† 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
GroupHorseshoe BayTexasUnited States
German23.6%8.3%12.5%
English16.9%7.9%9.5%
Irish14.2%6.0%9.4%
American7.7%4.6%5.3%
Scottish3.6%1.3%1.3%
French3.1%1.5%1.6%
Scotch-Irish2.2%——
Norwegian1.3%——
Mexican3.8%32.1%11.3%
Spaniard0.2%0.3%—
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
Horseshoe Bay
Texas
United States
Median age
64.6
35.7
39.1
Age 18–24
1.9%
9.7%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
48.3%
13.5%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Horseshoe Bay
Texas
United States
Median household income
$96,794
$78,476
$84,427
Poverty rate
4.3%
13.8%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
51.3%
33.6%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Horseshoe Bay
Texas
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
4.5%
35.2%
22.3%
Spanish
2.7%
28.2%
13.6%
French (incl. Cajun & Haitian)
1.1%
0.3%
0.7%
Religious landscape
Measure
Horseshoe Bay
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.
Horseshoe Bay, Texas
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2004–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
2004
−68.6%
2008
−61.1%
2012
−67.7%
2016
−62.7%
2020
−57.8%
2024
−57.2%
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
R
21.0%Harris796
78.2%Trump2,963
0.8%
R+57.2
D+0.6
R+55.7
3,790
R
20.8%Biden685
78.6%Trump2,588
0.6%
R+57.8
D+4.9
R+62.2
3,294
R
17.2%Clinton453
79.9%Trump2,104
2.9%
R+62.7
D+5.0
R+64.8
2,634
R
15.4%Obama370
83.2%Romney1,992
1.4%
R+67.7
R+6.6
R+71.6
2,395
R
19.1%Obama448
80.2%McCain1,881
0.7%
R+61.1
D+7.5
R+68.4
2,346
R
15.5%Kerry335
84.2%Bush1,816
0.3%
R+68.6
—
R+66.2
2,158
Horseshoe Bay sits along Lake LBJ in the Texas Hill Country, drawing a predominantly older, affluent population of retirees whose turnout patterns consistently outpace similarly sized Texas cities.
Across the recorded series it reached a Republican high of 68.6 points in 2004. Between 2020 and 2024 the city moved 0.6 points toward the Democratic candidate; the 2024 margin was 57.2 points.
A population of 4,854, a 89% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $96,794 describe the city.
In 2024, Horseshoe Bay, Texas voted Republican by 57.2 points (R+57.2), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 3,790 votes cast, 796 went Democratic and 2,963 went Republican.
How many people live in Horseshoe Bay, Texas?
Horseshoe Bay, Texas has a population of 4,854 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Horseshoe Bay, Texas?
Median household income in Horseshoe Bay, Texas is $96,794 — above the national median of $80,734. The Texas state median is $78,476.
What is the political history of Horseshoe Bay, Texas?
Akashic tracks 6 presidential elections in Horseshoe Bay, Texas from 2004 to 2024. Of those, 0 went Democratic and 6 went Republican.
