Texas 27th Congressional District, Texas: Old Confederacy district. In 2024, voted R+29%. Democratic peak: D+79 in 1932.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+29MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- Old ConfederacyAkashic typology
- Population
- 780,1722024 5-year
- Median household income
- $68,5832024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 51.8%2024 5-year
- Black
- 4.3%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 54.2%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+79 in 1932MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+29 in 2024MIT Election Lab
R
CLOUD, Michael
−1 liberal+1 conservative
Predecessors: FARENTHOLD, Blake (2017–2019), FARENTHOLD, Blake (2015–2017), FARENTHOLD, Blake (2013–2015), FARENTHOLD, Blake (2011–2013)
Source · Voteview / Lewis, Poole, Rosenthal et al. (CC-BY).
Constituent county margins for Congressional District 27, TXOne cell per constituent county, colored by 2024 presidential margin from deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic), ordered bluest first.
R+60D+60
One cell per constituent county. Ordered by 2024 D-vs-R margin (bluest first). Hover for county-level numbers.
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 99,775 | 184,281 | 286,819 | ||
| R | 110,617 | 174,884 | 289,515 | ||
| R | 90,699 | 142,974 | 243,255 | ||
| R | 88,439 | 132,818 | 224,322 | ||
| R | 96,814 | 135,885 | 234,700 | ||
| R | 89,023 | 146,544 | 237,117 | ||
| R | 87,285 | 124,166 | 215,843 | ||
| D | 95,215 | 91,327 | 200,206 | ||
| D | 88,982 | 85,843 | 215,510 | ||
| R | 101,154 | 105,921 | 208,501 | ||
| R | 86,978 | 126,835 | 214,298 | ||
| R | 86,062 | 92,861 | 183,879 | ||
| D | 99,818 | 70,223 | 171,368 | ||
| R | 56,980 | 89,655 | 147,314 | ||
| D | 72,919 | 47,247 | 139,933 | ||
| D | 86,171 | 32,614 | 118,969 | ||
| D | 63,710 | 42,601 | 106,593 | ||
| R | 43,271 | 48,634 | 92,243 | ||
| R | 44,595 | 48,735 | 93,467 | ||
| D | 37,684 | 14,891 | 55,884 | ||
| D | 34,240 | 12,688 | 51,126 | ||
| D | 34,477 | 12,347 | 46,907 | ||
| D | 27,473 | 5,273 | 32,992 | ||
| D | 34,410 | 4,009 | 38,554 | ||
| D | 16,166 | 12,490 | 28,674 | ||
| D | 23,924 | 7,790 | 34,999 | ||
| D | 10,130 | 5,757 | 21,257 | ||
| D | 12,266 | 5,318 | 18,516 | ||
| D | 9,619 | 1,976 | 14,074 | ||
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Congressional elections · 17 Senate races
U.S. Senate
| 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
10.7%
English
6.4%
Irish
5.9%
American
3.5%
Italian
1.2%
French
1.1%
Scottish
0.8%
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: 38.2 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
85+
75–84
65–74
55–64
45–54
35–44
25–34
18–24
5–17
<5
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$68,583
Congressional District 27 ranks near the middle of US counties.
Congressional District 27$68,583
Texas$78,476
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
15.6%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1821.6%
Working age (18–64)13.5%
Seniors (65+)16.7%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
70.8%
speak English only
Spanish27.2%
Asian & Pacific Islander1.1%
Other Indo-European0.8%
Other languages0.1%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 39.5% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
TX-27 stretches from the Houston suburbs down through Corpus Christi to the Rio Grande Valley edge, blending petrochemical corridor workers with agricultural communities in a district that has shifted steadily toward lopsided Republican margins over the past decade.
The shift began with civil rights. 2000 marked the realignment in Texas 27th Congressional District, by a seventeen points margin. The Republican margin reached its widest at twenty-nine points in 2024. The 2024 margin was twenty-nine points.
The political shift has tracked, in Texas 27th Congressional District, the political shift of the South more broadly. A 52% non-Hispanic-white share, a median household income of $68,583, and a 16% poverty rate describe the demographic context.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Congressional District 27, Texas vote in 2024?
In 2024, Congressional District 27, Texas voted Republican by 29.5 points (R+29), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 286,819 votes cast, 99,775 went Democratic and 184,281 went Republican.
What is Congressional District 27, Texas's political archetype?
Akashic classifies Congressional District 27, 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 16 times, Republican 13 times, and other 0 times.
When did Congressional District 27, Texas last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Congressional District 27, Texas voted Democratic was 1996.
How many people live in Congressional District 27, Texas?
Congressional District 27, Texas has a population of 780,172 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Congressional District 27, Texas?
Median household income in Congressional District 27, Texas is $68,583 — below the national median of $80,734. The Texas state median is $78,476.
What is the political history of Congressional District 27, Texas?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Congressional District 27, Texas from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 16 went Democratic and 13 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Old Confederacy" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.