Texas 16th State Senate District, Texas: Urban anchor district. In 2024, voted D+22%. Democratic peak: D+71 in 1912.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- D+22MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- Urban anchorAkashic typology
- Population
- 758,5522024 5-year
- Median household income
- $76,5472024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 34.7%2024 5-year
- Black
- 22.4%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 41.3%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+71 in 1912MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+40 in 1972MIT Election Lab
Constituent county margins for State Senate District 16, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D | 147,914 | 93,349 | 247,007 | ||
| D | 173,224 | 88,866 | 266,969 | ||
| D | 133,433 | 76,095 | 221,583 | ||
| D | 117,370 | 85,606 | 205,936 | ||
| D | 122,410 | 89,712 | 213,706 | ||
| R | 97,422 | 100,201 | 199,018 | ||
| R | 79,672 | 93,284 | 177,409 | ||
| R | 74,017 | 75,259 | 160,889 | ||
| R | 66,969 | 74,087 | 191,362 | ||
| R | 70,380 | 100,447 | 172,055 | ||
| R | 58,918 | 117,333 | 176,673 | ||
| R | 55,118 | 88,752 | 149,967 | ||
| R | 56,809 | 76,134 | 134,390 | ||
| R | 37,523 | 88,297 | 126,984 | ||
| R | 35,829 | 53,304 | 105,210 | ||
| D | 48,176 | 39,666 | 88,021 | ||
| R | 25,720 | 43,226 | 69,541 | ||
| R | 18,947 | 36,279 | 55,765 | ||
| R | 20,082 | 34,211 | 54,540 | ||
| D | 13,736 | 10,321 | 27,303 | ||
| D | 17,627 | 6,106 | 27,213 | ||
| D | 14,305 | 4,796 | 19,139 | ||
| D | 12,199 | 2,085 | 14,370 | ||
| D | 10,813 | 2,581 | 13,501 | ||
| R | 5,046 | 7,892 | 12,961 | ||
| D | 8,742 | 2,320 | 11,355 | ||
| D | 4,164 | 1,442 | 6,178 | ||
| D | 3,881 | 739 | 4,704 | ||
| D | 2,236 | 171 | 2,908 | ||
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Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
English
6.5%
German
5.1%
Irish
4.4%
American
3.6%
Italian
1.5%
Scottish
1.1%
French
1.0%
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: 34.1 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
$76,547
State Senate District 16 ranks near the middle of US counties.
State Senate District 16$76,547
Texas$78,476
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
13.9%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1820.3%
Working age (18–64)11.6%
Seniors (65+)14.1%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
57.1%
speak English only
Spanish33.7%
Asian & Pacific Islander4.1%
Other Indo-European3.0%
Other languages2.0%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 40.9% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
With a 2024 presidential margin of R+56.4, this West Texas district ranks among the most politically homogeneous state senate seats in the country, where statewide Republican candidates routinely post landslide totals.
The Democratic margin in Texas 16th State Senate District has been steady. It reached its modern peak at seventy-one points in 1912; the 2024 margin was twenty-two points, still in line with the district's long pattern.
Its political identity is inseparable from its demographic profile: a 35% non-Hispanic-white share, a median household income of $76,547, and the full diversity of a major metropolitan center.
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Frequently asked questions
How did State Senate District 16, Texas vote in 2024?
In 2024, State Senate District 16, Texas voted Democratic by 22.1 points (D+22), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 247,007 votes cast, 147,914 went Democratic and 93,349 went Republican.
What is State Senate District 16, Texas's political archetype?
Akashic classifies State Senate District 16, Texas as a "Urban anchor" 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 Senate District 16, Texas last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which State Senate District 16, Texas voted Republican was 2004.
How many people live in State Senate District 16, Texas?
State Senate District 16, Texas has a population of 758,552 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 16, Texas?
Median household income in State Senate District 16, Texas is $76,547 — below the national median of $80,734. The Texas state median is $78,476.
What is the political history of State Senate District 16, Texas?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State Senate District 16, Texas from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 15 went Democratic and 14 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Urban anchor" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.