Texas 136th State House District, Texas: Tossup district. In 2024, voted R+2%. Democratic peak: D+88 in 1932.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+2MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- TossupAkashic typology
- Population
- 35,1522024 5-year
- Median household income
- $111,3402024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 59.6%2024 5-year
- Black
- 7.0%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 24.7%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+88 in 1932MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+44 in 1984MIT Election Lab
Constituent county margins for State House District 136, TXOne cell per constituent county, colored by 2024 presidential margin from deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic), ordered bluest first.
R+60D+60
One cell per constituent county. Ordered by 2024 D-vs-R margin (bluest first). Hover for county-level numbers.
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 7,722 | 8,116 | 16,174 | ||
| D | 7,514 | 7,302 | 15,163 | ||
| R | 4,414 | 5,444 | 10,695 | ||
| R | 3,233 | 5,069 | 8,560 | ||
| R | 3,537 | 4,615 | 8,278 | ||
| R | 2,253 | 4,352 | 6,699 | ||
| R | 1,390 | 3,399 | 5,013 | ||
| R | 1,263 | 1,925 | 3,476 | ||
| R | 1,016 | 1,370 | 3,201 | ||
| R | 1,024 | 1,428 | 2,468 | ||
| R | 518 | 1,347 | 1,870 | ||
| R | 544 | 786 | 1,393 | ||
| D | 489 | 391 | 889 | ||
| R | 199 | 366 | 568 | ||
| D | 289 | 153 | 529 | ||
| D | 388 | 92 | 481 | ||
| D | 283 | 127 | 411 | ||
| D | 230 | 154 | 385 | ||
| D | 262 | 191 | 453 | ||
| D | 295 | 57 | 367 | ||
| D | 276 | 65 | 388 | ||
| D | 311 | 90 | 401 | ||
| D | 261 | 20 | 281 | ||
| D | 354 | 22 | 377 | ||
| D | 193 | 96 | 289 | ||
| D | 330 | 49 | 396 | ||
| D | 192 | 43 | 264 | ||
| D | 141 | 34 | 180 | ||
| D | 105 | 13 | 134 | ||
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Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
14.0%
English
11.8%
Irish
8.3%
American
4.0%
Italian
3.3%
Scottish
2.4%
French
2.0%
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: 37.3 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
85+
75–84
65–74
55–64
45–54
35–44
25–34
18–24
5–17
<5
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$111,340
State House District 136 ranks near the middle of US counties.
State House District 136$111,340
Texas$78,476
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
6.4%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 187.1%
Working age (18–64)6.1%
Seniors (65+)8.0%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
74.5%
speak English only
Spanish14.0%
Asian & Pacific Islander5.8%
Other Indo-European4.5%
Other languages1.2%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 59.2% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Anchored in Houston, this district delivered a 23.8-point Democratic margin in 2024, reflecting the dense, diverse urban electorate that has reshaped Harris County's legislative delegation over the past decade.
The district's recent history is a story of close margins. The Democratic margin reached eighty-eight points in 1932; the Republican margin reached forty-four points in 1984. Most other elections have been decided by single-digit points.
Its demographics — a population of 35,152, a 60% non-Hispanic-white share, a median household income of $111,340 — situate the district close to national averages on several dimensions.
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Frequently asked questions
How did State House District 136, Texas vote in 2024?
In 2024, State House District 136, Texas voted Republican by 2.4 points (R+2), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 16,174 votes cast, 7,722 went Democratic and 8,116 went Republican.
What is State House District 136, Texas's political archetype?
Akashic classifies State House District 136, Texas as a "Tossup" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 17 times, Republican 12 times, and other 0 times.
When did State House District 136, Texas last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which State House District 136, Texas voted Democratic was 2020.
How many people live in State House District 136, Texas?
State House District 136, Texas has a population of 35,152 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 136, Texas?
Median household income in State House District 136, Texas is $111,340 — above the national median of $80,734. The Texas state median is $78,476.
What is the political history of State House District 136, Texas?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State House District 136, Texas from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 17 went Democratic and 12 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Tossup" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.