Texas 20th State Senate District, Texas: Democratic loyalist district. In 2024, voted R+7%. Democratic peak: D+22 in 2016.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+7MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- Democratic loyalistAkashic typology
- Population
- 919,9652024 5-year
- Median household income
- $58,0942024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 35.1%2024 5-year
- Black
- 1.7%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 82.2%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+22 in 2016MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+7 in 2024MIT Election Lab
Constituent county margins for State Senate District 20, 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.
5 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 118,962 | 136,224 | 257,565 | ||
| D | 141,501 | 120,532 | 265,005 | ||
| D | 126,841 | 79,274 | 214,614 | ||
| D | 110,075 | 71,101 | 183,351 | ||
| D | 106,806 | 74,042 | 182,358 |
Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
3.7%
American
2.5%
English
2.5%
Irish
2.4%
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: 32.9 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
$58,094
State Senate District 20 ranks near the middle of US counties.
State Senate District 20$58,094
Texas$78,476
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
23.7%
Children face higher poverty than working-age adults.
Children under 1832.9%
Working age (18–64)19.7%
Seniors (65+)21.5%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
36.2%
speak English only
Spanish62.2%
Asian & Pacific Islander1.0%
Other Indo-European0.5%
Other languages0.1%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 37.2% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Texas 20th State Senate District sits in the Gulf South and Southern Plains. Its political identity has been Democratic for as long as anyone now living can remember. 4 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 20th State Senate District reached its widest at twenty-two points in 2016. The margin in 2024 was seven points — a notable narrowing.
Its loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $58,094, a 35% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 919,965 together describe a district whose political habits are deeply settled.
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Frequently asked questions
How did State Senate District 20, Texas vote in 2024?
In 2024, State Senate District 20, Texas voted Republican by 6.7 points (R+7), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 257,565 votes cast, 118,962 went Democratic and 136,224 went Republican.
What is State Senate District 20, Texas's political archetype?
Akashic classifies State Senate District 20, Texas as a "Democratic loyalist" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 5 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 4 times, Republican 1 times, and other 0 times.
When did State Senate District 20, Texas last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which State Senate District 20, Texas voted Democratic was 2020.
How many people live in State Senate District 20, Texas?
State Senate District 20, Texas has a population of 919,965 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 20, Texas?
Median household income in State Senate District 20, Texas is $58,094 — below the national median of $80,734. The Texas state median is $78,476.
What is the political history of State Senate District 20, Texas?
Akashic tracks 5 presidential elections in State Senate District 20, Texas from 2008 to 2024. Of those, 4 went Democratic and 1 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Democratic loyalist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.