State House District 19 State House District (TX) — Elections 1876–2024

Texas 19th State House District, Texas: Bellwether district. In 2024, voted D+4%. Democratic peak: D+70 in 1932.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin: D+4MIT Election Lab
Political archetype: BellwetherAkashic typology
Population: 461,5882024 5-year
Median household income: $97,2532024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic): 62.1%2024 5-year
Black: 6.0%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino: 29.7%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin: D+70 in 1932MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin: R+28 in 1972MIT Election Lab

2024 results by constituent county

5 counties · 1 D · 4 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	+3.8%	113,720	105,247	223,282
2020	D	+11.8%	121,749	95,667	221,573
2016	D	+5.6%	85,235	75,636	171,299
2012	R	−6.2%	66,073	75,053	145,342
2008	D	+1.7%	73,445	71,006	146,723
2004	R	−10.3%	57,565	71,086	130,773
2000	R	−22.6%	38,020	62,968	110,565
1996	R	−3.6%	39,967	43,186	90,630
1992	D	+3.3%	38,952	35,739	96,186
1988	R	−4.4%	39,173	42,851	82,810
1984	R	−25.5%	28,433	48,014	76,697
1980	R	−11.5%	24,824	31,714	59,903
1976	R	−1.6%	26,122	26,987	53,938
1972	R	−27.6%	15,744	27,821	43,831
1968	R	−4.8%	13,315	14,851	31,889
1964	D	+33.5%	17,629	8,785	26,438
1960	R	−3.8%	10,474	11,302	21,844
1956	R	−24.3%	7,432	12,221	19,706
1952	R	−26.2%	7,412	12,684	20,127
1948	D	+16.7%	8,783	6,175	15,648
1944	D	+7.7%	6,650	5,607	13,590
1940	D	+15.7%	8,294	6,040	14,365
1936	D	+41.9%	6,973	2,816	9,919
1932	D	+69.8%	9,786	1,718	11,564
1928	R	−14.0%	3,638	4,828	8,478
1924	D	+22.4%	4,623	2,511	9,438
1920	R	−8.8%	2,353	3,025	7,663
1916	D	+8.7%	3,065	2,569	5,730
1912	D	+34.7%	2,238	662	4,539
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	—	—	—

Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry

Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.

German

14.1%

English

12.0%

Irish

9.1%

American

3.6%

Italian

3.0%

Scottish

2.6%

French

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: 38.7 in this county, 39.1 nationally

Male

Age

Female

0.6%

85+

0.9%

2.0%

75–84

2.4%

4.4%

65–74

4.8%

5.8%

55–64

5.9%

6.6%

45–54

6.1%

7.9%

35–44

7.4%

8.6%

25–34

8.1%

4.2%

18–24

4.1%

7.7%

5–17

7.3%

2.7%

2.6%

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

Median household income

2024 inflation-adjusted dollars

$97,253

State House District 19 ranks near the middle of US counties.

State House District 19$97,253

Texas$78,476

United States$80,734

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

Poverty rate

All persons below federal poverty line

9.8%

Child poverty is below the national average.

Children under 1811.9%

Working age (18–64)9.1%

Seniors (65+)10.1%

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

Language at home

Population aged 5 and older

74.6%

speak English only

Spanish18.4%

Other Indo-European3.0%

Asian & Pacific Islander2.9%

Other languages1.0%

Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.

Religious adherents

Adherents per capita by tradition

Catholic & Orthodox

23.1%

Other Christian

9.3%

Baptist

8.5%

Mainline Protestant

4.4%

Methodist

2.8%

Non-Christian

2.1%

Pentecostal & Holiness

0.7%

Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 49.1% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

With a 2024 presidential margin of R+61.8, this district ranks among the most consistently one-sided in the Texas House, reflecting a rural or exurban electorate where statewide races are seldom competitive.

The Democratic margin in Texas 19th State House District has rarely exceeded seventy points in modern history; the Republican margin has rarely exceeded twenty-eight points. 2024 delivered the district to the Democratic candidate by four points.

Its demographics resemble the country more than they resemble most districts. A 62% non-Hispanic-white share, a 10% poverty rate, and a median household income of $97,253 — all within the broad national range.

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Frequently asked questions

How did State House District 19, Texas vote in 2024?

In 2024, State House District 19, Texas voted Democratic by 3.8 points (D+4), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 223,282 votes cast, 113,720 went Democratic and 105,247 went Republican.

What is State House District 19, Texas's political archetype?

Akashic classifies State House District 19, Texas as a "Bellwether" 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 19, Texas last vote Republican?

The most recent presidential election in which State House District 19, Texas voted Republican was 2012.

How many people live in State House District 19, Texas?

State House District 19, Texas has a population of 461,588 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 19, Texas?

Median household income in State House District 19, Texas is $97,253 — above the national median of $80,734. The Texas state median is $78,476.

What is the political history of State House District 19, Texas?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State House District 19, Texas from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 14 went Democratic and 15 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Bellwether" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.

Texas 19th State House District votes the way the country votes.

Key facts

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