† 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
3 counties by 2024 margin · County returns · 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
GroupVictoria-Port Lavaca, TXTexasUnited States
Mexican41.6%32.1%11.3%
Spaniard1.3%0.3%—
Puerto Rican0.5%0.8%1.8%
Salvadoran0.3%1.2%0.7%
Honduran0.2%0.8%0.3%
Colombian0.2%0.3%0.4%
German14.6%8.3%12.5%
English7.5%7.9%9.5%
Irish6.1%6.0%9.4%
American3.6%4.6%5.3%
Czech3.1%——
Italian1.3%1.9%4.8%
French1.3%1.5%1.6%
Scotch-Irish1.2%——
African American†4.3%10.3%9.9%
African0.3%0.6%0.5%
Nigerian0.2%0.4%0.2%
Chinese0.5%0.8%1.3%
Taiwanese0.3%——
Vietnamese0.3%1.0%0.6%
Asian Indian0.2%1.8%1.4%
Filipino0.2%0.5%0.9%
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
Victoria-Port Lavaca, TX
Texas
United States
Median age
38
35.7
39.1
Age 18–24
8.7%
9.7%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
18.0%
13.5%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Victoria-Port Lavaca, TX
Texas
United States
Median household income
$71,721
$78,476
$84,427
Poverty rate
14.6%
13.8%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
20.0%
33.6%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Victoria-Port Lavaca, TX
Texas
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
23.8%
35.2%
22.3%
Spanish
21.7%
28.2%
13.6%
Religious landscape
Measure
Victoria-Port Lavaca, TX
Texas
United States
Catholic
25.6%
20.1%
18.6%
Evangelical Protestant
23.7%
23.5%
16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted
42.4%
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.
Victoria-Port Lavaca, TX
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1912–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
1912
+37.5%
1916
+24.6%
1920
+3.0%
1924
+42.9%
1928
+24.4%
1932
+83.3%
1936
+67.3%
1940
+43.5%
1944
+32.8%
1948
+23.3%
1952
−21.3%
1956
−28.3%
1960
+9.8%
1964
+36.8%
1968
+2.8%
1972
−41.0%
1976
−3.9%
1980
−21.2%
1984
−40.4%
1988
−18.1%
1992
−16.1%
1996
−19.8%
2000
−33.3%
2004
−37.9%
2008
−30.6%
2012
−35.4%
2016
−39.5%
2020
−40.5%
2024
−45.6%
DemocraticRepublican
34 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.
Year
Won
Democratic
Republican
Other
Margin
Swing
vs U.S.
Total
R
26.8%Harris12,629
72.4%Trump34,127
0.4%Oliver176 +2
R+45.6
R+5.1
R+44.1
47,134
All 5 candidates in 2024 · 3 minor / independent
Donald J TrumpRepublican72.4%34,127
Kamala D HarrisDemocratic26.8%12,629
Chase OliverLibertarian0.4%176
Jill SteinIndependent0.3%123
OtherAll other candidates0.2%79
R
29.1%Biden13,405
69.6%Trump32,084
1.3%
R+40.5
R+1.1
R+45.0
46,089
R
28.5%Clinton11,957
67.9%Trump28,533
3.6%
R+39.5
R+4.1
R+41.6
42,006
R
31.7%Obama12,339
67.1%Romney26,130
1.3%
R+35.4
R+4.8
R+39.3
38,959
R
34.3%Obama13,890
64.9%McCain26,282
0.7%
R+30.6
D+7.2
R+37.9
40,465
R
30.8%Kerry12,333
68.7%Bush27,490
0.5%
R+37.9
R+4.6
R+35.4
40,032
R
32.6%Gore12,175
65.9%Bush24,619
1.5%
R+33.3
R+13.5
R+33.8
37,363
R
36.9%Clinton12,126
56.7%Dole18,624
6.4%
R+19.8
R+3.7
R+28.3
32,867
R
31.5%Clinton11,223
47.6%Bush16,962
20.9%
R+16.1
D+2.0
R+21.7
35,647
R
40.5%Dukakis13,595
58.6%Bush19,666
0.9%
R+18.1
D+22.4
R+10.4
33,569
R
29.6%Mondale10,459
70.0%Reagan24,761
0.4%
R+40.4
R+19.3
R+22.2
35,361
R
38.2%Carter11,497
59.4%Reagan17,874
2.4%
R+21.2
R+17.3
R+11.4
30,105
R
47.7%Carter11,843
51.6%Ford12,817
0.6%
R+3.9
D+37.1
R+6.0
24,820
R
29.4%McGovern6,626
70.4%Nixon15,878
0.2%
R+41.0
R+43.9
R+17.9
22,548
D
43.2%Humphrey9,344
40.4%Nixon8,731
16.4%
D+2.8
R+34.0
D+3.5
21,633
D
68.3%Johnson12,529
31.5%Goldwater5,781
0.2%
D+36.8
D+26.9
D+14.2
18,342
D
54.7%Kennedy8,451
