Texas 12th State Senate District, Texas: Old Confederacy district. In 2024, voted R+9%. Democratic peak: D+76 in 1916.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+9MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- Old ConfederacyAkashic typology
- Population
- 1,039,1052024 5-year
- Median household income
- $96,9112024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 51.2%2024 5-year
- Black
- 14.4%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 27.6%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+76 in 1916MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+38 in 1972MIT Election Lab
Constituent county margins for State Senate District 12, 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 | 191,578 | 232,386 | 431,123 | ||
| R | 200,802 | 208,809 | 416,409 | ||
| R | 133,516 | 165,041 | 315,433 | ||
| R | 108,485 | 158,246 | 271,057 | ||
| R | 118,614 | 154,349 | 275,282 | ||
| R | 87,646 | 152,676 | 241,800 | ||
| R | 68,221 | 120,927 | 194,346 | ||
| R | 63,851 | 83,987 | 161,365 | ||
| R | 55,144 | 70,975 | 180,201 | ||
| R | 56,044 | 91,175 | 148,184 | ||
| R | 43,104 | 96,389 | 139,822 | ||
| R | 42,845 | 65,581 | 113,042 | ||
| R | 44,862 | 51,036 | 96,797 | ||
| R | 25,765 | 58,025 | 84,330 | ||
| R | 25,531 | 32,034 | 68,397 | ||
| D | 33,348 | 22,507 | 55,969 | ||
| R | 18,941 | 26,801 | 46,055 | ||
| R | 15,150 | 23,017 | 38,468 | ||
| R | 16,564 | 22,580 | 39,260 | ||
| D | 13,067 | 6,312 | 21,818 | ||
| D | 15,219 | 3,476 | 21,489 | ||
| D | 14,972 | 3,297 | 18,292 | ||
| D | 12,013 | 1,644 | 13,721 | ||
| D | 11,356 | 1,886 | 13,345 | ||
| R | 4,912 | 7,850 | 12,779 | ||
| D | 8,364 | 2,045 | 10,859 | ||
| D | 5,081 | 1,843 | 7,576 | ||
| D | 5,710 | 891 | 6,361 | ||
| D | 4,402 | 359 | 5,511 | ||
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Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
English
10.0%
German
9.4%
Irish
7.0%
American
4.2%
Italian
2.3%
Scottish
1.6%
French
1.5%
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: 36.1 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
$96,911
State Senate District 12 ranks near the middle of US counties.
State Senate District 12$96,911
Texas$78,476
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
9.6%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 1812.5%
Working age (18–64)8.6%
Seniors (65+)10.1%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
69.7%
speak English only
Spanish20.3%
Asian & Pacific Islander5.0%
Other Indo-European3.5%
Other languages1.6%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 51.2% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
With a 2024 presidential margin of R+49.4, this district of nearly 1 million residents ranks among the most one-sided legislative constituencies in the state, leaving little competitive ground for statewide or local contests.
The shift began with civil rights. 1968 marked the realignment in Texas 12th State Senate District, by a ten points margin. The Republican margin reached its widest at thirty-eight points in 1972. The 2024 margin was nine points.
The political shift has tracked, in Texas 12th State Senate District, the political shift of the South more broadly. A 51% non-Hispanic-white share, a median household income of $96,911, and a 10% poverty rate describe the demographic context.
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Frequently asked questions
How did State Senate District 12, Texas vote in 2024?
In 2024, State Senate District 12, Texas voted Republican by 9.5 points (R+9), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 431,123 votes cast, 191,578 went Democratic and 232,386 went Republican.
What is State Senate District 12, Texas's political archetype?
Akashic classifies State Senate District 12, Texas as a "Old Confederacy" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 10 times, Republican 19 times, and other 0 times.
When did State Senate District 12, Texas last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which State Senate District 12, Texas voted Democratic was 1964.
How many people live in State Senate District 12, Texas?
State Senate District 12, Texas has a population of 1,039,105 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in State Senate District 12, Texas?
Median household income in State Senate District 12, Texas is $96,911 — above the national median of $80,734. The Texas state median is $78,476.
What is the political history of State Senate District 12, Texas?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State Senate District 12, Texas from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 10 went Democratic and 19 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Old Confederacy" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.