† 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
GroupOdessa, TXTexasUnited States
Mexican56.7%32.1%11.3%
Cuban2.2%0.5%0.7%
Venezuelan0.6%——
Puerto Rican0.5%0.8%1.8%
Spaniard0.4%0.3%—
Honduran0.2%0.8%0.3%
Salvadoran0.2%1.2%0.7%
Spanish0.2%——
German5.3%8.3%12.5%
English4.8%7.9%9.5%
American4.5%4.6%5.3%
Irish3.6%6.0%9.4%
Scottish1.1%1.3%1.3%
Swedish0.7%——
Italian0.6%1.9%4.8%
Scotch-Irish0.6%——
African American†3.7%10.3%9.9%
African0.2%0.6%0.5%
Filipino0.5%0.5%0.9%
Vietnamese0.2%1.0%0.6%
Pakistani0.2%0.3%—
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
Odessa, TX
Texas
United States
Median age
31.4
35.7
39.1
Age 18–24
9.6%
9.7%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
10.0%
13.5%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Odessa, TX
Texas
United States
Median household income
$71,536
$78,476
$84,427
Poverty rate
16.5%
13.8%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
17.6%
33.6%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Odessa, TX
Texas
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
47.1%
35.2%
22.3%
Spanish
45.0%
28.2%
13.6%
Religious landscape
Measure
Odessa, TX
Texas
United States
Catholic
16.3%
20.1%
18.6%
Evangelical Protestant
28.5%
23.5%
16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted
49.8%
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.
Odessa, TX
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1912–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
1912
+89.6%
1916
+96.7%
1920
+61.6%
1924
+81.3%
1928
−5.3%
1932
+82.9%
1936
+80.9%
1940
+72.0%
1944
+59.3%
1948
+55.5%
1952
−22.1%
1956
−26.2%
1960
−10.4%
1964
−3.0%
1968
−21.4%
1972
−59.1%
1976
−26.9%
1980
−47.3%
1984
−55.3%
1988
−36.1%
1992
−19.5%
1996
−17.5%
2000
−40.9%
2004
−52.1%
2008
−48.0%
2012
−48.9%
2016
−40.4%
2020
−47.8%
2024
−52.9%
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
23.2%Harris9,881
76.1%Trump32,429
0.4%Oliver190 +1
R+52.9
R+5.1
R+51.4
42,616
All 4 candidates in 2024 · 2 minor / independent
Donald J TrumpRepublican76.1%32,429
Kamala D HarrisDemocratic23.2%9,881
Chase OliverLibertarian0.4%190
Jill SteinIndependent0.3%116
R
25.5%Biden11,367
73.3%Trump32,697
1.2%
R+47.8
R+7.4
R+52.3
44,591
R
28.1%Clinton10,249
68.5%Trump25,020
3.5%
R+40.4
D+8.4
R+42.5
36,530
R
25.0%Obama8,118
73.8%Romney24,010
1.2%
R+48.9
R+0.9
R+52.7
32,513
R
25.6%Obama9,123
73.6%McCain26,199
0.8%
R+48.0
D+4.2
R+55.2
35,606
R
23.6%Kerry8,579
75.7%Bush27,502
0.6%
R+52.1
R+11.2
R+49.7
36,310
R
28.6%Gore9,425
69.6%Bush22,893
1.8%
R+40.9
R+23.4
R+41.5
32,901
R
36.8%Clinton12,017
54.3%Dole17,746
8.9%
R+17.5
D+2.0
R+26.0
32,686
R
30.9%Clinton11,130
50.3%Bush18,161
18.8%
R+19.5
D+16.6
R+25.1
36,073
R
31.7%Dukakis10,825
67.8%Bush23,155
0.5%
R+36.1
D+19.2
R+28.4
34,152
R
22.1%Mondale8,913
77.4%Reagan31,228
0.5%
R+55.3
R+8.0
R+37.1
40,342
R
25.1%Carter9,069
72.4%Reagan26,188
2.5%
R+47.3
R+20.4
R+37.6
36,179
R
35.6%Carter10,802
62.6%Ford18,973
1.8%
R+26.9
D+32.2
R+29.0
30,328
R
20.2%McGovern5,449
79.3%Nixon21,386
0.5%
R+59.1
R+37.7
R+36.0
26,960
R
21.6%Humphrey5,312
43.0%Nixon10,557
35.3%
R+21.4
R+18.4
R+20.7
24,540
R
48.4%Johnson10,826
51.4%Goldwater11,497
0.3%
R+3.0
D+7.4
R+25.6
22,386
R
43.5%Kennedy8,996
53.9%Nixon11,145
2.6%
R+10.4
D+15.8
R+10.6
20,672
