† 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
6 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
GroupBeaumont-Port ArthurTexasUnited States
English7.7%7.9%9.5%
American7.6%4.6%5.3%
German7.5%8.3%12.5%
Irish6.9%6.0%9.4%
French5.8%1.5%1.6%
Italian2.2%1.9%4.8%
Scottish1.2%1.3%1.3%
French Canadian0.8%——
African American†21.3%10.3%9.9%
African0.5%0.6%0.5%
Mexican13.0%32.1%11.3%
Honduran0.5%0.8%0.3%
Guatemalan0.5%0.4%0.5%
Nicaraguan0.4%——
Puerto Rican0.3%0.8%1.8%
Cuban0.2%0.5%0.7%
Dominican0.2%—0.7%
Salvadoran0.2%1.2%0.7%
Vietnamese1.0%1.0%0.6%
Asian Indian0.3%1.8%1.4%
Filipino0.3%0.5%0.9%
Pakistani0.2%0.3%—
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
Beaumont-Port Arthur
Texas
United States
Median age
38.5
35.7
39.1
Age 18–24
8.1%
9.7%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
16.9%
13.5%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Beaumont-Port Arthur
Texas
United States
Median household income
$63,334
$78,476
$84,427
Poverty rate
17.3%
13.8%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
18.4%
33.6%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Beaumont-Port Arthur
Texas
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
15.2%
35.2%
22.3%
Spanish
12.4%
28.2%
13.6%
Religious landscape
Measure
Beaumont-Port Arthur
Texas
United States
Catholic
18.4%
20.1%
18.6%
Evangelical Protestant
31.1%
23.5%
16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted
36.9%
45.2%
51.5%
Black Protestant
6.6%
2.2%
2.2%
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.
Beaumont-Port Arthur, Texas
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1912–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
1912
+66.8%
1916
+74.4%
1920
+56.3%
1924
+32.9%
1928
−4.1%
1932
+73.5%
1936
+78.4%
1940
+67.4%
1944
+61.6%
1948
+52.8%
1952
+11.0%
1956
−7.3%
1960
+18.4%
1964
+24.0%
1968
+5.8%
1972
−23.4%
1976
+22.2%
1980
+11.5%
1984
+5.8%
1988
+19.8%
1992
+17.7%
1996
+9.8%
2000
−6.7%
2004
−13.2%
2008
−21.3%
2012
−25.5%
2016
−31.6%
2020
−34.1%
2024
−41.0%
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
29.1%Harris53,044
70.2%Trump127,707
0.4%Oliver713 +2
R+41.0
R+6.9
R+39.6
181,977
All 5 candidates in 2024 · 3 minor / independent
Donald J TrumpRepublican70.2%127,707
Kamala D HarrisDemocratic29.1%53,044
Chase OliverLibertarian0.4%713
Jill SteinIndependent0.3%459
OtherAll other candidates0.0%54
R
32.4%Biden61,434
66.5%Trump126,232
1.1%
R+34.1
R+2.5
R+38.6
189,782
R
33.0%Clinton55,952
64.7%Trump109,502
2.3%
R+31.6
R+6.1
R+33.7
169,367
R
36.7%Obama61,595
62.2%Romney104,333
1.1%
R+25.5
R+4.1
R+29.3
167,767
R
39.0%Obama64,048
60.3%McCain99,129
0.7%
R+21.3
R+8.2
R+28.6
164,350
R
43.2%Kerry73,793
56.4%Bush96,294
0.4%
R+13.2
R+6.5
R+10.7
170,802
R
45.9%Gore72,702
52.7%Bush83,337
1.4%
R+6.7
R+16.5
R+7.2
158,247
D
50.6%Clinton77,707
40.8%Dole62,646
8.6%
D+9.8
R+7.9
D+1.3
153,554
D
48.8%Clinton82,835
31.1%Bush52,739
20.1%
D+17.7
R+2.1
D+12.2
169,781
D
59.7%Dukakis96,179
40.0%Bush64,324
0.3%
D+19.8
D+13.9
D+27.5
161,004
D
52.8%Mondale90,646
46.9%Reagan80,616
0.3%
D+5.8
R+5.6
D+24.1
171,727
D
54.6%Carter80,459
43.1%Reagan63,559
2.3%
D+11.5
R+10.7
D+21.2
147,387
D
60.8%Carter81,528
38.6%Ford51,787
0.6%
D+22.2
D+45.5
D+20.1
134,145
R
38.2%McGovern45,736
61.6%Nixon73,719
0.2%
R+23.4
R+29.2
R+0.2
119,692
D
36.4%Humphrey44,529
30.5%Nixon37,393
33.1%
D+5.8
R+18.2
D+6.5
122,456
D
61.9%Johnson66,746
37.9%Goldwater40,847
0.3%
D+24.0
D+5.6
