Texas 28th Congressional District
Akashic| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 2008 | +35.5% |
| 2012 | +41.0% |
| 2016 | +36.4% |
| 2020 | +9.7% |
| 2024 | −10.4% |
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 | 28 | D | 52.8%125,280 | 47.2%112,018 | 237,298 |
| 2022 | 28 | D | 56.7%93,803 | 43.3%71,778 | 165,581 |
| 2020 | 28 | D | 58.3%137,494 | 39.0%91,925 | 235,844 |
| 2018 | 28 | D | 84.4%117,494 | 0.0%0 | 139,226 |
| 2016 | 28 | D | 66.2%122,086 | 31.3%57,740 | 184,442 |
| 2014 | 28 | D | 82.1%62,508 | 0.0%0 | 76,136 |
| 2012 | 28 | D | 67.9%112,456 | 29.8%49,309 | 165,645 |
| 2010 | 28 | D | 56.3%62,773 | 42.0%46,740 | 111,402 |
| 2008 | 28 | D | 68.7%123,494 | 29.2%52,524 | 179,740 |
| 2004 | 28 | D | 59.0%106,323 | 38.6%69,538 | 180,166 |
| 2002 | 28 | D | 71.1%71,393 | 26.9%26,973 | 100,420 |
| 2000 | 28 | D | 89.0%123,104 | 0.0%0 | 138,260 |
| 1998 | 28 | D | 90.5%71,849 | 0.0%0 | 79,353 |
| 1996 | 28 | D | 75.4%110,148 | 23.4%34,191 | 146,135 |
| 1994 | 28 | D | 70.9%73,986 | 27.6%28,777 | 104,375 |
| 1992 | 28 | D | 87.1%122,457 | 0.0%0 | 140,585 |
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 |
Congressional District 28, Texas, as drawn today, voted Democratic in six consecutive presidential elections through 2020, then flipped Republican in 2024. Across the elections covered, 2008 through 2024, its strongest Democratic margin came in 2012, at D+41. The largest two-party swing between consecutive elections fell between 2008 and 2012, a 26-point move toward the Democratic candidate. The 2024 result, R+10, stands as the district's strongest Republican margin over the span. The district had a population of 766,969 in the 2024 ACS five-year estimate. Its median age was 33.4 years, placing it in the third percentile of congressional districts by that measure. The poverty rate was 21 percent in the same estimate, in the 96th percentile among districts in its tier. By those two figures, the district ranked among the youngest and among the highest-poverty in its tier. Median household income was $63,600 in the 2024 ACS five-year estimate. About 22 percent of residents held a bachelor's degree or higher in the same estimate. These figures describe the district across the 2008-to-2024 window over which its presidential margins moved from D+41 in 2012 to R+10 in 2024.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 41.0 points in 2012 and a Republican high of 10.4 points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 20.0 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 10.4 points.
A population of 766,969, a 38% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $63,576 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Congressional District 15 and Congressional District 34.
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Texas 28th Congressional District. Akashic. https://akashic.app/cd/4828/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.