San Angelo Media Market — Elections 1876–2024

San Angelo, Texas: Texan Right market. In 2024, voted R+54%. Democratic peak: D+79 in 1916.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin: R+54MIT Election Lab
Political typology: Texan RightAkashic typology
Population: 151,4732024 5-year
Median household income: $67,6192024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic): 63.4%2024 5-year
Black: 3.3%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino: 39.9%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin: D+79 in 1916MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin: R+54 in 2024MIT Election Lab

2024 presidential election

San Angelo

TrumpR+54

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How it voted

Share of the 2024 vote

Donald Trump ✓Republican	76.6%	46,584
Kamala HarrisDemocratic	22.5%	13,694
OtherAll other candidates	0.9%	575

D+60

R+60

11 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 time
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	+71.3%
1916	+79.3%
1920	+46.3%
1924	+48.8%
1928	−30.3%
1932	+75.2%
1936	+75.2%
1940	+71.3%
1944	+61.9%
1948	+58.1%
1952	−20.6%
1956	−23.3%
1960	−2.8%
1964	+26.1%
1968	−8.4%
1972	−43.9%
1976	−0.6%
1980	−19.6%
1984	−41.6%
1988	−22.2%
1992	−7.2%
1996	−16.8%
2000	−45.0%
2004	−52.7%
2008	−44.5%
2012	−51.5%
2016	−52.3%
2020	−50.6%
2024	−54.0%

DemocraticRepublican

38 presidential elections

Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
Year	Won	Margin	Democratic	Republican	Total
2024	R	−54.0%	13,694	46,584	60,853
2020	R	−50.6%	14,633	45,400	60,838
2016	R	−52.3%	11,356	38,660	52,158
2012	R	−51.5%	11,805	37,621	50,110
2008	R	−44.5%	14,557	38,232	53,241
2004	R	−52.7%	12,220	39,803	52,312
2000	R	−45.0%	12,934	34,684	48,383
1996	R	−16.8%	17,149	24,965	46,420
1992	R	−7.2%	16,899	20,662	51,909
1988	R	−22.2%	18,890	29,758	48,967
1984	R	−41.6%	14,070	34,241	48,453
1980	R	−19.6%	16,260	24,442	41,705
1976	R	−0.6%	18,324	18,547	37,160
1972	R	−43.9%	9,111	23,473	32,721
1968	R	−8.4%	11,655	14,256	30,889
1964	D	+26.1%	17,766	10,402	28,196
1960	R	−2.8%	12,949	13,692	26,714
1956	R	−23.3%	9,399	15,114	24,577
1952	R	−20.6%	11,306	17,198	28,545
1948	D	+58.1%	14,460	3,485	18,880
1944	D	+61.9%	13,915	2,511	18,436
1940	D	+71.3%	15,930	2,663	18,620
1936	D	+75.2%	11,925	1,640	13,673
1932	D	+75.2%	12,832	1,793	14,676
1928	R	−30.3%	3,871	7,246	11,126
1924	D	+48.8%	6,459	2,141	8,843
1920	D	+46.3%	4,179	1,356	6,093
1916	D	+79.3%	4,195	325	4,878
1912	D	+71.3%	2,906	172	3,832
1908	—	No data	—	—	—
1904	—	No data	—	—	—
1900	—	No data	—	—	—
1896	—	No data	—	—	—
1892	—	No data	—	—	—
1888	—	No data	—	—	—
1884	—	No data	—	—	—
1880	—	No data	—	—	—
1876	—	No data	—	—	—

Demographics

2024 ACS

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry

Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.

German

12.7%

English

10.0%

Irish

8.3%

American

5.6%

Scottish

1.9%

French

1.7%

Italian

1.3%

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: 37.8 in this county, 39.1 nationally

Male

Age

Female

0.8%

85+

1.3%

2.6%

75–84

3.0%

5.1%

65–74

5.7%

55–64

6.0%

5.3%

45–54

5.2%

6.7%

35–44

6.1%

7.3%

25–34

6.6%

5.0%

18–24

4.5%

8.9%

5–17

8.5%

3.0%

2.9%

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

2024 ACS

Median household income

Inflation-adjusted dollars

$67,619

San Angelo ranks near the middle of US counties.

San Angelo$67,619

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

11.4%

Child poverty is below the national average.

Children under 1813.2%

Working age (18–64)10.7%

Seniors (65+)14.6%

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

2024 ACS

Language at home

Population aged 5 and older

75.4%

speak English only

Spanish22.8%

Other Indo-European1.0%

Asian & Pacific Islander0.6%

Other languages0.2%

Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.

2020 religion census

Religious adherents

Adherents per capita by tradition

Baptist

21.1%

Catholic & Orthodox

18.2%

Other Christian

11.5%

Methodist

4.1%

Pentecostal & Holiness

2.7%

Mainline Protestant

2.0%

Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 40.4% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

The San Angelo media market covers a vast stretch of the Edwards Plateau and Permian Basin fringe, where sparse population and an economy rooted in ranching, oil, and military presence at Goodfellow AFB produce some of Texas's most reliably lopsided congressional margins.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of seventy-nine points in 1916 and a Republican high of fifty-four points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the market moved three points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was fifty-four points.

A population of 151,473, a 63% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $67,619 describe the market.

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Frequently asked questions

How did San Angelo, Texas vote in 2024?

In 2024, San Angelo, Texas voted Republican by 54.0 points (R+54), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 60,853 votes cast, 13,694 went Democratic and 46,584 went Republican.

What is San Angelo, Texas's political typology?

Akashic places San Angelo, Texas in the "Texan Right" 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 10 times, Republican 19 times, and other 0 times.

When did San Angelo, Texas last vote Democratic?

The most recent presidential election in which San Angelo, Texas voted Democratic was 1964.

How many people live in San Angelo, Texas?

San Angelo, Texas has a population of 151,473 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.

What is the median household income in San Angelo, Texas?

Median household income in San Angelo, Texas is $67,619 — below the national median of $80,734. The Texas state median is $78,476.

What is the political history of San Angelo, Texas?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in San Angelo, Texas from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 10 went Democratic and 19 went Republican. The market's typology — "Texan Right" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.

Tom Green County, TX	R +614
McCulloch County, TX	R +238
Sutton County, TX	R +186

San Angelo has voted Republican in fifteen straight presidential elections — R+54 in 2024.

Key facts

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