Texas 24th Congressional District (TX) — Elections 1876–2024

Texas 24th Congressional District, Texas: Bellwether district. In 2024, voted D+4%. Democratic peak: D+74 in 1936.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin: D+4MIT Election Lab
Political archetype: BellwetherAkashic typology
Population: 710,0002024 5-year
Median household income: $81,2882024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic): 43.1%2024 5-year
Black: 19.5%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino: 34.5%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin: D+74 in 1936MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin: R+39 in 1972MIT Election Lab

VAN DUYNE, BethCongress 119 · Republican

−1 liberal

+1 conservative

Predecessors: MARCHANT, Kenny (2019–2021), MARCHANT, Kenny (2017–2019), MARCHANT, Kenny (2015–2017), MARCHANT, Kenny (2013–2015)

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

2024 results by constituent county

2 counties · 1 D · 1 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	D	+4.3%	130,715	119,797	255,032
2020	D	+11.5%	145,230	114,775	264,459
2016	D	+4.1%	106,063	97,279	214,577
2012	R	−4.1%	93,172	101,280	197,312
2008	R	−1.6%	99,392	102,642	203,665
2004	R	−16.2%	76,775	106,595	184,555
2000	R	−17.5%	63,646	91,447	159,055
1996	R	−5.8%	60,955	69,079	140,441
1992	R	−4.9%	55,562	63,607	163,830
1988	R	−20.6%	55,780	85,026	141,704
1984	R	−33.9%	45,374	92,141	137,801
1980	R	−19.6%	44,205	66,825	115,341
1976	R	−7.5%	45,056	52,383	98,342
1972	R	−38.6%	27,411	62,228	90,126
1968	R	−8.7%	28,940	35,594	76,199
1964	D	+18.0%	36,868	25,621	62,649
1960	R	−17.3%	21,214	30,180	51,766
1956	R	−25.3%	15,663	26,387	42,435
1952	R	−20.7%	16,483	25,113	41,723
1948	D	+23.1%	12,264	7,160	22,053
1944	D	+53.5%	13,746	3,012	20,059
1940	D	+58.7%	12,414	3,226	15,664
1936	D	+74.2%	10,391	1,510	11,971
1932	D	+64.7%	9,500	1,985	11,610
1928	R	−31.0%	3,667	6,968	10,642
1924	D	+45.4%	5,890	2,016	8,541
1920	D	+49.1%	4,006	1,221	5,672
1916	D	+69.5%	3,466	578	4,154
1912	D	+73.4%	2,262	172	2,849
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

8.4%

German

6.9%

Irish

5.8%

American

4.0%

Italian

1.9%

Scottish

1.4%

French

1.2%

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: 34.8 in this county, 39.1 nationally

Male

Age

Female

0.4%

85+

0.7%

1.5%

75–84

2.0%

3.5%

65–74

4.1%

5.6%

55–64

5.7%

6.0%

45–54

6.3%

6.9%

35–44

7.0%

7.7%

25–34

7.8%

4.8%

18–24

4.7%

9.5%

5–17

9.1%

3.4%

3.2%

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

Median household income

2024 inflation-adjusted dollars

$81,288

Congressional District 24 ranks near the middle of US counties.

Congressional District 24$81,288

Texas$78,476

United States$80,734

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

Poverty rate

All persons below federal poverty line

12.2%

Children face moderate poverty.

Children under 1817.2%

Working age (18–64)10.4%

Seniors (65+)11.7%

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

Language at home

Population aged 5 and older

65.1%

speak English only

Spanish25.8%

Asian & Pacific Islander3.7%

Other Indo-European3.1%

Other languages2.2%

Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.

Religious adherents

Adherents per capita by tradition

Catholic & Orthodox

17.2%

Other Christian

15.6%

Baptist

14.2%

Methodist

5.2%

Pentecostal & Holiness

2.9%

Non-Christian

2.7%

Mainline Protestant

2.2%

Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 40.0% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Texas CD-24 spans the mid-cities corridor between Dallas and Fort Worth, where rapid demographic change has compressed a formerly wide Republican margin to 1.4 points, making it one of the most closely watched suburban battlegrounds in the state.

The Democratic margin in Texas 24th Congressional District has rarely exceeded seventy-four points in modern history; the Republican margin has rarely exceeded thirty-nine points. 2024 delivered the district to the Democratic candidate by four points.

Its demographics resemble the country more than they resemble most districts. A 43% non-Hispanic-white share, a 12% poverty rate, and a median household income of $81,288 — all within the broad national range.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Congressional District 24, Texas vote in 2024?

In 2024, Congressional District 24, Texas voted Democratic by 4.3 points (D+4), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 255,032 votes cast, 130,715 went Democratic and 119,797 went Republican.

What is Congressional District 24, Texas's political archetype?

Akashic classifies Congressional District 24, Texas as a "Bellwether" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 13 times, Republican 16 times, and other 0 times.

When did Congressional District 24, Texas last vote Republican?

The most recent presidential election in which Congressional District 24, Texas voted Republican was 2012.

How many people live in Congressional District 24, Texas?

Congressional District 24, Texas has a population of 710,000 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.

What is the median household income in Congressional District 24, Texas?

Median household income in Congressional District 24, Texas is $81,288 — above the national median of $80,734. The Texas state median is $78,476.

What is the political history of Congressional District 24, Texas?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Congressional District 24, Texas from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 13 went Democratic and 16 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Bellwether" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.

Texas 24th Congressional District votes the way the country votes.

Key facts

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