† 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
18 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
GroupOdessa-MidlandTexasUnited States
Mexican49.1%32.1%11.3%
Cuban1.3%0.5%0.7%
Venezuelan0.7%——
Puerto Rican0.5%0.8%1.8%
Spaniard0.4%0.3%—
Spanish0.2%——
Honduran0.2%0.8%0.3%
English6.9%7.9%9.5%
German6.5%8.3%12.5%
American5.2%4.6%5.3%
Irish4.8%6.0%9.4%
Scottish1.2%1.3%1.3%
Italian0.9%1.9%4.8%
Scotch-Irish0.7%——
French0.5%1.5%1.6%
African American†3.9%10.3%9.9%
African0.3%0.6%0.5%
Nigerian0.2%0.4%0.2%
Filipino0.4%0.5%0.9%
Burmese0.2%——
Vietnamese0.2%1.0%0.6%
Asian Indian0.2%1.8%1.4%
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
Odessa-Midland
Texas
United States
Median age
33.4
35.7
39.1
Age 18–24
8.8%
9.7%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
11.5%
13.5%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Odessa-Midland
Texas
United States
Median household income
$78,514
$78,476
$84,427
Poverty rate
14.3%
13.8%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
22.5%
33.6%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Odessa-Midland
Texas
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
39.9%
35.2%
22.3%
Spanish
37.6%
28.2%
13.6%
Religious landscape
Measure
Odessa-Midland
Texas
United States
Catholic
17.5%
20.1%
18.6%
Evangelical Protestant
30.9%
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.
Odessa-Midland, Texas
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1912–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
1912
+64.3%
1916
+73.3%
1920
+42.5%
1924
+54.8%
1928
−7.8%
1932
+79.3%
1936
+80.4%
1940
+70.3%
1944
+61.9%
1948
+57.3%
1952
−13.4%
1956
−15.2%
1960
−4.2%
1964
+6.3%
1968
−15.6%
1972
−53.2%
1976
−17.4%
1980
−40.3%
1984
−50.7%
1988
−34.7%
1992
−19.7%
1996
−21.2%
2000
−44.8%
2004
−53.2%
2008
−47.3%
2012
−49.1%
2016
−44.9%
2020
−50.8%
2024
−55.8%
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
21.7%Harris31,488
77.5%Trump112,460
0.5%Oliver777 +2
R+55.8
R+5.0
R+54.3
145,124
All 5 candidates in 2024 · 3 minor / independent
Donald J TrumpRepublican77.5%112,460
Kamala D HarrisDemocratic21.7%31,488
Chase OliverLibertarian0.5%777
Jill SteinIndependent0.3%383
OtherAll other candidates0.0%16
R
23.9%Biden35,769
74.7%Trump111,976
1.4%
R+50.8
R+5.9
R+55.3
149,912
R
25.5%Clinton32,245
70.4%Trump88,935
4.0%
R+44.9
D+4.2
R+47.0
126,253
R
24.7%Obama28,532
73.8%Romney85,287
1.5%
R+49.1
R+1.8
R+53.0
115,507
R
25.9%Obama31,665
73.2%McCain89,506
0.9%
R+47.3
D+5.9
R+54.6
122,269
R
23.1%Kerry28,450
76.3%Bush93,919
0.6%
R+53.2
R+8.4
R+50.7
123,094
R
26.6%Gore30,135
71.4%Bush80,936
2.0%
R+44.8
R+23.7
R+45.3
113,341
R
35.1%Clinton38,724
56.2%Dole62,066
8.7%
R+21.2
R+1.4
R+29.7
110,358
R
30.4%Clinton37,409
50.2%Bush61,657
19.4%
R+19.7
D+15.0
R+25.3
122,879
R
32.4%Dukakis38,272
67.1%Bush79,333
0.5%
R+34.7
D+16.0
R+27.0
118,213
R
24.4%Mondale31,707
75.1%Reagan97,624
0.5%
R+50.7
R+10.5
R+32.5
129,942
R
28.7%Carter32,799
69.0%Reagan78,777
2.3%
R+40.3
R+22.8
R+30.5
114,178
R
40.7%Carter41,434
58.1%Ford59,208
1.2%
R+17.4
D+35.8
R+19.5
101,892
R
22.9%McGovern20,358
76.1%Nixon67,697
1.0%
R+53.2
R+37.6
R+30.1
88,946
R
27.7%Humphrey24,399
43.3%Nixon38,193
29.1%
R+15.6
R+21.9
R+14.9
88,223
D
53.0%Johnson43,059
46.7%Goldwater37,938
0.2%
D+6.3
D+10.5
R+16.3
81,180
R
46.9%Kennedy34,734
51.1%Nixon37,821
2.0%
R+4.2
