† 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
2 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
GroupEl Paso, TXTexasUnited States
Mexican77.1%32.1%11.3%
Puerto Rican1.0%0.8%1.8%
Spaniard0.4%0.3%—
Cuban0.2%0.5%0.7%
Guatemalan0.2%0.4%0.5%
Colombian0.2%0.3%0.4%
Spanish0.2%——
German3.6%8.3%12.5%
Irish2.2%6.0%9.4%
American2.2%4.6%5.3%
English2.0%7.9%9.5%
Italian1.1%1.9%4.8%
French0.5%1.5%1.6%
Polish0.4%0.8%2.2%
Scottish0.3%1.3%1.3%
African American†2.5%10.3%9.9%
African0.3%0.6%0.5%
Filipino0.3%0.5%0.9%
Asian Indian0.2%1.8%1.4%
Chinese0.2%0.8%1.3%
Korean0.2%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
El Paso, TX
Texas
United States
Median age
33.6
35.7
39.1
Age 18–24
10.9%
9.7%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
13.0%
13.5%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
El Paso, TX
Texas
United States
Median household income
$59,762
$78,476
$84,427
Poverty rate
18.7%
13.8%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
25.8%
33.6%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
El Paso, TX
Texas
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
68.0%
35.2%
22.3%
Spanish
66.1%
28.2%
13.6%
Religious landscape
Measure
El Paso, TX
Texas
United States
Catholic
47.9%
20.1%
18.6%
Evangelical Protestant
9.9%
23.5%
16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted
37.7%
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.
El Paso, TX
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1912–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
1912
+63.1%
1916
+33.2%
1920
+1.6%
1924
+70.9%
1928
+0.5%
1932
+59.6%
1936
+73.9%
1940
+54.0%
1944
+59.9%
1948
+46.4%
1952
−15.6%
1956
−9.6%
1960
+9.5%
1964
+25.8%
1968
+3.4%
1972
−21.2%
1976
+3.2%
1980
−13.2%
1984
−12.1%
1988
+5.9%
1992
+15.1%
1996
+30.1%
2000
+17.9%
2004
+12.7%
2008
+32.3%
2012
+32.1%
2016
+42.5%
2020
+34.8%
2024
+14.9%
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
D
56.8%Harris143,431
41.9%Trump105,883
0.6%Stein1,634 +2
D+14.9
R+19.9
D+16.3
252,607
All 5 candidates in 2024 · 3 minor / independent
Kamala D HarrisDemocratic56.8%143,431
Donald J TrumpRepublican41.9%105,883
Jill SteinIndependent0.6%1,634
Chase OliverLibertarian0.6%1,469
OtherAll other candidates0.1%190
D
66.5%Biden178,497
31.7%Trump85,110
1.8%
D+34.8
R+7.7
D+30.3
268,380
D
68.3%Clinton148,167
25.8%Trump56,015
5.8%
D+42.5
D+10.4
D+40.4
216,793
D
65.3%Obama113,331
33.2%Romney57,621
1.5%
D+32.1
R+0.3
D+28.2
173,566
D
65.8%Obama122,451
33.4%McCain62,241
0.8%
D+32.3
D+19.7
D+25.1
186,131
D
56.0%Kerry95,444
43.3%Bush73,838
0.7%
D+12.7
R+5.2
D+15.1
170,459
D
57.7%Gore84,228
39.8%Bush58,088
2.5%
D+17.9
R+12.2
D+17.4
145,964
D
62.2%Clinton84,391
32.2%Dole43,622
5.6%
D+30.1
D+15.0
D+21.5
135,608
D
50.0%Clinton68,079
35.0%Bush47,549
15.0%
D+15.1
D+9.2
D+9.5
136,032
D
52.7%Dukakis63,028
46.8%Bush55,978
0.5%
D+5.9
D+18.0
D+13.6
119,597
R
43.8%Mondale52,279
55.9%Reagan66,671
0.3%
R+12.1
D+1.2
D+6.2
119,353
R
40.3%Carter40,476
53.5%Reagan53,747
6.2%
R+13.2
R+16.4
R+3.5
100,410
D
50.9%Carter45,956
47.7%Ford43,092
1.4%
D+3.2
D+24.4
D+1.1
90,346
R
39.0%McGovern32,685
60.2%Nixon50,448
0.8%
R+21.2
R+24.6
D+2.0
83,817
D
47.9%Humphrey32,947
44.5%Nixon30,632
7.6%
D+3.4
R+22.4
D+4.1
68,823
D
62.7%Johnson35,488
37.0%Goldwater20,911
0.3%
D+25.8
D+16.2
D+3.2
56,592
D
54.7%Kennedy26,436
45.1%Nixon21,818
0.2%
D+9.5
D+19.2
D+9.4
48,362
R
44.9%Stevenson15,525
54.5%Eisenhower18,848
0.6%
R+9.6
