Corsicana, TX, Texas: Realigner metro. In 2024, voted R+52%. Democratic peak: D+90 in 1936.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+52MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- RealignerAkashic typology
- Population
- 54,7112024 5-year
- Median household income
- $63,1112024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 58.3%2024 5-year
- Black
- 9.4%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 32.1%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+90 in 1936MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+52 in 2024MIT Election Lab
Constituent county margins for Corsicana, 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 | 4,708 | 14,983 | 19,867 | ||
| R | 5,101 | 13,800 | 19,151 | ||
| R | 4,002 | 11,994 | 16,433 | ||
| R | 4,350 | 10,847 | 15,364 | ||
| R | 5,400 | 10,810 | 16,321 | ||
| R | 5,259 | 10,715 | 16,034 | ||
| R | 5,366 | 8,358 | 13,890 | ||
| D | 6,078 | 5,236 | 12,502 | ||
| D | 6,006 | 4,897 | 14,721 | ||
| D | 6,749 | 6,445 | 13,232 | ||
| R | 5,672 | 7,816 | 13,509 | ||
| D | 6,988 | 5,400 | 12,591 | ||
| D | 6,995 | 4,012 | 11,068 | ||
| R | 3,246 | 6,039 | 9,303 | ||
| D | 5,296 | 2,845 | 10,388 | ||
| D | 6,811 | 2,139 | 8,953 | ||
| D | 5,540 | 3,361 | 8,901 | ||
| D | 4,723 | 3,193 | 7,931 | ||
| D | 8,745 | 3,592 | 12,345 | ||
| D | 4,679 | 1,188 | 6,494 | ||
| D | 6,298 | 449 | 7,401 | ||
| D | 7,683 | 721 | 8,415 | ||
| D | 5,815 | 293 | 6,120 | ||
| D | 6,392 | 512 | 6,915 | ||
| D | 3,648 | 3,341 | 6,989 | ||
| D | 6,408 | 996 | 7,481 | ||
| D | 3,328 | 821 | 5,172 | ||
| D | 3,527 | 294 | 3,927 | ||
| D | 2,589 | 165 | 3,048 | ||
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Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
Irish
7.4%
German
7.3%
English
6.7%
American
4.5%
French
1.4%
Scottish
1.4%
Italian
0.8%
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: 36.7 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
$63,111
Corsicana, TX ranks near the middle of US counties.
Corsicana, TX$63,111
Texas$78,476
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
17.1%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1823.6%
Working age (18–64)14.9%
Seniors (65+)13.1%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
74.4%
speak English only
Spanish23.9%
Asian & Pacific Islander1.1%
Other Indo-European0.5%
Other languages0.1%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 55.0% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Corsicana anchors a small metro whose voting patterns have shifted sharply rightward over two decades, reflecting the broader rural Texas trend of blue-collar communities moving away from their historically Democratic roots.
The unraveling was not abrupt. The Democratic margin in Corsicana, TX peaked at ninety 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 twenty-two points. By 2024, the margin had widened further.
The economic and demographic context is severe. The median household income of $63,111 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 Corsicana, TX, Texas vote in 2024?
In 2024, Corsicana, TX, Texas voted Republican by 51.7 points (R+52), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 19,867 votes cast, 4,708 went Democratic and 14,983 went Republican.
What is Corsicana, TX, Texas's political archetype?
Akashic classifies Corsicana, 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 20 times, Republican 9 times, and other 0 times.
When did Corsicana, TX, Texas last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Corsicana, TX, Texas voted Democratic was 1996.
How many people live in Corsicana, TX, Texas?
Corsicana, TX, Texas has a population of 54,711 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Corsicana, TX, Texas?
Median household income in Corsicana, TX, Texas is $63,111 — below the national median of $80,734. The Texas state median is $78,476.
What is the political history of Corsicana, TX, Texas?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Corsicana, TX, Texas from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 20 went Democratic and 9 went Republican. The metro's archetype — "Realigner" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.