† 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
GroupTyler, TXTexasUnited States
American17.1%4.6%5.3%
English11.8%7.9%9.5%
German8.2%8.3%12.5%
Irish7.4%6.0%9.4%
Scottish1.8%1.3%1.3%
Italian1.7%1.9%4.8%
French1.1%1.5%1.6%
Dutch0.9%——
Mexican18.7%32.1%11.3%
Salvadoran0.3%1.2%0.7%
Puerto Rican0.2%0.8%1.8%
Venezuelan0.2%——
Spaniard0.2%0.3%—
African American†15.4%10.3%9.9%
Nigerian0.5%0.4%0.2%
African0.4%0.6%0.5%
Filipino0.4%0.5%0.9%
Vietnamese0.4%1.0%0.6%
Asian Indian0.3%1.8%1.4%
Chinese0.2%0.8%1.3%
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
Tyler, TX
Texas
United States
Median age
37.5
35.7
39.1
Age 18–24
9.5%
9.7%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
17.4%
13.5%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Tyler, TX
Texas
United States
Median household income
$74,192
$78,476
$84,427
Poverty rate
11.6%
13.8%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
28.6%
33.6%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Tyler, TX
Texas
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
18.3%
35.2%
22.3%
Spanish
16.0%
28.2%
13.6%
Religious landscape
Measure
Tyler, TX
Texas
United States
Catholic
9.6%
20.1%
18.6%
Evangelical Protestant
39.5%
23.5%
16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted
38.5%
45.2%
51.5%
Mainline Protestant
5.3%
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.
Tyler, TX
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1912–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
1912
+44.7%
1916
+47.4%
1920
+48.3%
1924
+59.3%
1928
−19.7%
1932
+81.4%
1936
+82.9%
1940
+71.6%
1944
+60.1%
1948
+29.1%
1952
−12.9%
1956
−30.8%
1960
−17.0%
1964
−1.9%
1968
−10.4%
1972
−49.1%
1976
−13.7%
1980
−30.7%
1984
−45.5%
1988
−29.7%
1992
−17.4%
1996
−25.9%
2000
−44.3%
2004
−45.4%
2008
−39.5%
2012
−45.1%
2016
−43.2%
2020
−39.3%
2024
−45.1%
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
27.0%Harris28,041
72.1%Trump74,862
0.5%Oliver559 +2
R+45.1
R+5.7
R+43.6
103,879
All 5 candidates in 2024 · 3 minor / independent
Donald J TrumpRepublican72.1%74,862
Kamala D HarrisDemocratic27.0%28,041
Chase OliverLibertarian0.5%559
Jill SteinIndependent0.3%353
OtherAll other candidates0.1%64
R
29.5%Biden29,615
68.9%Trump69,080
1.6%
R+39.3
D+3.9
R+43.8
100,334
R
26.3%Clinton22,300
69.5%Trump58,930
4.2%
R+43.2
D+1.9
R+45.3
84,768
R
27.0%Obama21,456
72.0%Romney57,331
1.0%
R+45.1
R+5.5
R+48.9
79,601
R
29.8%Obama23,726
69.4%McCain55,187
0.8%
R+39.5
D+5.8
R+46.8
79,561
R
27.1%Kerry19,970
72.5%Bush53,392
0.4%
R+45.4
R+1.1
R+42.9
73,664
R
27.2%Gore16,470
71.5%Bush43,320
1.4%
R+44.3
R+18.4
R+44.8
60,624
R
34.0%Clinton18,265
60.0%Dole32,171
6.0%
R+25.9
R+8.6
R+34.4
53,643
R
29.7%Clinton17,514
47.0%Bush27,753
23.3%
R+17.4
D+12.4
R+22.9
59,006
R
34.9%Dukakis18,719
64.7%Bush34,658
0.4%
R+29.7
D+15.7
R+22.0
53,592
R
27.1%Mondale15,227
72.6%Reagan40,740
0.3%
R+45.5
R+14.8
R+27.2
56,119
R
34.0%Carter14,838
64.6%Reagan28,236
1.4%
R+30.7
R+17.0
R+20.9
43,700
R
42.9%Carter16,856
56.6%Ford22,238
0.5%
R+13.7
D+35.4
R+15.8
39,275
R
25.3%McGovern8,041
74.4%Nixon23,671
0.4%
R+49.1
R+38.7
R+26.0
31,827
R
29.1%Humphrey8,897
39.5%Nixon12,079
31.4%
R+10.4
R+8.5
R+9.7
30,571
R
49.0%Johnson12,474
50.9%Goldwater12,960
0.1%
R+1.9
D+15.1
R+24.5
25,472
R
40.8%Kennedy8,494
57.8%Nixon12,042
1.4%
R+17.0
D+13.8
