Texas 32nd Congressional District (TX) — Elections 1876–2024

Texas 32nd Congressional District, Texas: Recent convert district. In 2024, voted D+19%. Democratic peak: D+71 in 1912.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin: D+19MIT Election Lab
Political archetype: Recent convertAkashic typology
Population: 397,8192024 5-year
Median household income: $79,8272024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic): 36.1%2024 5-year
Black: 21.5%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino: 39.5%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin: D+71 in 1912MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin: R+40 in 1972MIT Election Lab

JOHNSON, JulieCongress 119 · Democratic

−1 liberal

+1 conservative

Predecessors: ALLRED, Colin (2023–2025), ALLRED, Colin (2021–2023), ALLRED, Colin (2019–2021), SESSIONS, Pete (2017–2019)

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

2024 results by constituent county

3 counties · 1 D · 2 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	+18.7%	77,471	52,529	133,170
2020	D	+28.3%	89,929	49,632	142,155
2016	D	+22.4%	68,300	42,081	116,805
2012	D	+12.0%	59,514	46,547	107,631
2008	D	+12.5%	62,171	48,241	111,248
2004	R	−3.9%	49,029	53,058	102,808
2000	R	−9.7%	39,762	48,515	90,552
1996	R	−2.1%	36,891	38,632	81,450
1992	R	−4.5%	33,142	37,478	96,161
1988	R	−18.3%	34,755	50,462	85,827
1984	R	−33.7%	28,949	58,485	87,642
1980	R	−22.7%	27,143	43,982	74,141
1976	R	−14.4%	27,945	37,491	66,147
1972	R	−40.1%	18,347	43,298	62,214
1968	R	−16.5%	17,541	26,032	51,469
1964	D	+9.9%	23,578	19,331	42,997
1960	R	−24.9%	12,613	21,075	33,978
1956	R	−30.7%	9,328	17,703	27,293
1952	R	−25.5%	9,893	16,707	26,720
1948	D	+13.1%	6,803	5,038	13,432
1944	D	+42.7%	8,718	2,986	13,414
1940	D	+50.3%	7,128	2,353	9,500
1936	D	+70.6%	6,063	1,025	7,131
1932	D	+61.5%	5,400	1,267	6,721
1928	R	−21.4%	2,532	3,916	6,460
1924	D	+56.5%	4,408	1,171	5,726
1920	D	+44.1%	2,114	733	3,135
1916	D	+67.1%	1,986	374	2,401
1912	D	+71.0%	1,165	91	1,512
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

6.8%

German

5.5%

Irish

4.6%

American

3.8%

Italian

1.6%

Scottish

1.2%

French

1.0%

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: 34.3 in this county, 39.1 nationally

Male

Age

Female

0.4%

85+

0.8%

1.4%

75–84

1.9%

3.4%

65–74

4.0%

5.5%

55–64

5.5%

6.0%

45–54

6.2%

7.1%

35–44

6.9%

8.2%

25–34

8.2%

4.9%

18–24

4.8%

9.3%

5–17

8.9%

3.5%

3.3%

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

Median household income

2024 inflation-adjusted dollars

$79,827

Congressional District 32 ranks near the middle of US counties.

Congressional District 32$79,827

Texas$78,476

United States$80,734

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

Poverty rate

All persons below federal poverty line

13.3%

Children face moderate poverty.

Children under 1819.3%

Working age (18–64)11.2%

Seniors (65+)13.8%

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

Language at home

Population aged 5 and older

58.0%

speak English only

Spanish32.0%

Asian & Pacific Islander4.5%

Other Indo-European3.3%

Other languages2.0%

Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.

Religious adherents

Adherents per capita by tradition

Catholic & Orthodox

16.8%

Other Christian

12.5%

Baptist

12.1%

Methodist

6.1%

Non-Christian

4.1%

Pentecostal & Holiness

3.5%

Mainline Protestant

3.1%

Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 41.9% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

TX-32 covers suburban Dallas communities where college-educated voters have reshaped margins, shifting the district from reliably Republican to a 3-point Democratic lean by 2024.

The 2008 election was the turning point, when the Democratic candidate carried the district by thirteen points. The 2024 margin was nineteen points, in line with the district's new direction.

The demographics suggest why. A population of 397,819, a 36% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $79,827 situate the district in the broader realignment patterns of recent cycles.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Congressional District 32, Texas vote in 2024?

In 2024, Congressional District 32, Texas voted Democratic by 18.7 points (D+19), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 133,170 votes cast, 77,471 went Democratic and 52,529 went Republican.

What is Congressional District 32, Texas's political archetype?

Akashic classifies Congressional District 32, Texas as a "Recent convert" 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 32, Texas last vote Republican?

The most recent presidential election in which Congressional District 32, Texas voted Republican was 2004.

How many people live in Congressional District 32, Texas?

Congressional District 32, Texas has a population of 397,819 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.

What is the median household income in Congressional District 32, Texas?

Median household income in Congressional District 32, Texas is $79,827 — below the national median of $80,734. The Texas state median is $78,476.

What is the political history of Congressional District 32, Texas?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Congressional District 32, Texas from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 15 went Democratic and 14 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Recent convert" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.

Texas 32nd Congressional District changed direction in the last decade — D+19 in 2024.

Key facts

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