Texas 18th Congressional District: Texan Right district. In 2024, voted D+40%. Democratic peak: D+52 in 2016.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- D+40MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Texan RightAkashic typology
- Population
- 633,9392024 5-year
- Median household income
- $74,9832024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 34.4%2024 5-year
- Black
- 19.0%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 44.0%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+52 in 2016MIT Election Lab
DW-NOMINATE
Member ideology
D
TURNER, Sylvester
TURNER scores -0.75 on the first NOMINATE dimension (−1 most liberal, +1 most conservative).
Predecessors: MENEFEE, Christian D. (2025–2027), LEE CARTER, Erica (2023–2025), JACKSON LEE, Sheila (2023–2025), JACKSON LEE, Sheila (2021–2023)
Source · Voteview / Lewis, Poole, Rosenthal et al. (CC-BY).
2024 presidential election
Congressional District 18
HarrisD+40
Constituent county margins for Congressional District 18, TXOne cell per constituent county, colored by 2024 presidential margin from deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic), ordered bluest first.
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
| Kamala Harris ✓Democratic | 69.1% | 154,204 |
|---|---|---|
| Donald TrumpRepublican | 29.4% | 65,586 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 1.5% | 3,378 |
D+60R+60
1 counties, each filled by 2024 D-vs-R margin.
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2008–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 2008 | +46.7% |
| 2012 | +45.5% |
| 2016 | +51.8% |
| 2020 | +48.7% |
| 2024 | +39.7% |
DemocraticRepublican
5 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D | 154,204 | 65,586 | 223,168 | ||
| D | 177,207 | 60,328 | 239,878 | ||
| D | 143,757 | 42,975 | 194,577 | ||
| D | 129,896 | 48,641 | 178,537 | ||
| D | 133,613 | 48,243 | 182,758 |
Congressional elections · 17 Senate races
U.S. Senate
| Year | Won | D % | R % | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | R | 44.6% | 53.1% | 11,291,854 |
| 2020 | R | 43.9% | 53.5% | 11,144,040 |
| 2018 | R | 48.3% | 50.9% | 8,371,655 |
| 2014 | R | 34.4% | 61.6% | 4,648,358 |
| 2012 | R | 40.6% | 56.5% | 7,864,822 |
| 2008 | R | 42.8% | 54.8% | 7,912,075 |
| 2006 | R | 36.0% | 61.7% | 4,314,663 |
| 2002 | R | 43.3% | 55.3% | 4,514,012 |
| 2000 | R | 32.3% | 65.1% | 6,267,964 |
| 1996 | R | 43.9% | 54.8% | 5,527,441 |
| 1994 | R | 38.3% | 60.8% | 4,279,940 |
| 1990 | R | 37.4% | 60.2% | 3,822,157 |
| 1988 | D | 59.2% | 40.0% | 5,323,606 |
| 1984 | R | 41.4% | 58.5% | 5,314,178 |
| 1982 | D | 58.6% | 40.5% | 3,103,167 |
| 1978 | R | 49.3% | 49.8% | 2,312,540 |
| 1976 | D | 56.8% | 42.2% | 3,874,230 |
Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
5.7%
English
5.7%
Irish
4.0%
American
3.2%
Italian
1.8%
French
1.4%
Polish
0.9%
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.
2024 ACS
Age distribution by sex
Median age: 34.6 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.
2024 ACS
Median household income
Inflation-adjusted dollars
$74,983
Congressional District 18 ranks near the middle of US counties.
Congressional District 18$74,983
Texas$78,476
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
16.3%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1823.6%
Working age (18–64)13.6%
Seniors (65+)14.3%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
55.0%
speak English only
Spanish35.3%
Asian & Pacific Islander4.7%
Other Indo-European3.4%
Other languages1.6%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 41.4% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Anchored in inner Houston, TX-18 is one of the most reliably Democratic seats in the state, with a majority-minority population and dense urban precincts that have delivered 40-plus-point presidential margins for over a decade.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of fifty-two points in 2016. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved nine points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was forty points.
A population of 633,939, a 34% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $74,983 describe the district.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Congressional District 18, Texas vote in 2024?
In 2024, Congressional District 18, Texas voted Democratic by 39.7 points (D+40), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 223,168 votes cast, 154,204 went Democratic and 65,586 went Republican.
What is Congressional District 18, Texas's political typology?
Akashic places Congressional District 18, Texas in the "Texan Right" typology. The typology is a data-driven cluster built from vote share, vote swing, race and ethnicity, income, language spoken at home, religion, and ancestry. Across 5 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 5 times, Republican 0 times, and other 0 times.
How many people live in Congressional District 18, Texas?
Congressional District 18, Texas has a population of 633,939 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Congressional District 18, Texas?
Median household income in Congressional District 18, Texas is $74,983 — below the national median of $80,734. The Texas state median is $78,476.
What is the political history of Congressional District 18, Texas?
Akashic tracks 5 presidential elections in Congressional District 18, Texas from 2008 to 2024. Of those, 5 went Democratic and 0 went Republican. The district's typology — "Texan Right" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.