† 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
GroupKenedyTexasUnited States
Mexican71.4%32.1%11.3%
Puerto Rican0.7%0.8%1.8%
Spaniard0.4%0.3%—
Salvadoran0.3%1.2%0.7%
German12.9%8.3%12.5%
Polish8.7%0.8%2.2%
Irish6.7%6.0%9.4%
American4.1%4.6%5.3%
English3.5%7.9%9.5%
Italian1.8%1.9%4.8%
Czech1.8%——
Scottish0.8%1.3%1.3%
African American†10.4%10.3%9.9%
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
Kenedy
Texas
United States
Median age
36.9
35.7
39.1
Age 18–24
8.1%
9.7%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
16.1%
13.5%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Kenedy
Texas
United States
Median household income
$61,167
$78,476
$84,427
Poverty rate
16.3%
13.8%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
10.7%
33.6%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Kenedy
Texas
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
32.4%
35.2%
22.3%
Spanish
31.6%
28.2%
13.6%
Religious landscape
Measure
Kenedy
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.
Kenedy, Texas
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2004–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
2004
−15.0%
2008
+0.0%
2012
−8.1%
2016
−13.5%
2020
−27.6%
2024
−35.4%
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
32.0%Harris306
67.4%Trump645
0.6%
R+35.4
R+7.8
R+34.0
957
R
35.7%Biden369
63.3%Trump655
1.1%
R+27.6
R+14.1
R+32.1
1,035
R
41.6%Clinton333
55.1%Trump441
3.3%
R+13.5
R+5.4
R+15.6
800
R
45.5%Obama363
53.6%Romney428
0.9%
R+8.1
R+8.1
R+12.0
798
O
48.9%Obama448
48.9%McCain448
2.3%
Tied
D+15.0
R+7.3
917
R
42.1%Kerry429
57.2%Bush582
0.7%
R+15.0
—
R+12.6
1,018
Kenedy sits at the heart of the Eagle Ford Shale corridor, and its majority-Hispanic electorate has trended toward statewide Republican margins in recent cycles despite the county's historically Democratic roots.
Across the recorded series it reached a Republican high of 35.4 points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the city moved 7.8 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 35.4 points.
A population of 3,430, a 11% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $61,167 describe the city.
In 2024, Kenedy, Texas voted Republican by 35.4 points (R+35.4), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 957 votes cast, 306 went Democratic and 645 went Republican.
How many people live in Kenedy, Texas?
Kenedy, Texas has a population of 3,430 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Kenedy, Texas?
Median household income in Kenedy, Texas is $61,167 — below the national median of $80,734. The Texas state median is $78,476.
What is the political history of Kenedy, Texas?
Akashic tracks 6 presidential elections in Kenedy, Texas from 2004 to 2024. Of those, 0 went Democratic and 5 went Republican.
