2022 population: 2,296,253
( 196,802 from 2010
)
Land area: 2561.8 square miles
Population density: 896.4 persons per square mile
2022 Census data | |||
White: | 541,798 | 23.59% | ![]() |
Black: | 505,308 | 22.01% | ![]() |
Indian: | 3,076 | 0.13% | ![]() |
Asian: | 157,561 | 6.86% | ![]() |
2+ races: | 50,979 | 2.22% | ![]() |
Hispanic: | 1,029,429 | 44.83% | ![]() |
Total non-White: | 1,754,455 | 76.41% | ![]() |
2010-2022 Components | Number | Rate ![]() |
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Change in White population: | 3,897 | 0.2 |
Change in Non-White pop.: | 192,905 | 11.1 |
Recent Trends | ||||
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Votes | Δ Margin | Swing % | ||
2020 vs. 2016 | R +57,919 | D +36,918 | R + 1.9% | |
D +94,837 | ||||
How to interpret this table |
Year | Turnout ![]() | Winner | Runner-Up | Other | Total Votes | Diff (St) ![]() | Diff (US) ![]() | PSV | |||||
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2020 | 46% | Joe Biden (D) | 500,366 | 65.0% | Donald Trump* (R) | 258,663 | 33.6% | 10,225 | 1.3% | 769,254 | -18 | -13 | 6.79% |
2016 | 39% | Hillary Clinton (D) | 405,529 | 63.8% | Donald Trump (R) | 200,744 | 31.6% | 29,205 | 4.6% | 635,478 | -21 | -14 | 7.07% |
2020 President, Houston city | |||||||||||
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Candidate | Votes | Pct | |||||||||
Joe Biden (D) | 500,366 | 65.0% | |||||||||
Donald Trump* (R) | 258,663 | 33.6% | |||||||||
Jo Jorgensen (Lbt) | 7,732 | 1.0% | |||||||||
Other | 2,493 | 0.3% | |||||||||
TOTAL | 769,254 | ||||||||||
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2016 President, Houston city | |||||||||||
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Candidate | Votes | Pct | |||||||||
Hillary Clinton (D) | 405,529 | 63.8% | |||||||||
Donald Trump (R) | 200,744 | 31.6% | |||||||||
Gary Johnson (Lbt) | 22,012 | 3.5% | |||||||||
Jill Stein (Grn) | 6,172 | 1.0% | |||||||||
Other | 1,021 | 0.2% | |||||||||
TOTAL | 635,478 | ||||||||||
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Year | Type | Turnout ![]() | Winner | Runner-Up | Other | Total Votes | Diff ![]() | PSV | |||||
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2020 | S2 | 45% | Mary Hegar (D) | 464,599 | 61.4% | John Cornyn* (R) | 271,720 | 35.9% | 19,831 [+] | 2.6% | 756,150 | -18 | 6.79% |
2018 | S1 | 36% | Beto O'Rourke (D) | 394,857 | 67.2% | Ted Cruz* (R) | 188,513 | 32.1% | 4,363 [+] | 0.7% | 587,733 | -19 | 7.02% |
2018 | G | 36% | Lupe Valdez (D) | 355,132 | 60.5% | Greg Abbott* (R) | 221,677 | 37.8% | 9,748 [+] | 1.7% | 586,557 | -18 | 7.03% |