D+6.0
D+5.8
34,574
R
42.1%Stevenson14,857
57.7%Eisenhower20,360
0.1%
R+15.6
R+62.0
R+4.8
35,269
D
71.9%Truman15,778
25.5%Dewey5,593
2.6%
D+46.4
R+13.5
D+41.9
21,946
D
73.0%Roosevelt11,759
13.1%Dewey2,107
14.0%
D+59.9
D+5.9
D+52.4
16,114
D
76.9%Roosevelt12,800
22.9%Willkie3,818
0.2%
D+54.0
R+19.9
D+44.0
16,646
D
86.5%Roosevelt12,283
12.7%Landon1,797
0.8%
D+73.9
D+14.2
D+49.6
14,197
D
79.1%Roosevelt11,677
19.5%Hoover2,872
1.5%
D+59.6
D+59.2
D+41.8
14,765
D
50.2%Smith6,231
49.8%Hoover6,173
0.0%
D+0.5
R+70.4
D+17.9
12,404
D
84.5%Davis7,762
13.7%Coolidge1,254
1.8%
D+70.9
D+69.3
D+96.1
9,182
D
50.4%Cox4,240
48.8%Harding4,107
0.9%
D+1.6
R+31.6
D+27.8
8,421
D
65.3%Wilson3,603
32.1%Hughes1,770
2.6%
D+33.2
R+29.8
D+30.1
5,518
D
70.1%Wilson2,914
7.0%Taft291
22.9%
D+63.1
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D+43.5
4,159
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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
57.8%142,111
38.1%93,699
246,007
2020
D
63.5%165,314
31.0%80,701
260,336
2018
D
74.3%151,889
25.2%51,452
204,547
voter registration
Registered voters
Total registered voters, over time
Registered voters
† Some years predate full county coverage; a flagged year sums only the counties reporting it.
Voter registration in El Paso, TX
Year
Total registered
2016 (partial)
427,851
2018
459,007
2020
490,555
2022
508,651
2024
524,157
domestic migration
Who moves in and out
Net domestic migration over time
−6,642 net domestic migration · 2025
20112025
Net −76,598 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Domestic migration in El Paso, TX in El Paso, TX: net domestic migration by year
Year
Net domestic migration
2011
+5,143
2012
−406
2013
−12,825
2014
−8,600
2015
−13,083
2016
−6,885
2017
−5,667
2018
−6,805
2019
−3,800
2021
−2,045
2022
−5,660
2023
−3,942
2024
−5,381
2025
−6,642
El Paso's population is roughly 80% Hispanic, making it one of the most demographically distinct large metros in Texas. Turnout fluctuations here draw outsized attention from statewide campaigns tracking Latino voter mobilization.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 73.9 points in 1936 and a Republican high of 21.2 points in 1972. Between 2020 and 2024 the metro moved 19.9 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 14.9 points.
A population of 874,182, a 11% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $59,762 describe the metro. The metro's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of El Centro, CA and McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX.
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In 2024, El Paso, TX, Texas voted Democratic by 14.9 points (D+14.9), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 252,607 votes cast, 143,431 went Democratic and 105,883 went Republican.
When did El Paso, TX, Texas last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which El Paso, TX, Texas voted Republican was 1984.
How many people live in El Paso, TX, Texas?
El Paso, TX, Texas has a population of 874,182 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in El Paso, TX, Texas?
Median household income in El Paso, TX, Texas is $59,762 — below the national median of $80,734. The Texas state median is $78,476.
What is the political history of El Paso, TX, Texas?
Akashic tracks 34 presidential elections in El Paso, TX, Texas from 1892 to 2024. Of those, 24 went Democratic and 5 went Republican.
