† 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
GroupPoteetTexasUnited States
Mexican84.9%32.1%11.3%
Spaniard2.3%0.3%—
Puerto Rican0.9%0.8%1.8%
Cuban0.6%0.5%0.7%
Spanish0.6%——
Salvadoran0.4%1.2%0.7%
German6.9%8.3%12.5%
Irish3.0%6.0%9.4%
English2.8%7.9%9.5%
American2.6%4.6%5.3%
Polish0.7%0.8%2.2%
Scottish0.6%1.3%1.3%
French0.6%1.5%1.6%
Czech0.5%——
African American†1.0%10.3%9.9%
African1.0%0.6%0.5%
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
Poteet
Texas
United States
Median age
37.4
35.7
39.1
Age 18–24
7.6%
9.7%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
20.7%
13.5%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Poteet
Texas
United States
Median household income
$48,750
$78,476
$84,427
Poverty rate
17.0%
13.8%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
0.9%
33.6%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Poteet
Texas
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
43.3%
35.2%
22.3%
Spanish
43.3%
28.2%
13.6%
Religious landscape
Measure
Poteet
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.
Poteet, Texas
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2004–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
2004
+28.1%
2008
+36.0%
2012
+40.3%
2016
+20.9%
2020
+4.1%
2024
−14.3%
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
42.3%Harris372
56.7%Trump498
1.0%
R+14.3
R+18.4
R+12.9
879
D
51.6%Biden535
47.5%Trump493
0.9%
D+4.1
R+16.9
R+0.4
1,037
D
59.3%Clinton465
38.4%Trump301
2.3%
D+20.9
R+19.4
D+18.8
784
D
69.7%Obama591
29.4%Romney249
0.9%
D+40.3
D+4.3
D+36.5
848
D
66.8%Obama517
30.7%McCain238
2.5%
D+36.0
D+8.0
D+28.8
774
D
64.0%Kerry534
36.0%Bush300
0.0%
D+28.1
—
D+30.5
834
Poteet's population is roughly 80% Hispanic, making it a consistently Democratic-leaning precinct in an otherwise Republican-trending Atascosa County. Its annual Strawberry Festival draws far more visitors than the city's resident headcount.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 40.3 points in 2012 and a Republican high of 14.3 points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the city moved 18.4 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 14.3 points.
A population of 2,910, a 9% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $48,750 describe the city.
In 2024, Poteet, Texas voted Republican by 14.3 points (R+14.3), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 879 votes cast, 372 went Democratic and 498 went Republican.
When did Poteet, Texas last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Poteet, Texas voted Democratic was 2020.
How many people live in Poteet, Texas?
Poteet, Texas has a population of 2,910 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Poteet, Texas?
Median household income in Poteet, Texas is $48,750 — below the national median of $80,734. The Texas state median is $78,476.
What is the political history of Poteet, Texas?
Akashic tracks 6 presidential elections in Poteet, Texas from 2004 to 2024. Of those, 5 went Democratic and 1 went Republican.
