Texas 26th Congressional District
Akashic| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 2008 | −32.1% |
| 2012 | −40.2% |
| 2016 | −29.9% |
| 2020 | −18.5% |
| 2024 | −23.8% |
Federal officeholders only. State and local officeholders are planned for the next data pass.
U.S. House
Each result reflects the U.S. House district as it was drawn for that election; redistricting has redrawn these lines over time, so they can differ from the current 120th-Congress district shown on the map above.
| Year | District | Won | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 26 | R | 35.7%138,558 | 62.1%241,096 | 388,427 |
| 2022 | 26 | R | 0.0%0 | 69.3%183,639 | 265,023 |
| 2020 | 26 | R | 37.3%161,009 | 60.6%261,963 | 432,215 |
| 2018 | 26 | R | 39.0%121,938 | 59.4%185,551 | 312,505 |
| 2016 | 26 | R | 29.6%94,507 | 66.4%211,730 | 319,080 |
| 2014 | 26 | R | 0.0%0 | 82.7%116,944 | 141,470 |
| 2012 | 26 | R | 28.7%74,237 | 68.3%176,642 | 258,723 |
| 2010 | 26 | R | 30.7%55,385 | 67.1%120,984 | 180,431 |
| 2008 | 26 | R | 36.4%118,167 | 60.2%195,181 | 324,376 |
| 2006 | 26 | R | 37.2%58,271 | 60.2%94,219 | 156,483 |
| 2004 | 26 | R | 32.7%89,809 | 65.8%180,519 | 274,539 |
| 2002 | 26 | R | 22.8%37,485 | 74.8%123,195 | 164,678 |
| 2000 | 26 | R | 25.6%75,601 | 72.5%214,025 | 295,272 |
| 1998 | 26 | R | 0.0%0 | 88.1%120,332 | 136,514 |
| 1994 | 26 | R | 22.4%39,763 | 76.4%135,398 | 177,191 |
| 1992 | 26 | R | 26.9%55,237 | 73.1%150,209 | 205,531 |
| 1990 | 26 | R | 29.6%62,158 | 70.4%147,856 | 210,014 |
| 1988 | 26 | R | 30.7%86,490 | 69.3%194,944 | 281,446 |
| 1986 | 26 | R | 31.9%47,651 | 68.1%101,735 | 149,386 |
| 1984 | 26 | R | 48.7%120,451 | 51.3%126,641 | 247,094 |
| 1982 | 26 | D | 50.1%69,782 | 49.9%69,438 | 139,220 |
U.S. Senate
| Year | Won | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | R | 44.6%5,031,249 | 53.1%5,990,741 | 11,291,854 |
| 2020 | R | 43.9%4,888,764 | 53.5%5,962,983 | 11,144,040 |
| 2018 | R | 48.3%4,045,632 | 50.9%4,260,553 | 8,371,655 |
| 2014 | R | 34.4%1,597,387 | 61.6%2,861,531 | 4,647,370 |
| 2012 | R | 40.6%3,194,927 | 56.5%4,440,137 | 7,864,822 |
| 2008 | R | 42.8%3,389,365 | 54.8%4,337,469 | 7,912,075 |
| 2006 | R | 36.0%1,555,202 | 61.7%2,661,789 | 4,314,663 |
| 2002 | R | 43.3%1,955,758 | 55.3%2,496,243 | 4,512,590 |
| 2000 | R | 32.3%2,025,024 | 65.1%4,078,954 | 6,267,964 |
| 1996 | R | 43.9%2,428,776 | 54.8%3,027,680 | 5,527,441 |
| 1994 | R | 38.3%1,639,615 | 60.8%2,604,218 | 4,279,940 |
| 1990 | R | 37.4%1,429,986 | 60.2%2,302,357 | 3,821,432 |
| 1988 | D | 59.2%3,149,806 | 40.0%2,129,228 | 5,323,023 |
| 1984 | R | 41.4%2,202,557 | 58.5%3,111,348 | 5,314,178 |
| 1982 | D | 58.6%1,818,223 | 40.5%1,256,759 | 3,103,040 |
| 1978 | R | 49.3%1,139,149 | 49.8%1,151,376 | 2,312,540 |
| 1976 | D | 56.8%2,199,956 | 42.2%1,636,370 | 3,874,230 |
TX-26 spans rapidly expanding Denton County communities north of Fort Worth, where population growth driven by corporate relocations and in-migration has gradually narrowed what was once a much wider Republican margin over successive election cycles.
Across the recorded series it reached a Republican high of 40.2 points in 2012. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 5.3 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 23.8 points.
A population of 766,977, a 60% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $114,006 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Congressional District 3 and Congressional District 31.
The congressional districts whose fingerprint — 2000–2024 trajectory, demographics, ancestry, religion — sits closest to this one, and why.
Twin score (0–100) = weighted cosine between tier-standardized fingerprints: presidential margins 2000–2024 with 12-yr trend and elasticity, ACS income, age, education, population and race, top reported ancestries, and religious adherence — chips name the closest-shared dimensions and the widest gap. Re-weight the groups in the twins explorer.
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