Del Rio, TX, Texas: Bellwether metro. In 2024, voted R+27%. Democratic peak: D+54 in 1932.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+27MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- BellwetherAkashic typology
- Population
- 47,7412024 5-year
- Median household income
- $66,1002024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 49.0%2024 5-year
- Black
- 1.4%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 81.2%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+54 in 1932MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+33 in 1972MIT Election Lab
Constituent county margins for Del Rio, 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 | 5,282 | 9,162 | 14,612 | ||
| R | 6,771 | 8,284 | 15,280 | ||
| D | 6,964 | 5,890 | 13,617 | ||
| D | 6,285 | 5,635 | 12,081 | ||
| D | 6,982 | 5,752 | 12,820 | ||
| R | 4,757 | 6,968 | 11,795 | ||
| R | 5,056 | 6,223 | 11,474 | ||
| D | 5,623 | 4,357 | 10,600 | ||
| D | 4,748 | 4,102 | 10,996 | ||
| R | 5,044 | 5,109 | 10,211 | ||
| R | 3,857 | 5,909 | 9,787 | ||
| R | 4,116 | 5,055 | 9,353 | ||
| D | 4,603 | 3,476 | 8,152 | ||
| R | 2,049 | 4,052 | 6,124 | ||
| D | 3,205 | 1,914 | 5,698 | ||
| D | 3,555 | 1,346 | 4,902 | ||
| D | 2,049 | 1,551 | 3,603 | ||
| R | 1,598 | 1,660 | 3,267 | ||
| R | 1,647 | 1,725 | 3,373 | ||
| D | 1,242 | 672 | 1,978 | ||
| D | 1,210 | 676 | 1,985 | ||
| D | 1,628 | 616 | 2,247 | ||
| D | 1,262 | 504 | 1,771 | ||
| D | 1,412 | 421 | 1,835 | ||
| R | 620 | 854 | 1,474 | ||
| R | 434 | 457 | 998 | ||
| D | 418 | 296 | 718 | ||
| D | 446 | 135 | 588 | ||
| D | 298 | 196 | 652 | ||
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Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
4.6%
English
3.6%
Irish
3.3%
American
2.5%
Italian
0.9%
French
0.9%
Scottish
0.9%
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: 32.3 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
$66,100
Del Rio, TX ranks near the middle of US counties.
Del Rio, TX$66,100
Texas$78,476
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
16.6%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1818.5%
Working age (18–64)14.6%
Seniors (65+)28.5%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
36.2%
speak English only
Spanish62.8%
Other Indo-European0.6%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.4%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 58.4% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Del Rio anchors the Val Verde County economy around its international bridge and Laughlin Air Force Base, producing an electorate that trends heavily Democratic at the local level while sitting in a congressional district that has shifted competitive in recent cycles.
The Democratic margin in Del Rio, TX has rarely exceeded fifty-four points in modern history; the Republican margin has rarely exceeded thirty-three points. 2024 delivered the metro to the Republican candidate by twenty-seven points.
Its demographics resemble the country more than they resemble most metros. A 49% non-Hispanic-white share, a 17% poverty rate, and a median household income of $66,100 — all within the broad national range.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Del Rio, TX, Texas vote in 2024?
In 2024, Del Rio, TX, Texas voted Republican by 26.6 points (R+27), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 14,612 votes cast, 5,282 went Democratic and 9,162 went Republican.
What is Del Rio, TX, Texas's political archetype?
Akashic classifies Del Rio, TX, Texas as a "Bellwether" metro based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the metro has voted Democratic 17 times, Republican 12 times, and other 0 times.
When did Del Rio, TX, Texas last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Del Rio, TX, Texas voted Democratic was 2016.
How many people live in Del Rio, TX, Texas?
Del Rio, TX, Texas has a population of 47,741 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Del Rio, TX, Texas?
Median household income in Del Rio, TX, Texas is $66,100 — below the national median of $80,734. The Texas state median is $78,476.
What is the political history of Del Rio, TX, Texas?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Del Rio, TX, Texas from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 17 went Democratic and 12 went Republican. The metro's archetype — "Bellwether" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.