D
+39.7%
5,0552,0317,619
D
+56.8%
5,6391,3787,496
D
+64.3%
4,1944805,772
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Demographics

2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
8.0%
English
5.7%
Irish
5.2%
American
2.8%
Italian
1.1%
French
1.0%
Scottish
0.8%
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: 37.1 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
0.7%
85+
1.2%
2.2%
75–84
2.7%
4.7%
65–74
5.0%
5.7%
55–64
5.8%
5.8%
45–54
5.6%
7.0%
35–44
6.3%
7.4%
25–34
6.5%
5.2%
18–24
4.6%
9.1%
5–17
8.5%
3.1%
<5
3.0%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Median household income
Inflation-adjusted dollars
$64,576
Corpus Christi ranks near the middle of US counties.
Corpus Christi$64,576
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
18.4%
Children face higher poverty than working-age adults.
Children under 1826.5%
Working age (18–64)15.5%
Seniors (65+)18.3%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
66.7%
speak English only
Spanish31.1%
Asian & Pacific Islander1.2%
Other Indo-European0.9%
Other languages0.1%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Catholic & Orthodox
40.1%
Baptist
9.8%
Other Christian
8.8%
Methodist
1.9%
Mainline Protestant
1.6%
Pentecostal & Holiness
1.5%
Non-Christian
0.7%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 35.6% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

The Corpus Christi media market spans the Coastal Bend, where a Hispanic-majority population and energy-sector employment combine to produce competitive down-ballot races even in cycles when top-of-ticket results lean predictably one direction.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of seventy-five points in 1932 and a Republican high of twenty points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the market moved nine points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was twenty points.

A population of 588,408, a 50% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $64,576 describe the market.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Corpus Christi, Texas vote in 2024?
In 2024, Corpus Christi, Texas voted Republican by 20.2 points (R+20), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 209,161 votes cast, 82,513 went Democratic and 124,784 went Republican.
What is Corpus Christi, Texas's political typology?
Akashic places Corpus Christi, 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 market has voted Democratic 20 times, Republican 9 times, and other 0 times.
When did Corpus Christi, Texas last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Corpus Christi, Texas voted Democratic was 1996.
How many people live in Corpus Christi, Texas?
Corpus Christi, Texas has a population of 588,408 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Corpus Christi, Texas?
Median household income in Corpus Christi, Texas is $64,576 — below the national median of $80,734. The Texas state median is $78,476.
What is the political history of Corpus Christi, Texas?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Corpus Christi, Texas from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 20 went Democratic and 9 went Republican. The market's typology — "New American" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.