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State House District 12·Texas

Texas 12th State House District peaked at D+90; 2024 delivered R+40.

One of Texas's most Republican-leaning state house seats

1876 — 2024·38 elections
TX
Latest
R+40
in 2024
Archetype
Populist
since the recent cycles
Population
323,843
2024 ACS

Texas 12th State House District, Texas: Populist district. In 2024, voted R+40%. Democratic peak: D+90 in 1936.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
R+40MIT Election Lab
Political archetype
PopulistAkashic typology
Population
323,8432024 5-year
Median household income
$61,6802024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
61.9%2024 5-year
Black
14.0%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
24.5%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+90 in 1932MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin
R+40 in 2024MIT Election Lab
2024 results by constituent county
6 counties · 0 D · 6 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).
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
R
−39.6%
37,37387,276126,155
R
−30.9%
39,57075,986117,919
R
−35.0%
28,57162,06495,655
R
−37.8%
26,18258,82286,443
R
−30.2%
30,14656,62387,695
R
−36.1%
25,93255,66782,268
R
−34.6%
22,29846,89971,031
R
−12.7%
24,86132,77762,307
R
−10.6%
24,83232,44271,969
R
−20.0%
25,88138,96865,298
R
−35.1%
21,21844,26165,640
R
−11.0%
20,87126,25248,984
D
+1.0%
22,37221,94744,732
R
−34.3%
11,31723,21634,651
D
+3.9%
13,14011,92631,338
D
+34.4%
17,4708,52126,018
D
+12.7%
12,5169,67822,297
R
−14.9%
8,29311,21719,629
R
−3.3%
11,08911,83922,937
D
+31.9%
9,0014,10515,360
D
+60.7%
10,3851,28414,993
D
+63.3%
13,6103,05416,671
D
+90.5%
10,87753911,428
D
+90.4%
12,60361913,250
D
+41.1%
7,2353,02010,257
D
+71.0%
11,8441,92313,981
D
+34.5%
5,6601,75511,329
D
+42.5%
5,6462,2298,031
D
+53.4%
4,5671,1796,341
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Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
13.7%
English
10.2%
Irish
8.2%
American
4.7%
French
2.1%
Italian
2.0%
Polish
1.9%
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: 33.6 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
0.7%
85+
1.0%
1.7%
75–84
2.2%
4.1%
65–74
4.4%
5.3%
55–64
5.0%
6.2%
45–54
4.6%
7.2%
35–44
5.5%
7.7%
25–34
5.8%
10.1%
18–24
9.2%
7.4%
5–17
6.9%
2.6%
<5
2.4%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$61,680
State House District 12 ranks near the middle of US counties.
State House District 12$61,680
Texas$78,476
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
19.5%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1818.9%
Working age (18–64)19.9%
Seniors (65+)13.2%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
80.0%
speak English only
Spanish15.6%
Asian & Pacific Islander1.9%
Other Indo-European1.7%
Other languages0.9%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Catholic & Orthodox
19.0%
Baptist
12.2%
Other Christian
8.4%
Mainline Protestant
3.9%
Methodist
3.7%
Pentecostal & Holiness
1.6%
Non-Christian
0.5%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 50.7% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

With a 2024 presidential margin of R+49.4, this district ranks among the most heavily Republican in the Texas House, signaling a deeply homogeneous partisan composition that leaves little competitive ground for statewide or legislative challengers.

The Democratic margin in Texas 12th State House District peaked at ninety points in 1936. By 1980 the district had flipped, voting Republican for the first time in many years. The 2024 margin was forty points, the most Republican-leaning result in the district's modern history.

The economic context is the key. The median household income of $61,680 sits well below state and national norms, and 20% of residents live below the federal poverty line. The shift here is part of a broader realignment of working-class places across the country.

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Frequently asked questions

How did State House District 12, Texas vote in 2024?
In 2024, State House District 12, Texas voted Republican by 39.6 points (R+40), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 126,155 votes cast, 37,373 went Democratic and 87,276 went Republican.
What is State House District 12, Texas's political archetype?
Akashic classifies State House District 12, Texas as a "Populist" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 14 times, Republican 15 times, and other 0 times.
When did State House District 12, Texas last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which State House District 12, Texas voted Democratic was 1976.
How many people live in State House District 12, Texas?
State House District 12, Texas has a population of 323,843 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in State House District 12, Texas?
Median household income in State House District 12, Texas is $61,680 — below the national median of $80,734. The Texas state median is $78,476.
What is the political history of State House District 12, Texas?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State House District 12, Texas from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 14 went Democratic and 15 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Populist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.