† 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
20042024
Boundary by 2024 margin · Precinct returns · VEST · 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
GroupAnahuacTexasUnited States
Mexican35.7%32.1%11.3%
Spaniard1.3%0.3%—
Honduran0.9%0.8%0.3%
Puerto Rican0.6%0.8%1.8%
Spanish0.6%——
Peruvian0.5%——
Dominican0.3%—0.7%
Guatemalan0.3%0.4%0.5%
German10.0%8.3%12.5%
English7.5%7.9%9.5%
Irish5.9%6.0%9.4%
American5.6%4.6%5.3%
Italian1.8%1.9%4.8%
Scottish1.8%1.3%1.3%
French1.4%1.5%1.6%
Welsh0.9%——
African American†14.9%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
Anahuac
Texas
United States
Median age
31.6
35.7
39.1
Age 18–24
5.7%
9.7%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
13.6%
13.5%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Anahuac
Texas
United States
Median household income
$77,500
$78,476
$84,427
Poverty rate
17.6%
13.8%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
9.1%
33.6%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Anahuac
Texas
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
33.2%
35.2%
22.3%
Spanish
32.6%
28.2%
13.6%
Religious landscape
Measure
Anahuac
Texas
United States
Catholic
—
20.1%
18.6%
Evangelical Protestant
—
23.5%
16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted
—
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.
Anahuac, Texas
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2004–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
2004
−37.6%
2008
−33.7%
2012
−45.7%
2016
−47.5%
2020
−52.7%
2024
−58.2%
DemocraticRepublican
6 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. Third-party votes in 2012 are allocated from certified county totals by this place's share of each county's two-party vote — that cycle's precinct source records two-party splits.
Year
Won
Democratic
Republican
Other
Margin
Swing
vs U.S.
Total
R
20.4%Harris190
78.6%Trump731
1.0%
R+58.2
R+5.5
R+56.7
930
R
23.2%Biden226
75.9%Trump739
0.9%
R+52.7
R+5.2
R+57.1
974
R
24.6%Clinton206
72.1%Trump604
3.3%
R+47.5
R+1.8
R+49.6
838
R
26.6%Obama212
72.3%Romney576
1.1%
R+45.7
R+11.9
R+49.5
797
R
32.6%Obama269
66.4%McCain547
1.0%
R+33.7
D+3.9
R+41.0
824
R
30.8%Kerry269
68.5%Bush597
0.7%
R+37.6
—
R+35.2
872
Anahuac anchors a rural Gulf Coast county where refinery and industrial workers make up a significant share of the electorate, driving consistently high Republican margins in a community of under 3,000 residents.
Across the recorded series it reached a Republican high of 58.2 points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the city moved 5.5 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 58.2 points.
A population of 2,892, a 34% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $77,500 describe the city.
In 2024, Anahuac, Texas voted Republican by 58.2 points (R+58.2), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 930 votes cast, 190 went Democratic and 731 went Republican.
How many people live in Anahuac, Texas?
Anahuac, Texas has a population of 2,892 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Anahuac, Texas?
Median household income in Anahuac, Texas is $77,500 — below the national median of $80,734. The Texas state median is $78,476.
What is the political history of Anahuac, Texas?
Akashic tracks 6 presidential elections in Anahuac, Texas from 2004 to 2024. Of those, 0 went Democratic and 6 went Republican.