R
36.2%Stevenson5,109
62.4%Eisenhower8,805
1.4%
R+26.2
R+4.1
R+10.8
14,108
R
38.9%Stevenson5,270
61.0%Eisenhower8,259
0.1%
R+22.1
R+77.6
R+11.3
13,537
D
75.6%Truman4,305
20.1%Dewey1,145
4.3%
D+55.5
R+3.8
D+51.0
5,694
D
73.3%Roosevelt2,265
14.0%Dewey432
12.7%
D+59.3
R+12.7
D+51.8
3,091
D
85.9%Roosevelt2,783
13.9%Willkie451
0.2%
D+72.0
R+8.9
D+62.1
3,239
D
89.9%Roosevelt816
8.9%Landon81
1.2%
D+80.9
R+1.9
D+56.7
908
D
89.1%Roosevelt530
6.2%Hoover37
4.7%
D+82.9
D+88.2
D+65.1
595
R
47.3%Smith151
52.7%Hoover168
0.0%
R+5.3
R+86.6
D+12.1
319
D
89.0%Davis138
7.7%Coolidge12
3.2%
D+81.3
D+19.7
D+106.5
155
D
80.0%Cox100
18.4%Harding23
1.6%
D+61.6
R+35.1
D+87.8
125
D
98.4%Wilson120
1.6%Hughes2
0.0%
D+96.7
D+7.1
D+93.6
122
D
92.7%Wilson89
3.1%Taft3
4.2%
D+89.6
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D+70.0
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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
25.1%10,620
72.7%30,729
42,268
2020
R
24.5%10,682
72.8%31,711
43,572
2018
R
30.3%9,230
68.9%20,996
30,474
voter registration
Registered voters
Total registered voters, over time
Registered voters
Voter registration in Odessa, TX
Year
Total registered
2016
71,630
2018
76,573
2020
80,872
2022
83,323
2024
86,640
domestic migration
Who moves in and out
Net domestic migration over time
+488 net domestic migration · 2025
20112025
Net +6,499 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Domestic migration in Odessa, TX in Odessa, TX: net domestic migration by year
Year
Net domestic migration
2011
+1,388
2012
+3,139
2013
+3,233
2014
+2,644
2015
+2,886
2016
−4,258
2017
−2,786
2018
+3,106
2019
+2,324
2021
−5,590
2022
−2,056
2023
+883
2024
+1,098
2025
+488
Odessa anchors the Midland-Odessa metro in the heart of the Permian Basin, where boom-and-bust oil economics shape both population swings and voting patterns — the area has backed Republican presidential nominees by margins exceeding 50 points in recent cycles.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 96.7 points in 1916 and a Republican high of 59.1 points in 1972. Between 2020 and 2024 the metro moved 5.1 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 52.9 points.
A population of 164,654, a 29% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $71,536 describe the metro. The metro's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Hobbs, NM and Victoria, TX.
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In 2024, Odessa, TX, Texas voted Republican by 52.9 points (R+52.9), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 42,616 votes cast, 9,881 went Democratic and 32,429 went Republican.
When did Odessa, TX, Texas last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Odessa, TX, Texas voted Democratic was 1948.
How many people live in Odessa, TX, Texas?
Odessa, TX, Texas has a population of 164,654 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Odessa, TX, Texas?
Median household income in Odessa, TX, Texas is $71,536 — below the national median of $80,734. The Texas state median is $78,476.
What is the political history of Odessa, TX, Texas?
Akashic tracks 34 presidential elections in Odessa, TX, Texas from 1892 to 2024. Of those, 9 went Democratic and 20 went Republican.
