† 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
GroupMathisTexasUnited States
Mexican70.1%32.1%11.3%
Cuban2.1%0.5%0.7%
Puerto Rican1.0%0.8%1.8%
Colombian0.3%0.3%0.4%
Venezuelan0.3%——
Spaniard0.3%0.3%—
Spanish0.3%——
German11.3%8.3%12.5%
English8.8%7.9%9.5%
Irish7.1%6.0%9.4%
American3.9%4.6%5.3%
Italian1.5%1.9%4.8%
Czech1.3%——
French1.2%1.5%1.6%
Scottish1.0%1.3%1.3%
Aztec4.8%——
Maya1.2%——
Native Hawaiian1.2%——
Samoan1.2%——
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
Mathis
Texas
United States
Median age
38.5
35.7
39.1
Age 18–24
5.7%
9.7%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
17.3%
13.5%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Mathis
Texas
United States
Median household income
$35,271
$78,476
$84,427
Poverty rate
29.5%
13.8%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
8.4%
33.6%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Mathis
Texas
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
56.1%
35.2%
22.3%
Spanish
56.1%
28.2%
13.6%
Religious landscape
Measure
Mathis
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.
Mathis, Texas
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2004–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
2004
+40.1%
2008
+47.7%
2012
+48.2%
2016
+41.6%
2020
+11.2%
2024
−5.9%
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
46.7%Harris726
52.5%Trump817
0.8%
R+5.9
R+17.1
R+4.4
1,555
D
55.3%Biden863
44.1%Trump688
0.6%
D+11.2
R+30.4
D+6.8
1,561
D
69.7%Clinton981
28.1%Trump396
2.1%
D+41.6
R+6.6
D+39.5
1,407
D
73.6%Obama1,029
25.4%Romney355
1.1%
D+48.2
D+0.5
D+44.3
1,399
D
73.1%Obama1,126
25.5%McCain392
1.4%
D+47.7
D+7.6
D+40.4
1,540
D
70.0%Kerry950
29.9%Bush406
0.1%
D+40.1
—
D+42.5
1,357
Mathis, seat of San Patricio County's western edge, is majority-Hispanic and has historically returned lopsided Democratic margins in federal races, though local contests can break differently along family and economic lines.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 48.2 points in 2012 and a Republican high of 5.9 points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the city moved 17.1 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 5.9 points.
A population of 4,308, a 17% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $35,271 describe the city.
In 2024, Mathis, Texas voted Republican by 5.9 points (R+5.9), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 1,555 votes cast, 726 went Democratic and 817 went Republican.
When did Mathis, Texas last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Mathis, Texas voted Democratic was 2020.
How many people live in Mathis, Texas?
Mathis, Texas has a population of 4,308 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Mathis, Texas?
Median household income in Mathis, Texas is $35,271 — below the national median of $80,734. The Texas state median is $78,476.
What is the political history of Mathis, Texas?
Akashic tracks 6 presidential elections in Mathis, Texas from 2004 to 2024. Of those, 5 went Democratic and 1 went Republican.
