† 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
GroupMcAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TXTexasUnited States
Mexican87.3%32.1%11.3%
Puerto Rican0.4%0.8%1.8%
Honduran0.2%0.8%0.3%
Salvadoran0.2%1.2%0.7%
Spaniard0.2%0.3%—
American2.4%4.6%5.3%
German1.7%8.3%12.5%
English1.1%7.9%9.5%
Irish1.0%6.0%9.4%
Italian0.4%1.9%4.8%
French0.3%1.5%1.6%
Polish0.2%0.8%2.2%
Scottish0.2%1.3%1.3%
Filipino0.4%0.5%0.9%
Asian Indian0.2%1.8%1.4%
Chinese0.1%0.8%1.3%
Vietnamese0.1%1.0%0.6%
Korean0.1%0.3%0.4%
Japanese0.1%—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
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX
Texas
United States
Median age
30.5
35.7
39.1
Age 18–24
11.1%
9.7%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
11.7%
13.5%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX
Texas
United States
Median household income
$54,338
$78,476
$84,427
Poverty rate
26.7%
13.8%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
20.6%
33.6%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX
Texas
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
80.1%
35.2%
22.3%
Spanish
78.9%
28.2%
13.6%
Religious landscape
Measure
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX
Texas
United States
Catholic
46.6%
20.1%
18.6%
Evangelical Protestant
10.0%
23.5%
16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted
38.7%
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.
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1912–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
1912
+83.7%
1916
+66.6%
1920
+36.6%
1924
+54.7%
1928
−3.0%
1932
+52.6%
1936
+38.0%
1940
+21.8%
1944
+25.9%
1948
+20.6%
1952
−24.6%
1956
−14.9%
1960
+15.5%
1964
+31.2%
1968
+15.2%
1972
−11.0%
1976
+29.0%
1980
+14.2%
1984
+11.4%
1988
+29.9%
1992
+27.5%
1996
+37.6%
2000
+22.8%
2004
+10.1%
2008
+38.7%
2012
+41.7%
2016
+40.2%
2020
+17.1%
2024
−2.9%
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
R
48.1%Harris104,517
51.0%Trump110,760
0.5%Stein1,112 +2
R+2.9
R+19.9
R+1.4
217,265
All 5 candidates in 2024 · 3 minor / independent
Donald J TrumpRepublican51.0%110,760
Kamala D HarrisDemocratic48.1%104,517
Jill SteinIndependent0.5%1,112
Chase OliverLibertarian0.4%805
OtherAll other candidates0.0%71
D
58.0%Biden128,199
41.0%Trump90,527
1.0%
D+17.1
R+23.2
D+12.6
220,884
D
68.1%Clinton118,809
27.9%Trump48,642
4.0%
D+40.2
R+1.5
D+38.1
174,408
D
70.3%Obama97,969
28.6%Romney39,865
1.1%
D+41.7
D+3.0
D+37.8
139,322
D
69.0%Obama90,261
30.3%McCain39,668
0.7%
D+38.7
D+28.6
D+31.4
130,784
D
54.9%Kerry62,369
44.8%Bush50,931
0.3%
D+10.1
R+12.8
D+12.5
113,683
D
60.8%Gore61,390
37.9%Bush38,301
1.3%
D+22.8
R+14.8
D+22.3
101,050
D
66.5%Clinton56,335
28.8%Dole24,437
4.7%
D+37.6
D+10.2
D+29.1
84,727
D
58.1%Clinton51,205
30.6%Bush26,976
11.3%
D+27.5
R+2.4
D+21.9
88,160
D
64.8%Dukakis54,330
34.9%Bush29,246
0.4%
D+29.9
D+18.5
D+37.6
83,870
D
55.6%Mondale44,147
44.1%Reagan35,059
0.3%
D+11.4
R+2.7
D+29.7
79,432
D
56.0%Carter34,542
41.8%Reagan25,808
2.2%
D+14.2
R+14.8
D+23.9
61,717
D
64.1%Carter35,021
35.2%Ford19,199
0.7%
D+29.0
D+40.0
D+26.9
54,593
R
44.3%McGovern18,366
55.2%Nixon22,920
0.5%
R+11.0
R+26.1
D+12.2
41,499
D
54.1%Humphrey20,087
39.0%Nixon14,455
6.9%
D+15.2
R+16.1
D+15.9
37,111
D
65.5%Johnson22,110
34.3%Goldwater11,563
0.2%
D+31.2
D+15.7
D+8.7
33,756
D
57.6%Kennedy18,663
42.1%Nixon13,628
0.4%
D+15.5
D+30.4
D+15.4
32,406
R
42.0%Stevenson9,804
56.9%Eisenhower13,270
1.1%
R+14.9
D+9.7
D+0.5
23,327
R
37.6%Stevenson9,251
62.2%Eisenhower15,303
0.2%
R+24.6
R+45.2
R+13.8
24,602
D
59.5%Truman9,526
38.8%Dewey6,220
1.7%
D+20.6
R+5.3
D+16.2
16,018
D
