† 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
GroupPlainview, TXTexasUnited States
Mexican50.2%32.1%11.3%
Spaniard2.9%0.3%—
Dominican0.8%—0.7%
Puerto Rican0.7%0.8%1.8%
Spanish0.3%——
Argentinean0.3%——
German5.5%8.3%12.5%
American4.0%4.6%5.3%
English3.9%7.9%9.5%
Irish3.2%6.0%9.4%
Scottish0.9%1.3%1.3%
Scotch-Irish0.6%——
French0.5%1.5%1.6%
Italian0.3%1.9%4.8%
African American†3.9%10.3%9.9%
African0.2%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
Plainview, TX
Texas
United States
Median age
34.9
35.7
39.1
Age 18–24
10.7%
9.7%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
14.9%
13.5%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Plainview, TX
Texas
United States
Median household income
$52,814
$78,476
$84,427
Poverty rate
20.1%
13.8%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
15.2%
33.6%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Plainview, TX
Texas
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
37.2%
35.2%
22.3%
Spanish
36.3%
28.2%
13.6%
Religious landscape
Measure
Plainview, TX
Texas
United States
Catholic
27.4%
20.1%
18.6%
Evangelical Protestant
44.8%
23.5%
16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted
18.9%
45.2%
51.5%
Mainline Protestant
6.0%
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.
Plainview, TX
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1912–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
1912
+71.0%
1916
+77.9%
1920
+58.3%
1924
+57.4%
1928
−30.6%
1932
+80.7%
1936
+75.8%
1940
+58.2%
1944
+54.8%
1948
+60.4%
1952
−17.9%
1956
+3.4%
1960
−10.6%
1964
+25.7%
1968
−11.2%
1972
−50.9%
1976
+5.4%
1980
−29.0%
1984
−39.5%
1988
−24.2%
1992
−30.7%
1996
−26.2%
2000
−51.7%
2004
−58.4%
2008
−44.3%
2012
−47.7%
2016
−49.0%
2020
−52.0%
2024
−59.2%
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
19.9%Harris2,261
79.1%Trump8,998
0.6%Oliver68 +2
R+59.2
R+7.2
R+57.8
11,375
All 5 candidates in 2024 · 3 minor / independent
Donald J TrumpRepublican79.1%8,998
Kamala D HarrisDemocratic19.9%2,261
Chase OliverLibertarian0.6%68
Jill SteinIndependent0.4%40
OtherAll other candidates0.1%8
R
23.4%Biden2,717
75.4%Trump8,761
1.3%
R+52.0
R+3.0
R+56.4
11,626
R
23.4%Clinton2,536
72.5%Trump7,840
4.1%
R+49.0
R+1.3
R+51.1
10,817
R
25.5%Obama2,794
73.3%Romney8,013
1.2%
R+47.7
R+3.4
R+51.6
10,939
R
27.6%Obama3,438
71.8%McCain8,955
0.6%
R+44.3
D+14.1
R+51.5
12,464
R
20.6%Kerry2,623
79.0%Bush10,057
0.5%
R+58.4
R+6.7
R+55.9
12,738
R
23.7%Gore2,738
75.4%Bush8,698
0.8%
R+51.7
R+25.5
R+52.2
11,530
R
33.8%Clinton4,190
60.0%Dole7,435
6.2%
R+26.2
D+4.5
R+34.7
12,394
R
28.0%Clinton3,708
58.7%Bush7,774
13.3%
R+30.7
R+6.5
R+36.3
13,243
R
37.8%Dukakis4,893
62.0%Bush8,025
0.2%
R+24.2
D+15.3
R+16.5
12,949
R
30.1%Mondale4,225
69.6%Reagan9,762
0.3%
R+39.5
R+10.5
R+21.3
14,025
R
34.8%Carter5,087
63.8%Reagan9,320
1.4%
R+29.0
R+34.4
R+19.2
14,606
D
52.5%Carter7,571
47.1%Ford6,792
0.4%
D+5.4
D+56.3
D+3.3
14,421
R
24.2%McGovern2,976
75.1%Nixon9,232
0.7%
R+50.9
R+39.6
R+27.7
12,295
R
33.0%Humphrey4,598
44.3%Nixon6,161
22.7%
R+11.2
R+36.9
R+10.5
13,915
D
62.8%Johnson8,293
37.0%Goldwater4,895
0.2%
D+25.7
D+36.4
D+3.1
13,215
R
44.3%Kennedy5,132
55.0%Nixon6,364
0.7%
R+10.6
R+14.0
R+10.8
11,574
D
51.6%Stevenson5,615
48.2%Eisenhower5,249
