† 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
GroupEarlyTexasUnited States
German12.7%8.3%12.5%
English11.9%7.9%9.5%
Irish11.4%6.0%9.4%
American6.0%4.6%5.3%
Scottish2.7%1.3%1.3%
Scotch-Irish2.3%——
Italian1.4%1.9%4.8%
French1.0%1.5%1.6%
Mexican15.5%32.1%11.3%
Spaniard0.9%0.3%—
Spanish0.6%——
Puerto Rican0.4%0.8%1.8%
Guatemalan0.2%0.4%0.5%
Salvadoran0.2%1.2%0.7%
African American†3.0%10.3%9.9%
African0.2%0.6%0.5%
Nigerian0.2%0.4%0.2%
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
Early
Texas
United States
Median age
36.5
35.7
39.1
Age 18–24
5.7%
9.7%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
16.2%
13.5%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Early
Texas
United States
Median household income
$67,346
$78,476
$84,427
Poverty rate
10.6%
13.8%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
28.3%
33.6%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Early
Texas
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
12.4%
35.2%
22.3%
Spanish
11.0%
28.2%
13.6%
Other Indo-European
1.2%
1.7%
2.0%
Religious landscape
Measure
Early
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.
Early, Texas
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2004–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
2004
−67.8%
2008
−68.9%
2012
−76.9%
2016
−79.3%
2020
−76.3%
2024
−77.6%
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
10.6%Harris163
88.3%Trump1,353
1.1%
R+77.6
R+1.3
R+76.2
1,533
R
11.4%Biden165
87.7%Trump1,272
1.0%
R+76.3
D+3.0
R+80.7
1,451
R
9.1%Clinton118
88.4%Trump1,147
2.5%
R+79.3
R+2.4
R+81.4
1,298
R
11.0%Obama137
87.9%Romney1,092
1.0%
R+76.9
R+8.0
R+80.7
1,242
R
15.2%Obama231
84.2%McCain1,275
0.6%
R+68.9
R+1.2
R+76.2
1,515
R
15.9%Kerry200
83.6%Bush1,053
0.5%
R+67.8
—
R+65.3
1,259
Early sits in the Gulf South and Southern Plains. In 2024 it voted Republican.
Across the recorded series it reached a Republican high of 79.3 points in 2016. Between 2020 and 2024 the city moved 1.3 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 77.6 points.
A population of 3,143, a 73% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $67,346 describe the city.
In 2024, Early, Texas voted Republican by 77.6 points (R+77.6), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 1,533 votes cast, 163 went Democratic and 1,353 went Republican.
How many people live in Early, Texas?
Early, Texas has a population of 3,143 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Early, Texas?
Median household income in Early, Texas is $67,346 — below the national median of $80,734. The Texas state median is $78,476.
What is the political history of Early, Texas?
Akashic tracks 6 presidential elections in Early, Texas from 2004 to 2024. Of those, 0 went Democratic and 6 went Republican.