† 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
GroupDel Rio, TXTexasUnited States
Mexican72.9%32.1%11.3%
Honduran0.9%0.8%0.3%
Puerto Rican0.5%0.8%1.8%
Spanish0.5%——
Spaniard0.4%0.3%—
Guatemalan0.3%0.4%0.5%
Cuban0.2%0.5%0.7%
Peruvian0.2%——
German4.6%8.3%12.5%
English3.6%7.9%9.5%
Irish3.3%6.0%9.4%
American2.5%4.6%5.3%
Italian0.9%1.9%4.8%
French0.9%1.5%1.6%
Scottish0.9%1.3%1.3%
Polish0.5%0.8%2.2%
African American†0.8%10.3%9.9%
Nigerian0.2%0.4%0.2%
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
Del Rio, TX
Texas
United States
Median age
32.3
35.7
39.1
Age 18–24
11.3%
9.7%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
14.0%
13.5%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Del Rio, TX
Texas
United States
Median household income
$66,100
$78,476
$84,427
Poverty rate
16.6%
13.8%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
22.5%
33.6%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Del Rio, TX
Texas
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
63.8%
35.2%
22.3%
Spanish
62.8%
28.2%
13.6%
Religious landscape
Measure
Del Rio, TX
Texas
United States
Catholic
22.1%
20.1%
18.6%
Evangelical Protestant
14.2%
23.5%
16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted
58.6%
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.
Del Rio, TX
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1912–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
1912
+15.6%
1916
+52.9%
1920
+17.0%
1924
−2.3%
1928
−15.9%
1932
+54.0%
1936
+42.8%
1940
+45.0%
1944
+26.9%
1948
+28.8%
1952
−2.3%
1956
−1.9%
1960
+13.8%
1964
+45.1%
1968
+22.7%
1972
−32.7%
1976
+13.8%
1980
−10.0%
1984
−21.0%
1988
−0.6%
1992
+5.9%
1996
+11.9%
2000
−10.2%
2004
−18.7%
2008
+9.6%
2012
+5.4%
2016
+7.9%
2020
−9.9%
2024
−26.6%
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
36.2%Harris5,282
62.8%Trump9,162
0.5%Oliver73 +2
R+26.6
R+16.7
R+25.1
14,588
All 5 candidates in 2024 · 3 minor / independent
Donald J TrumpRepublican62.8%9,162
Kamala D HarrisDemocratic36.2%5,282
Chase OliverLibertarian0.5%73
Jill SteinIndependent0.4%61
OtherAll other candidates0.1%10
R
44.3%Biden6,771
54.2%Trump8,284
1.5%
R+9.9
R+17.8
R+14.4
15,280
D
51.1%Clinton6,964
43.3%Trump5,890
5.6%
D+7.9
D+2.5
D+5.8
13,617
D
52.0%Obama6,285
46.6%Romney5,635
1.3%
D+5.4
R+4.2
D+1.5
12,081
D
54.5%Obama6,982
44.9%McCain5,752
0.7%
D+9.6
D+28.3
D+2.3
12,820
R
40.3%Kerry4,757
59.1%Bush6,968
0.6%
R+18.7
R+8.6
R+16.3
11,795
R
44.1%Gore5,056
54.2%Bush6,223
1.7%
R+10.2
R+22.1
R+10.7
11,474
D
53.0%Clinton5,623
41.1%Dole4,357
5.8%
D+11.9
D+6.1
D+3.4
10,600
D
43.2%Clinton4,748
37.3%Bush4,102
19.5%
D+5.9
D+6.5
D+0.3
10,996
R
49.4%Dukakis5,044
50.0%Bush5,109
0.6%
R+0.6
D+20.3
D+7.1
10,211
R
39.4%Mondale3,857
60.4%Reagan5,909
0.2%
R+21.0
R+10.9
R+2.7
9,787
R
44.0%Carter4,116
54.0%Reagan5,055
1.9%
R+10.0
R+23.9
R+0.3
9,353
D
56.5%Carter4,603
42.6%Ford3,476
0.9%
D+13.8
D+46.5
D+11.8
8,152
R
33.5%McGovern2,049
66.2%Nixon4,052
0.4%
R+32.7
R+55.4
R+9.6
6,124
D
56.2%Humphrey3,205
33.6%Nixon1,914
10.2%
D+22.7
R+22.4
D+23.4
5,698
D
72.5%Johnson3,555
27.5%Goldwater1,346
0.0%
D+45.1
D+31.2
D+22.5
4,902
D
56.9%Kennedy2,049
43.0%Nixon1,551
0.1%
D+13.8
D+15.7
D+13.7
3,603
R
48.9%Stevenson1,598
50.8%Eisenhower1,660
0.3%
