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1876–2024
State Senate District 20·Texas

Texas 20th State Senate District is one of the bluest places in America.

1876 — 2024·38 elections
TX
Latest
R+5
in 2024
Archetype
Urban anchor
since the recent cycles
Population
806,945
2024 ACS

Texas 20th State Senate District, Texas: Urban anchor district. In 2024, voted R+5%. Democratic peak: D+72 in 1912.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
R+5MIT Election Lab
Political archetype
Urban anchorAkashic typology
Population
806,9452024 5-year
Median household income
$56,1572024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
32.6%2024 5-year
Black
1.2%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
86.6%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+72 in 1912MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin
R+10 in 1972MIT Election Lab
2024 results by constituent county
4 counties · 1 D · 3 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).
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
R
−5.3%
100,387111,709214,025
D
+11.2%
120,68596,149219,137
D
+29.3%
110,80758,977176,644
D
+29.4%
94,52051,166147,324
D
+26.0%
89,90052,561143,476
D
+3.5%
69,03764,348133,990
D
+15.6%
69,29850,346121,488
D
+31.3%
68,19034,342108,000
D
+23.8%
63,81636,388115,468
D
+22.8%
67,76942,513110,709
D
+6.7%
58,78251,389110,430
D
+12.8%
50,02738,42990,587
D
+29.4%
54,74029,71585,048
R
−9.6%
31,17037,79169,236
D
+24.1%
36,62421,35163,481
D
+43.1%
39,50815,69455,293
D
+22.1%
31,16319,87351,172
R
−7.1%
18,04320,82039,133
R
−7.2%
19,20122,20141,468
D
+35.0%
17,1008,05725,853
D
+32.6%
11,4815,53618,232
D
+34.6%
11,6115,62517,280
D
+49.9%
9,2633,00512,537
D
+61.0%
11,3542,70614,171
D
+5.2%
5,0254,5249,565
D
+47.6%
4,6241,5376,488
D
+37.9%
2,5931,1313,859
D
+58.6%
2,0684942,687
D
+72.2%
1,827962,396
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Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
2.8%
American
2.4%
English
1.9%
Irish
1.8%
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: 31.9 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
0.5%
85+
0.9%
1.8%
75–84
2.2%
3.3%
65–74
3.9%
4.4%
55–64
4.9%
5.6%
45–54
5.9%
6.3%
35–44
6.2%
6.9%
25–34
6.7%
5.5%
18–24
5.3%
11.3%
5–17
10.9%
3.8%
<5
3.6%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$56,157
State Senate District 20 ranks near the middle of US counties.
State Senate District 20$56,157
Texas$78,476
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
25.1%
Children face higher poverty than working-age adults.
Children under 1834.6%
Working age (18–64)20.8%
Seniors (65+)22.3%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
29.2%
speak English only
Spanish69.4%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.8%
Other Indo-European0.4%
Other languages0.1%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Catholic & Orthodox
46.0%
Other Christian
9.7%
Baptist
3.7%
Pentecostal & Holiness
1.2%
Methodist
0.9%
Mainline Protestant
0.8%
Non-Christian
0.3%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 37.5% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Texas 20th State Senate District is a political anchor of the Gulf South and Southern Plains. Its population of 806,945 and its concentration of urban, diverse, and college-educated voters have made it a Democratic stronghold for decades running.

The Democratic margin in Texas 20th State Senate District has been steady. It reached its modern peak at seventy-two points in 1912; the 2024 margin was five points, still in line with the district's long pattern.

Its political identity is inseparable from its demographic profile: a 33% non-Hispanic-white share, a median household income of $56,157, and the full diversity of a major metropolitan center.

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Frequently asked questions

How did State Senate District 20, Texas vote in 2024?
In 2024, State Senate District 20, Texas voted Republican by 5.3 points (R+5), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 214,025 votes cast, 100,387 went Democratic and 111,709 went Republican.
What is State Senate District 20, Texas's political archetype?
Akashic classifies State Senate District 20, 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 25 times, Republican 4 times, and other 0 times.
When did State Senate District 20, Texas last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which State Senate District 20, Texas voted Democratic was 2020.
How many people live in State Senate District 20, Texas?
State Senate District 20, Texas has a population of 806,945 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 20, Texas?
Median household income in State Senate District 20, Texas is $56,157 — below the national median of $80,734. The Texas state median is $78,476.
What is the political history of State Senate District 20, Texas?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State Senate District 20, Texas from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 25 went Democratic and 4 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Urban anchor" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.