Deep South Texas hub where border demography shapes every ballot
Alice anchors Jim Wells County in the Eagle Ford Shale belt, where a majority-Hispanic electorate has historically backed Democratic candidates by wide margins while economic cycles tied to oil extraction complicate straightforward partisan alignment.
| County | Pop. | Margin | Dem | Rep | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Wells | 41K | R+15.5 | 5,577 | 7,636 | 13,268 | 21.2% |
| Jim Wells | 41K | R+15.5 | 5,577 | 7,636 | 13,268 | 21.2% |
| Jim Wells | 39K | R+15.5 | 5,577 | 7,636 | 13,268 | 21.2% |
| Jim Wells | 39K | R+15.5 | 5,577 | 7,636 | 13,268 | 21.2% |
| Brooks | 8K | D+9.6 | 1,308 | 1,077 | 2,402 | 3.8% |
| Brooks | 7K | D+9.6 | 1,308 | 1,077 | 2,402 | 3.8% |
| Brooks | 7K | D+9.6 | 1,308 | 1,077 | 2,402 | 3.8% |
| Brooks | 7K | D+9.6 | 1,308 | 1,077 | 2,402 | 3.8% |
| Group | Alice, TX | National |
|---|---|---|
▶Hispanic / Latino(10) | 80.1% | 19.3% |
▶White (Non-Hispanic)(12) | 18.3% | 57.4% |
▶Black / African American(3) | 0.7% | 12.2% |
▶Middle Eastern / North African(3) | 0.5% | 0.9% |
▶Native American / Alaska Native(2) | 0.4% | 0.9% |
▶Asian(1) | 0.4% | 6.0% |
Catholic-Evangelical edge: +44.7pp (vs national 4.5pp). A strongly Catholic-leaning religious profile, which nationally correlates with Democratic-leaning urban and suburban communities.
| Tradition | % Pop | % Adherents | US Pop | US Adherents |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 53.7% | 72.2% | — | — | |
| 17.1% | 23.0% | — | — | |
| 2.1% | 2.9% | — | — | |
| 1.3% | 1.7% | — | — | |
LDS (Mormon) | 1.0% | 1.3% | — | — |
| 0.2% | 0.2% | — | — | |
Non-religiousPopulation | 25.6% | — | — | — |
Who lives in the Alice, TX metro area? 190,149 residents across 8 counties.
12% of adults hold a bachelor's degree — 21pp below the national average. Places with similar education levels vote R+35 on average nationally.
Scale, voting-age share, and this geography's footprint inside the national electorate.
Income, attainment, and ownership indicators that often shape coalition structure and turnout behavior.
Age structure, language use, and nativity signals that explain how this geography differs from state and nation.
| Offices | Margin A | Margin B | Split |
|---|---|---|---|
| President vs Senate | R+11.7 | R+2.4 | 9.2pp |