† Citizen voting-age population estimated for prior cycles; 2004 predates the ACS and is extrapolated. Source: ACS 5-year, table B05003.
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D+60R+60
3 counties by 2024 margin · County returns · MIT Election Lab
People and households
Who lives here
Exact values for this place, its state, and the United States.
Race · ethnicity · ancestry
Communities and origins
GroupBeaumont-Port Arthur, TXTexasUnited States
German7.8%8.3%12.5%
English7.7%7.9%9.5%
Irish7.2%6.0%9.4%
French6.3%1.5%1.6%
American4.2%4.6%5.3%
Italian2.4%1.9%4.8%
Scottish1.2%1.3%1.3%
French Canadian0.9%——
African American†22.4%10.3%9.9%
African0.5%0.6%0.5%
Mexican14.2%32.1%11.3%
Honduran0.6%0.8%0.3%
Guatemalan0.5%0.4%0.5%
Nicaraguan0.4%——
Puerto Rican0.3%0.8%1.8%
Salvadoran0.3%1.2%0.7%
Cuban0.2%0.5%0.7%
Dominican0.2%—0.7%
Vietnamese1.2%1.0%0.6%
Asian Indian0.3%1.8%1.4%
Filipino0.3%0.5%0.9%
Pakistani0.2%0.3%—
Hispanic or Latino counts residents of any race; the race groups count only their non-Hispanic residents, so the groups are mutually exclusive and sum to 100%. Expand a row to see ancestries reported within that group.
Age and life stage
Measure
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX
Texas
United States
Median age
37.6
35.7
39.1
Age 18–24
8.3%
9.7%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
15.8%
13.5%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX
Texas
United States
Median household income
$64,915
$78,476
$84,427
Poverty rate
16.9%
13.8%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
19.5%
33.6%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX
Texas
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
16.8%
35.2%
22.3%
Spanish
13.8%
28.2%
13.6%
Vietnamese
1.0%
0.9%
0.5%
Religious landscape
Measure
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX
Texas
United States
Catholic
20.9%
20.1%
18.6%
Evangelical Protestant
29.0%
23.5%
16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted
35.8%
45.2%
51.5%
Black Protestant
7.0%
2.2%
2.2%
American Community Survey 2024 5-year (CVAP, income, age, poverty, education, language, race, ancestry) · presidential returns from MIT Election Lab through 2024 · 2020 U.S. Religion Census (ASARB) — congregational adherents; unclaimed is the residual not counted by congregations.
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1912–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
1912
+65.4%
1916
+71.0%
1920
+53.4%
1924
+22.2%
1928
−8.8%
1932
+69.7%
1936
+77.5%
1940
+64.9%
1944
+61.8%
1948
+52.4%
1952
+10.9%
1956
−6.2%
1960
+18.5%
1964
+23.0%
1968
+5.1%
1972
−23.2%
1976
+20.5%
1980
+10.1%
1984
+6.5%
1988
+19.8%
1992
+17.4%
1996
+9.8%
2000
−5.0%
2004
−10.8%
2008
−17.7%
2012
−21.0%
2016
−26.0%
2020
−28.2%
2024
−35.3%
DemocraticRepublican
34 presidential elections
Third column names the leading third-party or independent finisher. Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024). Swing · margin change from the prior cycle. vs U.S. · margin relative to the national result that year.
Year
Won
Democratic
Republican
Other
Margin
Swing
vs U.S.
