† 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
GroupPampa, TXTexasUnited States
German11.6%8.3%12.5%
English11.2%7.9%9.5%
Irish9.0%6.0%9.4%
American7.3%4.6%5.3%
Scottish2.9%1.3%1.3%
Dutch2.7%——
French1.7%1.5%1.6%
Italian1.1%1.9%4.8%
Mexican27.9%32.1%11.3%
Spaniard0.8%0.3%—
Venezuelan0.4%——
Puerto Rican0.2%0.8%1.8%
Spanish0.2%——
African American†4.1%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
Pampa, TX
Texas
United States
Median age
37
35.7
39.1
Age 18–24
8.6%
9.7%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
16.7%
13.5%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Pampa, TX
Texas
United States
Median household income
$59,928
$78,476
$84,427
Poverty rate
15.3%
13.8%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
16.4%
33.6%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Pampa, TX
Texas
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
22.2%
35.2%
22.3%
Spanish
20.9%
28.2%
13.6%
Religious landscape
Measure
Pampa, TX
Texas
United States
Catholic
14.3%
20.1%
18.6%
Evangelical Protestant
59.6%
23.5%
16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted
17.3%
45.2%
51.5%
Mainline Protestant
5.5%
4.5%
5.2%
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.
Pampa, TX
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1912–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
1912
+64.6%
1916
+72.2%
1920
+37.2%
1924
+10.7%
1928
−31.9%
1932
+75.1%
1936
+80.9%
1940
+57.5%
1944
+28.3%
1948
+38.4%
1952
−25.6%
1956
−25.4%
1960
−38.4%
1964
−16.2%
1968
−34.0%
1972
−70.0%
1976
−21.7%
1980
−43.9%
1984
−63.5%
1988
−49.3%
1992
−35.9%
1996
−45.6%
2000
−65.9%
2004
−70.3%
2008
−71.7%
2012
−75.9%
2016
−79.2%
2020
−78.3%
2024
−78.2%
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
10.6%Harris865
88.8%Trump7,238
0.4%Oliver34 +2
R+78.2
D+0.1
R+76.7
8,152
All 5 candidates in 2024 · 3 minor / independent
Donald J TrumpRepublican88.8%7,238
Kamala D HarrisDemocratic10.6%865
Chase OliverLibertarian0.4%34
Jill SteinIndependent0.2%13
OtherAll other candidates0.0%2
R
10.2%Biden846
88.4%Trump7,369
1.4%
R+78.3
D+0.9
R+82.7
8,332
R
9.1%Clinton721
88.3%Trump7,024
2.7%
R+79.2
R+3.3
R+81.3
7,959
R
11.6%Obama919
87.5%Romney6,911
0.8%
R+75.9
R+4.1
R+79.7
7,897
R
13.8%Obama1,194
85.6%McCain7,401
0.6%
R+71.7
R+1.4
R+79.0
8,651
R
14.7%Kerry1,335
85.0%Bush7,721
0.3%
R+70.3
R+4.4
R+67.9
9,079
R
16.6%Gore1,448
82.5%Bush7,204
0.9%
R+65.9
R+20.3
R+66.4
8,734
R
23.8%Clinton2,236
69.3%Dole6,523
6.9%
R+45.6
R+9.7
R+54.1
9,408
R
23.2%Clinton2,552
59.1%Bush6,496
17.7%
R+35.9
D+13.4
R+41.4
10,989
R
25.0%Dukakis2,595
74.3%Bush7,700
0.6%
R+49.3
D+14.2
R+41.5
10,362
R
18.1%Mondale2,109
81.6%Reagan9,494
0.3%
R+63.5
R+19.6
R+45.3
11,633
R
27.2%Carter2,936
71.1%Reagan7,669
1.7%
R+43.9
R+22.1
R+34.1
10,791
R
38.7%Carter4,074
60.4%Ford6,360
0.9%
R+21.7
D+48.3
R+23.8
10,524
R
14.4%McGovern1,438
84.4%Nixon8,435
1.2%
R+70.0
R+36.0
R+46.9
9,994
R
21.8%Humphrey2,464
55.8%Nixon6,305
22.5%
R+34.0
R+17.8
R+33.3
11,309
R
41.9%Johnson3,831
58.0%Goldwater5,308
0.1%
R+16.2
D+22.2
R+38.7
9,145
R
30.7%Kennedy2,906
