† 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
GroupSanta RosaTexasUnited States
Mexican91.7%32.1%11.3%
Puerto Rican0.4%0.8%1.8%
Cuban0.2%0.5%0.7%
Salvadoran0.2%1.2%0.7%
Spaniard0.2%0.3%—
German11.5%8.3%12.5%
English11.0%7.9%9.5%
American10.5%4.6%5.3%
Irish6.5%6.0%9.4%
Italian3.5%1.9%4.8%
French2.0%1.5%1.6%
Scottish1.5%1.3%1.3%
Dutch1.5%——
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
Santa Rosa
Texas
United States
Median age
24.6
35.7
39.1
Age 18–24
18.0%
9.7%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
5.7%
13.5%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Santa Rosa
Texas
United States
Median household income
$36,780
$78,476
$84,427
Poverty rate
39.4%
13.8%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
12.1%
33.6%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Santa Rosa
Texas
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
53.6%
35.2%
22.3%
Spanish
53.6%
28.2%
13.6%
Religious landscape
Measure
Santa Rosa
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.
Santa Rosa, Texas
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2004–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
2004
+14.7%
2008
+47.2%
2012
+59.2%
2016
+45.6%
2020
+25.3%
2024
+1.3%
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
D
50.5%Harris317
49.2%Trump309
0.3%
D+1.3
R+24.0
D+2.7
628
D
62.5%Biden428
37.2%Trump255
0.3%
D+25.3
R+20.3
D+20.8
685
D
70.7%Clinton417
25.1%Trump148
4.2%
D+45.6
R+13.6
D+43.5
590
D
79.0%Obama418
19.8%Romney105
1.1%
D+59.2
D+12.0
D+55.3
529
D
72.3%Obama375
25.0%McCain130
2.7%
D+47.2
D+32.5
D+39.9
519
D
57.3%Kerry289
42.7%Bush215
0.0%
D+14.7
—
D+17.1
504
Santa Rosa sits in Cameron County, a majority-Hispanic jurisdiction where Democratic margins in statewide races routinely exceed 40 points, making it a reliable indicator of Valley-wide turnout patterns.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 59.2 points in 2012. Between 2020 and 2024 the city moved 24.0 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 1.3 points.
A population of 3,215, a 2% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $36,780 describe the city.
In 2024, Santa Rosa, Texas voted Democratic by 1.3 points (D+1.3), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 628 votes cast, 317 went Democratic and 309 went Republican.
How many people live in Santa Rosa, Texas?
Santa Rosa, Texas has a population of 3,215 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Santa Rosa, Texas?
Median household income in Santa Rosa, Texas is $36,780 — below the national median of $80,734. The Texas state median is $78,476.
What is the political history of Santa Rosa, Texas?
Akashic tracks 6 presidential elections in Santa Rosa, Texas from 2004 to 2024. Of those, 6 went Democratic and 0 went Republican.
