† 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
GroupPanhandleTexasUnited States
German16.1%8.3%12.5%
Irish9.4%6.0%9.4%
English7.8%7.9%9.5%
American6.6%4.6%5.3%
Scottish3.0%1.3%1.3%
Polish1.7%0.8%2.2%
Dutch1.5%——
Danish1.0%——
Mexican9.2%32.1%11.3%
Spanish2.6%——
Cuban0.5%0.5%0.7%
Spaniard0.4%0.3%—
Native Hawaiian0.7%——
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
Panhandle
Texas
United States
Median age
48.2
35.7
39.1
Age 18–24
4.9%
9.7%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
23.8%
13.5%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Panhandle
Texas
United States
Median household income
$85,870
$78,476
$84,427
Poverty rate
5.8%
13.8%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
33.1%
33.6%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Panhandle
Texas
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
3.4%
35.2%
22.3%
Spanish
3.0%
28.2%
13.6%
Religious landscape
Measure
Panhandle
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.
Panhandle, Texas
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2004–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
2004
−64.7%
2008
−72.9%
2012
−78.3%
2016
−76.7%
2020
−76.2%
2024
−79.2%
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
10.0%Harris134
89.1%Trump1,198
0.9%
R+79.2
R+3.0
R+77.7
1,344
R
11.1%Biden144
87.3%Trump1,130
1.5%
R+76.2
D+0.5
R+80.6
1,294
R
9.7%Clinton117
86.4%Trump1,045
4.0%
R+76.7
D+1.6
R+78.8
1,210
R
10.2%Obama115
88.5%Romney994
1.2%
R+78.3
R+5.4
R+82.1
1,123
R
12.5%Obama149
85.4%McCain1,021
2.2%
R+72.9
R+8.2
R+80.2
1,196
R
17.6%Kerry183
82.4%Bush854
0.0%
R+64.7
—
R+62.2
1,037
Panhandle sits in the Gulf South and Southern Plains. In 2024 it voted Republican.
Across the recorded series it reached a Republican high of 79.2 points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the city moved 3.0 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 79.2 points.
A population of 2,505, a 80% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $85,870 describe the city.
In 2024, Panhandle, Texas voted Republican by 79.2 points (R+79.2), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 1,344 votes cast, 134 went Democratic and 1,198 went Republican.
How many people live in Panhandle, Texas?
Panhandle, Texas has a population of 2,505 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Panhandle, Texas?
Median household income in Panhandle, Texas is $85,870 — above the national median of $80,734. The Texas state median is $78,476.
What is the political history of Panhandle, Texas?
Akashic tracks 6 presidential elections in Panhandle, Texas from 2004 to 2024. Of those, 0 went Democratic and 6 went Republican.