† 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
12 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
GroupAustinTexasUnited States
German13.0%8.3%12.5%
English10.9%7.9%9.5%
Irish8.4%6.0%9.4%
American3.6%4.6%5.3%
Italian3.0%1.9%4.8%
Scottish2.4%1.3%1.3%
French2.1%1.5%1.6%
Polish1.5%0.8%2.2%
Mexican24.2%32.1%11.3%
Puerto Rican0.9%0.8%1.8%
Honduran0.9%0.8%0.3%
Cuban0.7%0.5%0.7%
Salvadoran0.6%1.2%0.7%
Spaniard0.5%0.3%—
Guatemalan0.3%0.4%0.5%
Colombian0.3%0.3%0.4%
Asian Indian2.8%1.8%1.4%
Chinese1.1%0.8%1.3%
Vietnamese0.7%1.0%0.6%
Korean0.5%0.3%0.4%
Filipino0.4%0.5%0.9%
Pakistani0.3%0.3%—
Nepalese0.2%——
Taiwanese0.2%——
African American†5.5%10.3%9.9%
African0.5%0.6%0.5%
Nigerian0.3%0.4%0.2%
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
Austin
Texas
United States
Median age
36.8
35.7
39.1
Age 18–24
9.2%
9.7%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
12.9%
13.5%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Austin
Texas
United States
Median household income
$99,039
$78,476
$84,427
Poverty rate
9.8%
13.8%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
49.4%
33.6%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Austin
Texas
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
27.6%
35.2%
22.3%
Spanish
19.3%
28.2%
13.6%
Other Indo-European
2.2%
1.7%
2.0%
Chinese (incl. Mandarin & Cantonese)
1.0%
0.7%
1.1%
Other Asian & Pacific Island
1.6%
1.1%
1.1%
Religious landscape
Measure
Austin
Texas
United States
Catholic
19.2%
20.1%
18.6%
Evangelical Protestant
14.3%
23.5%
16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted
56.3%
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.
Austin, Texas
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1912–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
1912
+56.8%
1916
+40.9%
1920
+25.6%
1924
+53.0%
1928
+11.9%
1932
+80.7%
1936
+72.0%
1940
+47.0%
1944
+43.9%
1948
+45.3%
1952
−3.8%
1956
−5.4%
1960
+14.4%
1964
+41.1%
1968
+7.6%
1972
−19.5%
1976
+6.5%
1980
−3.8%
1984
−21.4%
1988
+2.4%
1992
+7.5%
1996
+1.9%
2000
−18.2%
2004
−5.2%
2008
+8.8%
2012
+1.5%
2016
+13.2%
2020
+20.7%
2024
+14.2%
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
D
56.2%Harris653,331
42.0%Trump488,561
0.8%Stein9,677 +2
D+14.2
R+6.5
D+15.6
1,162,141
All 5 candidates in 2024 · 3 minor / independent
Kamala D HarrisDemocratic56.2%653,331
Donald J TrumpRepublican42.0%488,561
Jill SteinIndependent0.8%9,677
Chase OliverLibertarian0.8%9,076
OtherAll other candidates0.1%1,496
D
59.3%Biden679,384
38.6%Trump442,513
2.1%
D+20.7
D+7.4
D+16.2
1,145,887
D
53.2%Clinton454,340
39.9%Trump341,220
6.9%
D+13.2
D+11.8
D+11.1
854,725
D
49.1%Obama347,953
47.7%Romney337,448
3.2%
D+1.5
R+7.3
R+2.4
708,083
D
53.6%Obama383,690
44.8%McCain320,625
1.6%
D+8.8
D+14.0
D+1.5
715,746
R
46.6%Kerry290,244
51.7%Bush322,474
1.7%
R+5.2
D+13.0
R+2.7
623,166
R
36.6%Gore187,063
54.8%Bush280,135
8.7%
R+18.2
R+20.1
R+18.7
511,518
D
46.8%Clinton190,643
45.0%Dole183,035
8.2%
D+1.9
R+5.7
R+6.7
406,929
D
42.7%Clinton184,749
35.2%Bush152,133
22.2%
D+7.5
D+5.1
D+2.0
432,748
D
50.7%Dukakis187,372
48.3%Bush178,548
0.9%
D+2.4
D+23.8
D+10.1
369,367
R
39.2%Mondale130,165
60.5%Reagan201,175
0.3%
R+21.4
R+17.6
R+3.1
332,401
R
45.1%Carter111,926
48.9%Reagan121,292
6.0%
R+3.8
R+10.3
D+6.0
248,211
D
52.5%Carter117,921
46.0%Ford103,307
1.4%
D+6.5
D+26.0
D+4.4
224,460
R
40.0%McGovern71,579
59.5%Nixon106,395
