† 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
GroupOnalaskaTexasUnited States
German11.9%8.3%12.5%
English11.3%7.9%9.5%
American11.0%4.6%5.3%
Irish8.8%6.0%9.4%
French2.5%1.5%1.6%
Italian2.1%1.9%4.8%
Norwegian1.3%——
Welsh1.3%——
Mexican14.4%32.1%11.3%
Salvadoran0.4%1.2%0.7%
Puerto Rican0.2%0.8%1.8%
Venezuelan0.2%——
Spanish0.2%——
African American†1.1%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
Onalaska
Texas
United States
Median age
43.8
35.7
39.1
Age 18–24
8.9%
9.7%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
16.8%
13.5%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Onalaska
Texas
United States
Median household income
$51,912
$78,476
$84,427
Poverty rate
23.7%
13.8%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
11.7%
33.6%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Onalaska
Texas
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
5.5%
35.2%
22.3%
Spanish
5.5%
28.2%
13.6%
Religious landscape
Measure
Onalaska
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.
Onalaska, Texas
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2004–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
2004
−31.9%
2008
−48.9%
2012
−60.7%
2016
−67.7%
2020
−71.1%
2024
−72.0%
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
13.7%Harris198
85.7%Trump1,238
0.6%
R+72.0
R+0.9
R+70.6
1,444
R
14.2%Biden193
85.3%Trump1,157
0.4%
R+71.1
R+3.4
R+75.5
1,356
R
15.0%Clinton165
82.7%Trump909
2.3%
R+67.7
R+7.0
R+69.8
1,099
R
19.1%Obama185
79.8%Romney772
1.0%
R+60.7
R+11.8
R+64.6
967
R
24.3%Obama234
73.1%McCain705
2.6%
R+48.9
R+17.0
R+56.1
964
R
34.0%Kerry333
66.0%Bush645
0.0%
R+31.9
—
R+29.4
978
Onalaska sits in the Gulf South and Southern Plains. In 2024 it voted Republican.
Across the recorded series it reached a Republican high of 72.0 points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the city moved 0.9 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 72.0 points.
A population of 3,210, a 85% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $51,912 describe the city.
In 2024, Onalaska, Texas voted Republican by 72.0 points (R+72.0), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 1,444 votes cast, 198 went Democratic and 1,238 went Republican.
How many people live in Onalaska, Texas?
Onalaska, Texas has a population of 3,210 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Onalaska, Texas?
Median household income in Onalaska, Texas is $51,912 — below the national median of $80,734. The Texas state median is $78,476.
What is the political history of Onalaska, Texas?
Akashic tracks 6 presidential elections in Onalaska, Texas from 2004 to 2024. Of those, 0 went Democratic and 6 went Republican.