† 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
GroupPort Lavaca, TXTexasUnited States
Mexican40.0%32.1%11.3%
Spaniard2.4%0.3%—
Cuban0.7%0.5%0.7%
Puerto Rican0.5%0.8%1.8%
German12.9%8.3%12.5%
English6.0%7.9%9.5%
American6.0%4.6%5.3%
Irish5.7%6.0%9.4%
Czech3.1%——
Scottish1.5%1.3%1.3%
Italian0.9%1.9%4.8%
French0.6%1.5%1.6%
Chinese1.9%0.8%1.3%
Taiwanese0.7%——
Burmese0.6%——
Asian Indian0.5%1.8%1.4%
Vietnamese0.3%1.0%0.6%
African American†2.2%10.3%9.9%
African0.2%0.6%0.5%
Haitian0.2%—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
Port Lavaca, TX
Texas
United States
Median age
41.4
35.7
39.1
Age 18–24
7.6%
9.7%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
19.2%
13.5%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Port Lavaca, TX
Texas
United States
Median household income
$79,959
$78,476
$84,427
Poverty rate
7.7%
13.8%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
20.1%
33.6%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Port Lavaca, TX
Texas
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
27.4%
35.2%
22.3%
Spanish
22.6%
28.2%
13.6%
Chinese (incl. Mandarin & Cantonese)
2.9%
0.7%
1.1%
Religious landscape
Measure
Port Lavaca, TX
Texas
United States
Catholic
26.6%
20.1%
18.6%
Evangelical Protestant
30.1%
23.5%
16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted
29.6%
45.2%
51.5%
Mainline Protestant
6.7%
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.
Port Lavaca, TX
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1912–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
1912
+60.5%
1916
+55.9%
1920
+47.8%
1924
+56.0%
1928
+5.9%
1932
+77.8%
1936
+75.9%
1940
+72.0%
1944
+53.5%
1948
+23.6%
1952
−26.7%
1956
−28.2%
1960
+10.1%
1964
+53.4%
1968
+17.6%
1972
−30.1%
1976
+20.9%
1980
−4.2%
1984
−26.3%
1988
+2.0%
1992
−1.3%
1996
−1.3%
2000
−14.6%
2004
−25.8%
2008
−20.0%
2012
−26.1%
2016
−36.1%
2020
−44.4%
2024
−52.2%
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
23.7%Harris1,853
75.8%Trump5,939
0.3%Oliver24 +1
R+52.2
R+7.8
R+50.7
7,832
All 4 candidates in 2024 · 2 minor / independent
Donald J TrumpRepublican75.8%5,939
Kamala D HarrisDemocratic23.7%1,853
Chase OliverLibertarian0.3%24
Jill SteinIndependent0.2%16
R
27.3%Biden2,148
71.7%Trump5,641
1.0%
R+44.4
R+8.3
R+48.8
7,868
R
30.4%Clinton2,118
66.5%Trump4,638
3.1%
R+36.1
R+10.1
R+38.2
6,974
R
36.3%Obama2,410
62.3%Romney4,144
1.4%
R+26.1
R+6.1
R+29.9
6,648
R
39.7%Obama2,729
59.7%McCain4,106
0.6%
R+20.0
D+5.8
R+27.3
6,879
R
37.0%Kerry2,561
62.8%Bush4,348
0.3%
R+25.8
R+11.2
R+23.3
6,929
R
42.1%Gore2,766
56.7%Bush3,724
1.1%
R+14.6
R+13.3
R+15.1
6,563
R
45.0%Clinton2,753
46.3%Dole2,832
8.6%
R+1.3
±0.0
R+9.8
6,113
R
37.6%Clinton2,550
38.9%Bush2,640
23.4%
R+1.3
R+3.3
R+6.9
6,779
D
50.8%Dukakis3,314
48.8%Bush3,183
0.4%
D+2.0
D+28.3
D+9.7
6,524
R
36.7%Mondale2,586
63.0%Reagan4,434
0.3%
R+26.3
R+22.0
R+8.0
7,039
R
46.3%Carter3,034
50.6%Reagan3,312
3.1%
R+4.2
R+25.1
D+5.5
6,549
D
60.1%Carter3,642
39.2%Ford2,377
0.7%
D+20.9
D+51.0
D+18.8
6,061
R
34.8%McGovern1,936
64.9%Nixon3,614
0.3%
R+30.1
R+47.7
R+7.0
5,566
D
48.8%Humphrey2,612
31.3%Nixon1,672
19.9%
D+17.6
R+35.8
D+18.3
5,350
D
76.6%Johnson3,398
23.3%Goldwater1,031
0.1%
D+53.4
D+43.3
