† 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
GroupDilleyTexasUnited States
Mexican57.0%32.1%11.3%
Spanish4.2%——
Cuban0.7%0.5%0.7%
Guatemalan0.6%0.4%0.5%
Honduran0.4%0.8%0.3%
Puerto Rican0.3%0.8%1.8%
Colombian0.3%0.3%0.4%
Dominican0.2%—0.7%
Irish8.5%6.0%9.4%
American7.3%4.6%5.3%
German6.8%8.3%12.5%
English4.9%7.9%9.5%
Polish1.7%0.8%2.2%
French1.2%1.5%1.6%
Scottish1.0%1.3%1.3%
Welsh1.0%——
African American†5.4%10.3%9.9%
African0.2%0.6%0.5%
Chinese2.5%0.8%1.3%
Vietnamese1.2%1.0%0.6%
Korean1.2%0.3%0.4%
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
Dilley
Texas
United States
Median age
37
35.7
39.1
Age 18–24
9.1%
9.7%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
11.1%
13.5%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Dilley
Texas
United States
Median household income
$62,600
$78,476
$84,427
Poverty rate
8.6%
13.8%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
17.3%
33.6%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Dilley
Texas
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
47.4%
35.2%
22.3%
Spanish
44.8%
28.2%
13.6%
Vietnamese
2.2%
0.9%
0.5%
Religious landscape
Measure
Dilley
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.
Dilley, Texas
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2004–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
2004
+7.2%
2008
+27.8%
2012
+32.7%
2016
+12.5%
2020
−10.2%
2024
−14.7%
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
42.4%Harris286
57.0%Trump385
0.6%
R+14.7
R+4.5
R+13.2
675
R
44.8%Biden342
55.0%Trump420
0.3%
R+10.2
R+22.7
R+14.7
764
D
55.4%Clinton341
42.9%Trump264
1.6%
D+12.5
R+20.2
D+10.4
615
D
65.9%Obama443
33.2%Romney223
0.9%
D+32.7
D+4.9
D+28.9
672
D
62.9%Obama405
35.1%McCain226
2.0%
D+27.8
D+20.6
D+20.5
644
D
53.2%Kerry372
46.1%Bush322
0.7%
D+7.2
—
D+9.6
699
Dilley sits in Frio County along the Interstate 35 trade corridor, where a predominantly Hispanic population and oil-patch employment shape a community that has voted Democratic in statewide races by wide margins for decades.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 32.7 points in 2012 and a Republican high of 14.7 points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the city moved 4.5 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 14.7 points.
A population of 3,769, a 19% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $62,600 describe the city.
In 2024, Dilley, Texas voted Republican by 14.7 points (R+14.7), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 675 votes cast, 286 went Democratic and 385 went Republican.
When did Dilley, Texas last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Dilley, Texas voted Democratic was 2016.
How many people live in Dilley, Texas?
Dilley, Texas has a population of 3,769 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Dilley, Texas?
Median household income in Dilley, Texas is $62,600 — below the national median of $80,734. The Texas state median is $78,476.
What is the political history of Dilley, Texas?
Akashic tracks 6 presidential elections in Dilley, Texas from 2004 to 2024. Of those, 4 went Democratic and 2 went Republican.
