San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX Metro Area — Elections 1876–2024

San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX, Texas: Bellwether metro. In 2024, voted R+5%. Democratic peak: D+68 in 1932.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin: R+5MIT Election Lab
Political archetype: BellwetherAkashic typology
Population: 2,662,7332024 5-year
Median household income: $77,0942024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic): 47.0%2024 5-year
Black: 7.0%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino: 54.7%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin: D+68 in 1932MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin: R+24 in 1972MIT Election Lab

2024 results by constituent county

8 counties · 1 D · 7 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	−5.3%	495,879	552,099	1,062,747
2020	D	+3.3%	529,607	495,195	1,042,290
2016	R	−1.1%	371,623	380,665	795,690
2012	R	−8.0%	311,695	366,744	689,071
2008	R	−5.0%	324,840	359,129	689,418
2004	R	−19.3%	247,841	367,271	619,749
2000	R	−15.5%	216,271	298,442	529,704
1996	R	−1.3%	210,846	216,618	456,101
1992	R	−2.5%	198,952	211,605	506,081
1988	R	−9.2%	202,397	243,696	449,455
1984	R	−23.6%	157,324	254,477	412,539
1980	R	−10.7%	158,412	198,049	369,051
1976	D	+7.9%	171,295	146,009	321,440
1972	R	−23.7%	103,190	167,509	271,850
1968	D	+9.6%	109,594	88,524	219,505
1964	D	+33.6%	128,820	63,969	193,218
1960	D	+6.5%	89,196	78,247	168,443
1956	R	−19.0%	55,863	82,187	138,796
1952	R	−15.7%	60,721	83,447	144,696
1948	D	+13.1%	46,340	35,022	86,454
1944	D	+13.7%	44,127	33,104	80,347
1940	D	+29.1%	48,970	26,851	76,056
1936	D	+46.6%	48,143	17,435	65,910
1932	D	+67.7%	52,847	9,989	63,260
1928	D	+4.0%	24,666	22,779	47,518
1924	D	+3.6%	16,048	14,612	39,531
1920	R	−15.8%	9,923	14,370	28,103
1916	D	+6.4%	11,301	9,911	21,663
1912	D	+38.1%	9,225	2,868	16,691
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

9.9%

English

6.9%

Irish

5.8%

American

3.8%

Italian

2.1%

Polish

1.4%

French

1.2%

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: 36.0 in this county, 39.1 nationally

Male

Age

Female

0.5%

85+

0.9%

1.8%

75–84

2.3%

3.9%

65–74

4.5%

5.4%

55–64

5.7%

6.1%

45–54

6.1%

7.2%

35–44

7.0%

7.5%

25–34

7.2%

5.0%

18–24

4.6%

9.2%

5–17

8.9%

3.2%

3.0%

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

Median household income

2024 inflation-adjusted dollars

$77,094

San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX ranks near the middle of US counties.

San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX$77,094

Texas$78,476

United States$80,734

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

Poverty rate

All persons below federal poverty line

13.3%

Children face moderate poverty.

Children under 1817.3%

Working age (18–64)12.0%

Seniors (65+)12.8%

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

Language at home

Population aged 5 and older

66.6%

speak English only

Spanish29.7%

Asian & Pacific Islander1.7%

Other Indo-European1.5%

Other languages0.6%

Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.

Religious adherents

Adherents per capita by tradition

Catholic & Orthodox

27.5%

Other Christian

12.0%

Baptist

6.4%

Methodist

2.1%

Mainline Protestant

2.0%

Pentecostal & Holiness

1.8%

Non-Christian

1.3%

Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 47.0% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Home to four major military installations and a population that is roughly 55% Hispanic, the San Antonio–New Braunfels metro has trended more competitive at the presidential level even as Bexar County's suburban fringe absorbs rapid in-migration from across Texas.

The Democratic margin in San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX has rarely exceeded sixty-eight points in modern history; the Republican margin has rarely exceeded twenty-four points. 2024 delivered the metro to the Republican candidate by five points.

Its demographics resemble the country more than they resemble most metros. A 47% non-Hispanic-white share, a 13% poverty rate, and a median household income of $77,094 — all within the broad national range.

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Frequently asked questions

How did San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX, Texas vote in 2024?

In 2024, San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX, Texas voted Republican by 5.3 points (R+5), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 1,062,747 votes cast, 495,879 went Democratic and 552,099 went Republican.

What is San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX, Texas's political archetype?

Akashic classifies San Antonio-New Braunfels, 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 14 times, Republican 15 times, and other 0 times.

When did San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX, Texas last vote Democratic?

The most recent presidential election in which San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX, Texas voted Democratic was 2020.

How many people live in San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX, Texas?

San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX, Texas has a population of 2,662,733 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.

What is the median household income in San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX, Texas?

Median household income in San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX, Texas is $77,094 — below the national median of $80,734. The Texas state median is $78,476.

What is the political history of San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX, Texas?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX, Texas from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 14 went Democratic and 15 went Republican. The metro's archetype — "Bellwether" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.

San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX votes the way the country votes.

Key facts

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