State House District 135 State House District (TX) — Elections 1876–2024

Texas 135th State House District, Texas: Tossup district. In 2024, voted D+6%. Democratic peak: D+76 in 1936.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin: D+6MIT Election Lab
Political archetype: TossupAkashic typology
Population: 104,9522024 5-year
Median household income: $74,9832024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic): 34.4%2024 5-year
Black: 19.0%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino: 44.0%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin: D+76 in 1936MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin: R+26 in 1972MIT Election Lab

2024 results by constituent county

1 counties · 1 D · 0 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	D	+5.5%	17,544	15,677	33,785
2020	D	+13.3%	19,917	15,198	35,602
2016	D	+12.3%	15,356	11,843	28,462
2012	D	+0.1%	12,734	12,713	25,783
2008	D	+1.6%	12,820	12,405	25,412
2004	R	−10.2%	10,322	12,684	23,166
2000	R	−11.4%	9,073	11,479	21,146
1996	R	−4.1%	8,389	9,142	18,566
1992	R	−4.9%	7,813	8,824	20,454
1988	R	−14.9%	7,439	10,070	17,661
1984	R	−23.2%	7,248	11,628	18,919
1980	R	−19.8%	5,945	9,038	15,619
1976	R	−5.2%	6,983	7,756	14,865
1972	R	−25.6%	4,684	7,932	12,680
1968	R	−4.1%	3,960	4,383	10,218
1964	D	+19.2%	4,942	3,349	8,308
1960	R	−6.1%	3,216	3,648	7,059
1956	R	−24.2%	2,038	3,374	5,522
1952	R	−15.3%	2,334	3,181	5,521
1948	D	+12.6%	1,269	935	2,660
1944	D	+56.9%	1,542	257	2,259
1940	D	+55.8%	1,595	451	2,049
1936	D	+75.7%	1,284	175	1,465
1932	D	+68.4%	1,017	187	1,214
1928	R	−11.6%	467	590	1,059
1924	D	+36.0%	448	194	705
1920	D	+24.4%	321	168	626
1916	D	+52.4%	220	65	296
1912	D	+62.1%	139	16	198
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

5.7%

English

5.7%

Irish

4.0%

American

3.2%

Italian

1.8%

French

1.4%

Polish

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: 34.6 in this county, 39.1 nationally

Male

Age

Female

0.4%

85+

0.7%

1.4%

75–84

1.8%

3.5%

65–74

3.9%

5.2%

55–64

5.4%

6.2%

45–54

6.2%

7.4%

35–44

7.2%

7.7%

25–34

7.7%

4.8%

18–24

4.6%

9.7%

5–17

9.4%

3.5%

3.4%

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

Median household income

2024 inflation-adjusted dollars

$74,983

State House District 135 ranks near the middle of US counties.

State House District 135$74,983

Texas$78,476

United States$80,734

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

Poverty rate

All persons below federal poverty line

16.3%

Children face moderate poverty.

Children under 1823.6%

Working age (18–64)13.6%

Seniors (65+)14.3%

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

Language at home

Population aged 5 and older

55.0%

speak English only

Spanish35.3%

Asian & Pacific Islander4.7%

Other Indo-European3.4%

Other languages1.6%

Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.

Religious adherents

Adherents per capita by tradition

Catholic & Orthodox

19.8%

Other Christian

14.2%

Baptist

13.8%

Methodist

3.7%

Non-Christian

3.3%

Pentecostal & Holiness

1.9%

Mainline Protestant

1.9%

Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 41.4% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

District 135 delivered a 52.9-point Republican margin in the 2024 presidential race, placing it among the state's most reliably conservative constituencies. Its voter composition reflects the heavily Republican suburban and exurban growth patterns reshaping greater Houston.

The district's recent history is a story of close margins. The Democratic margin reached seventy-six points in 1936; the Republican margin reached twenty-six points in 1972. Most other elections have been decided by single-digit points.

Its demographics — a population of 104,952, a 34% non-Hispanic-white share, a median household income of $74,983 — situate the district close to national averages on several dimensions.

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Frequently asked questions

How did State House District 135, Texas vote in 2024?

In 2024, State House District 135, Texas voted Democratic by 5.5 points (D+6), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 33,785 votes cast, 17,544 went Democratic and 15,677 went Republican.

What is State House District 135, Texas's political archetype?

Akashic classifies State House District 135, Texas as a "Tossup" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 15 times, Republican 14 times, and other 0 times.

When did State House District 135, Texas last vote Republican?

The most recent presidential election in which State House District 135, Texas voted Republican was 2004.

How many people live in State House District 135, Texas?

State House District 135, Texas has a population of 104,952 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 135, Texas?

Median household income in State House District 135, Texas is $74,983 — below the national median of $80,734. The Texas state median is $78,476.

What is the political history of State House District 135, Texas?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State House District 135, Texas from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 15 went Democratic and 14 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Tossup" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.

Texas 135th State House District delivered D+6 in 2024 — close enough to flip again next time.

Key facts

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