Beaumont-Port Arthur, Texas: Realigner market. In 2024, voted R+41%. Democratic peak: D+78 in 1936.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+41MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- RealignerAkashic typology
- Population
- 461,8852024 5-year
- Median household income
- $63,3342024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 57.8%2024 5-year
- Black
- 22.3%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 16.8%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+78 in 1936MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+41 in 2024MIT Election Lab
Constituent county margins for Beaumont-Port Arthur, 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 | 53,044 | 127,707 | 182,171 | ||
| R | 61,434 | 126,232 | 189,782 | ||
| R | 55,952 | 109,502 | 169,367 | ||
| R | 61,595 | 104,333 | 167,767 | ||
| R | 64,048 | 99,129 | 164,350 | ||
| R | 73,793 | 96,294 | 170,802 | ||
| R | 72,702 | 83,337 | 158,247 | ||
| D | 77,707 | 62,646 | 153,554 | ||
| D | 82,835 | 52,739 | 169,781 | ||
| D | 96,179 | 64,324 | 161,004 | ||
| D | 90,646 | 80,616 | 171,727 | ||
| D | 80,459 | 63,559 | 147,387 | ||
| D | 81,528 | 51,787 | 134,145 | ||
| R | 45,736 | 73,719 | 119,692 | ||
| D | 44,529 | 37,393 | 122,456 | ||
| D | 66,746 | 40,847 | 107,914 | ||
| D | 59,987 | 41,252 | 101,788 | ||
| R | 37,028 | 42,927 | 80,336 | ||
| D | 44,739 | 35,836 | 80,651 | ||
| D | 33,294 | 7,503 | 48,847 | ||
| D | 32,995 | 6,425 | 43,118 | ||
| D | 31,204 | 6,066 | 37,320 | ||
| D | 26,506 | 3,171 | 29,767 | ||
| D | 27,768 | 4,172 | 32,101 | ||
| R | 11,413 | 12,385 | 23,818 | ||
| D | 12,063 | 5,913 | 18,678 | ||
| D | 8,579 | 1,668 | 12,277 | ||
| D | 7,153 | 871 | 8,447 | ||
| D | 4,671 | 393 | 6,401 | ||
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Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
English
7.7%
American
7.6%
German
7.5%
Irish
6.9%
French
5.8%
Italian
2.1%
Scottish
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: 38.5 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
$63,334
Beaumont-Port Arthur ranks near the middle of US counties.
Beaumont-Port Arthur$63,334
Texas$78,476
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
17.3%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1822.5%
Working age (18–64)15.8%
Seniors (65+)13.7%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
84.8%
speak English only
Spanish12.4%
Asian & Pacific Islander1.6%
Other Indo-European1.0%
Other languages0.3%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 36.9% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
The Beaumont–Port Arthur media market anchors one of the country's densest petrochemical manufacturing zones, where union-rooted communities and a substantial Black electorate have historically produced Democratic margins even as the surrounding rural Southeast Texas counties trend Republican.
The unraveling was not abrupt. The Democratic margin in Beaumont-Port Arthur peaked at seventy-eight points in 1936; it narrowed steadily over the late twentieth century. The 2000 election delivered the market to the Republican party for the first time in many years, by a margin of seven points. By 2024, the margin had widened further.
The economic and demographic context is severe. The median household income of $63,334 is among the lowest at this geographic scale; 17% of residents live below the federal poverty line.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Beaumont-Port Arthur, Texas vote in 2024?
In 2024, Beaumont-Port Arthur, Texas voted Republican by 41.0 points (R+41), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 182,171 votes cast, 53,044 went Democratic and 127,707 went Republican.
What is Beaumont-Port Arthur, Texas's political archetype?
Akashic classifies Beaumont-Port Arthur, Texas as a "Realigner" market based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the market has voted Democratic 19 times, Republican 10 times, and other 0 times.
When did Beaumont-Port Arthur, Texas last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Beaumont-Port Arthur, Texas voted Democratic was 1996.
How many people live in Beaumont-Port Arthur, Texas?
Beaumont-Port Arthur, Texas has a population of 461,885 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Beaumont-Port Arthur, Texas?
Median household income in Beaumont-Port Arthur, Texas is $63,334 — below the national median of $80,734. The Texas state median is $78,476.
What is the political history of Beaumont-Port Arthur, Texas?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Beaumont-Port Arthur, Texas from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 19 went Democratic and 10 went Republican. The market's archetype — "Realigner" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.