R+1.9
D+0.4
D+13.5
3,267
R
48.8%Stevenson1,647
51.1%Eisenhower1,725
0.0%
R+2.3
R+31.1
D+8.4
3,373
D
62.8%Truman1,242
34.0%Dewey672
3.2%
D+28.8
D+1.9
D+24.3
1,978
D
61.0%Roosevelt1,210
34.1%Dewey676
5.0%
D+26.9
R+18.1
D+19.4
1,985
D
72.5%Roosevelt1,628
27.4%Willkie616
0.1%
D+45.0
D+2.2
D+35.1
2,247
D
71.3%Roosevelt1,262
28.5%Landon504
0.3%
D+42.8
R+11.2
D+18.5
1,771
D
76.9%Roosevelt1,412
22.9%Hoover421
0.1%
D+54.0
D+69.9
D+36.2
1,835
R
42.1%Smith620
57.9%Hoover854
0.0%
R+15.9
R+13.6
D+1.6
1,474
R
43.5%Davis434
45.8%Coolidge457
10.7%
R+2.3
R+19.3
D+22.9
998
D
58.2%Cox418
41.2%Harding296
0.6%
D+17.0
R+35.9
D+43.2
718
D
75.9%Wilson446
23.0%Hughes135
1.2%
D+52.9
D+37.2
D+49.7
588
D
45.7%Wilson298
30.1%Taft196
24.2%
D+15.6
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R+3.9
652
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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
40.5%5,782
56.5%8,071
14,293
2020
R
43.0%6,430
54.2%8,103
14,955
2018
D
52.2%5,955
46.9%5,345
11,405
voter registration
Registered voters
Total registered voters, over time
Registered voters
Voter registration in Del Rio, TX
Year
Total registered
2016
27,690
2018
27,972
2020
28,927
2022
29,351
2024
30,117
domestic migration
Who moves in and out
Net domestic migration over time
−376 net domestic migration · 2025
20112025
Net −6,890 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Domestic migration in Del Rio, TX in Del Rio, TX: net domestic migration by year
Year
Net domestic migration
2011
−583
2012
−736
2013
−561
2014
−884
2015
−635
2016
−633
2017
−373
2018
−349
2019
−329
2021
−253
2022
−332
2023
−377
2024
−469
2025
−376
Del Rio anchors the Val Verde County economy around its international bridge and Laughlin Air Force Base, producing an electorate that trends heavily Democratic at the local level while sitting in a congressional district that has shifted competitive in recent cycles.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 54.0 points in 1932 and a Republican high of 32.7 points in 1972. Between 2020 and 2024 the metro moved 16.7 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 26.6 points.
A population of 47,741, a 15% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $66,100 describe the metro. The metro's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Uvalde, TX and Brownsville-Harlingen, TX.
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In 2024, Del Rio, TX, Texas voted Republican by 26.6 points (R+26.6), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 14,588 votes cast, 5,282 went Democratic and 9,162 went Republican.
When did Del Rio, TX, Texas last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Del Rio, TX, Texas voted Democratic was 2016.
How many people live in Del Rio, TX, Texas?
Del Rio, TX, Texas has a population of 47,741 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Del Rio, TX, Texas?
Median household income in Del Rio, TX, Texas is $66,100 — below the national median of $80,734. The Texas state median is $78,476.
What is the political history of Del Rio, TX, Texas?
Akashic tracks 34 presidential elections in Del Rio, TX, Texas from 1892 to 2024. Of those, 17 went Democratic and 12 went Republican.
