† 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
GroupBrownsville-Harlingen, TXTexasUnited States
Mexican83.7%32.1%11.3%
Puerto Rican0.4%0.8%1.8%
Cuban0.2%0.5%0.7%
Salvadoran0.2%1.2%0.7%
Spaniard0.2%0.3%—
German2.3%8.3%12.5%
English2.2%7.9%9.5%
American2.1%4.6%5.3%
Irish1.3%6.0%9.4%
Italian0.7%1.9%4.8%
French0.4%1.5%1.6%
Scottish0.3%1.3%1.3%
Dutch0.3%——
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
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX
Texas
United States
Median age
32.7
35.7
39.1
Age 18–24
10.9%
9.7%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
14.3%
13.5%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX
Texas
United States
Median household income
$52,601
$78,476
$84,427
Poverty rate
24.8%
13.8%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
22.1%
33.6%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX
Texas
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
72.2%
35.2%
22.3%
Spanish
71.3%
28.2%
13.6%
Religious landscape
Measure
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX
Texas
United States
Catholic
36.8%
20.1%
18.6%
Evangelical Protestant
13.0%
23.5%
16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted
45.4%
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.
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1912–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
1912
+82.2%
1916
+49.0%
1920
+0.6%
1924
+26.2%
1928
−5.1%
1932
+59.7%
1936
+45.4%
1940
+28.3%
1944
+5.8%
1948
+17.6%
1952
−29.9%
1956
−14.9%
1960
+9.8%
1964
+25.4%
1968
+13.4%
1972
−21.8%
1976
+21.0%
1980
+2.5%
1984
−5.6%
1988
+12.1%
1992
+15.8%
1996
+29.1%
2000
+8.7%
2004
−1.2%
2008
+28.8%
2012
+31.1%
2016
+32.3%
2020
+13.1%
2024
−5.8%
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
46.7%Harris54,258
52.5%Trump60,991
0.4%Oliver442 +2
R+5.8
R+18.9
R+4.3
116,153
All 5 candidates in 2024 · 3 minor / independent
Donald J TrumpRepublican52.5%60,991
Kamala D HarrisDemocratic46.7%54,258
Chase OliverLibertarian0.4%442
Jill SteinIndependent0.4%431
OtherAll other candidates0.0%31
D
56.0%Biden64,063
42.9%Trump49,032
1.1%
D+13.1
R+19.2
D+8.7
114,326
D
64.1%Clinton59,402
31.8%Trump29,472
4.1%
D+32.3
D+1.2
D+30.2
92,665
D
65.0%Obama49,975
33.9%Romney26,099
1.1%
D+31.1
D+2.2
D+27.2
76,895
D
64.1%Obama48,480
35.3%McCain26,671
0.7%
D+28.8
D+30.0
D+21.6
75,657
R
49.2%Kerry33,998
50.3%Bush34,801
0.5%
R+1.2
R+9.9
D+1.3
69,156
D
53.5%Gore33,214
44.8%Bush27,800
1.7%
D+8.7
R+20.4
D+8.2
62,057
D
61.8%Clinton34,891
32.6%Dole18,434
5.6%
D+29.1
D+13.4
D+20.6
56,493
D
49.8%Clinton29,435
34.1%Bush20,123
16.1%
D+15.8
D+3.7
D+10.2
59,057
D
55.8%Dukakis30,972
43.7%Bush24,263
0.6%
D+12.1
D+17.7
D+19.8
55,552
R
47.0%Mondale26,394
52.6%Reagan29,545
0.3%
R+5.6
R+8.1
D+12.6
56,126
D
50.1%Carter23,200
47.6%Reagan22,041
2.3%
D+2.5
R+18.5
D+12.2
46,285
D
60.1%Carter25,310
39.1%Ford16,448
0.8%
D+21.0
D+42.8
D+19.0
42,111
R
38.9%McGovern13,340
60.7%Nixon20,816
0.4%
R+21.8
R+35.2
D+1.4
34,300
D
53.3%Humphrey15,726
39.8%Nixon11,759
6.9%
D+13.4
R+12.0
D+14.1
29,527
D
62.6%Johnson16,056
37.1%Goldwater9,531
0.3%
D+25.4
D+15.6
D+2.8
25,659
D
54.8%Kennedy12,416
45.0%Nixon10,190
0.2%
D+9.8
D+24.7
D+9.7
22,640
R
42.0%Stevenson8,829
56.9%Eisenhower11,952
1.1%
R+14.9
D+15.0
D+0.5
21,022
R
35.0%Stevenson7,559
64.9%Eisenhower14,018
0.1%
R+29.9
R+47.5
R+19.1
21,602
D
57.2%Truman6,778