44.9%Nixon6,931
0.4%
D+9.8
D+38.2
D+9.7
15,446
R
35.6%Stevenson4,685
64.0%Eisenhower8,410
0.4%
R+28.3
R+7.0
R+12.9
13,143
R
39.3%Stevenson4,393
60.6%Eisenhower6,777
0.1%
R+21.3
R+44.6
R+10.6
11,178
D
57.0%Truman3,478
33.7%Dewey2,058
9.3%
D+23.3
R+9.5
D+18.8
6,107
D
60.7%Roosevelt3,704
27.9%Dewey1,703
11.4%
D+32.8
R+10.7
D+25.3
6,105
D
71.7%Roosevelt4,296
28.2%Willkie1,688
0.1%
D+43.5
R+23.8
D+33.6
5,992
D
83.6%Roosevelt3,950
16.2%Landon767
0.2%
D+67.3
R+16.0
D+43.1
4,727
D
91.5%Roosevelt5,153
8.2%Hoover460
0.4%
D+83.3
D+58.9
D+65.5
5,634
D
62.1%Smith2,553
37.7%Hoover1,550
0.1%
D+24.4
R+18.4
D+41.9
4,108
D
66.0%Davis3,072
23.2%Coolidge1,078
10.8%
D+42.9
D+39.9
D+68.0
4,653
D
41.5%Cox1,497
38.6%Harding1,390
19.9%
D+3.0
R+21.7
D+29.2
3,603
D
59.5%Wilson1,890
34.9%Hughes1,108
5.6%
D+24.6
R+12.9
D+21.5
3,175
D
59.0%Wilson1,542
21.5%Taft561
19.5%
D+37.5
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D+18.0
2,613
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Congressional elections · 3 Senate races
U.S. Senate
Source · MIT Election Lab (MEDSL), Senate. CC-BY 4.0.
Year
Won
Democratic
Republican
Total
2024
R
28.0%13,047
70.1%32,621
46,535
2020
R
28.2%12,766
69.9%31,675
45,316
2018
R
29.2%10,637
70.1%25,529
36,399
voter registration
Registered voters
Total registered voters, over time
Registered voters
Voter registration in Victoria-Port Lavaca, TX
Year
Total registered
2016
72,968
2018
73,224
2020
75,458
2022
75,056
2024
77,143
domestic migration
Who moves in and out
Net domestic migration over time
−105 net domestic migration · 2025
20112025
Net −544 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Domestic migration in Victoria-Port Lavaca, TX in Victoria-Port Lavaca, TX: net domestic migration by year
Year
Net domestic migration
2011
−6
2012
+1,246
2013
+542
2014
+363
2015
+419
2016
−387
2017
−1,143
2018
−793
2019
−362
2021
−546
2022
−46
2023
+327
2024
−53
2025
−105
Victoria-Port Lavaca, TX sits in the Gulf South and Southern Plains. In 2024 it voted Republican.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 83.3 points in 1932 and a Republican high of 45.6 points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the region moved 5.1 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 45.6 points.
A population of 118,422, a 43% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $71,721 describe the region. The region's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Moses Lake-Othello, WA and Midland-Odessa-Andrews, TX.
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How did Victoria-Port Lavaca, TX, Texas vote in 2024?
In 2024, Victoria-Port Lavaca, TX, Texas voted Republican by 45.6 points (R+45.6), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 47,134 votes cast, 12,629 went Democratic and 34,127 went Republican.
When did Victoria-Port Lavaca, TX, Texas last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Victoria-Port Lavaca, TX, Texas voted Democratic was 1968.
How many people live in Victoria-Port Lavaca, TX, Texas?
Victoria-Port Lavaca, TX, Texas has a population of 118,422 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Victoria-Port Lavaca, TX, Texas?
Median household income in Victoria-Port Lavaca, TX, Texas is $71,721 — below the national median of $80,734. The Texas state median is $78,476.
What is the political history of Victoria-Port Lavaca, TX, Texas?
Akashic tracks 34 presidential elections in Victoria-Port Lavaca, TX, Texas from 1892 to 2024. Of those, 13 went Democratic and 16 went Republican.
