Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX Metro Area — Elections 1876–2024

Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX, Texas: Bellwether metro. In 2024, voted R+7%. Democratic peak: D+75 in 1936.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin: R+7MIT Election Lab
Political archetype: BellwetherAkashic typology
Population: 7,442,7882024 5-year
Median household income: $83,6742024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic): 40.1%2024 5-year
Black: 17.3%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino: 38.3%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin: D+75 in 1936MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin: R+26 in 1972MIT Election Lab

2024 results by constituent county

10 counties · 2 D · 8 R

R+60

D+60

One cell per constituent county. Ordered by 2024 D-vs-R margin (bluest first). Hover for county-level numbers.

38 presidential elections

Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
Year	Won	Margin	Democratic	Republican	Total
2024	R	−6.9%	1,216,384	1,400,279	2,661,805
2020	D	+0.7%	1,332,453	1,312,597	2,682,409
2016	R	−1.3%	993,209	1,020,566	2,104,670
2012	R	−11.8%	814,208	1,034,815	1,873,062
2008	R	−8.1%	826,212	973,384	1,813,190
2004	R	−17.5%	667,186	952,538	1,630,402
2000	R	−17.3%	574,623	823,365	1,435,228
1996	R	−7.4%	526,806	617,052	1,220,390
1992	R	−6.1%	488,460	569,411	1,321,309
1988	R	−15.1%	467,633	636,376	1,114,439
1984	R	−24.6%	438,017	725,045	1,166,222
1980	R	−19.0%	364,193	543,488	944,888
1976	R	−2.7%	424,023	447,514	879,169
1972	R	−26.3%	266,848	458,339	728,659
1968	R	−1.3%	237,444	244,982	601,818
1964	D	+22.6%	299,073	188,678	488,853
1960	R	−2.4%	199,992	210,195	420,316
1956	R	−21.6%	127,814	199,938	333,574
1952	R	−11.2%	150,221	188,231	338,884
1948	D	+18.3%	85,174	54,518	167,305
1944	D	+58.2%	100,495	16,273	144,608
1940	D	+57.5%	102,880	27,730	130,797
1936	D	+75.4%	82,775	11,419	94,588
1932	D	+71.3%	73,601	12,091	86,313
1928	R	−1.9%	35,498	36,885	72,503
1924	D	+41.0%	36,913	14,123	55,553
1920	D	+22.1%	21,659	11,818	44,584
1916	D	+46.0%	19,356	6,825	27,240
1912	D	+56.9%	13,893	2,370	20,242
1908	—	No data	—	—	—
1904	—	No data	—	—	—
1900	—	No data	—	—	—
1896	—	No data	—	—	—
1892	—	No data	—	—	—
1888	—	No data	—	—	—
1884	—	No data	—	—	—
1880	—	No data	—	—	—
1876	—	No data	—	—	—

Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry

Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.

German

6.9%

English

6.7%

Irish

4.9%

American

3.6%

Italian

2.0%

French

1.6%

Polish

0.7%

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: 35.5 in this county, 39.1 nationally

Male

Age

Female

0.4%

85+

0.7%

1.5%

75–84

1.9%

3.7%

65–74

4.1%

5.4%

55–64

5.6%

6.4%

45–54

6.3%

7.3%

35–44

7.3%

7.1%

25–34

7.2%

4.7%

18–24

4.5%

9.8%

5–17

9.5%

3.4%

3.3%

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

Median household income

2024 inflation-adjusted dollars

$83,674

Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX ranks near the middle of US counties.

Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX$83,674

Texas$78,476

United States$80,734

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

Poverty rate

All persons below federal poverty line

13.9%

Children face moderate poverty.

Children under 1819.4%

Working age (18–64)11.9%

Seniors (65+)12.9%

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

Language at home

Population aged 5 and older

60.0%

speak English only

Spanish29.6%

Asian & Pacific Islander5.0%

Other Indo-European3.7%

Other languages1.7%

Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.

Religious adherents

Adherents per capita by tradition

Catholic & Orthodox

18.4%

Baptist

12.9%

Other Christian

12.9%

Methodist

3.7%

Non-Christian

3.1%

Pentecostal & Holiness

1.8%

Mainline Protestant

1.7%

Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 45.5% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Houston's electorate is roughly 44% Hispanic, 17% Black, and 33% non-Hispanic white, a mix that has steadily compressed Republican margins in countywide races while suburban nodes like The Woodlands continue to anchor conservative turnout.

The Democratic margin in Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX has rarely exceeded seventy-five points in modern history; the Republican margin has rarely exceeded twenty-six points. 2024 delivered the metro to the Republican candidate by seven points.

Its demographics resemble the country more than they resemble most metros. A 40% non-Hispanic-white share, a 14% poverty rate, and a median household income of $83,674 — all within the broad national range.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX, Texas vote in 2024?

In 2024, Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX, Texas voted Republican by 6.9 points (R+7), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 2,661,805 votes cast, 1,216,384 went Democratic and 1,400,279 went Republican.

What is Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX, Texas's political archetype?

Akashic classifies Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, 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 11 times, Republican 18 times, and other 0 times.

When did Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX, Texas last vote Democratic?

The most recent presidential election in which Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX, Texas voted Democratic was 2020.

How many people live in Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX, Texas?

Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX, Texas has a population of 7,442,788 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.

What is the median household income in Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX, Texas?

Median household income in Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX, Texas is $83,674 — above the national median of $80,734. The Texas state median is $78,476.

What is the political history of Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX, Texas?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX, Texas from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 11 went Democratic and 18 went Republican. The metro's archetype — "Bellwether" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.

Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX votes the way the country votes.

Key facts

Demographics

Frequently asked questions