Eagle Pass, TX, Texas: Populist metro. In 2024, voted R+18%. Democratic peak: D+68 in 1940.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+18MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- PopulistAkashic typology
- Population
- 58,0822024 5-year
- Median household income
- $49,5682024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 17.2%2024 5-year
- Black
- 0.2%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 94.8%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+68 in 1940MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+27 in 1928MIT Election Lab
Constituent county margins for Eagle Pass, 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 | 6,373 | 9,285 | 15,745 | ||
| D | 8,332 | 6,881 | 15,346 | ||
| D | 10,397 | 2,816 | 13,588 | ||
| D | 8,303 | 2,171 | 10,563 | ||
| D | 8,554 | 2,316 | 10,939 | ||
| D | 5,948 | 4,025 | 10,034 | ||
| D | 5,995 | 3,143 | 9,229 | ||
| D | 5,307 | 1,050 | 6,586 | ||
| D | 4,540 | 2,002 | 7,339 | ||
| D | 4,395 | 1,592 | 6,003 | ||
| D | 3,063 | 1,783 | 4,861 | ||
| D | 2,932 | 1,370 | 4,367 | ||
| D | 2,840 | 924 | 3,802 | ||
| D | 1,710 | 1,477 | 3,197 | ||
| D | 1,570 | 771 | 2,506 | ||
| D | 2,113 | 545 | 2,661 | ||
| D | 1,498 | 639 | 2,139 | ||
| D | 820 | 721 | 1,560 | ||
| D | 962 | 839 | 1,802 | ||
| D | 695 | 270 | 994 | ||
| D | 787 | 302 | 1,122 | ||
| D | 875 | 166 | 1,045 | ||
| D | 890 | 166 | 1,096 | ||
| D | 847 | 199 | 1,056 | ||
| R | 180 | 311 | 491 | ||
| R | 199 | 261 | 491 | ||
| R | 173 | 296 | 475 | ||
| R | 192 | 246 | 441 | ||
| D | 186 | 143 | 409 | ||
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Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
American
0.9%
Irish
0.6%
German
0.5%
English
0.5%
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: 30.3 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
$49,568
Eagle Pass, TX ranks near the middle of US counties.
Eagle Pass, TX$49,568
Texas$78,476
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
22.8%
Children face higher poverty than working-age adults.
Children under 1829.7%
Working age (18–64)18.6%
Seniors (65+)34.9%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
10.7%
speak English only
Spanish88.1%
Other languages0.8%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.2%
Other Indo-European0.1%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 22.8% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Eagle Pass sits at a major international port of entry between Texas and Coahuila, making border-crossing volumes and binational economic ties a persistent driver of local political priorities and voter concerns.
The Democratic margin in Eagle Pass, TX peaked at sixty-eight points in 1940. By 2024 the metro had flipped, voting Republican for the first time in many years. The 2024 margin was eighteen points, the most Republican-leaning result in the metro's modern history.
The economic context is the key. The median household income of $49,568 sits well below state and national norms, and 23% of residents live below the federal poverty line. The shift here is part of a broader realignment of working-class places across the country.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Eagle Pass, TX, Texas vote in 2024?
In 2024, Eagle Pass, TX, Texas voted Republican by 18.5 points (R+18), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 15,745 votes cast, 6,373 went Democratic and 9,285 went Republican.
What is Eagle Pass, TX, Texas's political archetype?
Akashic classifies Eagle Pass, TX, Texas as a "Populist" metro based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the metro has voted Democratic 24 times, Republican 5 times, and other 0 times.
When did Eagle Pass, TX, Texas last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Eagle Pass, TX, Texas voted Democratic was 2020.
How many people live in Eagle Pass, TX, Texas?
Eagle Pass, TX, Texas has a population of 58,082 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Eagle Pass, TX, Texas?
Median household income in Eagle Pass, TX, Texas is $49,568 — below the national median of $80,734. The Texas state median is $78,476.
What is the political history of Eagle Pass, TX, Texas?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Eagle Pass, TX, Texas from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 24 went Democratic and 5 went Republican. The metro's archetype — "Populist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.