San Antonio, Texas: New American market. In 2024, voted R+9%. Democratic peak: D+70 in 1932.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+9MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- New AmericanAkashic typology
- Population
- 2,980,6162024 5-year
- Median household income
- $75,1992024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 47.2%2024 5-year
- Black
- 6.5%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 55.4%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+70 in 1932MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+25 in 1972MIT Election Lab
2024 presidential election
San Antonio
TrumpR+9
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
| Donald Trump ✓Republican | 53.9% | 639,150 |
|---|---|---|
| Kamala HarrisDemocratic | 44.8% | 530,491 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 1.3% | 15,650 |
D+60R+60
25 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
| 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 | +42.2% |
| 1916 | +18.2% |
| 1920 | −3.3% |
| 1924 | +20.8% |
| 1928 | +1.3% |
| 1932 | +69.7% |
| 1936 | +49.7% |
| 1940 | +32.4% |
| 1944 | +18.3% |
| 1948 | +18.2% |
| 1952 | −16.6% |
| 1956 | −18.9% |
| 1960 | +6.8% |
| 1964 | +33.7% |
| 1968 | +8.7% |
| 1972 | −25.3% |
| 1976 | +8.5% |
| 1980 | −10.1% |
| 1984 | −23.2% |
| 1988 | −7.9% |
| 1992 | −1.9% |
| 1996 | −1.0% |
| 2000 | −16.1% |
| 2004 | −20.3% |
| 2008 | −5.8% |
| 2012 | −9.3% |
| 2016 | −3.3% |
| 2020 | −0.4% |
| 2024 | −9.2% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 530,491 | 639,150 | 1,185,291 | ||
| R | 571,782 | 576,636 | 1,167,125 | ||
| R | 412,999 | 442,885 | 902,683 | ||
| R | 351,192 | 424,359 | 787,212 | ||
| R | 369,811 | 415,876 | 791,869 | ||
| R | 283,670 | 429,218 | 718,028 | ||
| R | 253,245 | 353,354 | 623,149 | ||
| R | 249,870 | 254,999 | 539,171 | ||
| R | 236,750 | 247,890 | 596,306 | ||
| R | 244,355 | 286,818 | 535,048 | ||
| R | 189,717 | 304,830 | 495,462 | ||
| R | 192,680 | 237,726 | 444,352 | ||
| D | 206,805 | 174,040 | 385,575 | ||
| R | 121,028 | 203,536 | 326,099 | ||
| D | 132,006 | 108,427 | 269,667 | ||
| D | 161,566 | 79,909 | 241,962 | ||
| D | 112,059 | 97,734 | 210,905 | ||
| R | 71,594 | 105,267 | 177,765 | ||
| R | 79,434 | 111,144 | 191,170 | ||
| D | 65,915 | 44,582 | 117,527 | ||
| D | 63,669 | 43,023 | 112,533 | ||
| D | 70,304 | 35,862 | 106,447 | ||
| D | 68,131 | 22,714 | 91,310 | ||
| D | 79,278 | 13,935 | 93,725 | ||
| D | 35,733 | 34,817 | 70,639 | ||
| D | 35,178 | 21,039 | 67,939 | ||
| R | 18,194 | 19,727 | 45,939 | ||
| D | 21,358 | 14,624 | 36,963 | ||
| D | 17,510 | 5,120 | 29,341 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
9.9%
English
6.8%
Irish
5.7%
American
3.7%
Italian
2.0%
Polish
1.3%
French
1.2%
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: 36.2 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
$75,199
San Antonio ranks near the middle of US counties.
San Antonio$75,199
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
13.9%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1817.9%
Working age (18–64)12.4%
Seniors (65+)13.9%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
65.3%
speak English only
Spanish31.2%
Asian & Pacific Islander1.5%
Other Indo-European1.4%
Other languages0.6%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 46.0% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
The San Antonio media market anchors South Texas, where Hispanic voters make up the largest share of the electorate and shifts in their turnout patterns have repeatedly reshaped statewide margin calculations.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of seventy points in 1932 and a Republican high of twenty-five points in 1972. Between 2020 and 2024 the market moved nine points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was nine points.
A population of 2,980,616, a 47% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $75,199 describe the market.
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Frequently asked questions
How did San Antonio, Texas vote in 2024?
In 2024, San Antonio, Texas voted Republican by 9.2 points (R+9), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 1,185,291 votes cast, 530,491 went Democratic and 639,150 went Republican.
What is San Antonio, Texas's political typology?
Akashic places San Antonio, 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 13 times, Republican 16 times, and other 0 times.
When did San Antonio, Texas last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which San Antonio, Texas voted Democratic was 1976.
How many people live in San Antonio, Texas?
San Antonio, Texas has a population of 2,980,616 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in San Antonio, Texas?
Median household income in San Antonio, Texas is $75,199 — below the national median of $80,734. The Texas state median is $78,476.
What is the political history of San Antonio, Texas?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in San Antonio, Texas from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 13 went Democratic and 16 went Republican. The market's typology — "New American" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.