† 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
GroupCollege Station-Bryan, TXTexasUnited States
German13.4%8.3%12.5%
English9.6%7.9%9.5%
Irish7.6%6.0%9.4%
American3.4%4.6%5.3%
Italian2.7%1.9%4.8%
French2.2%1.5%1.6%
Czech2.2%——
Polish2.0%0.8%2.2%
Mexican22.0%32.1%11.3%
Guatemalan0.7%0.4%0.5%
Cuban0.4%0.5%0.7%
Puerto Rican0.4%0.8%1.8%
Venezuelan0.4%——
Salvadoran0.3%1.2%0.7%
Bolivian0.3%——
Colombian0.3%0.3%0.4%
African American†10.0%10.3%9.9%
African0.3%0.6%0.5%
Nigerian0.2%0.4%0.2%
Asian Indian1.8%1.8%1.4%
Chinese1.1%0.8%1.3%
Korean0.5%0.3%0.4%
Vietnamese0.4%1.0%0.6%
Filipino0.3%0.5%0.9%
Pakistani0.2%0.3%—
Bangladeshi0.2%——
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
College Station-Bryan, TX
Texas
United States
Median age
28.9
35.7
39.1
Age 18–24
24.1%
9.7%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
11.7%
13.5%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
College Station-Bryan, TX
Texas
United States
Median household income
$60,172
$78,476
$84,427
Poverty rate
22.8%
13.8%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
40.4%
33.6%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
College Station-Bryan, TX
Texas
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
22.6%
35.2%
22.3%
Spanish
16.2%
28.2%
13.6%
Other Indo-European
1.8%
1.7%
2.0%
Chinese (incl. Mandarin & Cantonese)
1.1%
0.7%
1.1%
Religious landscape
Measure
College Station-Bryan, TX
Texas
United States
Catholic
17.2%
20.1%
18.6%
Evangelical Protestant
16.1%
23.5%
16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted
56.7%
45.2%
51.5%
Mainline Protestant
5.3%
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.
College Station-Bryan, TX
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1912–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
1912
+60.9%
1916
+63.8%
1920
+48.7%
1924
+65.2%
1928
+42.4%
1932
+88.0%
1936
+92.3%
1940
+78.7%
1944
+74.1%
1948
+51.9%
1952
+12.7%
1956
+0.0%
1960
+28.3%
1964
+43.1%
1968
+9.0%
1972
−33.0%
1976
−2.2%
1980
−13.6%
1984
−37.7%
1988
−21.8%
1992
−12.2%
1996
−14.1%
2000
−36.4%
2004
−36.0%
2008
−28.8%
2012
−34.9%
2016
−27.0%
2020
−20.0%
2024
−30.1%
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
34.2%Harris37,475
64.3%Trump70,438
0.8%Oliver886 +2
R+30.1
R+10.1
R+28.6
109,488
All 5 candidates in 2024 · 3 minor / independent
Donald J TrumpRepublican64.3%70,438
Kamala D HarrisDemocratic34.2%37,475
Chase OliverLibertarian0.8%886
Jill SteinIndependent0.5%567
OtherAll other candidates0.1%122
R
38.7%Biden39,511
58.7%Trump59,919
2.6%
R+20.0
D+7.0
R+24.5
102,032
R
33.0%Clinton26,815
60.0%Trump48,722
7.0%
R+27.0
D+7.9
R+29.1
81,206
R
31.5%Obama21,980
66.4%Romney46,299
2.0%
R+34.9
R+6.1
R+38.7
69,705
R
35.0%Obama25,230
63.8%McCain45,992
1.1%
R+28.8
D+7.2
R+36.1
72,048
R
31.5%Kerry21,383
67.5%Bush45,791
1.0%
R+36.0
D+0.4
R+33.5
67,825
R
30.2%Gore17,877
66.6%Bush39,413
3.2%
R+36.4
R+22.2
R+36.9
59,176
R
39.6%Clinton19,299
53.7%Dole26,200
6.7%
R+14.1
R+1.9
R+22.7
48,772
R
33.4%Clinton20,257
45.6%Bush27,663
21.0%
R+12.2
D+9.6
R+17.8
60,655
R
38.7%Dukakis21,600
60.5%Bush33,795
0.8%
R+21.8
D+15.9
R+14.1
55,861
R
31.0%Mondale18,265
68.7%Reagan40,472
0.3%
R+37.7
R+24.1
R+19.5
58,903
R
40.7%Carter16,043
54.2%Reagan21,402
5.1%
R+13.6
R+11.4
R+3.8
39,458
R
48.3%Carter17,293
50.5%Ford18,071
1.2%
R+2.2
D+30.8
R+4.2
35,777
R
33.3%McGovern9,029
66.3%Nixon17,982
0.4%
R+33.0
R+42.0
R+9.8
27,129
D
45.8%Humphrey10,810
36.9%Nixon8,695
17.3%
D+9.0
R+34.1
D+9.7
23,584
D
71.5%Johnson13,875
28.4%Goldwater5,515
0.1%
D+43.1
D+14.7
D+20.5
19,413
D
64.1%Kennedy11,042
35.7%Nixon6,160
0.2%
