Texas 5th Congressional District (TX) — Elections 1876–2024

Texas 5th Congressional District, Texas: Old Confederacy district. In 2024, voted R+16%. Democratic peak: D+80 in 1936.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin: R+16MIT Election Lab
Political archetype: Old ConfederacyAkashic typology
Population: 895,5122024 5-year
Median household income: $76,3702024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic): 49.5%2024 5-year
Black: 17.3%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino: 31.9%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin: D+80 in 1936MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin: R+40 in 1972MIT Election Lab

GOODEN, LanceCongress 119 · Republican

−1 liberal

+1 conservative

Predecessors: HENSARLING, Jeb (2017–2019), HENSARLING, Jeb (2015–2017), HENSARLING, Jeb (2013–2015), HENSARLING, Jeb (2011–2013)

Source · Voteview / Lewis, Poole, Rosenthal et al. (CC-BY).

2024 results by constituent county

6 counties · 1 D · 5 R

R+60

D+60

One cell per constituent county. Ordered by 2024 D-vs-R margin (bluest first). Hover for county-level numbers.

38 presidential elections

Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
Year	Won	Margin	Democratic	Republican	Total
2024	R	−15.6%	139,005	191,318	335,623
2020	R	−7.7%	149,729	175,194	329,973
2016	R	−12.4%	111,767	144,907	268,087
2012	R	−15.5%	101,668	139,479	244,239
2008	R	−11.2%	111,319	139,587	252,786
2004	R	−20.3%	93,553	141,439	236,330
2000	R	−19.5%	80,654	120,689	205,488
1996	R	−3.1%	79,935	85,629	181,184
1992	R	−2.5%	72,162	77,253	206,084
1988	R	−14.1%	77,562	103,211	182,428
1984	R	−31.3%	62,513	119,797	182,743
1980	R	−14.3%	63,507	85,521	153,798
1976	R	−1.5%	65,539	67,522	134,223
1972	R	−39.6%	35,344	82,350	118,572
1968	R	−8.4%	36,524	45,141	102,821
1964	D	+18.5%	51,264	35,223	86,674
1960	R	−12.8%	30,701	39,789	71,092
1956	R	−17.8%	24,752	35,571	60,780
1952	R	−6.9%	30,089	34,595	64,874
1948	D	+36.3%	23,247	9,689	37,378
1944	D	+54.6%	26,626	6,151	37,485
1940	D	+65.5%	29,287	6,091	35,430
1936	D	+79.8%	22,491	2,481	25,076
1932	D	+79.5%	23,833	2,656	26,644
1928	D	+3.7%	11,970	11,111	23,120
1924	D	+67.3%	23,309	4,350	28,166
1920	D	+41.2%	11,752	3,910	19,016
1916	D	+65.1%	11,599	1,768	15,104
1912	D	+64.0%	8,584	839	12,104
1908	—	No data	—	—	—
1904	—	No data	—	—	—
1900	—	No data	—	—	—
1896	—	No data	—	—	—
1892	—	No data	—	—	—
1888	—	No data	—	—	—
1884	—	No data	—	—	—
1880	—	No data	—	—	—
1876	—	No data	—	—	—

Congressional elections · 17 Senate races

U.S. Senate

Source · MIT Election Lab (MEDSL), Senate. CC-BY 4.0.
Year	Won	D %	R %	Total
2024	R	44.6%	53.1%	11,291,854
2020	R	43.9%	53.5%	11,144,040
2018	R	48.3%	50.9%	8,371,655
2014	R	34.4%	61.6%	4,648,358
2012	R	40.6%	56.5%	7,864,822
2008	R	42.8%	54.8%	7,912,075
2006	R	36.0%	61.7%	4,314,663
2002	R	43.3%	55.3%	4,514,012
2000	R	32.3%	65.1%	6,267,964
1996	R	43.9%	54.8%	5,527,441
1994	R	38.3%	60.8%	4,279,940
1990	R	37.4%	60.2%	3,822,157
1988	D	59.2%	40.0%	5,323,606
1984	R	41.4%	58.5%	5,314,178
1982	D	58.6%	40.5%	3,103,167
1978	R	49.3%	49.8%	2,312,540
1976	D	56.8%	42.2%	3,874,230

Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry

Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.

English

8.3%

German

6.6%

Irish

6.2%

American

5.0%

Italian

1.5%

Scottish

1.4%

French

1.1%

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release. Hispanic/Latino is an ethnicity that overlaps the race categories, so these shares can total more than 100%. Ancestry is a self-reported, multiple-response item; ancestry percentages do not sum to the parent race percentage.

Age distribution by sex

Median age: 36.4 in this county, 39.1 nationally

Male

Age

Female

0.5%

85+

0.9%

1.8%

75–84

2.3%

4.1%

65–74

4.6%

5.8%

55–64

5.9%

45–54

6.0%

6.8%

35–44

6.7%

7.4%

25–34

7.5%

4.6%

18–24

4.4%

9.3%

5–17

9.0%

3.4%

3.2%

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

Median household income

2024 inflation-adjusted dollars

$76,370

Congressional District 5 ranks near the middle of US counties.

Congressional District 5$76,370

Texas$78,476

United States$80,734

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

Poverty rate

All persons below federal poverty line

12.9%

Children face moderate poverty.

Children under 1817.9%

Working age (18–64)11.1%

Seniors (65+)12.5%

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

Language at home

Population aged 5 and older

69.1%

speak English only

Spanish24.6%

Asian & Pacific Islander2.6%

Other Indo-European2.0%

Other languages1.6%

Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.

Religious adherents

Adherents per capita by tradition

Baptist

17.6%

Catholic & Orthodox

12.3%

Other Christian

11.3%

Methodist

5.0%

Pentecostal & Holiness

2.9%

Non-Christian

2.3%

Mainline Protestant

2.1%

Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 46.4% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Texas's 5th spans fast-growing suburbs east of Dallas through rural East Texas, a mix that has consistently produced Republican presidential margins above 25 points over the past three election cycles.

The shift began with civil rights. 1968 marked the realignment in Texas 5th Congressional District, by a eight points margin. The Republican margin reached its widest at forty points in 1972. The 2024 margin was sixteen points.

The political shift has tracked, in Texas 5th Congressional District, the political shift of the South more broadly. A 50% non-Hispanic-white share, a median household income of $76,370, and a 13% poverty rate describe the demographic context.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Congressional District 5, Texas vote in 2024?

In 2024, Congressional District 5, Texas voted Republican by 15.6 points (R+16), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 335,623 votes cast, 139,005 went Democratic and 191,318 went Republican.

What is Congressional District 5, Texas's political archetype?

Akashic classifies Congressional District 5, Texas as a "Old Confederacy" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 11 times, Republican 18 times, and other 0 times.

When did Congressional District 5, Texas last vote Democratic?

The most recent presidential election in which Congressional District 5, Texas voted Democratic was 1964.

How many people live in Congressional District 5, Texas?

Congressional District 5, Texas has a population of 895,512 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.

What is the median household income in Congressional District 5, Texas?

Median household income in Congressional District 5, Texas is $76,370 — below the national median of $80,734. The Texas state median is $78,476.

What is the political history of Congressional District 5, Texas?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Congressional District 5, Texas from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 11 went Democratic and 18 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Old Confederacy" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.

Texas 5th Congressional District voted Democratic for a century; it now votes Republican by 16 points.

Key facts

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