Texas 28th State Senate District, Texas: Realigner district. In 2024, voted R+51%. Democratic peak: D+82 in 1932.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+51MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- RealignerAkashic typology
- Population
- 953,1782024 5-year
- Median household income
- $63,1902024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 65.3%2024 5-year
- Black
- 6.6%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 34.0%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+82 in 1932MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+52 in 2004MIT Election Lab
Constituent county margins for State Senate District 28, 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 | 87,601 | 272,788 | 363,985 | ||
| R | 94,755 | 261,547 | 361,787 | ||
| R | 70,008 | 223,630 | 307,516 | ||
| R | 73,041 | 219,853 | 297,181 | ||
| R | 90,073 | 228,799 | 321,578 | ||
| R | 76,317 | 241,684 | 319,651 | ||
| R | 77,418 | 206,610 | 288,756 | ||
| R | 99,328 | 157,649 | 279,393 | ||
| R | 100,501 | 151,024 | 316,410 | ||
| R | 112,058 | 180,745 | 294,429 | ||
| R | 91,768 | 216,714 | 309,500 | ||
| R | 107,269 | 170,761 | 284,735 | ||
| D | 135,535 | 134,312 | 271,548 | ||
| R | 63,559 | 174,293 | 239,782 | ||
| R | 90,253 | 100,921 | 236,122 | ||
| D | 136,186 | 75,574 | 211,994 | ||
| R | 100,198 | 101,977 | 203,007 | ||
| D | 90,510 | 88,004 | 178,972 | ||
| R | 94,801 | 105,294 | 200,440 | ||
| D | 107,784 | 20,119 | 134,872 | ||
| D | 100,367 | 15,673 | 129,815 | ||
| D | 109,854 | 18,178 | 128,241 | ||
| D | 92,635 | 9,917 | 103,009 | ||
| D | 88,278 | 8,616 | 97,350 | ||
| R | 35,084 | 53,694 | 88,884 | ||
| D | 56,160 | 12,984 | 71,869 | ||
| D | 32,250 | 8,396 | 44,802 | ||
| D | 30,186 | 2,521 | 36,133 | ||
| D | 21,276 | 1,249 | 28,247 | ||
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Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
10.4%
English
10.0%
Irish
7.6%
American
5.4%
Scottish
1.9%
Italian
1.2%
French
1.1%
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: 35.1 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
$63,190
State Senate District 28 ranks near the middle of US counties.
State Senate District 28$63,190
Texas$78,476
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
15.6%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1818.5%
Working age (18–64)14.8%
Seniors (65+)12.5%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
79.9%
speak English only
Spanish17.6%
Asian & Pacific Islander1.1%
Other Indo-European1.0%
Other languages0.5%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 38.6% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Texas SD-28 stretches across a vast stretch of West and South Texas, covering rural counties where Republican presidential margins have grown steadily over the past two cycles, reflecting a broader regional shift among Latino working-class voters.
The unraveling was not abrupt. The Democratic margin in Texas 28th State Senate District peaked at eighty-two points in 1932; it narrowed steadily over the late twentieth century. The 1980 election delivered the district to the Republican party for the first time in many years, by a margin of twenty-two points. By 2024, the margin had widened further.
The economic and demographic context is severe. The median household income of $63,190 is among the lowest at this geographic scale; 16% of residents live below the federal poverty line.
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Frequently asked questions
How did State Senate District 28, Texas vote in 2024?
In 2024, State Senate District 28, Texas voted Republican by 50.9 points (R+51), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 363,985 votes cast, 87,601 went Democratic and 272,788 went Republican.
What is State Senate District 28, Texas's political archetype?
Akashic classifies State Senate District 28, Texas as a "Realigner" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 12 times, Republican 17 times, and other 0 times.
When did State Senate District 28, Texas last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which State Senate District 28, Texas voted Democratic was 1976.
How many people live in State Senate District 28, Texas?
State Senate District 28, Texas has a population of 953,178 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 28, Texas?
Median household income in State Senate District 28, Texas is $63,190 — below the national median of $80,734. The Texas state median is $78,476.
What is the political history of State Senate District 28, Texas?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State Senate District 28, Texas from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 12 went Democratic and 17 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Realigner" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.