† 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
GroupSweenyTexasUnited States
German14.3%8.3%12.5%
English13.8%7.9%9.5%
Irish11.6%6.0%9.4%
American7.0%4.6%5.3%
Italian3.1%1.9%4.8%
French3.1%1.5%1.6%
Scottish1.9%1.3%1.3%
Czech1.9%——
African American†6.2%10.3%9.9%
African0.3%0.6%0.5%
Nigerian0.2%0.4%0.2%
Mexican15.7%32.1%11.3%
Puerto Rican0.8%0.8%1.8%
Salvadoran0.4%1.2%0.7%
Venezuelan0.3%——
Spaniard0.2%0.3%—
Cuban0.2%0.5%0.7%
Honduran0.2%0.8%0.3%
Colombian0.2%0.3%0.4%
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
Sweeny
Texas
United States
Median age
32.3
35.7
39.1
Age 18–24
10.6%
9.7%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
18.2%
13.5%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Sweeny
Texas
United States
Median household income
$73,457
$78,476
$84,427
Poverty rate
3.3%
13.8%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
23.5%
33.6%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Sweeny
Texas
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
4.2%
35.2%
22.3%
Spanish
4.0%
28.2%
13.6%
Religious landscape
Measure
Sweeny
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.
Sweeny, Texas
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2004–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
2004
−40.8%
2008
−36.8%
2012
−48.7%
2016
−52.8%
2020
−54.7%
2024
−60.1%
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
R
19.8%Harris317
79.9%Trump1,279
0.3%
R+60.1
R+5.4
R+58.7
1,600
R
22.3%Biden362
77.0%Trump1,251
0.7%
R+54.7
R+1.9
R+59.2
1,624
R
22.5%Clinton314
75.3%Trump1,052
2.2%
R+52.8
R+4.1
R+54.9
1,397
R
25.0%Obama332
73.7%Romney979
1.4%
R+48.7
R+11.9
R+52.5
1,329
R
31.4%Obama437
68.2%McCain949
0.4%
R+36.8
D+4.0
R+44.1
1,391
R
29.6%Kerry410
70.4%Bush976
0.0%
R+40.8
—
R+38.4
1,386
Sweeny's economy has long centered on the nearby Phillips 66 refinery complex, tying residents' livelihoods to the energy sector and giving industrial labor concerns outsized weight in local political conversation.
Across the recorded series it reached a Republican high of 60.1 points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the city moved 5.4 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 60.1 points.
A population of 3,591, a 82% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $73,457 describe the city.
In 2024, Sweeny, Texas voted Republican by 60.1 points (R+60.1), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 1,600 votes cast, 317 went Democratic and 1,279 went Republican.
How many people live in Sweeny, Texas?
Sweeny, Texas has a population of 3,591 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Sweeny, Texas?
Median household income in Sweeny, Texas is $73,457 — below the national median of $80,734. The Texas state median is $78,476.
What is the political history of Sweeny, Texas?
Akashic tracks 6 presidential elections in Sweeny, Texas from 2004 to 2024. Of those, 0 went Democratic and 6 went Republican.
