Corpus Christi, TX, Texas: Old Confederacy metro. In 2024, voted R+19%. Democratic peak: D+73 in 1932.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+19MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- Old ConfederacyAkashic typology
- Population
- 448,0122024 5-year
- Median household income
- $67,4792024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 49.1%2024 5-year
- Black
- 3.4%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 59.6%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+73 in 1932MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+19 in 2024MIT Election Lab
Constituent county margins for Corpus Christi, 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 | 64,104 | 94,628 | 160,288 | ||
| R | 72,829 | 90,372 | 165,503 | ||
| R | 59,534 | 71,536 | 136,573 | ||
| R | 56,332 | 67,801 | 125,830 | ||
| R | 59,772 | 71,488 | 132,404 | ||
| R | 54,843 | 79,402 | 135,148 | ||
| R | 55,826 | 65,895 | 124,272 | ||
| D | 61,105 | 48,917 | 117,591 | ||
| D | 56,765 | 47,063 | 126,448 | ||
| D | 61,434 | 59,354 | 121,586 | ||
| R | 57,255 | 69,759 | 127,242 | ||
| D | 53,851 | 51,993 | 109,206 | ||
| D | 64,360 | 40,635 | 105,901 | ||
| R | 39,218 | 50,898 | 90,642 | ||
| D | 47,065 | 26,100 | 82,617 | ||
| D | 49,094 | 16,838 | 66,043 | ||
| D | 35,555 | 22,828 | 58,507 | ||
| D | 24,065 | 24,044 | 48,300 | ||
| D | 23,974 | 23,162 | 47,224 | ||
| D | 18,307 | 6,775 | 26,291 | ||
| D | 14,259 | 4,847 | 20,235 | ||
| D | 13,239 | 4,186 | 17,482 | ||
| D | 9,016 | 1,776 | 10,942 | ||
| D | 9,069 | 1,413 | 10,536 | ||
| R | 3,716 | 4,030 | 7,749 | ||
| D | 4,606 | 2,599 | 7,419 | ||
| D | 2,012 | 740 | 2,927 | ||
| D | 2,603 | 558 | 3,405 | ||
| D | 1,648 | 267 | 2,433 | ||
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Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
8.3%
English
6.1%
Irish
5.5%
American
3.0%
Italian
1.3%
French
1.0%
Scottish
1.0%
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: 37.9 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
$67,479
Corpus Christi, TX ranks near the middle of US counties.
Corpus Christi, TX$67,479
Texas$78,476
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
16.8%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1824.4%
Working age (18–64)14.2%
Seniors (65+)17.4%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
68.8%
speak English only
Spanish28.7%
Asian & Pacific Islander1.5%
Other Indo-European1.0%
Other languages0.1%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 36.6% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Nueces County anchors this metro and has trended more competitive in recent cycles despite a Hispanic majority exceeding 60%, making it a closely watched bellwether for South Texas political shifts.
The shift began with civil rights. 2000 marked the realignment in Corpus Christi, TX, by a eight points margin. The Republican margin reached its widest at nineteen points in 2024. The 2024 margin was nineteen points.
The political shift has tracked, in Corpus Christi, TX, the political shift of the South more broadly. A 49% non-Hispanic-white share, a median household income of $67,479, and a 17% poverty rate describe the demographic context.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Corpus Christi, TX, Texas vote in 2024?
In 2024, Corpus Christi, TX, Texas voted Republican by 19.0 points (R+19), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 160,288 votes cast, 64,104 went Democratic and 94,628 went Republican.
What is Corpus Christi, TX, Texas's political archetype?
Akashic classifies Corpus Christi, TX, Texas as a "Old Confederacy" 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 Corpus Christi, TX, Texas last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Corpus Christi, TX, Texas voted Democratic was 1996.
How many people live in Corpus Christi, TX, Texas?
Corpus Christi, TX, Texas has a population of 448,012 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Corpus Christi, TX, Texas?
Median household income in Corpus Christi, TX, Texas is $67,479 — below the national median of $80,734. The Texas state median is $78,476.
What is the political history of Corpus Christi, TX, Texas?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Corpus Christi, TX, Texas from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 19 went Democratic and 10 went Republican. The metro's archetype — "Old Confederacy" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.