† 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
GroupKilleen-Temple, TXTexasUnited States
German11.5%8.3%12.5%
English8.1%7.9%9.5%
Irish7.5%6.0%9.4%
American6.6%4.6%5.3%
Italian2.2%1.9%4.8%
Scottish1.6%1.3%1.3%
French1.5%1.5%1.6%
Czech0.9%——
Mexican16.6%32.1%11.3%
Puerto Rican4.5%0.8%1.8%
Spaniard0.5%0.3%—
Cuban0.4%0.5%0.7%
Salvadoran0.4%1.2%0.7%
Dominican0.3%—0.7%
Panamanian0.3%——
Guatemalan0.2%0.4%0.5%
African American†17.5%10.3%9.9%
African0.8%0.6%0.5%
Nigerian0.3%0.4%0.2%
Jamaican0.3%—0.4%
Filipino0.9%0.5%0.9%
Korean0.5%0.3%0.4%
Asian Indian0.3%1.8%1.4%
Vietnamese0.2%1.0%0.6%
Nepalese0.2%——
Chinese0.2%0.8%1.3%
Aztec0.2%——
Chamorro0.2%——
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
Killeen-Temple, TX
Texas
United States
Median age
32.9
35.7
39.1
Age 18–24
10.9%
9.7%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
12.3%
13.5%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Killeen-Temple, TX
Texas
United States
Median household income
$69,874
$78,476
$84,427
Poverty rate
13.7%
13.8%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
25.7%
33.6%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Killeen-Temple, TX
Texas
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
18.3%
35.2%
22.3%
Spanish
13.7%
28.2%
13.6%
Religious landscape
Measure
Killeen-Temple, TX
Texas
United States
Catholic
11.7%
20.1%
18.6%
Evangelical Protestant
25.2%
23.5%
16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted
54.0%
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.
Killeen-Temple, TX
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1912–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
1912
+80.8%
1916
+77.6%
1920
+46.9%
1924
+62.4%
1928
−4.2%
1932
+84.9%
1936
+85.1%
1940
+74.4%
1944
+69.0%
1948
+70.9%
1952
+24.2%
1956
+29.6%
1960
+33.6%
1964
+63.5%
1968
+26.7%
1972
−47.7%
1976
+8.2%
1980
−12.7%
1984
−41.7%
1988
−25.1%
1992
−12.0%
1996
−14.1%
2000
−34.3%
2004
−34.6%
2008
−15.1%
2012
−22.0%
2016
−21.5%
2020
−15.3%
2024
−22.7%
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
38.1%Harris63,164
60.8%Trump100,810
0.6%Oliver1,067 +2
R+22.7
R+7.4
R+21.2
165,889
All 5 candidates in 2024 · 3 minor / independent
Donald J TrumpRepublican60.8%100,810
Kamala D HarrisDemocratic38.1%63,164
Chase OliverLibertarian0.6%1,067
Jill SteinIndependent0.4%722
OtherAll other candidates0.1%126
R
41.3%Biden66,723
56.6%Trump91,417
2.2%
R+15.3
D+6.2
R+19.7
161,624
R
36.3%Clinton44,348
57.8%Trump70,608
5.9%
R+21.5
D+0.5
R+23.6
122,159
R
38.2%Obama42,149
60.2%Romney66,415
1.5%
R+22.0
R+7.0
R+25.9
110,233
R
42.1%Obama48,935
57.1%McCain66,443
0.8%
R+15.1
D+19.5
R+22.3
116,300
R
32.5%Kerry33,880
67.0%Bush69,978
0.5%
R+34.6
R+0.3
R+32.1
104,374
R
32.0%Gore27,073
66.3%Bush56,055
1.7%
R+34.3
R+20.2
R+34.8
84,592
R
39.0%Clinton29,757
53.0%Dole40,499
8.0%
R+14.1
R+2.0
R+22.6
76,355
R
32.7%Clinton24,349
44.7%Bush33,313
22.7%
R+12.0
D+13.1
R+17.6
74,574
R
37.0%Dukakis23,731
62.1%Bush39,843
0.9%
R+25.1
D+16.5
R+17.4
64,144
R
28.9%Mondale17,791
70.5%Reagan43,458
0.6%
R+41.7
R+28.9
R+23.4
61,614
R
42.0%Carter21,899
54.7%Reagan28,546
3.3%
R+12.7
R+20.9
R+3.0
52,186
D
53.7%Carter24,585
45.5%Ford20,829
0.9%
D+8.2
D+55.9
D+6.1
45,823
R
26.0%McGovern8,771
73.7%Nixon24,853
0.3%
R+47.7
R+74.4
R+24.5
33,726
D
54.7%Humphrey16,303
28.0%Nixon8,338
17.4%
D+26.7
R+36.8
D+27.4
29,820
D
81.7%Johnson20,460
18.2%Goldwater4,559
0.1%
D+63.5
D+29.9
D+40.9
25,046
D
66.7%Kennedy14,723