R+17.2
20,821
R
34.4%Stevenson6,468
65.2%Eisenhower12,255
0.4%
R+30.8
R+17.9
R+15.4
18,792
R
43.5%Stevenson8,450
56.4%Eisenhower10,947
0.1%
R+12.9
R+42.0
R+2.1
19,410
D
57.2%Truman6,473
28.1%Dewey3,181
14.6%
D+29.1
R+31.0
D+24.6
11,309
D
69.9%Roosevelt6,671
9.8%Dewey936
20.2%
D+60.1
R+11.4
D+52.6
9,538
D
85.7%Roosevelt9,410
14.2%Willkie1,557
0.1%
D+71.6
R+11.3
D+61.6
10,975
D
91.4%Roosevelt7,116
8.5%Landon660
0.2%
D+82.9
D+1.5
D+58.6
7,788
D
90.5%Roosevelt7,424
9.1%Hoover750
0.3%
D+81.4
D+101.1
D+63.6
8,201
R
40.1%Smith2,343
59.9%Hoover3,493
0.0%
R+19.7
R+79.0
R+2.2
5,836
D
78.2%Davis4,473
18.9%Coolidge1,079
3.0%
D+59.3
D+11.0
D+84.5
5,723
D
63.4%Cox2,965
15.1%Harding707
21.5%
D+48.3
D+0.9
D+74.5
4,676
D
69.6%Wilson2,422
22.2%Hughes773
8.2%
D+47.4
D+2.7
D+44.2
3,481
D
59.6%Wilson1,936
14.9%Taft485
25.5%
D+44.7
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D+25.1
3,249
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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
28.1%28,971
69.9%72,205
103,228
2020
R
28.4%28,385
69.7%69,574
99,886
2018
R
30.0%23,182
69.5%53,760
77,400
voter registration
Registered voters
Total registered voters, over time
Registered voters
Voter registration in Tyler, TX
Year
Total registered
2016
135,567
2018
135,935
2020
146,149
2022
153,936
2024
162,009
domestic migration
Who moves in and out
Net domestic migration over time
+2,112 net domestic migration · 2025
20112025
Net +25,305 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Domestic migration in Tyler, TX in Tyler, TX: net domestic migration by year
Year
Net domestic migration
2011
+1,031
2012
+808
2013
+357
2014
+1,649
2015
+1,404
2016
+1,474
2017
+822
2018
+1,660
2019
+2,120
2021
+3,079
2022
+4,261
2023
+2,521
2024
+2,007
2025
+2,112
Tyler anchors Smith County, where petroleum industry employment and a large evangelical Christian population have produced Republican presidential margins exceeding 30 points in recent cycles, even as modest demographic diversification continues.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 82.9 points in 1936 and a Republican high of 49.1 points in 1972. Between 2020 and 2024 the metro moved 5.7 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 45.1 points.
A population of 241,740, a 58% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $74,192 describe the metro. The metro's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Amarillo, TX and Longview, TX.
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In 2024, Tyler, TX, Texas voted Republican by 45.1 points (R+45.1), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 103,879 votes cast, 28,041 went Democratic and 74,862 went Republican.
When did Tyler, TX, Texas last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Tyler, TX, Texas voted Democratic was 1948.
How many people live in Tyler, TX, Texas?
Tyler, TX, Texas has a population of 241,740 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Tyler, TX, Texas?
Median household income in Tyler, TX, Texas is $74,192 — below the national median of $80,734. The Texas state median is $78,476.
What is the political history of Tyler, TX, Texas?
Akashic tracks 34 presidential elections in Tyler, TX, Texas from 1892 to 2024. Of those, 9 went Democratic and 20 went Republican.
