Galveston city, TX

Tracts in this county

2022 population: 53,265 ( 5,522 from 2010 )
Land area: 41.1 square miles
Population density: 1297.4 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	26,560	49.86%	23.5%
Black:	8,284	15.55%	6.9%
Indian:	39	0.07%	81.0%
Asian:	1,525	2.86%	1.5%
2+ races:	892	1.67%	32.7%
Hispanic:	15,810	29.68%	5.9%

Total non-White:	26,705	50.14%	1.8%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	5,060	12.8
Change in Non-White pop.:	462	1.2

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +2,275	D +305	R + 1.2%
D +2,580
How to interpret this table

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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	56%	Joe Biden (D)	12,349	54.4%	Donald Trump* (R)	9,955	43.9%	388	1.7%	22,692	-8	-3	0.20%
2016	47%	Hillary Clinton (D)	9,769	52.2%	Donald Trump (R)	7,680	41.0%	1,273	6.8%	18,722	-11	-5	0.21%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Galveston city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

12,349

54.4%

Donald Trump* (R)

9,955

43.9%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

280

1.2%

Other

108

0.5%

TOTAL

22,692

Turnout: 56%	Diff (St): -8	Diff (US): -3

2016 President, Galveston city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

9,769

52.2%

Donald Trump (R)

7,680

41.0%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

661

3.5%

Jill Stein (Grn)

180

1.0%

Other

432

2.3%

TOTAL

18,722

Turnout: 47%	Diff (St): -11	Diff (US): -5

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Galveston city, TX

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2020	S2	55%	Mary Hegar (D)	11,593	51.9%	John Cornyn* (R)	10,056	45.0%	698 [+]	3.1%	22,347	-9	0.20%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Kerry McKennon (Libertarian) 449 (2.0%); David Collins (Green) 249 (1.1%);
2018	S1	45%	Beto O'Rourke (D)	10,242	57.3%	Ted Cruz* (R)	7,478	41.9%	140 [+]	0.8%	17,860	-9	0.21%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Neal Dikeman (Libertarian) 140 (0.8%);
2018	G	44%	Lupe Valdez (D)	9,136	51.3%	Greg Abbott* (R)	8,247	46.3%	420 [+]	2.4%	17,803	-9	0.21%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Mark Tippetts (Libertarian) 420 (2.4%);

*: 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

Galveston city, TX

Historical Presidential Election Results for Galveston city, TX

Historical Statewide Election Results for Galveston city, TX