59.3%Roosevelt7,250
33.3%Dewey4,080
7.4%
D+25.9
D+4.1
D+18.4
12,234
D
60.8%Roosevelt7,471
39.0%Willkie4,787
0.2%
D+21.8
R+16.2
D+11.9
12,285
D
67.5%Roosevelt6,782
29.5%Landon2,962
3.1%
D+38.0
R+14.6
D+13.7
10,053
D
75.8%Roosevelt9,695
23.2%Hoover2,969
0.9%
D+52.6
D+55.6
D+34.8
12,784
R
48.4%Smith4,034
51.4%Hoover4,285
0.2%
R+3.0
R+57.7
D+14.5
8,335
D
75.2%Davis3,662
20.4%Coolidge996
4.4%
D+54.7
D+18.2
D+79.9
4,872
D
67.7%Cox2,409
31.1%Harding1,108
1.2%
D+36.6
R+30.1
D+62.7
3,559
D
82.3%Wilson1,364
15.7%Hughes260
2.0%
D+66.6
R+17.1
D+63.5
1,657
D
86.5%Wilson1,203
2.8%Taft39
10.6%
D+83.7
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D+64.2
1,390
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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
52.0%110,139
45.5%96,208
211,622
2020
D
55.8%116,962
40.2%84,284
209,437
2018
D
68.8%104,416
30.6%46,505
151,755
voter registration
Registered voters
Total registered voters, over time
Registered voters
Voter registration in McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX
Year
Total registered
2016
338,990
2018
362,952
2020
391,309
2022
416,978
2024
446,417
domestic migration
Who moves in and out
Net domestic migration over time
−1,278 net domestic migration · 2025
20112025
Net −27,165 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Domestic migration in McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX in McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX: net domestic migration by year
Year
Net domestic migration
2011
+1,326
2012
−1,542
2013
−3,447
2014
−2,422
2015
−3,970
2016
−4,135
2017
−3,646
2018
−3,452
2019
−3,038
2021
+360
2022
−658
2023
+35
2024
−1,298
2025
−1,278
Anchored by Hidalgo County along the Rio Grande, this metro is roughly 90% Hispanic and drew national attention after posting unexpected rightward swings in recent presidential cycles despite decades of lopsided Democratic margins.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 83.7 points in 1912 and a Republican high of 24.6 points in 1952. Between 2020 and 2024 the metro moved 19.9 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 2.9 points.
A population of 891,977, a 6% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $54,338 describe the metro. The metro's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Brownsville-Harlingen, TX and Laredo, TX.
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How did McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX, Texas vote in 2024?
In 2024, McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX, Texas voted Republican by 2.9 points (R+2.9), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 217,265 votes cast, 104,517 went Democratic and 110,760 went Republican.
When did McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX, Texas last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX, Texas voted Democratic was 2020.
How many people live in McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX, Texas?
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX, Texas has a population of 891,977 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX, Texas?
Median household income in McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX, Texas is $54,338 — below the national median of $80,734. The Texas state median is $78,476.
What is the political history of McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX, Texas?
Akashic tracks 34 presidential elections in McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX, Texas from 1892 to 2024. Of those, 24 went Democratic and 5 went Republican.
