Texas 29th Congressional District (TX) — Elections 1876–2024

Texas 29th Congressional District, Texas: Tossup district. In 2024, voted D+6%. Democratic peak: D+76 in 1936.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin: D+6MIT Election Lab
Political archetype: TossupAkashic typology
Population: 571,7442024 5-year
Median household income: $74,9832024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic): 34.4%2024 5-year
Black: 19.0%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino: 44.0%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin: D+76 in 1936MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin: R+26 in 1972MIT Election Lab

GARCIA, SylviaCongress 119 · Democratic

−1 liberal

+1 conservative

Predecessors: GREEN, Raymond Eugene (Gene) (2017–2019), GREEN, Raymond Eugene (Gene) (2015–2017), GREEN, Raymond Eugene (Gene) (2013–2015), GREEN, Raymond Eugene (Gene) (2011–2013)

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

2024 results by constituent county

1 counties · 1 D · 0 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	+5.5%	95,573	85,401	184,049
2020	D	+13.3%	108,503	82,794	193,948
2016	D	+12.3%	83,654	64,516	155,053
2012	D	+0.1%	69,371	69,256	140,456
2008	D	+1.6%	69,837	67,580	138,433
2004	R	−10.2%	56,233	69,097	126,202
2000	R	−11.4%	49,427	62,531	115,195
1996	R	−4.1%	45,700	49,804	101,141
1992	R	−4.9%	42,562	48,069	111,428
1988	R	−14.9%	40,523	54,857	96,210
1984	R	−23.1%	39,485	63,343	103,064
1980	R	−19.8%	32,386	49,236	85,084
1976	R	−5.2%	38,039	42,250	80,978
1972	R	−25.6%	25,515	43,212	69,074
1968	R	−4.1%	21,572	23,880	55,663
1964	D	+19.2%	26,921	18,246	45,257
1960	R	−6.1%	17,522	19,873	38,453
1956	R	−24.2%	11,103	18,382	30,080
1952	R	−15.3%	12,716	17,331	30,074
1948	D	+12.5%	6,912	5,095	14,490
1944	D	+56.9%	8,399	1,399	12,304
1940	D	+55.8%	8,688	2,458	11,162
1936	D	+75.7%	6,996	955	7,980
1932	D	+68.4%	5,541	1,017	6,614
1928	R	−11.6%	2,545	3,213	5,768
1924	D	+36.0%	2,440	1,058	3,838
1920	D	+24.5%	1,750	914	3,408
1916	D	+52.1%	1,197	356	1,613
1912	D	+62.2%	757	86	1,079
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

5.7%

English

5.7%

Irish

4.0%

American

3.2%

Italian

1.8%

French

1.4%

Polish

0.9%

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: 34.6 in this county, 39.1 nationally

Male

Age

Female

0.4%

85+

0.7%

1.4%

75–84

1.8%

3.5%

65–74

3.9%

5.2%

55–64

5.4%

6.2%

45–54

6.2%

7.4%

35–44

7.2%

7.7%

25–34

7.7%

4.8%

18–24

4.6%

9.7%

5–17

9.4%

3.5%

3.4%

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

Median household income

2024 inflation-adjusted dollars

$74,983

Congressional District 29 ranks near the middle of US counties.

Congressional District 29$74,983

Texas$78,476

United States$80,734

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

Poverty rate

All persons below federal poverty line

16.3%

Children face moderate poverty.

Children under 1823.6%

Working age (18–64)13.6%

Seniors (65+)14.3%

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

Language at home

Population aged 5 and older

55.0%

speak English only

Spanish35.3%

Asian & Pacific Islander4.7%

Other Indo-European3.4%

Other languages1.6%

Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.

Religious adherents

Adherents per capita by tradition

Catholic & Orthodox

19.8%

Other Christian

14.2%

Baptist

13.8%

Methodist

3.7%

Non-Christian

3.3%

Pentecostal & Holiness

1.9%

Mainline Protestant

1.9%

Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 41.4% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Texas-29 stretches through Houston's east side and inner suburbs, where a majority-Hispanic electorate and a strong labor presence in petrochemical industries have produced consistent double-digit Democratic margins in recent presidential cycles.

The district's recent history is a story of close margins. The Democratic margin reached seventy-six points in 1936; the Republican margin reached twenty-six points in 1972. Most other elections have been decided by single-digit points.

Its demographics — a population of 571,744, a 34% non-Hispanic-white share, a median household income of $74,983 — situate the district close to national averages on several dimensions.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Congressional District 29, Texas vote in 2024?

In 2024, Congressional District 29, Texas voted Democratic by 5.5 points (D+6), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 184,049 votes cast, 95,573 went Democratic and 85,401 went Republican.

What is Congressional District 29, Texas's political archetype?

Akashic classifies Congressional District 29, Texas as a "Tossup" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 15 times, Republican 14 times, and other 0 times.

When did Congressional District 29, Texas last vote Republican?

The most recent presidential election in which Congressional District 29, Texas voted Republican was 2004.

How many people live in Congressional District 29, Texas?

Congressional District 29, Texas has a population of 571,744 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.

What is the median household income in Congressional District 29, Texas?

Median household income in Congressional District 29, Texas is $74,983 — below the national median of $80,734. The Texas state median is $78,476.

What is the political history of Congressional District 29, Texas?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Congressional District 29, Texas from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 15 went Democratic and 14 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Tossup" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.

Texas 29th Congressional District delivered D+6 in 2024 — close enough to flip again next time.

Key facts

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Demographics

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