Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX, Texas: Realigner metro. In 2024, voted R+35%. Democratic peak: D+78 in 1936.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+35MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- RealignerAkashic typology
- Population
- 396,8272024 5-year
- Median household income
- $64,9152024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 55.0%2024 5-year
- Black
- 23.6%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 18.5%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+78 in 1936MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+35 in 2024MIT Election Lab
Constituent county margins for Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX, TXOne cell per constituent county, colored by 2024 presidential margin from deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic), ordered bluest first.
R+60D+60
One cell per constituent county. Ordered by 2024 D-vs-R margin (bluest first). Hover for county-level numbers.
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 48,228 | 101,478 | 150,967 | ||
| R | 55,904 | 100,614 | 158,388 | ||
| R | 50,958 | 87,981 | 142,398 | ||
| R | 54,827 | 84,354 | 140,727 | ||
| R | 56,473 | 81,017 | 138,404 | ||
| R | 64,150 | 79,745 | 144,484 | ||
| R | 62,891 | 69,607 | 134,399 | ||
| D | 66,774 | 53,910 | 131,637 | ||
| D | 70,463 | 45,300 | 144,826 | ||
| D | 81,728 | 54,610 | 136,774 | ||
| D | 78,444 | 68,890 | 147,724 | ||
| D | 67,928 | 55,239 | 126,221 | ||
| D | 69,316 | 45,644 | 115,718 | ||
| R | 40,033 | 64,243 | 104,472 | ||
| D | 39,411 | 33,879 | 107,946 | ||
| D | 59,117 | 36,974 | 96,385 | ||
| D | 53,926 | 36,993 | 91,419 | ||
| R | 33,338 | 37,733 | 71,411 | ||
| D | 39,210 | 31,507 | 70,790 | ||
| D | 29,665 | 6,932 | 43,370 | ||
| D | 29,198 | 5,678 | 38,046 | ||
| D | 25,702 | 5,444 | 31,192 | ||
| D | 22,819 | 2,853 | 25,757 | ||
| D | 22,742 | 3,989 | 26,887 | ||
| R | 9,285 | 11,079 | 20,380 | ||
| D | 8,826 | 5,502 | 14,967 | ||
| D | 6,300 | 1,433 | 9,121 | ||
| D | 5,119 | 738 | 6,173 | ||
| D | 3,231 | 310 | 4,467 | ||
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Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
7.8%
English
7.7%
Irish
7.2%
French
6.3%
American
4.2%
Italian
2.4%
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.
Age distribution by sex
Median age: 37.6 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.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$64,915
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX ranks near the middle of US counties.
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX$64,915
Texas$78,476
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
16.9%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1821.7%
Working age (18–64)15.3%
Seniors (65+)14.1%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
83.2%
speak English only
Spanish13.8%
Asian & Pacific Islander1.8%
Other Indo-European1.0%
Other languages0.3%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 35.8% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Beaumont-Port Arthur's heavy concentration of petrochemical and port workers, alongside a majority-minority population, has produced consistent Democratic margins above 40 points in recent presidential cycles — unusual loyalty given the region's energy-sector economic base.
The unraveling was not abrupt. The Democratic margin in Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX peaked at seventy-eight points in 1936; it narrowed steadily over the late twentieth century. The 2000 election delivered the metro to the Republican party for the first time in many years, by a margin of five points. By 2024, the margin had settled into deep Republican territory.
The economic and demographic context is severe. The median household income of $64,915 is among the lowest at this geographic scale; 17% of residents live below the federal poverty line.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX, Texas vote in 2024?
In 2024, Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX, Texas voted Republican by 35.3 points (R+35), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 150,967 votes cast, 48,228 went Democratic and 101,478 went Republican.
What is Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX, Texas's political archetype?
Akashic classifies Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX, Texas as a "Realigner" metro based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the metro has voted Democratic 19 times, Republican 10 times, and other 0 times.
When did Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX, Texas last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX, Texas voted Democratic was 1996.
How many people live in Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX, Texas?
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX, Texas has a population of 396,827 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, TX, Texas?
Median household income in Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX, Texas is $64,915 — below the national median of $80,734. The Texas state median is $78,476.
What is the political history of Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX, Texas?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX, Texas from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 19 went Democratic and 10 went Republican. The metro's archetype — "Realigner" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.