Texas 13th Congressional District (TX) — Elections 1876–2024

Texas 13th Congressional District, Texas: Realigner district. In 2024, voted R+47%. Democratic peak: D+80 in 1936.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin: R+47MIT Election Lab
Political archetype: RealignerAkashic typology
Population: 881,5292024 5-year
Median household income: $79,7732024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic): 65.9%2024 5-year
Black: 7.2%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino: 27.2%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin: D+80 in 1936MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin: R+55 in 2012MIT Election Lab

JACKSON, RonnyCongress 119 · Republican

−1 liberal

+1 conservative

Predecessors: THORNBERRY, William McClellan (Mac) (2019–2021), THORNBERRY, William McClellan (Mac) (2017–2019), THORNBERRY, William McClellan (Mac) (2015–2017), THORNBERRY, William McClellan (Mac) (2013–2015)

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

2024 results by constituent county

38 counties · 0 D · 38 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	−47.0%	92,657	260,354	356,976
2020	R	−44.1%	94,506	247,687	347,544
2016	R	−51.5%	63,173	210,381	285,993
2012	R	−54.6%	58,245	202,550	264,530
2008	R	−48.1%	71,599	206,591	280,641
2004	R	−53.5%	62,018	206,034	269,314
2000	R	−47.6%	60,088	172,929	237,236
1996	R	−26.6%	72,178	131,219	222,016
1992	R	−17.3%	74,039	116,245	244,279
1988	R	−27.9%	79,609	141,809	222,674
1984	R	−44.7%	63,812	167,799	232,432
1980	R	−25.5%	76,384	130,435	212,126
1976	R	−0.1%	99,053	99,161	199,869
1972	R	−50.5%	42,002	130,077	174,306
1968	R	−10.2%	61,064	78,843	175,016
1964	D	+18.7%	91,293	62,548	154,038
1960	R	−11.9%	63,527	80,791	144,685
1956	R	−2.0%	64,917	67,561	132,891
1952	R	−7.7%	69,513	81,098	150,847
1948	D	+58.6%	76,016	18,255	98,490
1944	D	+58.5%	68,388	14,987	91,286
1940	D	+66.1%	77,338	15,742	93,239
1936	D	+79.5%	69,662	7,698	77,910
1932	D	+78.3%	67,243	7,996	75,691
1928	R	−16.9%	27,358	38,527	65,948
1924	D	+48.8%	34,533	10,588	49,052
1920	D	+47.3%	24,399	8,186	34,243
1916	D	+72.7%	22,557	2,805	27,187
1912	D	+69.4%	16,373	1,141	21,940
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.

German

10.8%

English

10.5%

Irish

7.9%

American

5.3%

Scottish

1.9%

Italian

1.7%

French

1.3%

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: 37.0 in this county, 39.1 nationally

Male

Age

Female

0.5%

85+

1.0%

1.9%

75–84

2.4%

4.4%

65–74

4.7%

5.8%

55–64

5.9%

6.2%

45–54

5.8%

7.2%

35–44

6.7%

7.1%

25–34

6.6%

4.9%

18–24

4.5%

9.4%

5–17

8.9%

3.1%

3.0%

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

Median household income

2024 inflation-adjusted dollars

$79,773

Congressional District 13 ranks near the middle of US counties.

Congressional District 13$79,773

Texas$78,476

United States$80,734

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

Poverty rate

All persons below federal poverty line

12.5%

Children face moderate poverty.

Children under 1816.1%

Working age (18–64)11.2%

Seniors (65+)11.6%

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

Language at home

Population aged 5 and older

78.2%

speak English only

Spanish16.3%

Asian & Pacific Islander2.9%

Other Indo-European1.7%

Other languages0.9%

Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.

Religious adherents

Adherents per capita by tradition

Baptist

21.5%

Other Christian

17.2%

Catholic & Orthodox

11.0%

Methodist

3.6%

Pentecostal & Holiness

2.1%

Mainline Protestant

1.3%

Non-Christian

0.6%

Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 42.8% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Spanning the Texas Panhandle and surrounding plains, this vast, sparsely populated district recorded an R+62.6 presidential margin in 2024, reflecting the region's deep roots in ranching, agriculture, and evangelical Protestant culture.

The unraveling was not abrupt. The Democratic margin in Texas 13th Congressional District peaked at eighty points in 1936; it narrowed steadily over the late twentieth century. The 1968 election delivered the district to the Republican party for the first time in many years, by a margin of ten points. By 2024, the margin had widened further.

The economic and demographic context is severe. The median household income of $79,773 is among the lowest at this geographic scale; 13% of residents live below the federal poverty line.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Congressional District 13, Texas vote in 2024?

In 2024, Congressional District 13, Texas voted Republican by 47.0 points (R+47), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 356,976 votes cast, 92,657 went Democratic and 260,354 went Republican.

What is Congressional District 13, Texas's political archetype?

Akashic classifies Congressional District 13, Texas as a "Realigner" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 10 times, Republican 19 times, and other 0 times.

When did Congressional District 13, Texas last vote Democratic?

The most recent presidential election in which Congressional District 13, Texas voted Democratic was 1964.

How many people live in Congressional District 13, Texas?

Congressional District 13, Texas has a population of 881,529 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.

What is the median household income in Congressional District 13, Texas?

Median household income in Congressional District 13, Texas is $79,773 — below the national median of $80,734. The Texas state median is $78,476.

What is the political history of Congressional District 13, Texas?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Congressional District 13, Texas from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 10 went Democratic and 19 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Realigner" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.

Texas 13th Congressional District changed its political identity in living memory.

Key facts

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