State House District 34 State House District (TX) — Elections 1876–2024

Texas 34th State House District, Texas: Bellwether district. In 2024, voted R+11%. Democratic peak: D+74 in 1932.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin: R+11MIT Election Lab
Political archetype: BellwetherAkashic typology
Population: 253,3542024 5-year
Median household income: $66,8972024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic): 45.8%2024 5-year
Black: 3.9%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino: 62.5%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin: D+74 in 1932MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin: R+14 in 2004MIT 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	−11.5%	38,222	48,237	87,341
2020	R	−2.9%	43,732	46,383	91,393
2016	R	−1.5%	35,315	36,440	74,943
2012	R	−3.3%	32,855	35,148	68,984
2008	R	−4.4%	34,392	37,607	72,664
2004	R	−14.3%	31,899	42,608	75,054
2000	R	−4.7%	32,552	35,823	69,861
1996	D	+13.5%	35,897	26,896	66,877
1992	D	+9.5%	33,247	26,402	72,349
1988	D	+3.0%	35,323	33,261	68,861
1984	R	−7.5%	33,537	39,001	72,651
1980	D	+3.3%	31,170	29,133	62,194
1976	D	+23.1%	37,868	23,542	61,965
1972	R	−11.2%	23,886	29,920	54,015
1968	D	+26.3%	28,012	15,294	48,446
1964	D	+48.3%	29,018	10,084	39,162
1960	D	+21.6%	21,076	13,572	34,719
1956	R	−0.2%	14,293	14,345	28,755
1952	D	+2.6%	14,468	13,727	28,252
1948	D	+44.4%	10,939	4,003	15,636
1944	D	+46.1%	7,961	2,741	11,322
1940	D	+52.0%	6,991	2,200	9,218
1936	D	+67.5%	4,735	886	5,699
1932	D	+74.3%	4,780	694	5,500
1928	D	+9.2%	2,143	1,781	3,926
1924	D	+34.4%	2,307	1,103	3,501
1920	D	+48.5%	894	275	1,276
1916	D	+59.5%	1,314	290	1,721
1912	D	+63.0%	653	61	939
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

7.6%

English

5.5%

Irish

5.3%

American

2.8%

Italian

1.2%

Scottish

1.0%

French

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: 37.2 in this county, 39.1 nationally

Male

Age

Female

0.6%

85+

1.3%

2.1%

75–84

2.5%

4.6%

65–74

5.0%

5.7%

55–64

5.9%

5.8%

45–54

5.9%

6.8%

35–44

6.6%

7.0%

25–34

6.7%

5.0%

18–24

4.8%

9.1%

5–17

8.6%

3.1%

3.0%

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

Median household income

2024 inflation-adjusted dollars

$66,897

State House District 34 ranks near the middle of US counties.

State House District 34$66,897

Texas$78,476

United States$80,734

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

Poverty rate

All persons below federal poverty line

17.4%

Children face higher poverty than working-age adults.

Children under 1825.2%

Working age (18–64)14.7%

Seniors (65+)18.1%

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

Language at home

Population aged 5 and older

67.4%

speak English only

Spanish30.0%

Asian & Pacific Islander1.6%

Other Indo-European1.0%

Other languages0.1%

Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.

Religious adherents

Adherents per capita by tradition

Catholic & Orthodox

40.3%

Other Christian

9.6%

Baptist

8.2%

Mainline Protestant

1.8%

Pentecostal & Holiness

1.8%

Methodist

1.6%

Non-Christian

0.6%

Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 36.1% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Texas 34th 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 34th State House District more often than not also wins the national popular vote.

The Democratic margin in Texas 34th State House District has rarely exceeded seventy-four points in modern history; the Republican margin has rarely exceeded fourteen points. 2024 delivered the district to the Republican candidate by eleven points.

Its demographics resemble the country more than they resemble most districts. A 46% non-Hispanic-white share, a 17% poverty rate, and a median household income of $66,897 — all within the broad national range.

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Frequently asked questions

How did State House District 34, Texas vote in 2024?

In 2024, State House District 34, Texas voted Republican by 11.5 points (R+11), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 87,341 votes cast, 38,222 went Democratic and 48,237 went Republican.

What is State House District 34, Texas's political archetype?

Akashic classifies State House District 34, Texas as a "Bellwether" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 19 times, Republican 10 times, and other 0 times.

When did State House District 34, Texas last vote Democratic?

The most recent presidential election in which State House District 34, Texas voted Democratic was 1996.

How many people live in State House District 34, Texas?

State House District 34, Texas has a population of 253,354 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 34, Texas?

Median household income in State House District 34, Texas is $66,897 — below the national median of $80,734. The Texas state median is $78,476.

What is the political history of State House District 34, Texas?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State House District 34, Texas from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 19 went Democratic and 10 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Bellwether" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.

Texas 34th State House District delivered R+11 in 2024.

Key facts

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