† 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
GroupCombesTexasUnited States
Mexican75.2%32.1%11.3%
Puerto Rican0.4%0.8%1.8%
Cuban0.2%0.5%0.7%
Salvadoran0.2%1.2%0.7%
Spaniard0.2%0.3%—
German8.4%8.3%12.5%
English8.0%7.9%9.5%
American7.7%4.6%5.3%
Irish4.7%6.0%9.4%
Italian2.6%1.9%4.8%
French1.5%1.5%1.6%
Scottish1.1%1.3%1.3%
Dutch1.1%——
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
Combes
Texas
United States
Median age
38.3
35.7
39.1
Age 18–24
11.1%
9.7%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
16.2%
13.5%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Combes
Texas
United States
Median household income
$45,504
$78,476
$84,427
Poverty rate
27.3%
13.8%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
15.5%
33.6%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Combes
Texas
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
57.8%
35.2%
22.3%
Spanish
52.3%
28.2%
13.6%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic
2.7%
0.3%
0.7%
Vietnamese
2.8%
0.9%
0.5%
Religious landscape
Measure
Combes
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.
Combes, Texas
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2004–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
2004
−26.3%
2008
+2.7%
2012
−2.8%
2016
−0.7%
2020
−8.5%
2024
−16.8%
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
41.4%Harris417
58.1%Trump586
0.5%
R+16.8
R+8.3
R+15.3
1,008
R
45.5%Biden425
54.0%Trump504
0.5%
R+8.5
R+7.8
R+12.9
934
R
47.8%Clinton351
48.5%Trump356
3.7%
R+0.7
D+2.1
R+2.8
734
R
48.1%Obama296
50.8%Romney313
1.1%
R+2.8
R+5.4
R+6.6
616
D
50.4%Obama323
47.7%McCain306
1.9%
D+2.7
D+29.0
R+4.6
641
R
36.6%Kerry217
62.9%Bush373
0.5%
R+26.3
—
R+23.8
593
Combes sits in Hidalgo County, one of the most heavily Hispanic counties in the United States, where Spanish-dominant households and working-class demographics consistently produce some of the highest Democratic margins in Texas.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 2.7 points in 2008 and a Republican high of 26.3 points in 2004. Between 2020 and 2024 the city moved 8.3 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 16.8 points.
A population of 3,178, a 13% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $45,504 describe the city.
In 2024, Combes, Texas voted Republican by 16.8 points (R+16.8), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 1,008 votes cast, 417 went Democratic and 586 went Republican.
When did Combes, Texas last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Combes, Texas voted Democratic was 2008.
How many people live in Combes, Texas?
Combes, Texas has a population of 3,178 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Combes, Texas?
Median household income in Combes, Texas is $45,504 — below the national median of $80,734. The Texas state median is $78,476.
What is the political history of Combes, Texas?
Akashic tracks 6 presidential elections in Combes, Texas from 2004 to 2024. Of those, 1 went Democratic and 5 went Republican.
