† 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
GroupFabensTexasUnited States
Mexican89.0%32.1%11.3%
Puerto Rican1.2%0.8%1.8%
Spaniard0.5%0.3%—
Cuban0.2%0.5%0.7%
Guatemalan0.2%0.4%0.5%
Colombian0.2%0.3%0.4%
Spanish0.2%——
German6.8%8.3%12.5%
Irish4.2%6.0%9.4%
American4.2%4.6%5.3%
English3.8%7.9%9.5%
Italian2.1%1.9%4.8%
French0.9%1.5%1.6%
Polish0.8%0.8%2.2%
Scottish0.6%1.3%1.3%
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
Fabens
Texas
United States
Median age
47.7
35.7
39.1
Age 18–24
6.9%
9.7%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
22.7%
13.5%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Fabens
Texas
United States
Median household income
$42,533
$78,476
$84,427
Poverty rate
28.3%
13.8%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
10.7%
33.6%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Fabens
Texas
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
84.9%
35.2%
22.3%
Spanish
84.9%
28.2%
13.6%
Religious landscape
Measure
Fabens
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.
Fabens, Texas
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2004–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
2004
+38.6%
2008
+58.6%
2012
+59.2%
2016
+61.3%
2020
+37.4%
2024
+7.2%
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
D
53.1%Harris844
45.9%Trump729
1.0%
D+7.2
R+30.1
D+8.7
1,589
D
68.3%Biden1,205
31.0%Trump546
0.7%
D+37.4
R+24.0
D+32.9
1,764
D
78.3%Clinton1,414
17.0%Trump307
4.7%
D+61.3
D+2.2
D+59.2
1,805
D
78.8%Obama1,166
19.7%Romney291
1.5%
D+59.2
D+0.5
D+55.3
1,479
D
78.9%Obama1,340
20.2%McCain344
0.9%
D+58.6
D+20.1
D+51.4
1,699
D
68.6%Kerry1,058
30.0%Bush463
1.4%
D+38.6
—
D+41.0
1,543
Fabens sits along the El Paso County stretch of the Río Grande, where a majority-Hispanic agricultural workforce shapes voter registration rolls that run heavily Democratic but post turnout rates well below state averages.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 61.3 points in 2016. Between 2020 and 2024 the city moved 30.1 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 7.2 points.
A population of 4,818, a 2% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $42,533 describe the city.
In 2024, Fabens, Texas voted Democratic by 7.2 points (D+7.2), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 1,589 votes cast, 844 went Democratic and 729 went Republican.
How many people live in Fabens, Texas?
Fabens, Texas has a population of 4,818 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Fabens, Texas?
Median household income in Fabens, Texas is $42,533 — below the national median of $80,734. The Texas state median is $78,476.
What is the political history of Fabens, Texas?
Akashic tracks 6 presidential elections in Fabens, Texas from 2004 to 2024. Of those, 6 went Democratic and 0 went Republican.