39.5%Dewey4,689
3.3%
D+17.6
D+11.8
D+13.1
11,859
D
50.6%Roosevelt5,998
44.8%Dewey5,309
4.6%
D+5.8
R+22.4
R+1.7
11,846
D
64.0%Roosevelt6,035
35.7%Willkie3,370
0.3%
D+28.3
R+17.2
D+18.3
9,433
D
71.7%Roosevelt5,887
26.3%Landon2,160
1.9%
D+45.4
R+14.2
D+21.2
8,206
D
79.5%Roosevelt7,146
19.9%Hoover1,785
0.6%
D+59.7
D+64.7
D+41.9
8,985
R
47.4%Smith3,202
52.4%Hoover3,544
0.2%
R+5.1
R+31.2
D+12.4
6,757
D
60.7%Davis2,225
34.5%Coolidge1,266
4.8%
D+26.2
D+25.6
D+51.3
3,667
D
49.8%Cox920
49.2%Harding909
0.9%
D+0.6
R+48.4
D+26.8
1,846
D
73.4%Wilson1,260
24.5%Hughes420
2.1%
D+49.0
R+33.3
D+45.8
1,716
D
88.3%Wilson2,146
6.1%Taft149
5.5%
D+82.2
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D+62.7
2,429
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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
D
50.9%58,330
46.6%53,391
114,510
2020
D
55.3%61,508
41.8%46,482
111,220
2018
D
62.6%48,770
36.7%28,574
77,912
voter registration
Registered voters
Total registered voters, over time
Registered voters
Voter registration in Brownsville-Harlingen, TX
Year
Total registered
2016
197,060
2018
206,391
2020
218,910
2022
227,694
2024
238,215
domestic migration
Who moves in and out
Net domestic migration over time
−1,837 net domestic migration · 2025
20112025
Net −35,592 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Domestic migration in Brownsville-Harlingen, TX in Brownsville-Harlingen, TX: net domestic migration by year
Year
Net domestic migration
2011
−644
2012
−2,970
2013
−3,872
2014
−3,782
2015
−4,861
2016
−3,257
2017
−3,364
2018
−3,590
2019
−2,407
2021
−554
2022
−613
2023
−1,918
2024
−1,923
2025
−1,837
Anchored by the Rio Grande and Cameron County, this metro is roughly 90% Hispanic and delivered a notably closer presidential result in 2020 than in prior cycles, drawing national attention to South Texas voting patterns.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 82.2 points in 1912 and a Republican high of 29.9 points in 1952. Between 2020 and 2024 the metro moved 18.9 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 5.8 points.
A population of 426,120, a 9% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $52,601 describe the metro. The metro's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX and Laredo, TX.
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How did Brownsville-Harlingen, TX, Texas vote in 2024?
In 2024, Brownsville-Harlingen, TX, Texas voted Republican by 5.8 points (R+5.8), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 116,153 votes cast, 54,258 went Democratic and 60,991 went Republican.
When did Brownsville-Harlingen, TX, Texas last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Brownsville-Harlingen, TX, Texas voted Democratic was 2020.
How many people live in Brownsville-Harlingen, TX, Texas?
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX, Texas has a population of 426,120 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Brownsville-Harlingen, TX, Texas?
Median household income in Brownsville-Harlingen, TX, Texas is $52,601 — below the national median of $80,734. The Texas state median is $78,476.
What is the political history of Brownsville-Harlingen, TX, Texas?
Akashic tracks 34 presidential elections in Brownsville-Harlingen, TX, Texas from 1892 to 2024. Of those, 22 went Democratic and 7 went Republican.
