Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX · how this place’s counties split between candidates in each party’s presidential nominating contest, cycle by cycle. A primary is a contest inside one party, so it has no Democratic–Republican margin and is not part of the general-election record above.
Akashic reports votes cast, not delegates awarded. The two can disagree: Clinton led the 2008 national primary popular vote by less than half a point and did not win the nomination.
Primary returns are published at county grain and there is no roll-up above it. Each cell counts how many of this place’s counties a candidate led — a count of records, not a vote total. Who led the place as a whole is not knowable from these returns, because county rows carry a leader and a lead but no per-candidate votes.
Presidential nominating contests in Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX, by party and cycle.
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Republican presidential primaries are not yet ingested — the Republican series runs from 1856 and is in scope. The row is kept so its absence is visible: a Democratic-only panel would otherwise read as though no one else held a contest.
Akashic carries 10 states for 2012 and 3 states for 2024. Cycles in which an incumbent president seeks renomination are thin by nature — few states run a contested primary — so a sparse column is politics, not a hole in the record.
County returns carry a leader and a lead over the runner-up, and nothing more. The full candidate field with vote shares is published at state grain — follow a cycle above to the state contest for it.
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.
