† 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
1 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
GroupBig Spring, TXTexasUnited States
Mexican37.3%32.1%11.3%
Cuban0.9%0.5%0.7%
Puerto Rican0.6%0.8%1.8%
Salvadoran0.6%1.2%0.7%
Spanish0.6%——
Spaniard0.5%0.3%—
German8.6%8.3%12.5%
English8.4%7.9%9.5%
Irish8.1%6.0%9.4%
American6.3%4.6%5.3%
French1.0%1.5%1.6%
Scottish1.0%1.3%1.3%
Italian0.7%1.9%4.8%
Scotch-Irish0.7%——
African American†4.1%10.3%9.9%
African0.3%0.6%0.5%
Filipino0.5%0.5%0.9%
Thai0.3%——
Chinese0.2%0.8%1.3%
Bangladeshi0.2%——
Korean0.1%0.3%0.4%
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
Big Spring, TX
Texas
United States
Median age
36.7
35.7
39.1
Age 18–24
8.8%
9.7%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
13.4%
13.5%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Big Spring, TX
Texas
United States
Median household income
$69,649
$78,476
$84,427
Poverty rate
13.8%
13.8%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
15.7%
33.6%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Big Spring, TX
Texas
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
30.3%
35.2%
22.3%
Spanish
28.6%
28.2%
13.6%
Religious landscape
Measure
Big Spring, TX
Texas
United States
Catholic
15.9%
20.1%
18.6%
Evangelical Protestant
32.0%
23.5%
16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted
44.9%
45.2%
51.5%
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.
Big Spring, TX
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1912–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
1912
+72.5%
1916
+81.8%
1920
+65.7%
1924
+63.2%
1928
−9.9%
1932
+89.3%
1936
+86.0%
1940
+84.2%
1944
+75.1%
1948
+71.6%
1952
+16.7%
1956
+19.2%
1960
+17.3%
1964
+30.0%
1968
+0.8%
1972
−45.9%
1976
+17.4%
1980
−19.5%
1984
−29.1%
1988
−15.0%
1992
−12.8%
1996
−12.9%
2000
−41.1%
2004
−47.2%
2008
−46.3%
2012
−49.9%
2016
−55.8%
2020
−58.4%
2024
−62.8%
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
18.2%Harris1,759
81.1%Trump7,817
0.5%Oliver44 +2
R+62.8
R+4.4
R+61.4
9,641
All 5 candidates in 2024 · 3 minor / independent
Donald J TrumpRepublican81.1%7,817
Kamala D HarrisDemocratic18.2%1,759
Chase OliverLibertarian0.5%44
Jill SteinIndependent0.2%20
OtherAll other candidates0.0%1
R
20.2%Biden2,069
78.6%Trump8,054
1.2%
R+58.4
R+2.6
R+62.9
10,241
R
20.3%Clinton1,770
76.1%Trump6,637
3.6%
R+55.8
R+5.8
R+57.9
8,723
R
24.3%Obama2,110
74.2%Romney6,453
1.5%
R+49.9
R+3.7
R+53.8
8,695
R
26.3%Obama2,545
72.5%McCain7,029
1.2%
R+46.3
D+0.9
R+53.6
9,689
R
26.1%Kerry2,663
73.3%Bush7,480
0.6%
R+47.2
R+6.1
R+44.8
10,201
R
28.7%Gore2,744
69.8%Bush6,668
1.4%
R+41.1
R+28.2
R+41.6
9,548
R
37.9%Clinton3,732
50.8%Dole5,007
11.3%
R+12.9
R+0.1
R+21.5
9,857
R
34.4%Clinton3,735
47.2%Bush5,129
18.5%
R+12.8
D+2.2
R+18.4
10,873
R
42.3%Dukakis4,445
57.3%Bush6,024
0.5%
R+15.0
D+14.1
R+7.3
10,517
R
35.2%Mondale4,115
64.3%Reagan7,519
0.5%
R+29.1
R+9.6
R+10.9
11,691
R
39.3%Carter4,451
58.9%Reagan6,658
1.8%
R+19.5
R+36.9
R+9.8
11,312
D
58.3%Carter6,984
40.9%Ford4,899
0.7%
D+17.4
D+63.3
D+15.4
11,972
R
26.9%McGovern2,714
72.8%Nixon7,343
0.2%
R+45.9
R+46.7
R+22.8
10,080
D
37.1%Humphrey3,897
36.3%Nixon3,812
26.6%
D+0.8
R+29.2
D+1.5
10,501
D
64.9%Johnson6,083
34.9%Goldwater3,272
0.1%
D+30.0
D+12.7
D+7.4
