State House District 22 State House District (TX) — Elections 1876–2024

Texas 22nd State House District, Texas: Bellwether district. In 2024, voted R+9%. Democratic peak: D+75 in 1936.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin: R+9MIT Election Lab
Political archetype: BellwetherAkashic typology
Population: 59,7762024 5-year
Median household income: $60,0262024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic): 40.2%2024 5-year
Black: 33.0%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino: 24.1%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin: D+75 in 1936MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin: R+21 in 1972MIT Election Lab

2024 results by constituent county

1 counties · 0 D · 1 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	R	−8.9%	9,168	10,971	20,351
2020	R	−1.6%	10,848	11,200	22,311
2016	R	−0.5%	9,993	10,092	20,630
2012	D	+1.6%	10,517	10,181	20,893
2008	D	+2.2%	10,569	10,102	20,789
2004	D	+2.9%	11,082	10,459	21,630
2000	D	+5.9%	10,692	9,493	20,463
1996	D	+15.4%	10,796	7,728	19,878
1992	D	+19.7%	11,397	6,975	22,496
1988	D	+21.7%	13,103	8,418	21,589
1984	D	+9.7%	12,914	10,625	23,596
1980	D	+10.5%	10,747	8,656	19,920
1976	D	+18.8%	11,203	7,641	18,965
1972	R	−21.0%	7,042	10,788	17,856
1968	D	+5.2%	7,071	6,123	18,334
1964	D	+21.5%	10,497	6,774	17,328
1960	D	+15.8%	9,544	6,921	16,560
1956	R	−9.1%	5,900	7,088	13,051
1952	D	+7.3%	6,919	5,972	12,902
1948	D	+49.9%	5,292	1,354	7,891
1944	D	+60.3%	5,195	1,065	6,847
1940	D	+60.3%	4,637	1,144	5,790
1936	D	+75.2%	4,282	599	4,899
1932	D	+64.9%	4,033	844	4,913
1928	R	−13.6%	1,650	2,168	3,822
1924	D	+14.6%	1,395	1,024	2,533
1920	D	+48.7%	1,000	261	1,519
1916	D	+69.1%	726	115	884
1912	D	+63.3%	401	44	564
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

5.5%

English

5.2%

Irish

5.1%

French

4.4%

American

3.0%

Italian

2.1%

Scottish

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: 37.0 in this county, 39.1 nationally

Male

Age

Female

0.6%

85+

1.2%

2.0%

75–84

2.4%

4.4%

65–74

4.9%

6.1%

55–64

6.0%

6.3%

45–54

5.4%

7.4%

35–44

6.2%

7.7%

25–34

6.3%

4.6%

18–24

4.0%

9.3%

5–17

8.8%

3.4%

3.2%

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

Median household income

2024 inflation-adjusted dollars

$60,026

State House District 22 ranks near the middle of US counties.

State House District 22$60,026

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 higher poverty than working-age adults.

Children under 1825.9%

Working age (18–64)17.5%

Seniors (65+)14.3%

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

Language at home

Population aged 5 and older

77.1%

speak English only

Spanish18.9%

Asian & Pacific Islander2.5%

Other Indo-European1.2%

Other languages0.4%

Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.

Religious adherents

Adherents per capita by tradition

Catholic & Orthodox

26.5%

Baptist

20.2%

Other Christian

13.8%

Methodist

4.2%

Pentecostal & Holiness

2.2%

Mainline Protestant

1.6%

Non-Christian

1.5%

Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 30.0% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Texas 22nd State House District in the Gulf South and Southern Plains has, for decades, voted very close to the way the country has voted. Its margins are typically narrow, and the candidate who carries Texas 22nd State House District more often than not also wins the national popular vote.

The Democratic margin in Texas 22nd State House District has rarely exceeded seventy-five points in modern history; the Republican margin has rarely exceeded twenty-one points. 2024 delivered the district to the Republican candidate by nine points.

Its demographics resemble the country more than they resemble most districts. A 40% non-Hispanic-white share, a 20% poverty rate, and a median household income of $60,026 — all within the broad national range.

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Frequently asked questions

How did State House District 22, Texas vote in 2024?

In 2024, State House District 22, Texas voted Republican by 8.9 points (R+9), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 20,351 votes cast, 9,168 went Democratic and 10,971 went Republican.

What is State House District 22, Texas's political archetype?

Akashic classifies State House District 22, Texas as a "Bellwether" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 23 times, Republican 6 times, and other 0 times.

When did State House District 22, Texas last vote Democratic?

The most recent presidential election in which State House District 22, Texas voted Democratic was 2012.

How many people live in State House District 22, Texas?

State House District 22, Texas has a population of 59,776 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 22, Texas?

Median household income in State House District 22, Texas is $60,026 — below the national median of $80,734. The Texas state median is $78,476.

What is the political history of State House District 22, Texas?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State House District 22, Texas from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 23 went Democratic and 6 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Bellwether" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.

Texas 22nd State House District delivered R+9 in 2024.

Key facts

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