† 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
GroupMidland, TXTexasUnited States
Mexican39.5%32.1%11.3%
Venezuelan1.2%——
Cuban1.1%0.5%0.7%
Puerto Rican0.6%0.8%1.8%
Colombian0.4%0.3%0.4%
Spaniard0.3%0.3%—
Honduran0.2%0.8%0.3%
Panamanian0.2%——
English8.1%7.9%9.5%
German7.3%8.3%12.5%
Irish5.7%6.0%9.4%
American5.6%4.6%5.3%
Scottish1.5%1.3%1.3%
French1.0%1.5%1.6%
Italian1.0%1.9%4.8%
Scotch-Irish0.8%——
African American†5.1%10.3%9.9%
African0.5%0.6%0.5%
Nigerian0.4%0.4%0.2%
Burmese0.5%——
Asian Indian0.4%1.8%1.4%
Filipino0.4%0.5%0.9%
Chinese0.3%0.8%1.3%
Vietnamese0.3%1.0%0.6%
Cambodian0.3%——
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
Midland, TX
Texas
United States
Median age
32.9
35.7
39.1
Age 18–24
8.4%
9.7%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
10.7%
13.5%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Midland, TX
Texas
United States
Median household income
$92,899
$78,476
$84,427
Poverty rate
11.2%
13.8%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
30.7%
33.6%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Midland, TX
Texas
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
31.6%
35.2%
22.3%
Spanish
28.4%
28.2%
13.6%
Religious landscape
Measure
Midland, TX
Texas
United States
Catholic
15.3%
20.1%
18.6%
Evangelical Protestant
35.5%
23.5%
16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted
34.8%
45.2%
51.5%
Black Protestant
7.6%
2.2%
2.2%
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.
Midland, TX
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1912–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
1912
+85.3%
1916
+80.1%
1920
+59.3%
1924
+67.6%
1928
−9.2%
1932
+82.0%
1936
+76.4%
1940
+58.2%
1944
+51.4%
1948
+30.4%
1952
−34.0%
1956
−32.4%
1960
−26.6%
1964
−12.6%
1968
−32.7%
1972
−60.7%
1976
−39.0%
1980
−54.3%
1984
−63.6%
1988
−54.9%
1992
−35.4%
1996
−41.4%
2000
−60.2%
2004
−63.9%
2008
−57.5%
2012
−61.6%
2016
−55.2%
2020
−57.0%
2024
−61.0%
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
19.0%Harris11,598
80.1%Trump48,769
0.6%Oliver370 +2
R+61.0
R+4.0
R+59.6
60,891
All 5 candidates in 2024 · 3 minor / independent
Donald J TrumpRepublican80.1%48,769
Kamala D HarrisDemocratic19.0%11,598
Chase OliverLibertarian0.6%370
Jill SteinIndependent0.2%146
OtherAll other candidates0.0%8
R
20.6%Biden12,617
77.6%Trump47,481
1.7%
R+57.0
R+1.8
R+61.5
61,148
R
20.2%Clinton10,291
75.4%Trump38,428
4.4%
R+55.2
D+6.4
R+57.3
50,974
R
18.4%Obama8,534
80.0%Romney37,057
1.6%
R+61.6
R+4.1
R+65.4
46,321
R
20.9%Obama10,005
78.3%McCain37,544
0.8%
R+57.5
D+6.4
R+64.7
47,931
R
17.8%Kerry8,293
81.7%Bush38,099
0.5%
R+63.9
R+3.7
R+61.4
46,641
R
19.1%Gore7,949
79.2%Bush33,034
1.7%
R+60.2
R+18.7
R+60.7
41,689
R
26.0%Clinton10,156
67.4%Dole26,355
6.6%
R+41.4
R+6.1
R+50.0
39,093
R
22.6%Clinton9,801
58.0%Bush25,129
19.4%
R+35.4
D+19.6
R+40.9
43,335
R
22.3%Dukakis9,119
77.2%Bush31,635
0.5%
R+54.9
D+8.6
R+47.2
40,977
R
18.1%Mondale7,726
81.6%Reagan34,924
0.3%
R+63.6
R+9.3
R+45.4
42,779
R
21.6%Carter7,444
75.9%Reagan26,120
2.5%
R+54.3
R+15.3
R+44.5
34,408
R
30.0%Carter8,632
69.0%Ford19,876
1.1%
R+39.0
D+21.7
R+41.1
28,813
R
18.7%McGovern4,675
79.4%Nixon19,840
1.9%
R+60.7
R+28.0
R+37.5
24,993
R
21.0%Humphrey5,129
53.7%Nixon13,132
25.4%
R+32.7
R+20.0
R+32.0
24,477
R
43.5%Johnson9,538
56.2%Goldwater12,308
0.3%
R+12.6
D+14.0
R+35.2
21,902
R
