† 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
GroupRichwoodTexasUnited States
Mexican36.5%32.1%11.3%
Puerto Rican1.8%0.8%1.8%
Salvadoran0.8%1.2%0.7%
Venezuelan0.7%——
Spaniard0.6%0.3%—
Cuban0.4%0.5%0.7%
Honduran0.4%0.8%0.3%
Colombian0.4%0.3%0.4%
German11.2%8.3%12.5%
English10.8%7.9%9.5%
Irish9.1%6.0%9.4%
American5.5%4.6%5.3%
Italian2.4%1.9%4.8%
French2.4%1.5%1.6%
Scottish1.5%1.3%1.3%
Czech1.5%——
African American†8.2%10.3%9.9%
African0.4%0.6%0.5%
Nigerian0.3%0.4%0.2%
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
Richwood
Texas
United States
Median age
35.6
35.7
39.1
Age 18–24
9.2%
9.7%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
10.5%
13.5%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Richwood
Texas
United States
Median household income
$88,380
$78,476
$84,427
Poverty rate
3.4%
13.8%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
28.4%
33.6%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Richwood
Texas
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
17.5%
35.2%
22.3%
Spanish
16.2%
28.2%
13.6%
Religious landscape
Measure
Richwood
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.
Richwood, Texas
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2004–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
2004
−37.9%
2008
−41.9%
2012
−50.2%
2016
−50.2%
2020
−47.3%
2024
−47.6%
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
25.9%Harris484
73.5%Trump1,374
0.6%
R+47.6
R+0.3
R+46.1
1,869
R
25.8%Biden480
73.1%Trump1,359
1.1%
R+47.3
D+2.9
R+51.7
1,859
R
22.8%Clinton351
73.1%Trump1,123
4.1%
R+50.2
±0.0
R+52.3
1,537
R
24.2%Obama332
74.4%Romney1,020
1.4%
R+50.2
R+8.3
R+54.0
1,371
R
28.9%Obama382
70.8%McCain937
0.4%
R+41.9
R+4.0
R+49.2
1,324
R
30.7%Kerry410
68.7%Bush916
0.6%
R+37.9
—
R+35.5
1,334
Richwood sits in the Gulf South and Southern Plains. In 2024 it voted Republican.
Across the recorded series it reached a Republican high of 50.2 points in 2016. The 2024 margin was 47.6 points.
A population of 4,791, a 43% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $88,380 describe the city.
In 2024, Richwood, Texas voted Republican by 47.6 points (R+47.6), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 1,869 votes cast, 484 went Democratic and 1,374 went Republican.
How many people live in Richwood, Texas?
Richwood, Texas has a population of 4,791 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Richwood, Texas?
Median household income in Richwood, Texas is $88,380 — above the national median of $80,734. The Texas state median is $78,476.
What is the political history of Richwood, Texas?
Akashic tracks 6 presidential elections in Richwood, Texas from 2004 to 2024. Of those, 0 went Democratic and 6 went Republican.