D+1.4
107,914
D
58.9%Kennedy59,987
40.5%Nixon41,252
0.5%
D+18.4
D+25.7
D+18.2
101,788
R
46.1%Stevenson37,028
53.4%Eisenhower42,927
0.5%
R+7.3
R+18.4
D+8.1
80,336
D
55.5%Stevenson44,739
44.4%Eisenhower35,836
0.1%
D+11.0
R+41.8
D+21.8
80,651
D
68.2%Truman33,294
15.4%Dewey7,503
16.5%
D+52.8
R+8.8
D+48.3
48,847
D
76.5%Roosevelt32,995
14.9%Dewey6,425
8.6%
D+61.6
R+5.7
D+54.1
43,118
D
83.6%Roosevelt31,204
16.3%Willkie6,066
0.1%
D+67.4
R+11.0
D+57.4
37,320
D
89.0%Roosevelt26,506
10.7%Landon3,171
0.3%
D+78.4
D+4.9
D+54.1
29,767
D
86.5%Roosevelt27,768
13.0%Hoover4,172
0.5%
D+73.5
D+77.6
D+55.7
32,101
R
47.9%Smith11,413
52.0%Hoover12,385
0.1%
R+4.1
R+37.0
D+13.4
23,818
D
64.6%Davis12,063
31.7%Coolidge5,913
3.8%
D+32.9
R+23.4
D+58.1
18,678
D
69.9%Cox8,579
13.6%Harding1,668
16.5%
D+56.3
R+18.1
D+82.5
12,277
D
84.7%Wilson7,153
10.3%Hughes871
5.0%
D+74.4
D+7.5
D+71.2
8,447
D
73.0%Wilson4,671
6.1%Taft393
20.9%
D+66.8
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D+47.3
6,401
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voter registration
Registered voters
Total registered voters, over time
Registered voters
Voter registration in Beaumont-Port Arthur
Year
Total registered
2016
285,569
2018
286,652
2020
291,096
2022
291,914
2024
296,156
domestic migration
Who moves in and out
Net domestic migration over time
−839 net domestic migration · 2025
20112025
Net −17,075 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Domestic migration in Beaumont-Port Arthur in Beaumont-Port Arthur: net domestic migration by year
Year
Net domestic migration
2011
+257
2012
−4,081
2013
−602
2014
−1,766
2015
+534
2016
−226
2017
−210
2018
−5,506
2019
−2,704
2021
−1,538
2022
−812
2023
+905
2024
−487
2025
−839
The Beaumont–Port Arthur media market anchors one of the country's densest petrochemical manufacturing zones, where union-rooted communities and a substantial Black electorate have historically produced Democratic margins even as the surrounding rural Southeast Texas counties trend Republican.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 78.4 points in 1936 and a Republican high of 41.0 points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the market moved 6.9 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 41.0 points.
A population of 461,885, a 55% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $63,334 describe the market. The market's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Lake Charles and Alexandria, LA.
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In 2024, Beaumont-Port Arthur, Texas voted Republican by 41.0 points (R+41.0), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 181,977 votes cast, 53,044 went Democratic and 127,707 went Republican.
When did Beaumont-Port Arthur, Texas last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Beaumont-Port Arthur, Texas voted Democratic was 1996.
How many people live in Beaumont-Port Arthur, Texas?
Beaumont-Port Arthur, Texas has a population of 461,885 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Beaumont-Port Arthur, Texas?
Median household income in Beaumont-Port Arthur, Texas is $63,334 — below the national median of $80,734. The Texas state median is $78,476.
What is the political history of Beaumont-Port Arthur, Texas?
Akashic tracks 34 presidential elections in Beaumont-Port Arthur, Texas from 1892 to 2024. Of those, 19 went Democratic and 10 went Republican.