33.1%Nixon7,305
0.3%
D+33.6
D+3.9
D+33.4
22,089
D
64.7%Stevenson13,109
35.1%Eisenhower7,102
0.3%
D+29.6
D+5.4
D+45.0
20,262
D
62.1%Stevenson13,115
37.9%Eisenhower7,998
0.1%
D+24.2
R+46.7
D+35.0
21,127
D
83.0%Truman11,357
12.1%Dewey1,655
4.9%
D+70.9
D+1.9
D+66.4
13,681
D
78.8%Roosevelt11,171
9.8%Dewey1,388
11.4%
D+69.0
R+5.4
D+61.5
14,180
D
87.2%Roosevelt12,579
12.8%Willkie1,843
0.0%
D+74.4
R+10.7
D+64.5
14,424
D
92.4%Roosevelt9,645
7.3%Landon759
0.4%
D+85.1
D+0.2
D+60.8
10,443
D
92.3%Roosevelt12,778
7.5%Hoover1,035
0.2%
D+84.9
D+89.1
D+67.1
13,839
R
47.8%Smith4,952
52.0%Hoover5,388
0.2%
R+4.2
R+66.6
D+13.3
10,358
D
78.8%Davis10,519
16.3%Coolidge2,182
4.9%
D+62.4
D+15.5
D+87.6
13,353
D
58.3%Cox5,915
11.4%Harding1,154
30.4%
D+46.9
R+30.7
D+73.1
10,151
D
86.7%Wilson6,265
9.1%Hughes657
4.2%
D+77.6
R+3.2
D+74.5
7,227
D
85.4%Wilson4,812
4.7%Taft262
9.9%
D+80.8
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D+61.2
5,634
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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
39.6%65,031
57.7%94,849
164,337
2020
R
39.6%63,509
57.6%92,408
160,377
2018
R
41.0%45,053
58.1%63,899
109,910
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 Killeen-Temple, TX
Year
Total registered
2016 (partial)
32,188
2018
248,404
2020
272,848
2022
286,470
2024
304,115
domestic migration
Who moves in and out
Net domestic migration over time
+821 net domestic migration · 2025
20112025
Net +9,139 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Domestic migration in Killeen-Temple, TX in Killeen-Temple, TX: net domestic migration by year
Year
Net domestic migration
2011
−1,977
2012
+3,183
2013
−6,764
2014
−4,347
2015
−957
2016
−2,174
2017
+1,365
2018
+3,464
2019
+4,812
2021
+7,159
2022
+3,315
2023
+2,934
2024
−1,695
2025
+821
Home to one of the U.S. Army's largest installations, the Killeen-Temple metro carries an unusually high share of active-duty and veteran households, a demographic mix that consistently shapes turnout patterns and candidate positioning in statewide races.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 85.1 points in 1936 and a Republican high of 47.7 points in 1972. Between 2020 and 2024 the metro moved 7.4 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 22.7 points.
A population of 494,360, a 46% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $69,874 describe the metro. The metro's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Anderson Creek, NC and Jacksonville, NC.
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In 2024, Killeen-Temple, TX, Texas voted Republican by 22.7 points (R+22.7), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 165,889 votes cast, 63,164 went Democratic and 100,810 went Republican.
When did Killeen-Temple, TX, Texas last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Killeen-Temple, TX, Texas voted Democratic was 1976.
How many people live in Killeen-Temple, TX, Texas?
Killeen-Temple, TX, Texas has a population of 494,360 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Killeen-Temple, TX, Texas?
Median household income in Killeen-Temple, TX, Texas is $69,874 — below the national median of $80,734. The Texas state median is $78,476.
What is the political history of Killeen-Temple, TX, Texas?
Akashic tracks 34 presidential elections in Killeen-Temple, TX, Texas from 1892 to 2024. Of those, 15 went Democratic and 14 went Republican.
