† 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
GroupHoweTexasUnited States
English11.0%7.9%9.5%
German10.2%8.3%12.5%
Irish9.1%6.0%9.4%
American4.9%4.6%5.3%
Scottish2.2%1.3%1.3%
Italian1.8%1.9%4.8%
French1.6%1.5%1.6%
Dutch1.0%——
Mexican33.3%32.1%11.3%
Salvadoran2.4%1.2%0.7%
Puerto Rican0.5%0.8%1.8%
Honduran0.5%0.8%0.3%
Spaniard0.5%0.3%—
Spanish0.5%——
African American†9.0%10.3%9.9%
Aztec3.0%——
Chickasaw1.5%——
Marshallese1.5%——
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
Howe
Texas
United States
Median age
29.6
35.7
39.1
Age 18–24
7.4%
9.7%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
7.5%
13.5%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Howe
Texas
United States
Median household income
$51,108
$78,476
$84,427
Poverty rate
24.3%
13.8%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
10.9%
33.6%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Howe
Texas
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
26.1%
35.2%
22.3%
Spanish
25.9%
28.2%
13.6%
Religious landscape
Measure
Howe
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.
Howe, Texas
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2004–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
2004
−49.2%
2008
−56.2%
2012
−64.9%
2016
−66.5%
2020
−62.3%
2024
−68.2%
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
15.5%Harris246
83.7%Trump1,326
0.8%
R+68.2
R+5.9
R+66.7
1,584
R
18.2%Biden263
80.5%Trump1,164
1.3%
R+62.3
D+4.2
R+66.8
1,446
R
14.2%Clinton155
80.7%Trump879
5.1%
R+66.5
R+1.6
R+68.6
1,089
R
16.8%Obama153
81.7%Romney744
1.5%
R+64.9
R+8.7
R+68.7
911
R
21.3%Obama224
77.5%McCain815
1.2%
R+56.2
R+7.0
R+63.5
1,052
R
25.4%Kerry246
74.6%Bush722
0.0%
R+49.2
—
R+46.7
968
Howe sits in the Gulf South and Southern Plains. In 2024 it voted Republican.
Across the recorded series it reached a Republican high of 68.2 points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the city moved 5.9 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 68.2 points.
A population of 3,689, a 54% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $51,108 describe the city.
In 2024, Howe, Texas voted Republican by 68.2 points (R+68.2), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 1,584 votes cast, 246 went Democratic and 1,326 went Republican.
How many people live in Howe, Texas?
Howe, Texas has a population of 3,689 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Howe, Texas?
Median household income in Howe, Texas is $51,108 — below the national median of $80,734. The Texas state median is $78,476.
What is the political history of Howe, Texas?
Akashic tracks 6 presidential elections in Howe, Texas from 2004 to 2024. Of those, 0 went Democratic and 6 went Republican.