0.5%
R+19.5
R+27.1
D+3.7
178,877
D
47.4%Humphrey62,496
39.8%Nixon52,423
12.8%
D+7.6
R+33.5
D+8.3
131,720
D
70.5%Johnson76,988
29.4%Goldwater32,069
0.1%
D+41.1
D+26.8
D+18.6
109,165
D
57.0%Kennedy50,896
42.6%Nixon38,063
0.3%
D+14.4
D+19.8
D+14.2
89,249
R
47.2%Stevenson38,576
52.6%Eisenhower43,009
0.3%
R+5.4
R+1.6
D+10.0
81,812
R
48.0%Stevenson40,352
51.9%Eisenhower43,564
0.1%
R+3.8
R+49.1
D+6.9
84,002
D
69.9%Truman43,202
24.6%Dewey15,187
5.6%
D+45.3
D+1.4
D+40.8
61,834
D
65.6%Roosevelt35,884
21.7%Dewey11,858
12.8%
D+43.9
R+3.1
D+36.4
54,723
D
73.4%Roosevelt41,421
26.4%Willkie14,885
0.2%
D+47.0
R+24.9
D+37.1
56,427
D
85.6%Roosevelt34,184
13.6%Landon5,437
0.8%
D+72.0
R+8.7
D+47.7
39,945
D
90.1%Roosevelt41,369
9.5%Hoover4,346
0.4%
D+80.7
D+68.8
D+62.9
45,895
D
55.9%Smith19,302
44.0%Hoover15,189
0.1%
D+11.9
R+41.1
D+29.4
34,530
D
70.8%Davis29,805
17.7%Coolidge7,472
11.5%
D+53.0
D+27.4
D+78.2
42,117
D
47.9%Cox14,592
22.3%Harding6,786
29.8%
D+25.6
R+15.3
D+51.8
30,438
D
69.4%Wilson15,450
28.4%Hughes6,334
2.2%
D+40.9
R+15.8
D+37.8
22,275
D
68.9%Wilson12,763
12.2%Taft2,252
18.9%
D+56.8
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D+37.2
18,518
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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 Austin
Year
Total registered
2016 (partial)
1,284,653
2018
1,425,208
2020
1,573,974
2022
1,668,067
2024
1,770,675
domestic migration
Who moves in and out
Net domestic migration over time
+22,069 net domestic migration · 2025
20112025
Net +458,789 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Domestic migration in Austin in Austin: net domestic migration by year
Year
Net domestic migration
2011
+31,575
2012
+30,959
2013
+26,886
2014
+34,352
2015
+35,252
2016
+36,897
2017
+32,042
2018
+31,625
2019
+43,542
2021
+49,091
2022
+40,854
2023
+25,594
2024
+18,051
2025
+22,069
Rapid in-migration from coastal metros has accelerated demographic change across the Austin DMA, compressing margins in once-reliable suburban territory and making the market one of the most closely watched bellwethers in statewide Texas races.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 80.7 points in 1932 and a Republican high of 21.4 points in 1984. Between 2020 and 2024 the market moved 6.5 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 14.2 points.
A population of 2,588,606, a 50% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $99,039 describe the market. The market's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of San Diego and Denver.
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In 2024, Austin, Texas voted Democratic by 14.2 points (D+14.2), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 1,162,141 votes cast, 653,331 went Democratic and 488,561 went Republican.
When did Austin, Texas last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which Austin, Texas voted Republican was 2004.
How many people live in Austin, Texas?
Austin, Texas has a population of 2,588,606 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Austin, Texas?
Median household income in Austin, Texas is $99,039 — above the national median of $80,734. The Texas state median is $78,476.
What is the political history of Austin, Texas?
Akashic tracks 34 presidential elections in Austin, Texas from 1892 to 2024. Of those, 22 went Democratic and 7 went Republican.
