Raymondville, TX, Texas: Populist metro. In 2024, voted R+3%. Democratic peak: D+91 in 1912.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+3MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- PopulistAkashic typology
- Population
- 20,1392024 5-year
- Median household income
- $54,1802024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 39.8%2024 5-year
- Black
- 1.5%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 87.3%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+91 in 1912MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+26 in 1952MIT Election Lab
Constituent county margins for Raymondville, 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 | 2,673 | 2,856 | 5,563 | ||
| D | 3,108 | 2,441 | 5,590 | ||
| D | 3,422 | 1,547 | 5,095 | ||
| D | 3,600 | 1,416 | 5,064 | ||
| D | 3,409 | 1,456 | 4,903 | ||
| D | 2,734 | 2,209 | 4,962 | ||
| D | 3,218 | 1,789 | 5,062 | ||
| D | 3,789 | 1,332 | 5,411 | ||
| D | 3,359 | 1,490 | 5,510 | ||
| D | 3,165 | 1,750 | 4,940 | ||
| D | 3,037 | 2,340 | 5,391 | ||
| D | 3,047 | 1,995 | 5,108 | ||
| D | 2,984 | 1,542 | 4,557 | ||
| R | 1,384 | 2,317 | 3,730 | ||
| D | 1,930 | 1,243 | 3,638 | ||
| D | 2,152 | 1,230 | 3,388 | ||
| D | 2,109 | 1,367 | 3,487 | ||
| R | 1,261 | 1,656 | 2,948 | ||
| R | 1,324 | 2,244 | 3,574 | ||
| D | 1,139 | 676 | 1,924 | ||
| D | 846 | 754 | 1,737 | ||
| D | 1,173 | 740 | 1,920 | ||
| D | 1,002 | 376 | 1,399 | ||
| D | 1,042 | 259 | 1,302 | ||
| D | 396 | 389 | 785 | ||
| D | 307 | 110 | 434 | ||
| D | 53 | 9 | 62 | ||
| D | 110 | 10 | 120 | ||
| D | 102 | 5 | 107 | ||
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Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
Irish
2.4%
German
2.1%
American
1.7%
English
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: 34.3 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
$54,180
Raymondville, TX ranks near the middle of US counties.
Raymondville, TX$54,180
Texas$78,476
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
24.0%
Children face higher poverty than working-age adults.
Children under 1825.7%
Working age (18–64)22.8%
Seniors (65+)29.9%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
39.4%
speak English only
Spanish60.5%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.1%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 76.9% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Raymondville, TX sits in the Gulf South and Southern Plains. For most of the post-war period it was a Democratic metro — its working-class profile gave it the same political habits as much of its region. That identity has shifted decisively in the last twenty years.
The Democratic margin in Raymondville, TX peaked at ninety-one points in 1912. By 2024 the metro had flipped, voting Republican for the first time in many years. The 2024 margin was three points, the most Republican-leaning result in the metro's modern history.
The economic context is the key. The median household income of $54,180 sits well below state and national norms, and 24% 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 Raymondville, TX, Texas vote in 2024?
In 2024, Raymondville, TX, Texas voted Republican by 3.3 points (R+3), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 5,563 votes cast, 2,673 went Democratic and 2,856 went Republican.
What is Raymondville, TX, Texas's political archetype?
Akashic classifies Raymondville, 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 25 times, Republican 4 times, and other 0 times.
When did Raymondville, TX, Texas last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Raymondville, TX, Texas voted Democratic was 2020.
How many people live in Raymondville, TX, Texas?
Raymondville, TX, Texas has a population of 20,139 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Raymondville, TX, Texas?
Median household income in Raymondville, TX, Texas is $54,180 — below the national median of $80,734. The Texas state median is $78,476.
What is the political history of Raymondville, TX, Texas?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Raymondville, TX, Texas from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 25 went Democratic and 4 went Republican. The metro's archetype — "Populist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.