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Texas 36th State House District
presidential margin
2008D+44.12012D+49.32016D+49.42020D+16.32024R+5.7
full record · 2008 → 2024
R+5.7
2024
median income$52,250U.S. $80,734 · TX $78,476
median age31.7U.S. 39.1 · TX 35.7
poverty rate25.3%U.S. 12.5% · TX 13.8%
bachelor’s+ (25+)20.6%U.S. 35.6% · TX 33.6%
non-english80.1%U.S. 22.3% · TX 35.2%
race · ethnicity · ancestry
Mexican88.7%
Puerto Rican0.4%
Honduran0.2%
American12.8%
German9.0%
English5.8%
religion

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

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

Texas 36th State House District

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Texas 36th State House DistrictTrumpR+5.7
2024
2024 presidential margin for Texas 36th State House DistrictThe boundary of Texas 36th State House District, filled by its 2024 presidential margin (R+5.7), over faint outlines of the counties it is drawn from.Texas 36th State House District · R+5.7
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Donald Trump ✓Republican52.4%23,052
Kamala HarrisDemocratic46.7%20,539
Jill SteinGreen0.8%369
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 36th State House District — winner and D-vs-R margin.
CountyWinnerMargin
Hidalgo County, TXRepublicanR+2.9
5 presidential elections
Third column names the leading third-party or independent finisher. Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonDemocraticRepublicanOtherMarginTotal
R
46.7%Harris20,539
52.4%Trump23,052
0.8%Stein369
−5.7%
43,960
D
57.9%Biden26,857
41.6%Trump19,295
0.6%Jorgensen265
+16.3%
46,417
D
72.9%Clinton27,067
23.4%Trump8,709
3.7%Johnson1,373
+49.4%
37,149
D
74.6%Obama21,370
25.4%Romney7,260
0.0%
+49.3%
28,630
D
71.5%Obama18,236
27.5%McCain7,003
1.0%Barr259
+44.1%
25,498
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: −5.7% in 2024.flipped R · 2024−5.7%DR20082024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
2008+44.1%
2012+49.3%
2016+49.4%
2020+16.3%
2024−5.7%
DemocraticRepublican
current representation
Current officeholders
DSergio MuñozState House · 36

State legislative officeholder from OpenStates nightly current-legislator data.

Source · OpenStates current legislator CSV.

In 2024 it voted Republican by R+5.7, against D+44.1 in 2008, having changed party at least once across the five cycles. No racial group formed a majority of its residents in the 2024 ACS 5-year, with Hispanic or Latino residents at 91.9%.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 49.4 points in 2016 and a Republican high of 5.7 points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 22.0 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 5.7 points.

A population of 186,722, a 32% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $52,250 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of State House District 35 and State House District 39.

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 35
Texas
99.5twin score
12-yr trend% Latino2012–2016 trajectory
State House District 39
Texas
98.3twin score
12-yr trend% Latino2012 margin≠ elasticity
State House District 40
Texas
98.2twin score
12-yr trend% Latino2012 margin≠ elasticity

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 36th State House District

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Hidalgo County

Frequently asked questions

How did Texas 36th State House District vote in 2024?
In 2024, Texas 36th State House District voted Republican by 5.7 points (R+5.7), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 43,960 votes cast, 20,539 went Democratic and 23,052 went Republican.
When did Texas 36th State House District last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Texas 36th State House District voted Democratic was 2020.
How many people live in Texas 36th State House District?
Texas 36th State House District has a population of 186,722 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Texas 36th State House District?
Median household income in Texas 36th State House District is $52,250 — below the national median of $80,734. The Texas state median is $78,476.
What is the political history of Texas 36th State House District?
Akashic tracks 5 presidential elections in Texas 36th State House District from 2008 to 2024. Of those, 4 went Democratic and 1 went Republican.