† 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
GroupBrenham, TXTexasUnited States
German25.1%8.3%12.5%
Irish8.4%6.0%9.4%
English8.0%7.9%9.5%
American6.6%4.6%5.3%
Polish2.6%0.8%2.2%
French1.9%1.5%1.6%
Scottish1.6%1.3%1.3%
Italian1.3%1.9%4.8%
Mexican16.8%32.1%11.3%
Salvadoran0.2%1.2%0.7%
Colombian0.2%0.3%0.4%
African American†13.7%10.3%9.9%
African0.3%0.6%0.5%
Filipino0.6%0.5%0.9%
Asian Indian0.3%1.8%1.4%
Korean0.3%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
Brenham, TX
Texas
United States
Median age
40.9
35.7
39.1
Age 18–24
11.0%
9.7%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
23.0%
13.5%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Brenham, TX
Texas
United States
Median household income
$77,825
$78,476
$84,427
Poverty rate
13.4%
13.8%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
30.7%
33.6%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Brenham, TX
Texas
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
12.7%
35.2%
22.3%
Spanish
10.6%
28.2%
13.6%
Religious landscape
Measure
Brenham, TX
Texas
United States
Catholic
25.7%
20.1%
18.6%
Evangelical Protestant
20.7%
23.5%
16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted
28.6%
45.2%
51.5%
Mainline Protestant
20.1%
4.5%
5.2%
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.
Brenham, TX
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1912–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
1912
+30.5%
1916
−7.7%
1920
+3.5%
1924
+74.3%
1928
+80.1%
1932
+94.3%
1936
+83.6%
1940
−12.6%
1944
+21.2%
1948
−6.9%
1952
−44.4%
1956
−52.1%
1960
−16.7%
1964
+18.5%
1968
−27.8%
1972
−48.8%
1976
−18.2%
1980
−30.7%
1984
−44.7%
1988
−34.1%
1992
−23.3%
1996
−27.4%
2000
−47.8%
2004
−47.5%
2008
−42.7%
2012
−51.9%
2016
−51.0%
2020
−49.8%
2024
−54.7%
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
22.3%Harris4,058
77.0%Trump14,020
0.5%Oliver99 +2
R+54.7
R+4.8
R+53.2
18,217
All 5 candidates in 2024 · 3 minor / independent
Donald J TrumpRepublican77.0%14,020
Kamala D HarrisDemocratic22.3%4,058
Chase OliverLibertarian0.5%99
Jill SteinIndependent0.2%31
OtherAll other candidates0.0%9
R
24.4%Biden4,261
74.3%Trump12,959
1.3%
R+49.8
D+1.1
R+54.3
17,449
R
22.8%Clinton3,382
73.8%Trump10,945
3.4%
R+51.0
D+0.9
R+53.1
14,832
R
23.5%Obama3,381
75.4%Romney10,857
1.1%
R+51.9
R+9.2
R+55.8
14,397
R
28.1%Obama4,034
70.8%McCain10,176
1.2%
R+42.7
D+4.8
R+50.0
14,377
R
25.9%Kerry3,389
73.5%Bush9,597
0.6%
R+47.5
D+0.3
R+45.1
13,063
R
25.4%Gore2,996
73.2%Bush8,645
1.4%
R+47.8
R+20.4
R+48.4
11,809
R
33.2%Clinton3,460
60.6%Dole6,319
6.1%
R+27.4
R+4.1
R+36.0
10,419
R
30.2%Clinton3,283
53.6%Bush5,817
16.2%
R+23.3
D+10.7
R+28.9
10,853
R
32.8%Dukakis2,960
66.8%Bush6,041
0.4%
R+34.1
D+10.6
R+26.4
9,037
R
27.6%Mondale2,483
72.3%Reagan6,506
0.1%
R+44.7
R+14.0
R+26.5
8,996
R
33.6%Carter2,518
64.3%Reagan4,821
2.1%
R+30.7
R+12.5
R+21.0
7,495
R
40.5%Carter2,635
58.8%Ford3,820
0.7%
R+18.2
D+30.6
R+20.3
6,500
R
25.5%McGovern1,323
74.3%Nixon3,862
0.3%
R+48.8
R+21.1
R+25.7
5,198
R
30.1%Humphrey1,686
57.9%Nixon3,244
12.1%
R+27.8
R+46.3
R+27.1
5,607
D
59.2%Johnson2,938
40.7%Goldwater2,019
0.1%
D+18.5
D+35.2
R+4.1
