† 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
2 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
GroupLaredoTexasUnited States
Mexican89.7%32.1%11.3%
Puerto Rican0.4%0.8%1.8%
Spaniard0.3%0.3%—
Salvadoran0.2%1.2%0.7%
Colombian0.2%0.3%0.4%
American2.0%4.6%5.3%
German0.9%8.3%12.5%
Irish0.7%6.0%9.4%
English0.5%7.9%9.5%
Italian0.4%1.9%4.8%
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
Laredo
Texas
United States
Median age
30.1
35.7
39.1
Age 18–24
11.4%
9.7%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
10.4%
13.5%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Laredo
Texas
United States
Median household income
$61,894
$78,476
$84,427
Poverty rate
22.1%
13.8%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
21.1%
33.6%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Laredo
Texas
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
86.7%
35.2%
22.3%
Spanish
85.8%
28.2%
13.6%
Religious landscape
Measure
Laredo
Texas
United States
Catholic
59.7%
20.1%
18.6%
Evangelical Protestant
5.9%
23.5%
16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted
31.6%
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.
Laredo, Texas
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1912–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
1912
−24.4%
1916
+1.2%
1920
+9.2%
1924
+43.1%
1928
+41.7%
1932
+73.9%
1936
+68.3%
1940
+59.0%
1944
+72.3%
1948
+56.5%
1952
+34.7%
1956
+33.0%
1960
+67.8%
1964
+79.9%
1968
+61.2%
1972
+15.7%
1976
+42.1%
1980
+34.4%
1984
+17.2%
1988
+36.8%
1992
+28.1%
1996
+57.1%
2000
+16.8%
2004
+14.3%
2008
+43.0%
2012
+53.2%
2016
+50.1%
2020
+21.7%
2024
−3.6%
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
47.8%Harris33,829
51.4%Trump36,354
0.4%Stein292 +2
R+3.6
R+25.3
R+2.1
70,736
All 5 candidates in 2024 · 3 minor / independent
Donald J TrumpRepublican51.4%36,354
Kamala D HarrisDemocratic47.8%33,829
Jill SteinIndependent0.4%292
Chase OliverLibertarian0.3%242
OtherAll other candidates0.0%19
D
60.3%Biden43,668
38.6%Trump27,937
1.1%
D+21.7
R+28.3
D+17.3
72,412
D
73.1%Clinton44,370
23.0%Trump13,976
3.9%
D+50.1
R+3.1
D+48.0
60,727
D
76.1%Obama40,124
22.9%Romney12,075
1.0%
D+53.2
D+10.2
D+49.3
52,739
D
71.2%Obama35,391
28.3%McCain14,038
0.5%
D+43.0
D+28.7
D+35.7
49,687
D
56.9%Kerry25,316
42.7%Bush18,981
0.4%
D+14.3
R+2.5
D+16.7
44,454
D
57.8%Gore19,758
41.0%Bush14,029
1.2%
D+16.8
R+40.4
D+16.2
34,187
D
76.3%Clinton20,783
19.2%Dole5,233
4.4%
D+57.1
D+29.0
D+48.6
27,227
D
58.9%Clinton16,561
30.8%Bush8,655
10.3%
D+28.1
R+8.6
D+22.6
28,115
D
68.2%Dukakis18,398
31.5%Bush8,486
0.3%
D+36.8
D+19.5
D+44.5
26,967
D
58.5%Mondale13,885
41.3%Reagan9,796
0.2%
D+17.2
R+17.1
D+35.4
23,737
D
66.3%Carter13,074
31.9%Reagan6,295
1.8%
D+34.4
R+7.7
D+44.1
19,724
D
70.7%Carter11,578
28.6%Ford4,684
0.7%
D+42.1
D+26.4
D+40.0
16,380
D
57.8%McGovern9,203
42.1%Nixon6,706
0.1%
D+15.7
R+45.5
D+38.8
15,921
D
79.2%Humphrey10,328
18.1%Nixon2,354
2.7%
D+61.2
R+18.8
D+61.9
13,038
D
89.9%Johnson11,082
10.0%Goldwater1,229
0.1%
D+79.9
D+12.2
D+57.3
12,329
D
83.9%Kennedy10,734
16.1%Nixon2,062
0.0%
D+67.8
D+34.8
D+67.6
12,800
D
66.4%Stevenson6,713
33.4%Eisenhower3,381
0.2%
D+33.0
R+1.7
D+48.4
10,111
D
67.3%Stevenson6,824
32.6%Eisenhower3,310
0.0%
D+34.7
R+21.8
D+45.4
10,139
D
77.5%Truman5,227
21.0%Dewey1,418
1.4%
D+56.5
R+15.8
D+52.0
6,742
D
85.7%Roosevelt5,243
13.4%Dewey819
0.9%
D+72.3
D+13.3
D+64.8
6,118
D
79.5%Roosevelt4,931
20.5%Willkie1,270
0.1%
D+59.0
R+9.3
D+49.1
6,205
D
84.2%Roosevelt3,876
15.8%Landon730
0.0%
D+68.3
R+5.6
D+44.0
4,606
D
86.8%Roosevelt4,570
12.9%Hoover681
0.2%
D+73.9
D+32.2
D+56.1
5,264
D
70.8%Smith1,911
29.1%Hoover786
0.1%
D+41.7
R+1.4
D+59.1
2,700
D
70.4%Davis1,613
27.3%Coolidge626
2.3%
D+43.1
D+33.8
D+68.2
2,292
D
54.0%Cox683
44.7%Harding566
1.3%
D+9.2
D+8.1
D+35.4
1,265
D
50.6%Wilson702
49.4%Hughes686
0.0%
D+1.2
D+25.5
R+2.0
1,388
R
36.8%Wilson654
61.2%Taft1,087
2.0%
R+24.4
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R+43.9
1,776
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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 Laredo
Year
Total registered
2016 (partial)
123,291
2018
136,834
2020
146,097
2022
151,034
2024
156,718
domestic migration
Who moves in and out
Net domestic migration over time
−2,398 net domestic migration · 2025
20112025
Net −31,419 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Domestic migration in Laredo in Laredo: net domestic migration by year
Year
Net domestic migration
2011
−779
2012
−588
2013
−1,183
2014
−2,245
2015
−2,784
2016
−2,914
2017
−3,223
2018
−2,560
2019
−2,274
2021
−2,157
2022
−3,270
2023
−2,293
2024
−2,751
2025
−2,398
Laredo anchors a media market that is over 95% Hispanic, making it one of the most demographically uniform media markets in the country — yet its voter participation rates have historically lagged well behind Texas averages.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 79.9 points in 1964 and a Republican high of 24.4 points in 1912. Between 2020 and 2024 the market moved 25.3 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 3.6 points.
A population of 283,135, a 4% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $61,894 describe the market. The market's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Harlingen-Weslaco-Brownsville-McAllen and El Paso (Las Cruces).
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In 2024, Laredo, Texas voted Republican by 3.6 points (R+3.6), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 70,736 votes cast, 33,829 went Democratic and 36,354 went Republican.
When did Laredo, Texas last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Laredo, Texas voted Democratic was 2020.
How many people live in Laredo, Texas?
Laredo, Texas has a population of 283,135 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Laredo, Texas?
Median household income in Laredo, Texas is $61,894 — below the national median of $80,734. The Texas state median is $78,476.
What is the political history of Laredo, Texas?
Akashic tracks 34 presidential elections in Laredo, Texas from 1892 to 2024. Of those, 27 went Democratic and 2 went Republican.