D+30.8
4,434
D
54.6%Kennedy1,961
44.5%Nixon1,599
0.9%
D+10.1
D+38.3
D+9.9
3,594
R
35.7%Stevenson1,067
63.9%Eisenhower1,912
0.4%
R+28.2
R+1.6
R+12.8
2,992
R
36.6%Stevenson813
63.3%Eisenhower1,406
0.1%
R+26.7
R+50.3
R+15.9
2,222
D
57.2%Truman589
33.6%Dewey346
9.2%
D+23.6
R+29.9
D+19.1
1,030
D
68.2%Roosevelt732
14.7%Dewey158
17.1%
D+53.5
R+18.5
D+46.0
1,073
D
85.9%Roosevelt935
14.0%Willkie152
0.1%
D+72.0
R+4.0
D+62.0
1,088
D
87.7%Roosevelt685
11.8%Landon92
0.5%
D+75.9
R+1.8
D+51.7
781
D
88.3%Roosevelt834
10.6%Hoover100
1.1%
D+77.8
D+71.8
D+60.0
944
D
52.7%Smith375
46.8%Hoover333
0.4%
D+5.9
R+50.1
D+23.4
711
D
76.1%Davis686
20.1%Coolidge181
3.9%
D+56.0
D+8.2
D+81.2
902
D
64.7%Cox363
16.9%Harding95
18.4%
D+47.8
R+8.1
D+74.0
561
D
71.3%Wilson388
15.4%Hughes84
13.2%
D+55.9
R+4.6
D+52.7
544
D
67.4%Wilson355
6.8%Taft36
25.8%
D+60.5
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D+41.0
527
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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
26.0%2,018
72.2%5,603
7,758
2020
R
27.0%2,092
71.4%5,531
7,745
2018
R
30.6%1,874
68.6%4,198
6,119
voter registration
Registered voters
Total registered voters, over time
Registered voters
Voter registration in Port Lavaca, TX
Year
Total registered
2016
12,891
2018
12,491
2020
13,080
2022
12,874
2024
13,223
domestic migration
Who moves in and out
Net domestic migration over time
−173 net domestic migration · 2025
20112025
Net −1,528 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Domestic migration in Port Lavaca, TX in Port Lavaca, TX: net domestic migration by year
Year
Net domestic migration
2011
−59
2012
+113
2013
+48
2014
−77
2015
−73
2016
−91
2017
−329
2018
−314
2019
−267
2021
−206
2022
−107
2023
−9
2024
+16
2025
−173
Port Lavaca, TX sits in the Gulf South and Southern Plains. In 2024 it voted Republican.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 77.8 points in 1932 and a Republican high of 52.2 points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the metro moved 7.8 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 52.2 points.
A population of 19,868, a 41% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $79,959 describe the metro. The metro's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Carlsbad-Artesia, NM and Bay City, TX.
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In 2024, Port Lavaca, TX, Texas voted Republican by 52.2 points (R+52.2), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 7,832 votes cast, 1,853 went Democratic and 5,939 went Republican.
When did Port Lavaca, TX, Texas last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Port Lavaca, TX, Texas voted Democratic was 1988.
How many people live in Port Lavaca, TX, Texas?
Port Lavaca, TX, Texas has a population of 19,868 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Port Lavaca, TX, Texas?
Median household income in Port Lavaca, TX, Texas is $79,959 — below the national median of $80,734. The Texas state median is $78,476.
What is the political history of Port Lavaca, TX, Texas?
Akashic tracks 34 presidential elections in Port Lavaca, TX, Texas from 1892 to 2024. Of those, 15 went Democratic and 14 went Republican.
