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Texas 26th State House District
presidential margin
2008R+36.42012R+43.42016R+21.92020R+11.32024R+15.4
full record · 2008 → 2024
R+15.4
2024
median income$136,042U.S. $80,734 · TX $78,476
median age37.4U.S. 39.1 · TX 35.7
poverty rate7.0%U.S. 12.5% · TX 13.8%
bachelor’s+ (25+)50.2%U.S. 35.6% · TX 33.6%
non-english41.3%U.S. 22.3% · TX 35.2%
race · ethnicity · ancestry
German10.0%
English9.8%
Irish6.7%
Mexican14.1%
Salvadoran1.7%
Venezuelan1.6%
Asian Indian7.0%
Chinese3.8%
Vietnamese2.9%
African American†8.5%
Nigerian1.4%
African0.3%
religion

Religious adherence is published only at the county level (U.S. Religion Census). See Fort Bend County.

American Community Survey 2024 5-year (income, age, poverty, education, language, race, ancestry) · presidential returns from MIT Election Lab through 2024.

Texas 26th State House District

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Texas 26th State House DistrictTrumpR+15.4
2024
2024 presidential margin for Texas 26th State House DistrictThe boundary of Texas 26th State House District, filled by its 2024 presidential margin (R+15.4), over faint outlines of the counties it is drawn from.Texas 26th State House District · R+15.4
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Donald Trump ✓Republican56.3%48,554
Kamala HarrisDemocratic40.9%35,279
Jill SteinGreen2.8%2,452
D+60
R+60
District boundary, filled by its own 2024 D-vs-R margin — precinct detail where available, over the 1 county it's drawn from (shown faint).
The precinct map shows the 2024 presidential vote; the timeline scrubs the district’s overall result across 1892–2024, on its current boundaries.
County-level results (1 county) — table
2024 presidential result by county for Texas 26th State House District — winner and D-vs-R margin.
CountyWinnerMargin
Fort Bend County, TXDemocraticD+1.6
5 presidential elections
Third column names the leading third-party or independent finisher. Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonDemocraticRepublicanOtherMarginTotal
R
40.9%Harris35,279
56.3%Trump48,554
2.8%Stein2,452
−15.4%
86,285
R
43.9%Biden37,866
55.1%Trump47,595
1.0%Jorgensen862
−11.3%
86,323
R
36.6%Clinton23,125
58.6%Trump36,983
4.8%Johnson3,031
−21.9%
63,139
R
28.3%Obama14,357
71.7%Romney36,343
0.0%
−43.4%
50,700
R
31.6%Obama13,886
68.0%McCain29,902
0.4%Barr186
−36.4%
43,974
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2008–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over timeDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 2008 to 2024. Most recent: −15.4% in 2024.−15.4%DR20082024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
2008−36.4%
2012−43.4%
2016−21.9%
2020−11.3%
2024−15.4%
DemocraticRepublican
current representation
Current officeholders
RMatt MorganState House · 26

State legislative officeholder from OpenStates nightly current-legislator data.

Source · OpenStates current legislator CSV.

With nearly 200,000 residents and a 2024 presidential margin of R+15.4, this district sits firmly in Texas's competitive-but-leaning-red tier, where suburban growth patterns continue to shape turnout and partisan consistency.

Across the recorded series it reached a Republican high of 43.4 points in 2012. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 4.1 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 15.4 points.

A population of 199,811, a 47% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $136,042 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of State House District 28 and State House District 63.

Political twins — state-house districts

The state-house districts whose fingerprint — 2000–2024 trajectory, demographics, ancestry, religion — sits closest to this one, and why.

State House District 28
Texas
97.8twin score
12-yr trend% Asian2008–2012 trajectory
State House District 63
Texas
94.2twin score
12-yr trend2008–2012 trajectorypopulation scale≠ Scottish ancestry
State House District 61
Texas
93.4twin score
12-yr trend2008–2012 trajectory% Asian≠ Scottish ancestry

Twin score (0–100) = weighted cosine between tier-standardized fingerprints: presidential margins 2000–2024 with 12-yr trend and elasticity, ACS income, age, education, population and race, top reported ancestries, and religious adherence — chips name the closest-shared dimensions and the widest gap. Re-weight the groups in the twins explorer.

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Places within Texas 26th State House District

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Fort Bend County

Frequently asked questions

How did Texas 26th State House District vote in 2024?
In 2024, Texas 26th State House District voted Republican by 15.4 points (R+15.4), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 86,285 votes cast, 35,279 went Democratic and 48,554 went Republican.
How many people live in Texas 26th State House District?
Texas 26th State House District has a population of 199,811 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Texas 26th State House District?
Median household income in Texas 26th State House District is $136,042 — above the national median of $80,734. The Texas state median is $78,476.
What is the political history of Texas 26th State House District?
Akashic tracks 5 presidential elections in Texas 26th State House District from 2008 to 2024. Of those, 0 went Democratic and 5 went Republican.