† 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
GroupLaguna VistaTexasUnited States
German19.2%8.3%12.5%
English18.4%7.9%9.5%
American17.5%4.6%5.3%
Irish10.9%6.0%9.4%
Italian5.8%1.9%4.8%
French3.3%1.5%1.6%
Scottish2.5%1.3%1.3%
Dutch2.5%——
Mexican34.0%32.1%11.3%
Puerto Rican0.2%0.8%1.8%
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
Laguna Vista
Texas
United States
Median age
56.3
35.7
39.1
Age 18–24
3.0%
9.7%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
32.6%
13.5%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Laguna Vista
Texas
United States
Median household income
$63,632
$78,476
$84,427
Poverty rate
21.8%
13.8%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
35.1%
33.6%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Laguna Vista
Texas
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
30.7%
35.2%
22.3%
Spanish
28.1%
28.2%
13.6%
Religious landscape
Measure
Laguna Vista
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.
Laguna Vista, Texas
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2004–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
2004
−27.1%
2008
−14.2%
2012
−17.5%
2016
−15.4%
2020
−14.0%
2024
−20.6%
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
39.3%Harris674
59.8%Trump1,027
0.9%
R+20.6
R+6.6
R+19.1
1,717
R
42.6%Biden670
56.6%Trump890
0.8%
R+14.0
D+1.5
R+18.4
1,572
R
40.0%Clinton492
55.4%Trump682
4.6%
R+15.4
D+2.1
R+17.5
1,230
R
40.7%Obama451
58.2%Romney645
1.1%
R+17.5
R+3.3
R+21.4
1,108
R
42.6%Obama389
56.8%McCain519
0.7%
R+14.2
D+12.8
R+21.5
914
R
36.0%Kerry266
63.1%Bush466
0.9%
R+27.1
—
R+24.6
739
Laguna Vista sits at the southern tip of Texas near the Laguna Madre, drawing a predominantly Hispanic electorate typical of Cameron County, where Democratic margins at the presidential level have historically run wide despite statewide Republican dominance.
Across the recorded series it reached a Republican high of 27.1 points in 2004. Between 2020 and 2024 the city moved 6.6 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 20.6 points.
A population of 3,673, a 66% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $63,632 describe the city.
In 2024, Laguna Vista, Texas voted Republican by 20.6 points (R+20.6), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 1,717 votes cast, 674 went Democratic and 1,027 went Republican.
How many people live in Laguna Vista, Texas?
Laguna Vista, Texas has a population of 3,673 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Laguna Vista, Texas?
Median household income in Laguna Vista, Texas is $63,632 — below the national median of $80,734. The Texas state median is $78,476.
What is the political history of Laguna Vista, Texas?
Akashic tracks 6 presidential elections in Laguna Vista, Texas from 2004 to 2024. Of those, 0 went Democratic and 6 went Republican.
