San Benito city, TX

Tracts in this county

2022 population: 24,766 ( 516 from 2010 )
Land area: 15.8 square miles
Population density: 1568.4 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	1,868	7.54%	10.3%
Black:	27	0.11%	28.9%
Indian:	0	0.00%	100.0%
Asian:	46	0.19%	23.3%
2+ races:	27	0.11%	38.6%
Hispanic:	22,798	92.05%	3.7%

Total non-White:	22,898	92.46%	3.3%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	-214	-1.1
Change in Non-White pop.:	730	3.6

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +1,258	R +959	R + 18.1%
D +299
How to interpret this table

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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	48%	Joe Biden (D)	4,768	57.5%	Donald Trump* (R)	3,463	41.7%	67	0.8%	8,298	-10	-5	0.07%
2016	42%	Hillary Clinton (D)	4,469	63.7%	Donald Trump (R)	2,205	31.4%	347	4.9%	7,021	-21	-14	0.08%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, San Benito city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

4,768

57.5%

Donald Trump* (R)

3,463

41.7%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

0.4%

Other

0.4%

TOTAL

8,298

Turnout: 48%	Diff (St): -10	Diff (US): -5

2016 President, San Benito city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

4,469

63.7%

Donald Trump (R)

2,205

31.4%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

159

2.3%

Jill Stein (Grn)

0.6%

Other

143

2.0%

TOTAL

7,021

Turnout: 42%	Diff (St): -21	Diff (US): -14

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for San Benito city, TX

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2020	S2	47%	Mary Hegar (D)	4,548	56.5%	John Cornyn* (R)	3,280	40.8%	217 [+]	2.7%	8,045	-13	0.07%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Kerry McKennon (Libertarian) 122 (1.5%); David Collins (Green) 95 (1.2%);
2018	S1	34%	Beto O'Rourke (D)	3,663	62.7%	Ted Cruz* (R)	2,134	36.5%	43 [+]	0.7%	5,840	-14	0.07%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Neal Dikeman (Libertarian) 43 (0.7%);
2018	G	34%	Lupe Valdez (D)	3,159	54.5%	Greg Abbott* (R)	2,578	44.5%	61 [+]	1.1%	5,798	-11	0.07%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Mark Tippetts (Libertarian) 61 (1.1%);

*: incumbent +: ran on additional party lines Type: G: Governor; S1,S2,S3: Senate Class 1, 2 or 3
italics: special election RO: runoff election PSV: percent of state vote

San Benito city, TX

Historical Presidential Election Results for San Benito city, TX

Historical Statewide Election Results for San Benito city, TX