69.1%Nixon6,536
0.2%
R+38.4
R+13.0
R+38.5
9,458
R
36.9%Stevenson3,152
62.3%Eisenhower5,326
0.9%
R+25.4
D+0.2
R+10.0
8,552
R
37.1%Stevenson3,458
62.7%Eisenhower5,846
0.2%
R+25.6
R+64.0
R+14.8
9,327
D
65.7%Truman4,016
27.3%Dewey1,670
7.0%
D+38.4
D+10.1
D+33.9
6,114
D
62.1%Roosevelt3,356
33.8%Dewey1,828
4.1%
D+28.3
R+29.2
D+20.8
5,407
D
78.6%Roosevelt4,723
21.2%Willkie1,272
0.2%
D+57.5
R+23.5
D+47.5
6,006
D
90.2%Roosevelt4,773
9.3%Landon491
0.5%
D+80.9
D+5.8
D+56.7
5,292
D
87.3%Roosevelt3,897
12.1%Hoover541
0.6%
D+75.1
D+107.0
D+57.4
4,466
R
34.0%Smith1,090
65.9%Hoover2,114
0.2%
R+31.9
R+42.6
R+14.4
3,210
D
55.3%Davis849
44.6%Coolidge685
0.1%
D+10.7
R+26.6
D+35.9
1,536
D
66.9%Cox702
29.6%Harding311
3.5%
D+37.2
R+35.0
D+63.4
1,050
D
83.7%Wilson702
11.4%Hughes96
4.9%
D+72.2
D+7.6
D+69.1
839
D
69.0%Wilson455
4.4%Taft29
26.6%
D+64.6
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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
11.1%898
86.9%7,031
8,091
2020
R
9.6%789
87.8%7,231
8,233
2018
R
10.0%634
89.4%5,687
6,361
voter registration
Registered voters
Total registered voters, over time
Registered voters
Voter registration in Pampa, TX
Year
Total registered
2016
12,363
2018
13,158
2020
13,086
2022
13,310
2024
13,039
domestic migration
Who moves in and out
Net domestic migration over time
+1 net domestic migration · 2025
20112025
Net −1,330 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Domestic migration in Pampa, TX in Pampa, TX: net domestic migration by year
Year
Net domestic migration
2011
+121
2012
+175
2013
−26
2014
+373
2015
−279
2016
−608
2017
−630
2018
−114
2019
−215
2021
−74
2022
−58
2023
+40
2024
−36
2025
+1
Pampa anchors a sparsely populated stretch of the Texas Panhandle where petrochemical employment and expanding wind energy investment both shape the local economy and the workforce that drives voter registration patterns.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 80.9 points in 1936 and a Republican high of 79.2 points in 2016. The 2024 margin was 78.2 points.
A population of 21,877, a 61% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $59,928 describe the metro. The metro's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Altus, OK and Enid, OK.
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In 2024, Pampa, TX, Texas voted Republican by 78.2 points (R+78.2), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 8,152 votes cast, 865 went Democratic and 7,238 went Republican.
When did Pampa, TX, Texas last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Pampa, TX, Texas voted Democratic was 1948.
How many people live in Pampa, TX, Texas?
Pampa, TX, Texas has a population of 21,877 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Pampa, TX, Texas?
Median household income in Pampa, TX, Texas is $59,928 — below the national median of $80,734. The Texas state median is $78,476.
What is the political history of Pampa, TX, Texas?
Akashic tracks 34 presidential elections in Pampa, TX, Texas from 1892 to 2024. Of those, 9 went Democratic and 20 went Republican.
