† 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
GroupMount VernonTexasUnited States
English12.3%7.9%9.5%
Irish6.0%6.0%9.4%
German5.0%8.3%12.5%
American4.0%4.6%5.3%
Scottish1.8%1.3%1.3%
Scotch-Irish1.2%——
Polish1.0%0.8%2.2%
Italian0.9%1.9%4.8%
Mexican24.5%32.1%11.3%
Honduran2.1%0.8%0.3%
Spaniard0.4%0.3%—
African American†16.9%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
Mount Vernon
Texas
United States
Median age
34.4
35.7
39.1
Age 18–24
7.2%
9.7%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
11.3%
13.5%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Mount Vernon
Texas
United States
Median household income
$72,064
$78,476
$84,427
Poverty rate
10.7%
13.8%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
14.6%
33.6%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Mount Vernon
Texas
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
20.9%
35.2%
22.3%
Spanish
20.5%
28.2%
13.6%
Religious landscape
Measure
Mount Vernon
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.
Mount Vernon, Texas
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2004–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
2004
−51.0%
2008
−45.6%
2012
−53.6%
2016
−60.7%
2020
−62.7%
2024
−65.3%
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
17.0%Harris194
82.3%Trump938
0.7%
R+65.3
R+2.6
R+63.8
1,140
R
18.1%Biden198
80.8%Trump882
1.0%
R+62.7
R+1.9
R+67.1
1,091
R
18.0%Clinton178
78.7%Trump780
3.3%
R+60.7
R+7.2
R+62.8
991
R
22.5%Obama219
76.1%Romney741
1.4%
R+53.6
R+7.9
R+57.4
974
R
26.6%Obama278
72.2%McCain755
1.1%
R+45.6
D+5.3
R+52.9
1,045
R
24.5%Kerry235
75.5%Bush724
0.0%
R+51.0
—
R+48.5
959
Mount Vernon functions as the commercial and civic hub for Franklin County, a sparsely populated stretch of piney woods where countywide margins in statewide races have run heavily one-sided for well over a decade.
Across the recorded series it reached a Republican high of 65.3 points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the city moved 2.6 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 65.3 points.
A population of 2,548, a 60% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $72,064 describe the city.
In 2024, Mount Vernon, Texas voted Republican by 65.3 points (R+65.3), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 1,140 votes cast, 194 went Democratic and 938 went Republican.
How many people live in Mount Vernon, Texas?
Mount Vernon, Texas has a population of 2,548 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Mount Vernon, Texas?
Median household income in Mount Vernon, Texas is $72,064 — below the national median of $80,734. The Texas state median is $78,476.
What is the political history of Mount Vernon, Texas?
Akashic tracks 6 presidential elections in Mount Vernon, Texas from 2004 to 2024. Of those, 0 went Democratic and 6 went Republican.
