† 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
GroupMineral Wells, TXTexasUnited States
English11.6%7.9%9.5%
German10.3%8.3%12.5%
Irish9.4%6.0%9.4%
American8.8%4.6%5.3%
French3.2%1.5%1.6%
Scottish1.7%1.3%1.3%
Norwegian1.0%——
Scotch-Irish0.9%——
Mexican18.1%32.1%11.3%
Puerto Rican0.5%0.8%1.8%
Spaniard0.3%0.3%—
Cuban0.2%0.5%0.7%
African American†2.1%10.3%9.9%
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
Mineral Wells, TX
Texas
United States
Median age
41.6
35.7
39.1
Age 18–24
7.9%
9.7%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
20.5%
13.5%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Mineral Wells, TX
Texas
United States
Median household income
$67,674
$78,476
$84,427
Poverty rate
16.7%
13.8%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
17.8%
33.6%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Mineral Wells, TX
Texas
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
11.3%
35.2%
22.3%
Spanish
10.8%
28.2%
13.6%
Religious landscape
Measure
Mineral Wells, TX
Texas
United States
Catholic
8.3%
20.1%
18.6%
Evangelical Protestant
40.6%
23.5%
16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted
44.2%
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.
Mineral Wells, TX
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1912–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
1912
+65.3%
1916
+70.7%
1920
+60.0%
1924
+55.2%
1928
−26.6%
1932
+74.5%
1936
+75.8%
1940
+66.7%
1944
+69.7%
1948
+54.7%
1952
−2.6%
1956
−8.6%
1960
+5.7%
1964
+36.9%
1968
+12.4%
1972
−39.7%
1976
+31.4%
1980
+2.1%
1984
−25.9%
1988
−8.3%
1992
+5.8%
1996
+3.1%
2000
−26.6%
2004
−43.1%
2008
−48.2%
2012
−59.7%
2016
−64.0%
2020
−64.1%
2024
−67.1%
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
16.1%Harris2,143
83.2%Trump11,093
0.4%Oliver54 +2
R+67.1
R+3.0
R+65.6
13,336
All 5 candidates in 2024 · 3 minor / independent
Donald J TrumpRepublican83.2%11,093
Kamala D HarrisDemocratic16.1%2,143
Chase OliverLibertarian0.4%54
Jill SteinIndependent0.3%43
OtherAll other candidates0.0%3
R
17.4%Biden2,178
81.5%Trump10,179
1.1%
R+64.1
±0.0
R+68.5
12,489
R
16.6%Clinton1,708
80.7%Trump8,284
2.7%
R+64.0
R+4.3
R+66.1
10,270
R
19.4%Obama1,811
79.1%Romney7,393
1.6%
R+59.7
R+11.5
R+63.5
9,351
R
25.3%Obama2,499
73.4%McCain7,264
1.3%
R+48.2
R+5.0
R+55.5
9,890
R
28.1%Kerry2,816
71.3%Bush7,137
0.6%
R+43.1
R+16.5
R+40.7
10,014
R
35.8%Gore3,263
62.4%Bush5,690
1.8%
R+26.6
R+29.8
R+27.1
9,118
D
45.5%Clinton3,938
42.4%Dole3,666
12.1%
D+3.1
R+2.7
R+5.4
8,655
D
36.6%Clinton3,392
30.7%Bush2,852
32.7%
D+5.8
D+14.1
D+0.3
9,275
R
45.5%Dukakis3,930
53.8%Bush4,649
0.6%
R+8.3
D+17.6
R+0.6
8,634
R
36.9%Mondale3,349
62.8%Reagan5,701
0.3%
R+25.9
R+28.0
R+7.7
9,077
D
50.0%Carter4,244
47.9%Reagan4,068
2.0%
D+2.1
R+29.4
D+11.8
8,484
D
65.4%Carter5,170
34.0%Ford2,684
0.6%
D+31.4
D+71.1
D+29.4
7,905
R
30.1%McGovern2,181
69.8%Nixon5,058
0.1%
R+39.7
R+52.1
R+16.5
7,247
D
47.8%Humphrey3,552
35.3%Nixon2,627
16.9%
D+12.4
R+24.4
D+13.1
7,436
D
68.4%Johnson3,791
31.5%Goldwater1,748
0.0%
D+36.9
D+31.2
D+14.3
5,541
D
52.6%Kennedy3,022
46.9%Nixon2,695
0.4%
D+5.7
D+14.3
D+5.5
5,742
R
45.6%Stevenson2,369
54.2%Eisenhower2,818