D+28.3
D+28.3
D+28.2
17,236
D
49.8%Stevenson7,401
49.8%Eisenhower7,400
0.4%
D+0.01
R+12.7
D+15.4
14,859
D
56.3%Stevenson9,186
43.6%Eisenhower7,111
0.1%
D+12.7
R+39.2
D+23.5
16,313
D
70.5%Truman7,657
18.6%Dewey2,019
10.9%
D+51.9
R+22.2
D+47.4
10,861
D
81.7%Roosevelt8,031
7.6%Dewey748
10.6%
D+74.1
R+4.5
D+66.6
9,824
D
89.3%Roosevelt9,341
10.6%Willkie1,111
0.1%
D+78.7
R+13.6
D+68.7
10,464
D
96.1%Roosevelt6,709
3.8%Landon266
0.1%
D+92.3
D+4.3
D+68.0
6,981
D
93.9%Roosevelt7,407
5.9%Hoover462
0.3%
D+88.0
D+45.6
D+70.2
7,890
D
71.2%Smith4,525
28.8%Hoover1,828
0.1%
D+42.4
R+22.7
D+59.9
6,357
D
81.6%Davis6,111
16.4%Coolidge1,230
2.0%
D+65.2
D+16.4
D+90.3
7,490
D
58.4%Cox3,896
9.6%Harding643
32.0%
D+48.7
R+15.1
D+74.9
6,675
D
81.0%Wilson3,548
17.2%Hughes753
1.8%
D+63.8
D+2.9
D+60.7
4,380
D
76.3%Wilson2,584
15.5%Taft523
8.2%
D+60.9
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D+41.3
3,385
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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
35.4%38,660
61.8%67,462
109,191
2020
R
35.8%36,051
61.1%61,532
100,626
2018
R
40.4%31,245
58.7%45,345
77,306
voter registration
Registered voters
Total registered voters, over time
Registered voters
Voter registration in College Station-Bryan, TX
Year
Total registered
2016
128,767
2018
137,323
2020
146,421
2022
151,025
2024
159,824
domestic migration
Who moves in and out
Net domestic migration over time
−1,647 net domestic migration · 2025
20112025
Net +11,531 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Domestic migration in College Station-Bryan, TX in College Station-Bryan, TX: net domestic migration by year
Year
Net domestic migration
2011
−985
2012
−340
2013
+614
2014
+1,481
2015
+4,145
2016
+481
2017
+1,467
2018
−423
2019
+820
2021
+2,089
2022
+2,947
2023
+1,985
2024
−1,103
2025
−1,647
The metro's political profile is pulled in two directions: a large public university population concentrated in College Station and a more rural, older electorate in surrounding Brazos County, producing margins that can shift noticeably with student registration cycles.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 92.3 points in 1936 and a Republican high of 37.7 points in 1984. Between 2020 and 2024 the metro moved 10.1 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 30.1 points.
A population of 278,335, a 54% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $60,172 describe the metro. The metro's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Lubbock, TX and Waco, TX.
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How did College Station-Bryan, TX, Texas vote in 2024?
In 2024, College Station-Bryan, TX, Texas voted Republican by 30.1 points (R+30.1), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 109,488 votes cast, 37,475 went Democratic and 70,438 went Republican.
When did College Station-Bryan, TX, Texas last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which College Station-Bryan, TX, Texas voted Democratic was 1968.
How many people live in College Station-Bryan, TX, Texas?
College Station-Bryan, TX, Texas has a population of 278,335 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in College Station-Bryan, TX, Texas?
Median household income in College Station-Bryan, TX, Texas is $60,172 — below the national median of $80,734. The Texas state median is $78,476.
What is the political history of College Station-Bryan, TX, Texas?
Akashic tracks 34 presidential elections in College Station-Bryan, TX, Texas from 1892 to 2024. Of those, 15 went Democratic and 14 went Republican.
