† 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
GroupColumbusTexasUnited States
German26.0%8.3%12.5%
Czech9.9%——
Irish8.2%6.0%9.4%
English7.5%7.9%9.5%
American5.3%4.6%5.3%
French2.1%1.5%1.6%
Scottish1.8%1.3%1.3%
Italian1.2%1.9%4.8%
Mexican35.6%32.1%11.3%
Spanish0.9%——
Salvadoran0.7%1.2%0.7%
Colombian0.3%0.3%0.4%
African American†8.0%10.3%9.9%
African0.3%0.6%0.5%
Ghanaian0.2%——
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
Columbus
Texas
United States
Median age
34.6
35.7
39.1
Age 18–24
8.6%
9.7%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
19.6%
13.5%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Columbus
Texas
United States
Median household income
$49,418
$78,476
$84,427
Poverty rate
31.5%
13.8%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
27.8%
33.6%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Columbus
Texas
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
31.6%
35.2%
22.3%
Spanish
29.5%
28.2%
13.6%
Other languages
1.4%
0.7%
0.8%
Religious landscape
Measure
Columbus
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.
Columbus, Texas
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2004–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
2004
−42.8%
2008
−38.2%
2012
−48.4%
2016
−47.9%
2020
−49.8%
2024
−54.7%
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
22.4%Harris356
77.1%Trump1,225
0.5%
R+54.7
R+4.9
R+53.2
1,589
R
25.0%Biden403
74.8%Trump1,207
0.2%
R+49.8
R+1.9
R+54.3
1,614
R
24.8%Clinton347
72.7%Trump1,018
2.5%
R+47.9
D+0.4
R+50.0
1,400
R
25.5%Obama349
73.8%Romney1,012
0.7%
R+48.4
R+10.2
R+52.2
1,371
R
30.6%Obama439
68.8%McCain986
0.6%
R+38.2
D+4.7
R+45.4
1,433
R
28.3%Kerry378
71.1%Bush951
0.7%
R+42.8
—
R+40.4
1,338
Columbus anchors Colorado County, a stretch of the Gulf Coast prairie that has voted Republican in every presidential contest since 2000 by margins typically exceeding 30 points, reflecting the broader realignment of small-town Texas.
Across the recorded series it reached a Republican high of 54.7 points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the city moved 4.9 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 54.7 points.
A population of 3,860, a 51% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $49,418 describe the city.
In 2024, Columbus, Texas voted Republican by 54.7 points (R+54.7), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 1,589 votes cast, 356 went Democratic and 1,225 went Republican.
How many people live in Columbus, Texas?
Columbus, Texas has a population of 3,860 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Columbus, Texas?
Median household income in Columbus, Texas is $49,418 — below the national median of $80,734. The Texas state median is $78,476.
What is the political history of Columbus, Texas?
Akashic tracks 6 presidential elections in Columbus, Texas from 2004 to 2024. Of those, 0 went Democratic and 6 went Republican.
