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Texas 29th State Senate District
presidential margin
2008D+30.02012D+30.22016D+39.72020D+32.12024D+12.7
full record · 2008 → 2024
D+12.7
2024
median income$59,692U.S. $80,734 · TX $78,476
median age33.8U.S. 39.1 · TX 35.7
poverty rate18.8%U.S. 12.5% · TX 13.8%
bachelor’s+ (25+)25.5%U.S. 35.6% · TX 33.6%
non-english67.3%U.S. 22.3% · TX 35.2%
race · ethnicity · ancestry
Mexican76.3%
Puerto Rican1.0%
Spaniard0.4%
German11.9%
Irish7.4%
American7.4%
African American†2.8%
African0.3%
Filipino0.4%
Asian Indian0.2%
Chinese0.2%
religion

Religious adherence is published only at the county level (U.S. Religion Census). See Jeff Davis County.

American Community Survey 2024 5-year (income, age, poverty, education, language, race, ancestry) · presidential returns from MIT Election Lab through 2024.

Texas 29th State Senate District

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Texas 29th State Senate DistrictHarrisD+12.7
2024
2024 presidential margin for Texas 29th State Senate DistrictThe boundary of Texas 29th State Senate District, filled by its 2024 presidential margin (D+12.7), over faint outlines of the counties it is drawn from.Texas 29th State Senate District · D+12.7
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Kamala Harris ✓Democratic55.6%149,479
Donald TrumpRepublican42.9%115,462
Jill SteinGreen1.5%3,925
D+60
R+60
District boundary, filled by its own 2024 D-vs-R margin — precinct detail where available, over the 9 counties it's drawn from (shown faint).
The precinct map shows the 2024 presidential vote; the timeline scrubs the district’s overall result across 1892–2024, on its current boundaries.
County-level results (9 counties) — table
2024 presidential result by county for Texas 29th State Senate District — winner and D-vs-R margin.
CountyWinnerMargin
Brewster County, TXRepublicanR+12.6
Culberson County, TXRepublicanR+16.9
El Paso County, TXDemocraticD+15.1
Hudspeth County, TXRepublicanR+46.6
Jeff Davis County, TXRepublicanR+21.3
Pecos County, TXRepublicanR+44.7
Presidio County, TXDemocraticD+30.2
Reeves County, TXRepublicanR+36.9
Ward County, TXRepublicanR+66.1
5 presidential elections
Third column names the leading third-party or independent finisher. Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonDemocraticRepublicanOtherMarginTotal
D
55.6%Harris149,479
42.9%Trump115,462
1.5%Stein3,925
+12.7%
268,866
D
65.5%Biden185,727
33.4%Trump94,784
1.0%Jorgensen2,966
+32.1%
283,477
D
67.0%Clinton155,441
27.3%Trump63,267
5.8%Johnson13,369
+39.7%
232,077
D
65.1%Obama120,256
34.9%Romney64,491
0.0%
+30.2%
184,747
D
64.6%Obama129,571
34.6%McCain69,375
0.9%Barr1,709
+30.0%
200,655
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2008–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over timeDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 2008 to 2024. Most recent: +12.7% in 2024.+12.7%DR20082024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
2008+30.0%
2012+30.2%
2016+39.7%
2020+32.1%
2024+12.7%
DemocraticRepublican
current representation
Current officeholders
DCésar BlancoState Senate · 29

State legislative officeholder from OpenStates nightly current-legislator data.

Source · OpenStates current legislator CSV.

Anchored in Harris County, SD-29 is one of Texas's most reliably Democratic state senate districts, with a heavily Latino and working-class electorate that has consistently backed statewide Democratic candidates by wide margins.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 39.7 points in 2016. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 19.4 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 12.7 points.

A population of 917,988, a 37% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $59,692 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of State Senate District 21 and State Senate District 19.

Political twins — state-senate districts

The state-senate districts whose fingerprint — 2000–2024 trajectory, demographics, ancestry, religion — sits closest to this one, and why.

State Senate District 21
Texas
96.0twin score
% Latinopopulation scale12-yr trend≠ % Catholic
State Senate District 19
Texas
94.1twin score
% Latinopopulation scale% White≠ % Catholic
State Senate District 27
Texas
93.0twin score
% Latino% Whitepopulation scale≠ 12-yr trend

Twin score (0–100) = weighted cosine between tier-standardized fingerprints: presidential margins 2000–2024 with 12-yr trend and elasticity, ACS income, age, education, population and race, top reported ancestries, and religious adherence — chips name the closest-shared dimensions and the widest gap. Re-weight the groups in the twins explorer.

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Places within Texas 29th State Senate District

counties it covers8
Brewster CountyCulberson CountyEl Paso CountyHudspeth CountyJeff Davis CountyPecos CountyPresidio CountyReeves County

Frequently asked questions

How did Texas 29th State Senate District vote in 2024?
In 2024, Texas 29th State Senate District voted Democratic by 12.7 points (D+12.7), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 268,866 votes cast, 149,479 went Democratic and 115,462 went Republican.
How many people live in Texas 29th State Senate District?
Texas 29th State Senate District has a population of 917,988 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Texas 29th State Senate District?
Median household income in Texas 29th State Senate District is $59,692 — below the national median of $80,734. The Texas state median is $78,476.
What is the political history of Texas 29th State Senate District?
Akashic tracks 5 presidential elections in Texas 29th State Senate District from 2008 to 2024. Of those, 5 went Democratic and 0 went Republican.