4,962
R
41.5%Kennedy1,864
58.2%Nixon2,613
0.3%
R+16.7
D+35.4
R+16.8
4,489
R
23.8%Stevenson933
75.8%Eisenhower2,975
0.4%
R+52.1
R+7.7
R+36.7
3,923
R
27.8%Stevenson1,354
72.2%Eisenhower3,519
0.1%
R+44.4
R+37.5
R+33.6
4,876
R
44.0%Truman1,647
50.9%Dewey1,904
5.1%
R+6.9
R+28.1
R+11.4
3,742
O
34.5%Roosevelt1,387
13.3%Dewey534
52.3%
Other +17.8
D+33.8
D+13.7
4,025
R
43.7%Roosevelt1,449
56.3%Willkie1,868
0.0%
R+12.6
R+96.2
R+22.6
3,317
D
91.7%Roosevelt1,993
8.1%Landon176
0.2%
D+83.6
R+10.7
D+59.4
2,173
D
97.1%Roosevelt3,443
2.8%Hoover99
0.1%
D+94.3
D+14.2
D+76.5
3,545
D
90.1%Smith2,491
9.9%Hoover275
0.0%
D+80.1
D+5.9
D+97.6
2,766
D
86.2%Davis3,568
12.0%Coolidge496
1.8%
D+74.3
D+70.8
D+99.4
4,137
O
24.7%Cox796
21.2%Harding684
54.0%
Other +29.3
D+11.2
D+29.7
3,220
R
46.0%Wilson1,119
53.7%Hughes1,306
0.2%
R+7.7
R+38.2
R+10.8
2,431
D
59.9%Wilson1,111
29.4%Taft546
10.7%
D+30.5
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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
23.4%4,240
74.9%13,586
18,149
2020
R
23.2%4,017
75.2%12,988
17,279
2018
R
24.2%3,263
75.1%10,134
13,492
voter registration
Registered voters
Total registered voters, over time
Registered voters
Voter registration in Brenham, TX
Year
Total registered
2016
22,951
2018
23,238
2020
23,947
2022
24,644
2024
25,794
domestic migration
Who moves in and out
Net domestic migration over time
+563 net domestic migration · 2025
20112025
Net +4,132 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Domestic migration in Brenham, TX in Brenham, TX: net domestic migration by year
Year
Net domestic migration
2011
+146
2012
−115
2013
+194
2014
+136
2015
+382
2016
−157
2017
+92
2018
+614
2019
+409
2021
+220
2022
+543
2023
+822
2024
+283
2025
+563
Brenham, TX sits in the Gulf South and Southern Plains. In 2024 it voted Republican.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 94.3 points in 1932 and a Republican high of 54.7 points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the metro moved 4.8 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 54.7 points.
A population of 36,647, a 61% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $77,825 describe the metro. The metro's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Gainesville, TX and Fredericksburg, TX.
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In 2024, Brenham, TX, Texas voted Republican by 54.7 points (R+54.7), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 18,217 votes cast, 4,058 went Democratic and 14,020 went Republican.
When did Brenham, TX, Texas last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Brenham, TX, Texas voted Democratic was 1964.
How many people live in Brenham, TX, Texas?
Brenham, TX, Texas has a population of 36,647 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Brenham, TX, Texas?
Median household income in Brenham, TX, Texas is $77,825 — below the national median of $80,734. The Texas state median is $78,476.
What is the political history of Brenham, TX, Texas?
Akashic tracks 34 presidential elections in Brenham, TX, Texas from 1892 to 2024. Of those, 6 went Democratic and 21 went Republican.
