Texas 22nd Congressional District, Texas: Republican loyalist district. In 2024, voted R+4%. Democratic peak: D+77 in 1932.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+4MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- Republican loyalistAkashic typology
- Population
- 951,5972024 5-year
- Median household income
- $106,8702024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 36.3%2024 5-year
- Black
- 19.6%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 27.6%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+77 in 1932MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+33 in 1972MIT Election Lab
Constituent county margins for Congressional District 22, 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 | 178,539 | 192,952 | 381,436 | ||
| D | 194,548 | 177,681 | 377,449 | ||
| D | 136,730 | 135,561 | 282,981 | ||
| R | 105,938 | 133,939 | 242,370 | ||
| R | 105,079 | 121,697 | 228,224 | ||
| R | 77,068 | 113,169 | 191,216 | ||
| R | 58,244 | 92,504 | 153,623 | ||
| R | 50,597 | 64,585 | 122,828 | ||
| R | 42,021 | 54,682 | 121,692 | ||
| R | 38,614 | 57,701 | 97,342 | ||
| R | 32,489 | 63,715 | 96,413 | ||
| R | 25,170 | 42,246 | 69,584 | ||
| R | 27,066 | 29,765 | 57,248 | ||
| R | 13,732 | 27,111 | 40,964 | ||
| D | 15,319 | 14,424 | 37,592 | ||
| D | 20,385 | 11,010 | 31,451 | ||
| D | 14,787 | 12,532 | 27,629 | ||
| R | 9,484 | 14,888 | 24,645 | ||
| R | 11,257 | 15,499 | 26,776 | ||
| D | 7,518 | 3,996 | 13,582 | ||
| D | 9,548 | 1,568 | 13,734 | ||
| D | 10,099 | 2,381 | 12,492 | ||
| D | 7,889 | 1,068 | 8,994 | ||
| D | 8,977 | 1,120 | 10,155 | ||
| D | 4,231 | 3,400 | 7,639 | ||
| D | 5,296 | 2,316 | 8,073 | ||
| D | 2,180 | 2,037 | 5,937 | ||
| D | 2,630 | 1,004 | 3,870 | ||
| D | 2,263 | 500 | 3,635 | ||
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Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
6.6%
English
6.2%
Irish
4.4%
American
3.7%
Italian
1.9%
French
1.4%
Polish
0.8%
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: 37.2 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
$106,870
Congressional District 22 ranks near the middle of US counties.
Congressional District 22$106,870
Texas$78,476
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
8.8%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 1810.9%
Working age (18–64)7.8%
Seniors (65+)11.0%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
60.5%
speak English only
Spanish19.1%
Asian & Pacific Islander10.1%
Other Indo-European7.0%
Other languages3.2%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 53.9% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Texas 22nd Congressional District sits in the Gulf South and Southern Plains. Its political identity has been Republican for as long as anyone now living can remember. 2 consecutive presidential elections in modern records have gone for the Republican candidate, often by margins that would be considered landslide territory anywhere else.
The Republican margin in Texas 22nd Congressional District reached its widest at thirty-three points in 1972. The margin in 2024 was four points, in line with the district's deep historical pattern.
Its loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $106,870, a 36% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 951,597 together describe a district whose political habits are deeply settled.
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Congressional District 22, Texas — The Long Memory. Akashic Intelligence — The Long Memory. https://tiers.akashic.app/cd/4822/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Congressional District 22, Texas vote in 2024?
In 2024, Congressional District 22, Texas voted Republican by 3.8 points (R+4), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 381,436 votes cast, 178,539 went Democratic and 192,952 went Republican.
What is Congressional District 22, Texas's political archetype?
Akashic classifies Congressional District 22, Texas as a "Republican loyalist" 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 Congressional District 22, Texas last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Congressional District 22, Texas voted Democratic was 2020.
How many people live in Congressional District 22, Texas?
Congressional District 22, Texas has a population of 951,597 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Congressional District 22, Texas?
Median household income in Congressional District 22, Texas is $106,870 — above the national median of $80,734. The Texas state median is $78,476.
What is the political history of Congressional District 22, Texas?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Congressional District 22, Texas from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 15 went Democratic and 14 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Republican loyalist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.