Texas 23rd Congressional District, Texas: Bellwether district. In 2024, voted D+3%. Democratic peak: D+66 in 1932.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- D+3MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- BellwetherAkashic typology
- Population
- 1,750,4252024 5-year
- Median household income
- $66,1732024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 38.1%2024 5-year
- Black
- 5.3%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 70.0%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+66 in 1932MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+24 in 1972MIT Election Lab
Constituent county margins for Congressional District 23, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D | 301,203 | 281,758 | 591,057 | ||
| D | 348,250 | 250,729 | 608,946 | ||
| D | 275,742 | 184,402 | 486,227 | ||
| D | 227,458 | 182,033 | 415,688 | ||
| D | 241,049 | 188,232 | 432,575 | ||
| R | 187,032 | 209,260 | 399,082 | ||
| R | 171,489 | 173,323 | 353,793 | ||
| D | 172,785 | 126,175 | 318,267 | ||
| D | 157,190 | 132,212 | 348,662 | ||
| D | 157,602 | 156,020 | 315,484 | ||
| R | 125,592 | 175,904 | 302,316 | ||
| R | 117,974 | 141,589 | 269,660 | ||
| D | 127,736 | 109,126 | 239,824 | ||
| R | 78,593 | 128,907 | 208,807 | ||
| D | 85,327 | 71,190 | 177,251 | ||
| D | 102,625 | 54,522 | 157,508 | ||
| D | 73,553 | 62,022 | 136,416 | ||
| R | 47,095 | 63,268 | 110,968 | ||
| R | 50,691 | 67,286 | 118,266 | ||
| D | 47,139 | 21,992 | 72,695 | ||
| D | 40,962 | 17,959 | 63,377 | ||
| D | 47,836 | 16,620 | 64,622 | ||
| D | 42,933 | 10,773 | 54,035 | ||
| D | 44,452 | 9,019 | 53,857 | ||
| R | 18,699 | 21,553 | 40,299 | ||
| D | 18,460 | 8,985 | 30,180 | ||
| D | 11,408 | 10,051 | 22,650 | ||
| D | 11,509 | 5,442 | 17,289 | ||
| D | 9,110 | 1,980 | 14,502 | ||
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Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
6.1%
English
4.3%
Irish
3.8%
American
3.0%
Italian
1.5%
French
1.0%
Polish
0.6%
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: 34.5 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
$66,173
Congressional District 23 ranks near the middle of US counties.
Congressional District 23$66,173
Texas$78,476
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
16.7%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1821.9%
Working age (18–64)14.4%
Seniors (65+)20.1%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
49.0%
speak English only
Spanish48.1%
Asian & Pacific Islander1.2%
Other Indo-European1.1%
Other languages0.5%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Religious adherence data not available for this county.
Texas 23rd Congressional District in the Gulf South and Southern Plains has, for decades, voted very close to the way the country has voted. Its margins are typically narrow, and the candidate who carries Texas 23rd Congressional District more often than not also wins the national popular vote.
The Democratic margin in Texas 23rd Congressional District has rarely exceeded sixty-six points in modern history; the Republican margin has rarely exceeded twenty-four points. 2024 delivered the district to the Democratic candidate by three points.
Its demographics resemble the country more than they resemble most districts. A 38% non-Hispanic-white share, a 17% poverty rate, and a median household income of $66,173 — all within the broad national range.
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Congressional District 23, Texas — The Long Memory. Akashic Intelligence — The Long Memory. https://tiers.akashic.app/cd/4823/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Congressional District 23, Texas vote in 2024?
In 2024, Congressional District 23, Texas voted Democratic by 3.3 points (D+3), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 591,057 votes cast, 301,203 went Democratic and 281,758 went Republican.
What is Congressional District 23, Texas's political archetype?
Akashic classifies Congressional District 23, Texas as a "Bellwether" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 21 times, Republican 8 times, and other 0 times.
When did Congressional District 23, Texas last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which Congressional District 23, Texas voted Republican was 2004.
How many people live in Congressional District 23, Texas?
Congressional District 23, Texas has a population of 1,750,425 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Congressional District 23, Texas?
Median household income in Congressional District 23, Texas is $66,173 — below the national median of $80,734. The Texas state median is $78,476.
What is the political history of Congressional District 23, Texas?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Congressional District 23, Texas from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 21 went Democratic and 8 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Bellwether" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.