Zapata, TX, Texas: Democratic loyalist metro. In 2024, voted R+22%. Republican peak: R+100 in 1912.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+22MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- Democratic loyalistAkashic typology
- Population
- 13,8412024 5-year
- Median household income
- $39,2392024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 21.1%2024 5-year
- Black
- 0.1%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 93.9%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+88 in 1928MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+100 in 1912MIT Election Lab
Constituent county margins for Zapata, 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 | 1,877 | 2,970 | 4,871 | ||
| R | 1,826 | 2,033 | 3,878 | ||
| D | 2,063 | 1,029 | 3,142 | ||
| D | 2,527 | 997 | 3,543 | ||
| D | 1,939 | 919 | 2,866 | ||
| D | 1,662 | 1,228 | 2,898 | ||
| D | 1,638 | 953 | 2,616 | ||
| D | 1,786 | 521 | 2,450 | ||
| D | 2,052 | 866 | 3,249 | ||
| D | 2,171 | 958 | 3,135 | ||
| D | 1,577 | 1,214 | 2,801 | ||
| D | 1,218 | 874 | 2,131 | ||
| D | 1,216 | 462 | 1,682 | ||
| D | 768 | 695 | 1,463 | ||
| D | 909 | 251 | 1,212 | ||
| D | 1,009 | 135 | 1,147 | ||
| D | 675 | 260 | 935 | ||
| D | 886 | 637 | 1,524 | ||
| D | 616 | 526 | 1,143 | ||
| D | 632 | 414 | 1,047 | ||
| D | 501 | 43 | 547 | ||
| D | 784 | 495 | 1,279 | ||
| D | 282 | 34 | 316 | ||
| D | 271 | 24 | 295 | ||
| D | 296 | 19 | 315 | ||
| D | 300 | 197 | 498 | ||
| R | 50 | 98 | 148 | ||
| R | 26 | 214 | 240 | ||
| R | 0 | 199 | 199 | ||
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Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
American
2.4%
German
2.2%
English
1.1%
Irish
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: 32.3 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
$39,239
Zapata, TX ranks near the middle of US counties.
Zapata, TX$39,239
Texas$78,476
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
38.4%
Nearly half of children live in poverty.
Children under 1851.2%
Working age (18–64)29.9%
Seniors (65+)57.0%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
17.1%
speak English only
Spanish82.4%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.4%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 34.9% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Zapata, TX sits in the Gulf South and Southern Plains. Its political identity has been Democratic for as long as anyone now living can remember. 24 consecutive presidential elections in modern records have gone for the Democratic candidate, often by margins that would be considered landslide territory anywhere else.
The Democratic margin in Zapata, TX reached its widest at eighty-eight points in 1928. The margin in 2024 was twenty-two points — a notable narrowing.
Its loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $39,239, a 21% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 13,841 together describe a metro whose political habits are deeply settled.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Zapata, TX, Texas vote in 2024?
In 2024, Zapata, TX, Texas voted Republican by 22.4 points (R+22), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 4,871 votes cast, 1,877 went Democratic and 2,970 went Republican.
What is Zapata, TX, Texas's political archetype?
Akashic classifies Zapata, TX, Texas as a "Democratic loyalist" 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 Zapata, TX, Texas last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Zapata, TX, Texas voted Democratic was 2016.
How many people live in Zapata, TX, Texas?
Zapata, TX, Texas has a population of 13,841 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Zapata, TX, Texas?
Median household income in Zapata, TX, Texas is $39,239 — below the national median of $80,734. The Texas state median is $78,476.
What is the political history of Zapata, TX, Texas?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Zapata, TX, Texas from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 24 went Democratic and 5 went Republican. The metro's archetype — "Democratic loyalist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.