† 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
GroupRefugioTexasUnited States
Mexican58.1%32.1%11.3%
Costa Rican0.4%——
Panamanian0.2%——
Spaniard0.2%0.3%—
German12.3%8.3%12.5%
Irish6.6%6.0%9.4%
English6.0%7.9%9.5%
American1.5%4.6%5.3%
French1.2%1.5%1.6%
Scotch-Irish0.8%——
Czech0.7%——
Swedish0.6%——
African American†13.4%10.3%9.9%
African0.4%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
Refugio
Texas
United States
Median age
39.6
35.7
39.1
Age 18–24
7.8%
9.7%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
20.1%
13.5%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Refugio
Texas
United States
Median household income
$48,750
$78,476
$84,427
Poverty rate
25.3%
13.8%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
13.2%
33.6%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Refugio
Texas
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
28.9%
35.2%
22.3%
Spanish
28.9%
28.2%
13.6%
Religious landscape
Measure
Refugio
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.
Refugio, Texas
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2004–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
2004
−21.0%
2008
−3.0%
2012
−17.2%
2016
−14.7%
2020
−23.5%
2024
−26.3%
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
36.4%Harris360
62.8%Trump620
0.8%
R+26.3
R+2.8
R+24.8
988
R
38.0%Biden408
61.5%Trump661
0.6%
R+23.5
R+8.8
R+28.0
1,075
R
41.3%Clinton399
56.0%Trump541
2.7%
R+14.7
D+2.5
R+16.8
966
R
41.1%Obama382
58.3%Romney542
0.6%
R+17.2
R+14.2
R+21.1
930
R
47.6%Obama567
50.7%McCain603
1.7%
R+3.0
D+18.0
R+10.3
1,190
R
39.5%Kerry484
60.5%Bush742
0.0%
R+21.0
—
R+18.6
1,226
Refugio consistently delivers lopsided margins in statewide races, reflecting a rural, majority-Hispanic electorate whose voting patterns have shifted notably rightward over the past three election cycles.
Across the recorded series it reached a Republican high of 26.3 points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the city moved 2.8 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 26.3 points.
A population of 2,766, a 23% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $48,750 describe the city.
In 2024, Refugio, Texas voted Republican by 26.3 points (R+26.3), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 988 votes cast, 360 went Democratic and 620 went Republican.
How many people live in Refugio, Texas?
Refugio, Texas has a population of 2,766 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Refugio, Texas?
Median household income in Refugio, Texas is $48,750 — below the national median of $80,734. The Texas state median is $78,476.
What is the political history of Refugio, Texas?
Akashic tracks 6 presidential elections in Refugio, Texas from 2004 to 2024. Of those, 0 went Democratic and 6 went Republican.