35.4%Kennedy6,673
62.0%Nixon11,693
2.6%
R+26.6
D+5.8
R+26.8
18,848
R
33.4%Stevenson4,371
65.8%Eisenhower8,605
0.7%
R+32.4
D+1.6
R+17.0
13,068
R
33.0%Stevenson4,196
67.0%Eisenhower8,518
0.0%
R+34.0
R+64.4
R+23.2
12,716
D
60.8%Truman2,977
30.4%Dewey1,487
8.8%
D+30.4
R+21.0
D+26.0
4,895
D
62.5%Roosevelt2,446
11.1%Dewey433
26.5%
D+51.4
R+6.8
D+43.9
3,915
D
79.0%Roosevelt2,965
20.8%Willkie782
0.1%
D+58.2
R+18.2
D+48.3
3,751
D
87.8%Roosevelt2,004
11.4%Landon260
0.8%
D+76.4
R+5.5
D+52.2
2,282
D
90.4%Roosevelt1,939
8.4%Hoover180
1.3%
D+82.0
D+91.1
D+64.2
2,146
R
45.3%Smith563
54.5%Hoover677
0.2%
R+9.2
R+76.8
D+8.3
1,243
D
83.2%Davis726
15.6%Coolidge136
1.3%
D+67.6
D+8.3
D+92.8
873
D
78.9%Cox407
19.6%Harding101
1.6%
D+59.3
R+20.8
D+85.5
516
D
87.2%Wilson464
7.1%Hughes38
5.6%
D+80.1
R+5.3
D+76.9
532
D
89.0%Wilson340
3.7%Taft14
7.3%
D+85.3
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D+65.8
382
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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
20.1%12,130
77.7%46,788
60,249
2020
R
19.3%11,680
78.4%47,544
60,640
2018
R
22.4%9,966
76.8%34,164
44,509
voter registration
Registered voters
Total registered voters, over time
Registered voters
Voter registration in Midland, TX
Year
Total registered
2016
83,457
2018
87,841
2020
93,859
2022
99,862
2024
102,501
domestic migration
Who moves in and out
Net domestic migration over time
+990 net domestic migration · 2025
20112025
Net +24,365 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Domestic migration in Midland, TX in Midland, TX: net domestic migration by year
Year
Net domestic migration
2011
+1,964
2012
+5,307
2013
+3,281
2014
+2,200
2015
+3,271
2016
−970
2017
−902
2018
+5,133
2019
+2,181
2021
−3,637
2022
+1,475
2023
+2,429
2024
+1,643
2025
+990
Midland anchors one of the nation's most petroleum-dependent metros, and its electorate has backed Republican presidential candidates by some of the widest margins in Texas for decades, reflecting a workforce and culture tightly bound to extraction industries.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 85.3 points in 1912 and a Republican high of 63.9 points in 2004. Between 2020 and 2024 the metro moved 4.0 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 61.0 points.
A population of 180,019, a 42% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $92,899 describe the metro. The metro's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of San Angelo, TX and Amarillo, TX.
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In 2024, Midland, TX, Texas voted Republican by 61.0 points (R+61.0), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 60,891 votes cast, 11,598 went Democratic and 48,769 went Republican.
When did Midland, TX, Texas last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Midland, TX, Texas voted Democratic was 1948.
How many people live in Midland, TX, Texas?
Midland, TX, Texas has a population of 180,019 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Midland, TX, Texas?
Median household income in Midland, TX, Texas is $92,899 — above the national median of $80,734. The Texas state median is $78,476.
What is the political history of Midland, TX, Texas?
Akashic tracks 34 presidential elections in Midland, TX, Texas from 1892 to 2024. Of those, 9 went Democratic and 20 went Republican.
