Congressional District 28 Congressional District (TX) — Elections 1876–2024

Texas 28th Congressional District, Texas: Democratic loyalist district. In 2024, voted a near-tie. Democratic peak: D+73 in 1932.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin: TiedMIT Election Lab
Political archetype: Democratic loyalistAkashic typology
Population: 1,021,3872024 5-year
Median household income: $67,5122024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic): 36.5%2024 5-year
Black: 4.9%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino: 71.7%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin: D+73 in 1932MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin: R+9 in 1972MIT Election Lab

2024 results by constituent county

19 counties · 4 D · 15 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).
Year	Won	Margin	Democratic	Republican	Total
2024	D	+0.3%	167,847	166,824	338,969
2020	D	+13.1%	191,595	146,732	343,557
2016	D	+20.0%	154,304	100,740	268,357
2012	D	+17.0%	136,189	96,173	235,575
2008	D	+15.1%	131,835	97,059	230,452
2004	R	−3.6%	101,329	109,011	211,666
2000	D	+0.5%	88,702	87,872	180,710
1996	D	+19.0%	88,025	58,573	155,240
1992	D	+10.7%	82,296	63,717	173,416
1988	D	+8.3%	85,146	72,003	158,096
1984	R	−7.7%	66,617	77,697	144,573
1980	D	+4.8%	65,939	59,734	129,468
1976	D	+21.7%	68,375	43,740	113,384
1972	R	−8.9%	44,849	53,676	98,818
1968	D	+26.4%	49,073	27,235	82,599
1964	D	+48.5%	55,201	19,113	74,467
1960	D	+29.7%	43,956	23,739	67,968
1956	D	+2.6%	28,119	26,686	55,030
1952	D	+8.0%	30,804	26,216	57,173
1948	D	+38.3%	23,930	10,271	35,692
1944	D	+42.0%	22,448	8,905	32,260
1940	D	+50.7%	23,374	7,622	31,064
1936	D	+61.1%	22,526	5,404	28,038
1932	D	+73.0%	20,833	3,193	24,154
1928	D	+15.6%	9,889	7,218	17,129
1924	D	+26.6%	7,926	4,239	13,887
1920	D	+11.4%	4,873	3,814	9,276
1916	D	+25.0%	4,851	2,888	7,860
1912	D	+34.6%	4,460	1,889	7,438
1908	—	No data	—	—	—
1904	—	No data	—	—	—
1900	—	No data	—	—	—
1896	—	No data	—	—	—
1892	—	No data	—	—	—
1888	—	No data	—	—	—
1884	—	No data	—	—	—
1880	—	No data	—	—	—
1876	—	No data	—	—	—

Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry

Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.

German

5.9%

English

4.0%

Irish

3.6%

American

3.0%

Italian

1.3%

French

0.8%

Polish

0.7%

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: 33.3 in this county, 39.1 nationally

Male

Age

Female

0.5%

85+

0.9%

1.5%

75–84

2.0%

3.4%

65–74

4.0%

4.8%

55–64

5.2%

5.8%

45–54

6.0%

6.8%

35–44

6.6%

7.6%

25–34

7.1%

5.3%

18–24

5.1%

10.2%

5–17

9.9%

3.6%

3.5%

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

Median household income

2024 inflation-adjusted dollars

$67,512

Congressional District 28 ranks near the middle of US counties.

Congressional District 28$67,512

Texas$78,476

United States$80,734

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

Poverty rate

All persons below federal poverty line

18.0%

Children face moderate poverty.

Children under 1823.9%

Working age (18–64)15.4%

Seniors (65+)20.2%

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

Language at home

Population aged 5 and older

45.9%

speak English only

Spanish51.3%

Asian & Pacific Islander1.3%

Other Indo-European1.0%

Other languages0.4%

Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.

Religious adherents

Adherents per capita by tradition

Catholic & Orthodox

39.6%

Other Christian

9.4%

Baptist

5.2%

Pentecostal & Holiness

2.1%

Methodist

1.3%

Mainline Protestant

1.2%

Non-Christian

0.9%

Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 40.4% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Texas 28th Congressional District sits in the Gulf South and Southern Plains. Its political identity has been Democratic for as long as anyone now living can remember. 1 consecutive presidential elections in modern records have gone for the Democratic candidate, often by margins that would be considered landslide territory anywhere else.

The Democratic margin in Texas 28th Congressional District reached its widest at seventy-three points in 1932. The margin in 2024 was zero points — still decisive.

Its loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $67,512, a 37% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 1,021,387 together describe a district whose political habits are deeply settled.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Congressional District 28, Texas vote in 2024?

In 2024, Congressional District 28, Texas voted a near-tie (Tied), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 338,969 votes cast, 167,847 went Democratic and 166,824 went Republican.

What is Congressional District 28, Texas's political archetype?

Akashic classifies Congressional District 28, Texas as a "Democratic loyalist" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 26 times, Republican 3 times, and other 0 times.

When did Congressional District 28, Texas last vote Republican?

The most recent presidential election in which Congressional District 28, Texas voted Republican was 2004.

How many people live in Congressional District 28, Texas?

Congressional District 28, Texas has a population of 1,021,387 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.

What is the median household income in Congressional District 28, Texas?

Median household income in Congressional District 28, Texas is $67,512 — below the national median of $80,734. The Texas state median is $78,476.

What is the political history of Congressional District 28, Texas?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Congressional District 28, Texas from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 26 went Democratic and 3 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Democratic loyalist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.

Texas 28th Congressional District has voted Democratic for as long as anyone now living can remember.

Key facts

Demographics

Frequently asked questions