† 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
GroupMount Pleasant, TXTexasUnited States
American13.5%4.6%5.3%
English8.0%7.9%9.5%
Irish5.6%6.0%9.4%
German5.1%8.3%12.5%
Scottish1.0%1.3%1.3%
Italian0.9%1.9%4.8%
French0.8%1.5%1.6%
Scotch-Irish0.3%——
Mexican31.2%32.1%11.3%
Honduran0.8%0.8%0.3%
Salvadoran0.7%1.2%0.7%
Spanish0.2%——
Guatemalan0.2%0.4%0.5%
Argentinean0.2%——
African American†12.8%10.3%9.9%
African1.1%0.6%0.5%
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
Mount Pleasant, TX
Texas
United States
Median age
37.2
35.7
39.1
Age 18–24
9.2%
9.7%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
17.5%
13.5%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Mount Pleasant, TX
Texas
United States
Median household income
$58,567
$78,476
$84,427
Poverty rate
18.3%
13.8%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
17.6%
33.6%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Mount Pleasant, TX
Texas
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
28.0%
35.2%
22.3%
Spanish
27.0%
28.2%
13.6%
Religious landscape
Measure
Mount Pleasant, TX
Texas
United States
Catholic
21.3%
20.1%
18.6%
Evangelical Protestant
53.4%
23.5%
16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted
12.0%
45.2%
51.5%
Black Protestant
7.2%
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.
Mount Pleasant, TX
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1912–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
1912
+55.8%
1916
+57.6%
1920
+39.7%
1924
+65.8%
1928
+34.5%
1932
+93.0%
1936
+90.2%
1940
+85.3%
1944
+72.1%
1948
+61.1%
1952
+26.4%
1956
+5.9%
1960
+12.2%
1964
+36.0%
1968
+16.4%
1972
−34.1%
1976
+25.6%
1980
+9.7%
1984
−8.7%
1988
+9.5%
1992
+16.1%
1996
+13.6%
2000
−14.4%
2004
−20.3%
2008
−26.5%
2012
−34.2%
2016
−41.6%
2020
−43.2%
2024
−53.5%
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
22.9%Harris4,788
76.4%Trump15,964
0.4%Oliver92 +2
R+53.5
R+10.3
R+52.0
20,890
All 5 candidates in 2024 · 3 minor / independent
Donald J TrumpRepublican76.4%15,964
Kamala D HarrisDemocratic22.9%4,788
Chase OliverLibertarian0.4%92
Jill SteinIndependent0.2%39
OtherAll other candidates0.0%7
R
27.9%Biden5,919
71.1%Trump15,068
0.9%
R+43.2
R+1.6
R+47.6
21,188
R
27.9%Clinton5,282
69.5%Trump13,158
2.6%
R+41.6
R+7.4
R+43.7
18,934
R
32.4%Obama5,934
66.5%Romney12,197
1.1%
R+34.2
R+7.7
R+38.0
18,328
R
36.4%Obama6,934
62.9%McCain11,984
0.7%
R+26.5
R+6.2
R+33.8
19,060
R
39.7%Kerry7,388
59.9%Bush11,165
0.4%
R+20.3
R+5.9
R+17.8
18,624
R
42.3%Gore7,088
56.6%Bush9,497
1.1%
R+14.4
R+28.0
R+14.9
16,776
D
52.4%Clinton8,610
38.8%Dole6,375
8.7%
D+13.6
R+2.4
D+5.1
16,418
D
46.8%Clinton8,591
30.7%Bush5,643
22.5%
D+16.1
D+6.5
D+10.5
18,359
D
54.7%Dukakis10,000
45.2%Bush8,259
0.2%
D+9.5
D+18.2
D+17.2
18,292
R
45.5%Mondale8,473
54.2%Reagan10,085
0.3%
R+8.7
R+18.4
D+9.6
18,622
D
54.4%Carter9,029
44.6%Reagan7,411
1.0%
D+9.7
R+15.8
D+19.5
16,598
D
62.7%Carter9,422
37.1%Ford5,579
0.2%
D+25.6
D+59.6
D+23.5
15,038
R
32.8%McGovern3,906
66.9%Nixon7,969
0.4%
R+34.1
R+50.5
R+10.9
11,919
D
41.4%Humphrey5,290
25.0%Nixon3,191
33.6%
D+16.4
R+19.6
D+17.1
12,764
D
67.9%Johnson7,735
31.9%Goldwater3,634
0.2%
D+36.0
D+23.8
D+13.4
