† 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
GroupZapata, TXTexasUnited States
Mexican86.4%32.1%11.3%
Guatemalan0.6%0.4%0.5%
Spaniard0.4%0.3%—
American2.4%4.6%5.3%
German2.2%8.3%12.5%
English1.1%7.9%9.5%
Irish0.7%6.0%9.4%
French0.3%1.5%1.6%
Italian0.2%1.9%4.8%
Scotch-Irish0.2%——
French Canadian0.2%——
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
Zapata, TX
Texas
United States
Median age
32.3
35.7
39.1
Age 18–24
9.9%
9.7%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
14.1%
13.5%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Zapata, TX
Texas
United States
Median household income
$39,239
$78,476
$84,427
Poverty rate
38.4%
13.8%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
15.2%
33.6%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Zapata, TX
Texas
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
82.9%
35.2%
22.3%
Spanish
82.4%
28.2%
13.6%
Religious landscape
Measure
Zapata, TX
Texas
United States
Catholic
55.0%
20.1%
18.6%
Evangelical Protestant
5.8%
23.5%
16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted
34.9%
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.
Zapata, TX
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1912–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
1912
−100.0%
1916
−78.3%
1920
−32.4%
1924
+20.7%
1928
+87.9%
1932
+83.7%
1936
+78.5%
1940
+22.6%
1944
+83.7%
1948
+20.8%
1952
+7.9%
1956
+16.3%
1960
+44.4%
1964
+76.2%
1968
+54.3%
1972
+5.0%
1976
+44.8%
1980
+16.1%
1984
+13.0%
1988
+38.7%
1992
+36.5%
1996
+51.6%
2000
+26.2%
2004
+15.0%
2008
+35.6%
2012
+43.2%
2016
+32.9%
2020
−5.3%
2024
−22.4%
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
38.5%Harris1,877
61.0%Trump2,970
0.3%Oliver15 +1
R+22.4
R+17.1
R+21.0
4,871
All 4 candidates in 2024 · 2 minor / independent
Donald J TrumpRepublican61.0%2,970
Kamala D HarrisDemocratic38.5%1,877
Chase OliverLibertarian0.3%15
Jill SteinIndependent0.2%9
R
47.1%Biden1,826
52.4%Trump2,033
0.5%
R+5.3
R+38.2
R+9.8
3,878
D
65.7%Clinton2,063
32.7%Trump1,029
1.6%
D+32.9
R+10.3
D+30.8
3,142
D
71.3%Obama2,527
28.1%Romney997
0.5%
D+43.2
D+7.6
D+39.3
3,543
D
67.7%Obama1,939
32.1%McCain919
0.3%
D+35.6
D+20.6
D+28.3
2,866
D
57.3%Kerry1,662
42.4%Bush1,228
0.3%
D+15.0
R+11.2
D+17.4
2,898
D
62.6%Gore1,638
36.4%Bush953
1.0%
D+26.2
R+25.4
D+25.7
2,616
D
72.9%Clinton1,786
21.3%Dole521
5.8%
D+51.6
D+15.1
D+43.1
2,450
D
63.2%Clinton2,052
26.7%Bush866
10.2%
D+36.5
R+2.2
D+30.9
3,249
D
69.3%Dukakis2,171
30.6%Bush958
0.2%
D+38.7
D+25.7
D+46.4
3,135
D
56.3%Mondale1,577
43.3%Reagan1,214
0.4%
D+13.0
R+3.2
D+31.2
2,801
D
57.2%Carter1,218
41.0%Reagan874
1.8%
D+16.1
R+28.7
D+25.9
2,131
D
72.3%Carter1,216
27.5%Ford462
0.2%
D+44.8
D+39.8
D+42.8
1,682
D
52.5%McGovern768
47.5%Nixon695
0.0%
D+5.0
R+49.3
D+28.1
1,463
D
75.0%Humphrey909
20.7%Nixon251
4.3%
D+54.3
R+21.9
D+55.0
1,212
D
88.0%Johnson1,009
11.8%Goldwater135
0.3%
D+76.2
D+31.8
D+53.6
1,147
D
72.2%Kennedy675
27.8%Nixon260
0.0%
D+44.4
D+28.0
D+44.2
935
D
58.1%Stevenson886
41.8%Eisenhower637
0.1%
D+16.3
D+8.5
D+31.7
1,524
D
53.9%Stevenson616
46.0%Eisenhower526
0.1%
D+7.9
R+12.9
D+18.6
1,143
D
60.4%Truman632
39.5%Dewey414
0.1%
D+20.8
R+62.9
D+16.3
1,047
D
91.6%Roosevelt501
7.9%Dewey43
0.5%
D+83.7
D+61.1
D+76.2
547
D
61.3%Roosevelt784
38.7%Willkie495
0.0%
D+22.6
R+55.9
D+12.6
1,279
D
89.2%Roosevelt282
10.8%Landon34
0.0%
D+78.5
R+5.2
D+54.2
316
D
91.9%Roosevelt271
8.1%Hoover24
0.0%
D+83.7
R+4.2
D+65.9
295
D
94.0%Smith296
6.0%Hoover19
0.0%
D+87.9
D+67.3
D+105.4
315
D
60.2%Davis300
39.6%Coolidge197
0.2%
D+20.7
D+53.1
D+45.9
498
R
33.8%Cox50
66.2%Harding98
0.0%
R+32.4
D+45.9
R+6.2
148
R
10.8%Wilson26
89.2%Hughes214
0.0%
R+78.3
D+21.7
R+81.5
240
R
0.0%Wilson0
100.0%Taft199
0.0%
R+100.0
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R+119.5
199
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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
45.9%1,957
51.5%2,197
4,265
2020
D
53.9%1,821
43.1%1,454
3,377
2018
D
62.6%1,392
36.9%821
2,223
voter registration
Registered voters
Total registered voters, over time
Registered voters
Voter registration in Zapata, TX
Year
Total registered
2018
7,590
2020
8,257
2022
7,886
2024
8,182
domestic migration
Who moves in and out
Net domestic migration over time
−148 net domestic migration · 2025
20112025
Net −2,131 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Domestic migration in Zapata, TX in Zapata, TX: net domestic migration by year
Year
Net domestic migration
2011
−79
2012
−158
2013
−87
2014
−214
2015
−120
2016
−244
2017
−307
2018
−228
2019
−66
2021
−51
2022
−129
2023
−185
2024
−115
2025
−148
Zapata, TX sits in the Gulf South and Southern Plains. In 2024 it voted Republican.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 87.9 points in 1928 and a Republican high of 100.0 points in 1912. Between 2020 and 2024 the metro moved 17.1 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 22.4 points.
A population of 13,841, a 5% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $39,239 describe the metro. The metro's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Rio Grande City-Roma, TX and Eagle Pass, TX.
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In 2024, Zapata, TX, Texas voted Republican by 22.4 points (R+22.4), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 4,871 votes cast, 1,877 went Democratic and 2,970 went Republican.
When did Zapata, TX, Texas last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Zapata, TX, Texas voted Democratic was 2016.
How many people live in Zapata, TX, Texas?
Zapata, TX, Texas has a population of 13,841 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Zapata, TX, Texas?
Median household income in Zapata, TX, Texas is $39,239 — below the national median of $80,734. The Texas state median is $78,476.
What is the political history of Zapata, TX, Texas?
Akashic tracks 34 presidential elections in Zapata, TX, Texas from 1892 to 2024. Of those, 24 went Democratic and 5 went Republican.
