† 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
GroupSparksTexasUnited States
Mexican91.3%32.1%11.3%
Puerto Rican1.2%0.8%1.8%
Spaniard0.5%0.3%—
Cuban0.2%0.5%0.7%
Guatemalan0.2%0.4%0.5%
Colombian0.2%0.3%0.4%
Spanish0.2%——
German7.5%8.3%12.5%
Irish4.6%6.0%9.4%
American4.6%4.6%5.3%
English4.2%7.9%9.5%
Italian2.3%1.9%4.8%
French1.0%1.5%1.6%
Polish0.8%0.8%2.2%
Scottish0.6%1.3%1.3%
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
Sparks
Texas
United States
Median age
30.9
35.7
39.1
Age 18–24
13.1%
9.7%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
6.2%
13.5%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Sparks
Texas
United States
Median household income
$34,876
$78,476
$84,427
Poverty rate
51.7%
13.8%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
4.5%
33.6%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Sparks
Texas
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
88.6%
35.2%
22.3%
Spanish
88.6%
28.2%
13.6%
Religious landscape
Measure
Sparks
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.
Sparks, Texas
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2004–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
2004
+45.1%
2008
+74.0%
2012
+72.6%
2016
+67.0%
2020
+42.4%
2024
+8.1%
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
53.4%Harris357
45.4%Trump303
1.2%
D+8.1
R+34.4
D+9.6
668
D
70.6%Biden556
28.2%Trump222
1.1%
D+42.4
R+24.5
D+38.0
787
D
81.4%Clinton589
14.4%Trump104
4.3%
D+67.0
R+5.6
D+64.9
724
D
85.5%Obama396
13.0%Romney60
1.5%
D+72.6
R+1.4
D+68.7
463
D
86.0%Obama370
12.1%McCain52
1.9%
D+74.0
D+28.8
D+66.7
430
D
72.0%Kerry206
26.9%Bush77
1.0%
D+45.1
—
D+47.6
286
Sparks sits in the Gulf South and Southern Plains. In 2024 it voted Democratic.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 74.0 points in 2008. Between 2020 and 2024 the city moved 34.4 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 8.1 points.
A population of 4,134, a 1% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $34,876 describe the city.
In 2024, Sparks, Texas voted Democratic by 8.1 points (D+8.1), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 668 votes cast, 357 went Democratic and 303 went Republican.
How many people live in Sparks, Texas?
Sparks, Texas has a population of 4,134 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Sparks, Texas?
Median household income in Sparks, Texas is $34,876 — below the national median of $80,734. The Texas state median is $78,476.
What is the political history of Sparks, Texas?
Akashic tracks 6 presidential elections in Sparks, Texas from 2004 to 2024. Of those, 6 went Democratic and 0 went Republican.