Total
R
32.0%Harris48,228
67.3%Trump101,478
0.4%Oliver627 +2
R+35.3
R+7.1
R+33.8
150,809
All 5 candidates in 2024 · 3 minor / independent
Donald J TrumpRepublican67.3%101,478
Kamala D HarrisDemocratic32.0%48,228
Chase OliverLibertarian0.4%627
Jill SteinIndependent0.3%424
OtherAll other candidates0.0%52
R
35.3%Biden55,904
63.5%Trump100,614
1.2%
R+28.2
R+2.2
R+32.7
158,388
R
35.8%Clinton50,958
61.8%Trump87,981
2.4%
R+26.0
R+5.0
R+28.1
142,398
R
39.0%Obama54,827
59.9%Romney84,354
1.1%
R+21.0
R+3.2
R+24.8
140,727
R
40.8%Obama56,473
58.5%McCain81,017
0.7%
R+17.7
R+6.9
R+25.0
138,404
R
44.4%Kerry64,150
55.2%Bush79,745
0.4%
R+10.8
R+5.8
R+8.3
144,484
R
46.8%Gore62,891
51.8%Bush69,607
1.4%
R+5.0
R+14.8
R+5.5
134,399
D
50.7%Clinton66,774
41.0%Dole53,910
8.3%
D+9.8
R+7.6
D+1.3
131,637
D
48.7%Clinton70,463
31.3%Bush45,300
20.1%
D+17.4
R+2.5
D+11.8
144,826
D
59.8%Dukakis81,728
39.9%Bush54,610
0.3%
D+19.8
D+13.4
D+27.6
136,774
D
53.1%Mondale78,444
46.6%Reagan68,890
0.3%
D+6.5
R+3.6
D+24.7
147,724
D
53.8%Carter67,928
43.8%Reagan55,239
2.4%
D+10.1
R+10.4
D+19.8
126,221
D
59.9%Carter69,316
39.4%Ford45,644
0.7%
D+20.5
D+43.6
D+18.4
115,718
R
38.3%McGovern40,033
61.5%Nixon64,243
0.2%
R+23.2
R+28.3
±0.0
104,472
D
36.5%Humphrey39,411
31.4%Nixon33,879
32.1%
D+5.1
R+17.8
D+5.8
107,946
D
61.3%Johnson59,117
38.4%Goldwater36,974
0.3%
D+23.0
D+4.5
D+0.4
96,385
D
59.0%Kennedy53,926
40.5%Nixon36,993
0.5%
D+18.5
D+24.7
D+18.4
91,419
R
46.7%Stevenson33,338
52.8%Eisenhower37,733
0.5%
R+6.2
R+17.0
D+9.2
71,411
D
55.4%Stevenson39,210
44.5%Eisenhower31,507
0.1%
D+10.9
R+41.5
D+21.6
70,790
D
68.4%Truman29,665
16.0%Dewey6,932
15.6%
D+52.4
R+9.4
D+47.9
43,370
D
76.7%Roosevelt29,198
14.9%Dewey5,678
8.3%
D+61.8
R+3.1
D+54.3
38,046
D
82.4%Roosevelt25,702
17.5%Willkie5,444
0.1%
D+64.9
R+12.6
D+55.0
31,192
D
88.6%Roosevelt22,819
11.1%Landon2,853
0.3%
D+77.5
D+7.8
D+53.3
25,757
D
84.6%Roosevelt22,742
14.8%Hoover3,989
0.6%
D+69.7
D+78.6
D+52.0
26,887
R
45.6%Smith9,285
54.4%Hoover11,079
0.1%
R+8.8
R+31.0
D+8.7
20,380
D
59.0%Davis8,826
36.8%Coolidge5,502
4.3%
D+22.2
R+31.2
D+47.4
14,967
D
69.1%Cox6,300
15.7%Harding1,433
15.2%
D+53.4
R+17.6
D+79.6
9,121
D
82.9%Wilson5,119
12.0%Hughes738
5.1%
D+71.0
D+5.6
D+67.8
6,173
D
72.3%Wilson3,231
6.9%Taft310
20.7%
D+65.4
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4,467
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Congressional elections · 3 Senate races
U.S. Senate
Source · MIT Election Lab (MEDSL), Senate. CC-BY 4.0.
Year
Won
Democratic
Republican
Total
2024
R
33.2%49,531
65.1%96,930
148,985
2020
R
34.5%53,749
63.6%99,164
155,987
2018
R
37.1%44,814
62.4%75,286
120,669
voter registration
Registered voters
Total registered voters, over time
Registered voters
Voter registration in Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX
Year
Total registered
2016
241,154
2018
240,709
2020
243,766
2022
244,289
2024
247,286
domestic migration
Who moves in and out
Net domestic migration over time
−1,176 net domestic migration · 2025
20112025
Net −18,727 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Domestic migration in Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX in Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX: net domestic migration by year
Year
Net domestic migration
2011
−140
2012
−3,322
2013
−326
2014
−1,583
2015
+833
2016
−495
2017
−275
2018
−5,833
2019
−2,536
2021
−1,842
2022
−1,567
2023
+487
2024
−952
2025
−1,176
Beaumont-Port Arthur's heavy concentration of petrochemical and port workers, alongside a majority-minority population, has produced consistent Democratic margins above 40 points in recent presidential cycles — unusual loyalty given the region's energy-sector economic base.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 77.5 points in 1936 and a Republican high of 35.3 points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the metro moved 7.1 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 35.3 points.
A population of 396,827, a 52% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $64,915 describe the metro. The metro's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Lake Charles, LA and Morgan City, LA.
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How did Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX, Texas vote in 2024?
In 2024, Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX, Texas voted Republican by 35.3 points (R+35.3), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 150,809 votes cast, 48,228 went Democratic and 101,478 went Republican.
When did Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX, Texas last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX, Texas voted Democratic was 1996.
How many people live in Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX, Texas?
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX, Texas has a population of 396,827 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, TX, Texas?
Median household income in Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX, Texas is $64,915 — below the national median of $80,734. The Texas state median is $78,476.
What is the political history of Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX, Texas?
Akashic tracks 34 presidential elections in Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX, Texas from 1892 to 2024. Of those, 19 went Democratic and 10 went Republican.