0.2%
D+3.4
D+21.3
D+18.8
10,884
R
40.9%Stevenson4,814
58.9%Eisenhower6,924
0.2%
R+17.9
R+78.4
R+7.2
11,760
D
77.5%Truman6,169
17.0%Dewey1,357
5.5%
D+60.4
D+5.6
D+55.9
7,963
D
70.6%Roosevelt4,822
15.8%Dewey1,082
13.5%
D+54.8
R+3.4
D+47.3
6,827
D
79.0%Roosevelt5,285
20.8%Willkie1,390
0.3%
D+58.2
R+17.6
D+48.2
6,694
D
87.6%Roosevelt4,972
11.8%Landon668
0.7%
D+75.8
R+4.9
D+51.6
5,677
D
90.0%Roosevelt5,005
9.2%Hoover514
0.8%
D+80.7
D+111.3
D+62.9
5,563
R
34.7%Smith1,764
65.2%Hoover3,319
0.1%
R+30.6
R+87.9
R+13.1
5,090
D
77.0%Davis2,643
19.6%Coolidge673
3.4%
D+57.4
R+0.9
D+82.6
3,433
D
77.2%Cox2,120
18.9%Harding519
3.9%
D+58.3
R+19.6
D+84.5
2,745
D
85.1%Wilson1,508
7.2%Hughes128
7.6%
D+77.9
D+6.9
D+74.8
1,771
D
74.9%Wilson935
3.8%Taft48
21.3%
D+71.0
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D+51.5
1,249
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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
21.5%2,419
76.0%8,558
11,265
2020
R
22.5%2,552
75.3%8,553
11,366
2018
R
26.4%2,446
72.9%6,754
9,271
voter registration
Registered voters
Total registered voters, over time
Registered voters
Voter registration in Plainview, TX
Year
Total registered
2016
22,578
2018
23,317
2020
22,847
2022
22,127
2024
21,932
domestic migration
Who moves in and out
Net domestic migration over time
−461 net domestic migration · 2025
20112025
Net −7,099 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Domestic migration in Plainview, TX in Plainview, TX: net domestic migration by year
Year
Net domestic migration
2011
−225
2012
−482
2013
−1,004
2014
−1,798
2015
−686
2016
−87
2017
−330
2018
−518
2019
−445
2021
−262
2022
−309
2023
−327
2024
−165
2025
−461
Plainview anchors Hale County, a historically Democratic rural stronghold that shifted sharply Republican over the past two decades as agricultural consolidation reshaped the region's economic and demographic profile.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 80.7 points in 1932 and a Republican high of 59.2 points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the metro moved 7.2 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 59.2 points.
A population of 37,347, a 32% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $52,814 describe the metro. The metro's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Hereford, TX and Dumas, TX.
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In 2024, Plainview, TX, Texas voted Republican by 59.2 points (R+59.2), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 11,375 votes cast, 2,261 went Democratic and 8,998 went Republican.
When did Plainview, TX, Texas last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Plainview, TX, Texas voted Democratic was 1976.
How many people live in Plainview, TX, Texas?
Plainview, TX, Texas has a population of 37,347 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Plainview, TX, Texas?
Median household income in Plainview, TX, Texas is $52,814 — below the national median of $80,734. The Texas state median is $78,476.
What is the political history of Plainview, TX, Texas?
Akashic tracks 34 presidential elections in Plainview, TX, Texas from 1892 to 2024. Of those, 12 went Democratic and 17 went Republican.
