† 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
GroupSchulenburgTexasUnited States
German24.2%8.3%12.5%
Czech9.9%——
English6.0%7.9%9.5%
Irish5.8%6.0%9.4%
American4.0%4.6%5.3%
Scottish1.2%1.3%1.3%
French1.1%1.5%1.6%
Italian1.0%1.9%4.8%
Mexican36.7%32.1%11.3%
Spaniard0.5%0.3%—
Cuban0.3%0.5%0.7%
African American†11.6%10.3%9.9%
African0.9%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
Schulenburg
Texas
United States
Median age
41.3
35.7
39.1
Age 18–24
10.5%
9.7%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
24.0%
13.5%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Schulenburg
Texas
United States
Median household income
$51,294
$78,476
$84,427
Poverty rate
17.2%
13.8%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
15.1%
33.6%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Schulenburg
Texas
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
31.3%
35.2%
22.3%
Spanish
29.5%
28.2%
13.6%
Religious landscape
Measure
Schulenburg
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.
Schulenburg, Texas
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2004–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
2004
−32.3%
2008
−31.2%
2012
−46.1%
2016
−57.1%
2020
−53.8%
2024
−57.3%
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
20.6%Harris249
77.9%Trump940
1.4%
R+57.3
R+3.5
R+55.8
1,206
R
22.7%Biden266
76.5%Trump896
0.8%
R+53.8
D+3.3
R+58.3
1,171
R
20.2%Clinton216
77.3%Trump827
2.5%
R+57.1
R+11.0
R+59.2
1,070
R
26.2%Obama276
72.3%Romney761
1.5%
R+46.1
R+14.9
R+49.9
1,053
R
33.7%Obama380
64.9%McCain731
1.3%
R+31.2
D+1.1
R+38.4
1,126
R
33.0%Kerry367
65.3%Bush726
1.6%
R+32.3
—
R+29.9
1,111
Schulenburg's Central Texas heritage runs deep — Czech and German settlers shaped its civic culture, and the city remains a compact agricultural hub whose Fayette County context tilts strongly toward statewide Republican margins.
Across the recorded series it reached a Republican high of 57.3 points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the city moved 3.5 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 57.3 points.
A population of 2,768, a 44% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $51,294 describe the city.
In 2024, Schulenburg, Texas voted Republican by 57.3 points (R+57.3), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 1,206 votes cast, 249 went Democratic and 940 went Republican.
How many people live in Schulenburg, Texas?
Schulenburg, Texas has a population of 2,768 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Schulenburg, Texas?
Median household income in Schulenburg, Texas is $51,294 — below the national median of $80,734. The Texas state median is $78,476.
What is the political history of Schulenburg, Texas?
Akashic tracks 6 presidential elections in Schulenburg, Texas from 2004 to 2024. Of those, 0 went Democratic and 6 went Republican.
