† 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
GroupWestwayTexasUnited States
Mexican89.2%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%——
African American†2.6%10.3%9.9%
African0.3%0.6%0.5%
German3.8%8.3%12.5%
Irish2.3%6.0%9.4%
American2.3%4.6%5.3%
English2.1%7.9%9.5%
Italian1.2%1.9%4.8%
French0.5%1.5%1.6%
Polish0.4%0.8%2.2%
Scottish0.3%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
Westway
Texas
United States
Median age
39.6
35.7
39.1
Age 18–24
7.1%
9.7%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
18.6%
13.5%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Westway
Texas
United States
Median household income
$44,852
$78,476
$84,427
Poverty rate
22.9%
13.8%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
8.3%
33.6%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Westway
Texas
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
92.7%
35.2%
22.3%
Spanish
92.7%
28.2%
13.6%
Religious landscape
Measure
Westway
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.
Westway, Texas
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2004–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
2004
+23.2%
2008
+55.5%
2012
+52.3%
2016
+46.4%
2020
+24.7%
2024
+4.4%
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
52.0%Harris377
47.6%Trump345
0.4%
D+4.4
R+20.3
D+5.9
725
D
61.7%Biden610
37.0%Trump366
1.2%
D+24.7
R+21.8
D+20.2
988
D
70.2%Clinton405
23.7%Trump137
6.1%
D+46.4
R+5.9
D+44.4
577
D
75.4%Obama340
23.1%Romney104
1.6%
D+52.3
R+3.1
D+48.5
451
D
77.3%Obama375
21.9%McCain106
0.8%
D+55.5
D+32.3
D+48.2
485
D
61.6%Kerry234
38.4%Bush146
0.0%
D+23.2
—
D+25.6
380
Westway sits in the Gulf South and Southern Plains. In 2024 it voted Democratic.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 55.5 points in 2008. Between 2020 and 2024 the city moved 20.3 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 4.4 points.
A population of 3,484, a 2% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $44,852 describe the city.
In 2024, Westway, Texas voted Democratic by 4.4 points (D+4.4), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 725 votes cast, 377 went Democratic and 345 went Republican.
How many people live in Westway, Texas?
Westway, Texas has a population of 3,484 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Westway, Texas?
Median household income in Westway, Texas is $44,852 — below the national median of $80,734. The Texas state median is $78,476.
What is the political history of Westway, Texas?
Akashic tracks 6 presidential elections in Westway, Texas from 2004 to 2024. Of those, 6 went Democratic and 0 went Republican.