† 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
GroupWest ColumbiaTexasUnited States
German10.0%8.3%12.5%
English9.7%7.9%9.5%
Irish8.1%6.0%9.4%
American4.9%4.6%5.3%
Italian2.1%1.9%4.8%
French2.1%1.5%1.6%
Scottish1.3%1.3%1.3%
Czech1.3%——
Mexican25.2%32.1%11.3%
Puerto Rican1.3%0.8%1.8%
Salvadoran0.6%1.2%0.7%
Venezuelan0.5%——
Spaniard0.4%0.3%—
Cuban0.3%0.5%0.7%
Honduran0.3%0.8%0.3%
Colombian0.3%0.3%0.4%
African American†19.3%10.3%9.9%
African0.8%0.6%0.5%
Nigerian0.7%0.4%0.2%
Jamaican0.3%—0.4%
Vietnamese0.3%1.0%0.6%
Asian Indian0.2%1.8%1.4%
Filipino0.2%0.5%0.9%
Chinese0.2%0.8%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
West Columbia
Texas
United States
Median age
39.2
35.7
39.1
Age 18–24
10.6%
9.7%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
21.3%
13.5%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
West Columbia
Texas
United States
Median household income
$43,490
$78,476
$84,427
Poverty rate
14.6%
13.8%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
17.6%
33.6%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
West Columbia
Texas
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
19.2%
35.2%
22.3%
Spanish
19.0%
28.2%
13.6%
Religious landscape
Measure
West Columbia
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.
West Columbia, Texas
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2004–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
2004
−33.1%
2008
−36.2%
2012
−42.3%
2016
−47.1%
2020
−49.4%
2024
−53.6%
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
22.8%Harris369
76.5%Trump1,235
0.7%
R+53.6
R+4.2
R+52.2
1,615
R
24.8%Biden405
74.2%Trump1,213
1.0%
R+49.4
R+2.4
R+53.9
1,635
R
25.1%Clinton345
72.1%Trump993
2.8%
R+47.1
R+4.7
R+49.1
1,377
R
28.1%Obama387
70.5%Romney969
1.4%
R+42.3
R+6.1
R+46.2
1,375
R
31.5%Obama466
67.7%McCain1,002
0.9%
R+36.2
R+3.1
R+43.5
1,481
R
33.4%Kerry523
66.6%Bush1,041
0.0%
R+33.1
—
R+30.7
1,564
West Columbia sits in Brazoria County, a historically petroleum-producing corridor south of Houston that has voted Republican by wide margins in recent statewide cycles. Its small population makes precinct-level swings outsized in county-wide tallies.
Across the recorded series it reached a Republican high of 53.6 points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the city moved 4.2 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 53.6 points.
A population of 3,621, a 45% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $43,490 describe the city.
In 2024, West Columbia, Texas voted Republican by 53.6 points (R+53.6), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 1,615 votes cast, 369 went Democratic and 1,235 went Republican.
How many people live in West Columbia, Texas?
West Columbia, Texas has a population of 3,621 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in West Columbia, Texas?
Median household income in West Columbia, Texas is $43,490 — below the national median of $80,734. The Texas state median is $78,476.
What is the political history of West Columbia, Texas?
Akashic tracks 6 presidential elections in West Columbia, Texas from 2004 to 2024. Of those, 0 went Democratic and 6 went Republican.
