Port Lavaca, TX, Texas: Realigner metro. In 2024, voted R+52%. Democratic peak: D+78 in 1932.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+52MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- RealignerAkashic typology
- Population
- 19,8682024 5-year
- Median household income
- $79,9592024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 55.5%2024 5-year
- Black
- 2.6%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 49.4%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+78 in 1932MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+52 in 2024MIT Election Lab
Constituent county margins for Port Lavaca, 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 | 1,853 | 5,939 | 7,841 | ||
| R | 2,148 | 5,641 | 7,868 | ||
| R | 2,118 | 4,638 | 6,974 | ||
| R | 2,410 | 4,144 | 6,648 | ||
| R | 2,729 | 4,106 | 6,879 | ||
| R | 2,561 | 4,348 | 6,929 | ||
| R | 2,766 | 3,724 | 6,563 | ||
| R | 2,753 | 2,832 | 6,113 | ||
| R | 2,550 | 2,640 | 6,779 | ||
| D | 3,314 | 3,183 | 6,524 | ||
| R | 2,586 | 4,434 | 7,039 | ||
| R | 3,034 | 3,312 | 6,549 | ||
| D | 3,642 | 2,377 | 6,061 | ||
| R | 1,936 | 3,614 | 5,566 | ||
| D | 2,612 | 1,672 | 5,350 | ||
| D | 3,398 | 1,031 | 4,434 | ||
| D | 1,961 | 1,599 | 3,594 | ||
| R | 1,067 | 1,912 | 2,992 | ||
| R | 813 | 1,406 | 2,222 | ||
| D | 589 | 346 | 1,030 | ||
| D | 732 | 158 | 1,073 | ||
| D | 935 | 152 | 1,088 | ||
| D | 685 | 92 | 781 | ||
| D | 834 | 100 | 944 | ||
| D | 375 | 333 | 711 | ||
| D | 686 | 181 | 902 | ||
| D | 363 | 95 | 561 | ||
| D | 388 | 84 | 544 | ||
| D | 355 | 36 | 527 | ||
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Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
12.9%
English
6.0%
American
6.0%
Irish
5.7%
Scottish
1.5%
Italian
0.9%
French
0.6%
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: 41.4 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
$79,959
Port Lavaca, TX ranks near the middle of US counties.
Port Lavaca, TX$79,959
Texas$78,476
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
7.7%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 1810.3%
Working age (18–64)5.3%
Seniors (65+)19.9%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
72.6%
speak English only
Spanish22.6%
Asian & Pacific Islander4.3%
Other Indo-European0.3%
Other languages0.2%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 29.4% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Port Lavaca, TX sits in the Gulf South and Southern Plains. Its political identity was forged in the union halls of the mid-twentieth century, when industrial labor and the Democratic party became, for working people, two faces of the same political fact. That identity held for 1 consecutive presidential elections.
The unraveling was not abrupt. The Democratic margin in Port Lavaca, TX peaked at seventy-eight points in 1932; it narrowed steadily over the late twentieth century. The 1992 election delivered the metro to the Republican party for the first time in many years, by a margin of one points. By 2024, the margin had widened further.
The economic and demographic context is severe. The median household income of $79,959 is among the lowest at this geographic scale; 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Port Lavaca, TX, Texas vote in 2024?
In 2024, Port Lavaca, TX, Texas voted Republican by 52.1 points (R+52), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 7,841 votes cast, 1,853 went Democratic and 5,939 went Republican.
What is Port Lavaca, TX, Texas's political archetype?
Akashic classifies Port Lavaca, 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 15 times, Republican 14 times, and other 0 times.
When did Port Lavaca, TX, Texas last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Port Lavaca, TX, Texas voted Democratic was 1988.
How many people live in Port Lavaca, TX, Texas?
Port Lavaca, TX, Texas has a population of 19,868 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Port Lavaca, TX, Texas?
Median household income in Port Lavaca, TX, Texas is $79,959 — below the national median of $80,734. The Texas state median is $78,476.
What is the political history of Port Lavaca, TX, Texas?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Port Lavaca, TX, Texas from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 15 went Democratic and 14 went Republican. The metro's archetype — "Realigner" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.