0.2%
R+8.6
R+6.1
D+6.8
5,199
R
48.6%Stevenson2,876
51.2%Eisenhower3,029
0.2%
R+2.6
R+57.3
D+8.2
5,917
D
74.1%Truman3,736
19.4%Dewey977
6.6%
D+54.7
R+15.0
D+50.2
5,045
D
79.8%Roosevelt3,291
10.1%Dewey416
10.2%
D+69.7
D+3.0
D+62.2
4,126
D
83.2%Roosevelt2,571
16.5%Willkie510
0.3%
D+66.7
R+9.1
D+56.8
3,090
D
87.7%Roosevelt2,738
11.9%Landon371
0.4%
D+75.8
D+1.3
D+51.5
3,123
D
87.0%Roosevelt2,722
12.5%Hoover392
0.4%
D+74.5
D+101.1
D+56.7
3,128
R
36.7%Smith1,161
63.3%Hoover2,001
0.0%
R+26.6
R+81.8
R+9.1
3,162
D
73.2%Davis1,926
18.0%Coolidge473
8.8%
D+55.2
R+4.8
D+80.4
2,631
D
75.7%Cox1,645
15.7%Harding342
8.5%
D+60.0
R+10.7
D+86.2
2,172
D
77.4%Wilson1,431
6.7%Hughes124
15.9%
D+70.7
D+5.4
D+67.6
1,848
D
69.2%Wilson1,231
3.8%Taft68
27.0%
D+65.3
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D+45.8
1,780
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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
17.8%2,355
80.1%10,611
13,243
2020
R
16.5%2,028
81.1%9,999
12,328
2018
R
19.5%1,837
80.0%7,547
9,430
voter registration
Registered voters
Total registered voters, over time
Registered voters
Voter registration in Mineral Wells, TX
Year
Total registered
2016
17,444
2018
17,991
2020
18,946
2022
19,390
2024
20,351
domestic migration
Who moves in and out
Net domestic migration over time
+487 net domestic migration · 2025
20112025
Net +3,126 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Domestic migration in Mineral Wells, TX in Mineral Wells, TX: net domestic migration by year
Year
Net domestic migration
2011
−68
2012
−318
2013
−50
2014
+62
2015
−100
2016
+160
2017
+405
2018
+292
2019
+304
2021
+383
2022
+637
2023
+465
2024
+467
2025
+487
Mineral Wells, TX sits in the Gulf South and Southern Plains. In 2024 it voted Republican.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 75.8 points in 1936 and a Republican high of 67.1 points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the metro moved 3.0 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 67.1 points.
A population of 29,295, a 73% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $67,674 describe the metro. The metro's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Sulphur Springs, TX and Calhoun, GA.
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In 2024, Mineral Wells, TX, Texas voted Republican by 67.1 points (R+67.1), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 13,336 votes cast, 2,143 went Democratic and 11,093 went Republican.
When did Mineral Wells, TX, Texas last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Mineral Wells, TX, Texas voted Democratic was 1996.
How many people live in Mineral Wells, TX, Texas?
Mineral Wells, TX, Texas has a population of 29,295 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Mineral Wells, TX, Texas?
Median household income in Mineral Wells, TX, Texas is $67,674 — below the national median of $80,734. The Texas state median is $78,476.
What is the political history of Mineral Wells, TX, Texas?
Akashic tracks 34 presidential elections in Mineral Wells, TX, Texas from 1892 to 2024. Of those, 16 went Democratic and 13 went Republican.