11,390
D
55.8%Kennedy5,960
43.6%Nixon4,658
0.7%
D+12.2
D+6.3
D+12.0
10,690
D
52.6%Stevenson4,946
46.7%Eisenhower4,392
0.8%
D+5.9
R+20.5
D+21.3
9,409
D
63.2%Stevenson6,399
36.8%Eisenhower3,728
0.0%
D+26.4
R+34.7
D+37.1
10,131
D
72.6%Truman4,426
11.5%Dewey702
15.9%
D+61.1
R+11.0
D+56.6
6,099
D
81.6%Roosevelt4,858
9.5%Dewey567
8.8%
D+72.1
R+13.2
D+64.6
5,951
D
92.6%Roosevelt6,781
7.3%Willkie537
0.0%
D+85.3
R+4.9
D+75.4
7,320
D
95.0%Roosevelt4,031
4.9%Landon207
0.1%
D+90.2
R+2.8
D+65.9
4,241
D
96.4%Roosevelt5,192
3.5%Hoover186
0.1%
D+93.0
D+58.4
D+75.2
5,384
D
67.3%Smith2,569
32.7%Hoover1,250
0.0%
D+34.5
R+31.3
D+52.0
3,819
D
82.4%Davis3,739
16.5%Coolidge750
1.1%
D+65.8
D+26.2
D+91.0
4,540
D
60.2%Cox2,424
20.6%Harding828
19.2%
D+39.7
R+17.9
D+65.9
4,024
D
73.5%Wilson2,574
15.9%Hughes558
10.5%
D+57.6
D+1.8
D+54.4
3,501
D
69.3%Wilson1,606
13.6%Taft314
17.1%
D+55.8
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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
24.1%4,996
74.2%15,397
20,745
2020
R
27.5%5,746
70.7%14,776
20,890
2018
R
28.8%4,644
70.6%11,387
16,131
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 Mount Pleasant, TX
Year
Total registered
2016 (partial)
16,152
2018
32,973
2020
34,153
2022
34,489
2024
35,398
domestic migration
Who moves in and out
Net domestic migration over time
−28 net domestic migration · 2025
20112025
Net −1,733 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Domestic migration in Mount Pleasant, TX in Mount Pleasant, TX: net domestic migration by year
Year
Net domestic migration
2011
−416
2012
−194
2013
−405
2014
−397
2015
−410
2016
−334
2017
−128
2018
−66
2019
−35
2021
+214
2022
+67
2023
+303
2024
+96
2025
−28
Mount Pleasant, TX sits in the Gulf South and Southern Plains. In 2024 it voted Republican.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 93.0 points in 1932 and a Republican high of 53.5 points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the metro moved 10.3 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 53.5 points.
A population of 56,237, a 49% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $58,567 describe the metro. The metro's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Lufkin, TX and Vernon, TX.
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In 2024, Mount Pleasant, TX, Texas voted Republican by 53.5 points (R+53.5), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 20,890 votes cast, 4,788 went Democratic and 15,964 went Republican.
When did Mount Pleasant, TX, Texas last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Mount Pleasant, TX, Texas voted Democratic was 1996.
How many people live in Mount Pleasant, TX, Texas?
Mount Pleasant, TX, Texas has a population of 56,237 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Mount Pleasant, TX, Texas?
Median household income in Mount Pleasant, TX, Texas is $58,567 — below the national median of $80,734. The Texas state median is $78,476.
What is the political history of Mount Pleasant, TX, Texas?
Akashic tracks 34 presidential elections in Mount Pleasant, TX, Texas from 1892 to 2024. Of those, 20 went Democratic and 9 went Republican.
