HarrisDemocratic46.7%20,539TrumpRepublican52.4%23,052OtherAll other candidates0.8%369
R+5.7- Lead
- 2,513
- Total
- 43,960
- vs nation
- R+4.2
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
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President margin by year
Place winner margin
Boundary by 2024 margin · Precinct returns · VEST · MIT Election Lab
The precinct map shows the 2024 presidential vote; the timeline scrubs the district’s overall result across 1892–2024, on its current boundaries.
President results by year
Modeled candidate-vote estimate on current district boundaries
BidenDemocratic57.6%26,857TrumpRepublican41.4%19,295OtherAll other candidates1.0%476
D+16.2- Lead
- 7,562
- Total
- 46,628
- vs nation
- D+11.8
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
ClintonDemocratic72.9%27,067TrumpRepublican23.4%8,709OtherAll other candidates3.7%1,373
D+49.4- Lead
- 18,358
- Total
- 37,149
- vs nation
- D+47.3
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
ObamaDemocratic73.6%21,668RomneyRepublican25.0%7,350OtherAll other candidates1.5%434
D+48.6- Lead
- 14,318
- Total
- 29,452
- vs nation
- D+44.8
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
ObamaDemocratic72.7%19,953McCainRepublican26.6%7,310OtherAll other candidates0.7%201
D+46.0- Lead
- 12,643
- Total
- 27,464
- vs nation
- D+38.8
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
KerryDemocratic57.6%13,054BushRepublican42.0%9,509OtherAll other candidates0.4%87
D+15.7- Lead
- 3,545
- Total
- 22,650
- vs nation
- D+18.1
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
GoreDemocratic62.8%12,850BushRepublican35.6%7,283OtherAll other candidates1.6%332
D+27.2- Lead
- 5,567
- Total
- 20,465
- vs nation
- D+26.7
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
ClintonDemocratic68.0%11,798DoleRepublican26.5%4,602OtherAll other candidates5.4%941
D+41.5- Lead
- 7,196
- Total
- 17,341
- vs nation
- D+33.0
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+5.7MIT Election Lab
- Population
- 186,7222024 5-year
- Population density
- 1,716 / sq mi2024 5-year · TIGER/Line
- Land area
- 109 sq miTIGER/Line
- Median household income
- $52,2502024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 5.3%2024 5-year
- Black
- 0.3%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 93.4%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+100.0 in 1880MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+16.7 in 1952MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- State House District 35, TX · twin score 99.3
presidential history
Party record book
Texas 36th State House District · the strongest Democratic and Republican presidential performances recorded here, measured three ways.
1892–2024 (partial returns from 1876) · 38 presidential cycles · 38 with a vote-share denominator · 34 with a national benchmark
Highest vote share
Largest share of the presidential candidate vote cast here.
Democratic
Grover Cleveland1884
100.0%
66 votes · D+100.0 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Winfield S. Hancock, 1880 · 100.0%
Republican
Dwight D. Eisenhower1952
57.9%
2,927 votes · R+16.7 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Dwight D. Eisenhower, 1956 · 53.7%
Most votes
Largest number of votes cast for the party’s presidential nominee here.
Democratic
Hillary Clinton2016
27,067votes
72.9% of the vote · D+49.4 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Joe Biden, 2020 · 26,857 votes
Republican
Donald Trump2024
23,052votes
52.4% of the vote · R+5.7 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Donald Trump, 2020 · 19,295 votes
Best relative to the U.S.
This Place’s margin against the national margin in the same election — positive when it leaned toward the party more than the country did.
Democratic
Alton B. Parker1904
+110.2pts D vs U.S.
Place D+90.6 · U.S. R+19.7 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · William J. Bryan, 1908 · +100.4 pts
Republican
Dwight D. Eisenhower1952
+5.9pts R vs U.S.
Place R+16.7 · U.S. R+10.8 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Donald Trump, 2024 · +4.2 pts
current representation
Current officeholders
DSergio MuñozState House · 36
State legislative officeholder from OpenStates nightly current-legislator data.
U.S. House elections · 2 House
Senate and governor results are in the Office selector at the top of this page.
U.S. House
Each row is a county-allocated estimate of U.S. House votes for this district — county returns apportioned onto its boundary, not precinct-counted. “Vote lead” is the estimated local lead here, not necessarily the winner of the full contest.
In 2024 it voted Republican by R+5.7, against D+46.0 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 100.0 points in 1880 and a Republican high of 16.7 points in 1952. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 21.9 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 5.7 points.
A population of 186,722, a 5% 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
99.3twin score
12-yr trend% Latino2016 margin
State House District 39
Texas
98.2twin score
12-yr trend% Latino2012 margin≠ elasticity
State House District 40
Texas
98.0twin 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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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 38 presidential elections in Texas 36th State House District from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 34 went Democratic and 4 went Republican.