9,367
D
58.1%Kennedy4,844
40.8%Nixon3,403
1.1%
D+17.3
R+1.9
D+17.1
8,335
D
59.5%Stevenson4,506
40.3%Eisenhower3,051
0.2%
D+19.2
D+2.6
D+34.6
7,571
D
58.3%Stevenson4,779
41.6%Eisenhower3,412
0.1%
D+16.7
R+54.9
D+27.4
8,202
D
82.7%Truman4,179
11.1%Dewey561
6.2%
D+71.6
R+3.5
D+67.1
5,052
D
82.8%Roosevelt3,588
7.7%Dewey334
9.5%
D+75.1
R+9.2
D+67.6
4,334
D
92.0%Roosevelt4,329
7.8%Willkie367
0.1%
D+84.2
R+1.7
D+74.3
4,703
D
92.9%Roosevelt3,094
6.9%Landon230
0.2%
D+86.0
R+3.3
D+61.7
3,332
D
94.4%Roosevelt2,733
5.1%Hoover149
0.4%
D+89.3
D+99.2
D+71.5
2,895
R
44.9%Smith665
54.9%Hoover812
0.2%
R+9.9
R+73.1
D+7.5
1,480
D
76.0%Davis1,100
12.9%Coolidge186
11.1%
D+63.2
R+2.5
D+88.3
1,447
D
77.5%Cox703
11.8%Harding107
10.7%
D+65.7
R+16.0
D+91.9
907
D
85.2%Wilson747
3.4%Hughes30
11.4%
D+81.8
D+9.3
D+78.6
877
D
75.6%Wilson530
3.1%Taft22
21.3%
D+72.5
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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
19.9%1,895
77.7%7,388
9,512
2020
R
19.5%1,959
78.1%7,854
10,051
2018
R
22.9%1,693
76.3%5,651
7,404
voter registration
Registered voters
Total registered voters, over time
Registered voters
Voter registration in Big Spring, TX
Year
Total registered
2016
17,041
2018
16,893
2020
17,526
2022
16,934
2024
17,198
domestic migration
Who moves in and out
Net domestic migration over time
−187 net domestic migration · 2025
20112025
Net −4,898 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Domestic migration in Big Spring, TX in Big Spring, TX: net domestic migration by year
Year
Net domestic migration
2011
−112
2012
+370
2013
+548
2014
+194
2015
+348
2016
−1,154
2017
−556
2018
−57
2019
+568
2021
−379
2022
−3,941
2023
−189
2024
−351
2025
−187
Big Spring anchors Howard County, a reliably Republican oil-patch market where boom-and-bust extraction cycles drive population swings and color voter priorities more than any single demographic shift.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 89.3 points in 1932 and a Republican high of 62.8 points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the metro moved 4.4 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 62.8 points.
A population of 32,290, a 43% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $69,649 describe the metro. The metro's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Andrews, TX and Snyder, TX.
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In 2024, Big Spring, TX, Texas voted Republican by 62.8 points (R+62.8), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 9,641 votes cast, 1,759 went Democratic and 7,817 went Republican.
When did Big Spring, TX, Texas last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Big Spring, TX, Texas voted Democratic was 1976.
How many people live in Big Spring, TX, Texas?
Big Spring, TX, Texas has a population of 32,290 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Big Spring, TX, Texas?
Median household income in Big Spring, TX, Texas is $69,649 — below the national median of $80,734. The Texas state median is $78,476.
What is the political history of Big Spring, TX, Texas?
Akashic tracks 34 presidential elections in Big Spring, TX, Texas from 1892 to 2024. Of those, 15 went Democratic and 14 went Republican.
