State Senate District 19 State Senate District (TX) — Elections 1876–2024

Texas 19th State Senate District, Texas: Tossup district. In 2024, voted D+3%. Democratic peak: D+66 in 1932.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin: D+3MIT Election Lab
Political archetype: TossupAkashic typology
Population: 1,294,5342024 5-year
Median household income: $70,6372024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic): 42.2%2024 5-year
Black: 6.8%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino: 62.3%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin: D+66 in 1932MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin: R+22 in 1972MIT Election Lab

2024 results by constituent county

14 counties · 2 D · 12 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	+2.6%	238,869	226,425	471,927
2020	D	+12.2%	264,226	206,112	478,228
2016	D	+11.1%	197,835	156,330	374,499
2012	D	+4.3%	167,592	153,581	326,142
2008	D	+6.0%	174,510	154,516	331,470
2004	R	−11.4%	133,204	167,621	303,001
2000	R	−7.1%	120,655	139,550	267,321
1996	D	+7.3%	118,965	101,897	234,772
1992	D	+2.8%	112,867	105,353	265,383
1988	R	−2.1%	116,280	121,391	239,251
1984	R	−17.8%	90,804	130,167	221,368
1980	R	−5.7%	91,629	103,012	201,125
1976	D	+10.9%	96,196	77,104	175,509
1972	R	−21.7%	57,864	90,056	148,516
1968	D	+11.9%	62,144	47,677	121,988
1964	D	+34.4%	72,851	35,491	108,574
1960	D	+7.2%	49,454	42,732	92,725
1956	R	−17.5%	31,481	44,887	76,782
1952	R	−13.9%	34,792	46,118	81,190
1948	D	+20.3%	27,308	17,618	47,693
1944	D	+22.8%	26,565	16,349	44,786
1940	D	+40.6%	30,192	12,704	43,029
1936	D	+50.6%	27,860	9,064	37,134
1932	D	+65.5%	30,088	6,180	36,495
1928	R	−11.2%	11,969	15,006	27,014
1924	D	+10.4%	10,130	7,958	20,902
1920	D	+0.6%	6,871	6,788	14,640
1916	D	+27.2%	7,320	4,136	11,716
1912	D	+42.3%	5,420	1,452	9,381
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

7.7%

English

5.4%

Irish

4.8%

American

3.4%

Italian

1.9%

French

1.2%

Polish

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: 34.7 in this county, 39.1 nationally

Male

Age

Female

0.5%

85+

1.0%

1.7%

75–84

2.2%

3.6%

65–74

4.3%

5.1%

55–64

5.4%

5.9%

45–54

5.9%

7.2%

35–44

6.8%

8.0%

25–34

7.4%

5.2%

18–24

4.9%

9.5%

5–17

9.1%

3.4%

3.1%

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

Median household income

2024 inflation-adjusted dollars

$70,637

State Senate District 19 ranks near the middle of US counties.

State Senate District 19$70,637

Texas$78,476

United States$80,734

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

Poverty rate

All persons below federal poverty line

15.3%

Children face moderate poverty.

Children under 1820.0%

Working age (18–64)13.5%

Seniors (65+)15.6%

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

Language at home

Population aged 5 and older

59.3%

speak English only

Spanish37.0%

Asian & Pacific Islander1.6%

Other Indo-European1.4%

Other languages0.6%

Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.

Religious adherents

Adherents per capita by tradition

Catholic & Orthodox

28.7%

Other Christian

12.1%

Baptist

5.9%

Pentecostal & Holiness

2.1%

Methodist

1.9%

Mainline Protestant

1.7%

Non-Christian

1.2%

Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 46.5% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Spanning a largely rural and small-city swath of Texas, this district delivered a 61.8-point Republican margin in 2024 — among the widest in the state — reflecting a population rooted in agriculture and extractive industries.

The district's recent history is a story of close margins. The Democratic margin reached sixty-six points in 1932; the Republican margin reached twenty-two points in 1972. Most other elections have been decided by single-digit points.

Its demographics — a population of 1,294,534, a 42% non-Hispanic-white share, a median household income of $70,637 — situate the district close to national averages on several dimensions.

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Frequently asked questions

How did State Senate District 19, Texas vote in 2024?

In 2024, State Senate District 19, Texas voted Democratic by 2.6 points (D+3), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 471,927 votes cast, 238,869 went Democratic and 226,425 went Republican.

What is State Senate District 19, Texas's political archetype?

Akashic classifies State Senate District 19, Texas as a "Tossup" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 20 times, Republican 9 times, and other 0 times.

When did State Senate District 19, Texas last vote Republican?

The most recent presidential election in which State Senate District 19, Texas voted Republican was 2004.

How many people live in State Senate District 19, Texas?

State Senate District 19, Texas has a population of 1,294,534 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 19, Texas?

Median household income in State Senate District 19, Texas is $70,637 — below the national median of $80,734. The Texas state median is $78,476.

What is the political history of State Senate District 19, Texas?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State Senate District 19, Texas from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 20 went Democratic and 9 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Tossup" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.

Texas 19th State Senate District delivered D+3 in 2024 — close enough to flip again next time.

Key facts

Demographics

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