† 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
GroupBallingerTexasUnited States
German21.8%8.3%12.5%
Irish10.0%6.0%9.4%
English9.0%7.9%9.5%
American4.5%4.6%5.3%
Scottish2.3%1.3%1.3%
Czech1.6%——
French1.4%1.5%1.6%
Dutch0.8%——
Mexican29.7%32.1%11.3%
Spaniard1.5%0.3%—
Spanish0.8%——
Guatemalan0.3%0.4%0.5%
Puerto Rican0.2%0.8%1.8%
Nigerian3.5%0.4%0.2%
African American†3.3%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
Ballinger
Texas
United States
Median age
44.7
35.7
39.1
Age 18–24
2.5%
9.7%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
25.0%
13.5%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Ballinger
Texas
United States
Median household income
$58,870
$78,476
$84,427
Poverty rate
8.3%
13.8%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
16.6%
33.6%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Ballinger
Texas
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
18.5%
35.2%
22.3%
Spanish
15.6%
28.2%
13.6%
German or other West Germanic
1.4%
0.3%
0.5%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic
1.1%
0.3%
0.7%
Religious landscape
Measure
Ballinger
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.
Ballinger, Texas
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2004–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
2004
−60.7%
2008
−60.6%
2012
−69.6%
2016
−72.2%
2020
−70.7%
2024
−74.4%
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
12.6%Harris176
87.0%Trump1,216
0.4%
R+74.4
R+3.7
R+72.9
1,398
R
14.2%Biden224
84.8%Trump1,342
1.0%
R+70.7
D+1.6
R+75.1
1,582
R
12.7%Clinton173
84.9%Trump1,156
2.4%
R+72.2
R+2.6
R+74.3
1,361
R
14.6%Obama187
84.2%Romney1,079
1.2%
R+69.6
R+9.0
R+73.4
1,282
R
18.1%Obama265
78.6%McCain1,153
3.3%
R+60.6
D+0.1
R+67.8
1,466
R
19.7%Kerry283
80.3%Bush1,156
0.0%
R+60.7
—
R+58.2
1,439
Ballinger's electorate reflects the heavily Republican tilt common to rural West Texas ranch communities, where Republican margins in statewide races routinely exceed 80 percent and population has trended downward for decades.
Across the recorded series it reached a Republican high of 74.4 points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the city moved 3.7 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 74.4 points.
A population of 3,583, a 59% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $58,870 describe the city.
In 2024, Ballinger, Texas voted Republican by 74.4 points (R+74.4), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 1,398 votes cast, 176 went Democratic and 1,216 went Republican.
How many people live in Ballinger, Texas?
Ballinger, Texas has a population of 3,583 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Ballinger, Texas?
Median household income in Ballinger, Texas is $58,870 — below the national median of $80,734. The Texas state median is $78,476.
What is the political history of Ballinger, Texas?
Akashic tracks 6 presidential elections in Ballinger, Texas from 2004 to 2024. Of those, 0 went Democratic and 6 went Republican.
