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Beaumont-Port Arthur·Texas

Beaumont-Port Arthur has voted Republican in seven straight presidential elections — R+41 in 2024.

Refinery corridor where labor history shapes Gulf Coast politics

1876 — 2024·38 elections
TX
LatestR+41in 2024
TypologyFlorida Surgecluster typology
Population461,8852024 ACS

Beaumont-Port Arthur, Texas: Florida Surge market. In 2024, voted R+41%. Democratic peak: D+78 in 1936.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
R+41MIT Election Lab
Political typology
Florida SurgeAkashic typology
Population
461,8852024 5-year
Median household income
$63,3342024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
57.8%2024 5-year
Black
22.3%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
16.8%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+78 in 1936MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin
R+41 in 2024MIT Election Lab
2024 presidential election
Beaumont-Port Arthur
TrumpR+41
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2024 presidential margin by county for Beaumont-Port Arthur, TXA map of the constituent counties of Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX, each outlined and filled by its 2024 presidential margin from deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic).Newton County, TX · R+67Tyler County, TX · R+73Hardin County, TX · R+76Jefferson County, TX · R+9Jasper County, TX · R+67Orange County, TX · R+67
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Donald Trump ✓Republican70.1%127,707
Kamala HarrisDemocratic29.1%53,044
OtherAll other candidates0.8%1,420
D+60
R+60
6 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: −41.0% in 2024.flipped R · 2000−41.0%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+66.8%
1916+74.4%
1920+56.3%
1924+32.9%
1928−4.1%
1932+73.5%
1936+78.4%
1940+67.4%
1944+61.6%
1948+52.8%
1952+11.0%
1956−7.3%
1960+18.4%
1964+24.0%
1968+5.8%
1972−23.4%
1976+22.2%
1980+11.5%
1984+5.8%
1988+19.8%
1992+17.7%
1996+9.8%
2000−6.7%
2004−13.2%
2008−21.3%
2012−25.5%
2016−31.6%
2020−34.1%
2024−41.0%
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
R
−41.0%
53,044127,707182,171
R
−34.1%
61,434126,232189,782
R
−31.6%
55,952109,502169,367
R
−25.5%
61,595104,333167,767
R
−21.3%
64,04899,129164,350
R
−13.2%
73,79396,294170,802
R
−6.7%
72,70283,337158,247
D
+9.8%
77,70762,646153,554
D
+17.7%
82,83552,739169,781
D
+19.8%
96,17964,324161,004
D
+5.8%
90,64680,616171,727
D
+11.5%
80,45963,559147,387
D
+22.2%
81,52851,787134,145
R
−23.4%
45,73673,719119,692
D
+5.8%
44,52937,393122,456
D
+24.0%
66,74640,847107,914
D
+18.4%
59,98741,252101,788
R
−7.3%
37,02842,92780,336
D
+11.0%
44,73935,83680,651
D
+52.8%
33,2947,50348,847
D
+61.6%
32,9956,42543,118
D
+67.4%
31,2046,06637,320
D
+78.4%
26,5063,17129,767
D
+73.5%
27,7684,17232,101
R
−4.1%
11,41312,38523,818
D
+32.9%
12,0635,91318,678
D
+56.3%
8,5791,66812,277
D
+74.4%
7,1538718,447
D
+66.8%
4,6713936,401
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Demographics

2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
English
7.7%
American
7.6%
German
7.5%
Irish
6.9%
French
5.8%
Italian
2.1%
Scottish
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: 38.5 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
0.6%
85+
1.2%
2.3%
75–84
2.7%
4.8%
65–74
5.3%
6.3%
55–64
6.3%
6.2%
45–54
5.6%
7.0%
35–44
6.3%
7.0%
25–34
6.1%
4.3%
18–24
3.8%
9.3%
5–17
8.8%
3.2%
<5
3.0%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Median household income
Inflation-adjusted dollars
$63,334
Beaumont-Port Arthur ranks near the middle of US counties.
Beaumont-Port Arthur$63,334
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
17.3%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1822.5%
Working age (18–64)15.8%
Seniors (65+)13.7%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
84.8%
speak English only
Spanish12.4%
Asian & Pacific Islander1.6%
Other Indo-European1.0%
Other languages0.3%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Baptist
24.7%
Catholic & Orthodox
18.4%
Other Christian
11.8%
Methodist
3.9%
Pentecostal & Holiness
2.4%
Mainline Protestant
1.1%
Non-Christian
0.8%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 36.9% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

The Beaumont–Port Arthur media market anchors one of the country's densest petrochemical manufacturing zones, where union-rooted communities and a substantial Black electorate have historically produced Democratic margins even as the surrounding rural Southeast Texas counties trend Republican.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of seventy-eight points in 1936 and a Republican high of forty-one points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the market moved seven points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was forty-one points.

A population of 461,885, a 58% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $63,334 describe the market.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Beaumont-Port Arthur, Texas vote in 2024?
In 2024, Beaumont-Port Arthur, Texas voted Republican by 41.0 points (R+41), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 182,171 votes cast, 53,044 went Democratic and 127,707 went Republican.
What is Beaumont-Port Arthur, Texas's political typology?
Akashic places Beaumont-Port Arthur, Texas in the "Florida Surge" 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 19 times, Republican 10 times, and other 0 times.
When did Beaumont-Port Arthur, Texas last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Beaumont-Port Arthur, Texas voted Democratic was 1996.
How many people live in Beaumont-Port Arthur, Texas?
Beaumont-Port Arthur, Texas has a population of 461,885 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Beaumont-Port Arthur, Texas?
Median household income in Beaumont-Port Arthur, Texas is $63,334 — below the national median of $80,734. The Texas state median is $78,476.
What is the political history of Beaumont-Port Arthur, Texas?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Beaumont-Port Arthur, Texas from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 19 went Democratic and 10 went Republican. The market's typology — "Florida Surge" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.