D+11.0
R+4.3
74,010
R
42.0%Stevenson23,679
57.2%Eisenhower32,245
0.7%
R+15.2
R+1.8
D+0.2
56,342
R
43.3%Stevenson25,070
56.7%Eisenhower32,836
0.1%
R+13.4
R+70.7
R+2.6
57,961
D
75.9%Truman23,441
18.6%Dewey5,742
5.5%
D+57.3
R+4.6
D+52.8
30,885
D
75.0%Roosevelt17,600
13.1%Dewey3,064
12.0%
D+61.9
R+8.4
D+54.4
23,477
D
85.1%Roosevelt22,148
14.7%Willkie3,837
0.2%
D+70.3
R+10.1
D+60.4
26,038
D
90.0%Roosevelt15,252
9.5%Landon1,613
0.5%
D+80.4
D+1.1
D+56.2
16,956
D
89.3%Roosevelt14,031
10.0%Hoover1,565
0.8%
D+79.3
D+87.1
D+61.5
15,714
R
46.0%Smith4,332
53.8%Hoover5,064
0.2%
R+7.8
R+62.5
D+9.7
9,416
D
73.8%Davis4,178
19.0%Coolidge1,075
7.3%
D+54.8
D+12.3
D+80.0
5,665
D
69.2%Cox3,205
26.8%Harding1,239
4.0%
D+42.5
R+30.8
D+68.7
4,629
D
84.5%Wilson3,405
11.2%Hughes451
4.3%
D+73.3
D+9.0
D+70.1
4,031
D
74.0%Wilson2,632
9.8%Taft347
16.2%
D+64.3
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D+44.7
3,555
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voter registration
Registered voters
Total registered voters, over time
Registered voters
† Some years predate full county coverage; a flagged year sums only the counties reporting it.
Voter registration in Odessa-Midland
Year
Total registered
2016 (partial)
221,779
2018 (partial)
234,754
2020
251,619
2022
258,767
2024
265,973
domestic migration
Who moves in and out
Net domestic migration over time
+473 net domestic migration · 2025
20112025
Net +18,075 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Domestic migration in Odessa-Midland in Odessa-Midland: net domestic migration by year
Year
Net domestic migration
2011
+3,436
2012
+9,255
2013
+7,947
2014
+6,046
2015
+7,140
2016
−8,522
2017
−6,093
2018
+8,549
2019
+6,063
2021
−12,873
2022
−7,919
2023
+3,013
2024
+1,560
2025
+473
Spanning the heart of West Texas's oil patch, this media market consistently posts some of the state's widest Republican margins, anchored by an economy almost entirely tied to crude prices and petrochemical employment.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 80.4 points in 1936 and a Republican high of 55.8 points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the market moved 5.0 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 55.8 points.
A population of 471,998, a 36% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $78,514 describe the market. The market's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Amarillo and Lubbock.
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In 2024, Odessa-Midland, Texas voted Republican by 55.8 points (R+55.8), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 145,124 votes cast, 31,488 went Democratic and 112,460 went Republican.
When did Odessa-Midland, Texas last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Odessa-Midland, Texas voted Democratic was 1964.
How many people live in Odessa-Midland, Texas?
Odessa-Midland, Texas has a population of 471,998 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Odessa-Midland, Texas?
Median household income in Odessa-Midland, Texas is $78,514 — below the national median of $80,734. The Texas state median is $78,476.
What is the political history of Odessa-Midland, Texas?
Akashic tracks 34 presidential elections in Odessa-Midland, Texas from 1892 to 2024. Of those, 10 went Democratic and 19 went Republican.
