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Congressional District 29·Texas

Texas 29th Congressional District moved 17 points toward the Republican candidate between 2020 and 2024.

A heavily Latino district anchored by east Houston's working-class neighborhoods

2008 — 2024·5 elections
TX
LatestD+20in 2024
TypologyFlorida Surgecluster typology
Population571,7442024 ACS

Texas 29th Congressional District: Florida Surge district. In 2024, voted D+20%. Democratic peak: D+49 in 2016.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
D+20MIT Election Lab
Political typology
Florida SurgeAkashic typology
Population
571,7442024 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+49 in 2016MIT Election Lab
DW-NOMINATE
Member ideology
D
GARCIA, SylviaCongress 119 · Democratic
DW-NOMINATE first-dimension (economic) score-0.77 sits at approximately the 12th percentile.0-0.77−1 liberal+1 conservative
GARCIA scores -0.77 on the first NOMINATE dimension (−1 most liberal, +1 most conservative).

Predecessors: GREEN, Raymond Eugene (Gene) (2017–2019), GREEN, Raymond Eugene (Gene) (2015–2017), GREEN, Raymond Eugene (Gene) (2013–2015), GREEN, Raymond Eugene (Gene) (2011–2013)

Source · Voteview / Lewis, Poole, Rosenthal et al. (CC-BY).
2024 presidential election
Congressional District 29
HarrisD+20
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How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Kamala Harris ✓Democratic59.6%92,618
Donald TrumpRepublican39.2%60,991
OtherAll other candidates1.2%1,914
D+60
R+60
1 counties, each filled by 2024 D-vs-R margin.
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2008–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over timeDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 2008 to 2024. Most recent: +20.3% in 2024.+20.3%DR20082024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
2008+31.6%
2012+36.4%
2016+49.4%
2020+36.9%
2024+20.3%
DemocraticRepublican
5 presidential elections
Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
D
+20.3%
92,61860,991155,523
D
+36.9%
118,42654,248174,021
D
+49.4%
105,46233,968144,635
D
+36.4%
85,92440,083126,007
D
+31.6%
80,79541,808123,533
Congressional elections · 17 Senate races

U.S. Senate

Source · MIT Election Lab (MEDSL), Senate. CC-BY 4.0.
YearWonD %R %Total
2024R44.6%53.1%11,291,854
2020R43.9%53.5%11,144,040
2018R48.3%50.9%8,371,655
2014R34.4%61.6%4,648,358
2012R40.6%56.5%7,864,822
2008R42.8%54.8%7,912,075
2006R36.0%61.7%4,314,663
2002R43.3%55.3%4,514,012
2000R32.3%65.1%6,267,964
1996R43.9%54.8%5,527,441
1994R38.3%60.8%4,279,940
1990R37.4%60.2%3,822,157
1988D59.2%40.0%5,323,606
1984R41.4%58.5%5,314,178
1982D58.6%40.5%3,103,167
1978R49.3%49.8%2,312,540
1976D56.8%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
0.4%
85+
0.7%
1.4%
75–84
1.8%
3.5%
65–74
3.9%
5.2%
55–64
5.4%
6.2%
45–54
6.2%
7.4%
35–44
7.2%
7.7%
25–34
7.7%
4.8%
18–24
4.6%
9.7%
5–17
9.4%
3.5%
<5
3.4%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Median household income
Inflation-adjusted dollars
$74,983
Congressional District 29 ranks near the middle of US counties.
Congressional District 29$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
Catholic & Orthodox
19.8%
Other Christian
14.2%
Baptist
13.8%
Methodist
3.7%
Non-Christian
3.3%
Pentecostal & Holiness
1.9%
Mainline Protestant
1.9%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 41.4% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Texas-29 stretches through Houston's east side and inner suburbs, where a majority-Hispanic electorate and a strong labor presence in petrochemical industries have produced consistent double-digit Democratic margins in recent presidential cycles.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of forty-nine points in 2016. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved seventeen points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was twenty points.

A population of 571,744, 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 29, Texas vote in 2024?
In 2024, Congressional District 29, Texas voted Democratic by 20.3 points (D+20), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 155,523 votes cast, 92,618 went Democratic and 60,991 went Republican.
What is Congressional District 29, Texas's political typology?
Akashic places Congressional District 29, Texas in the "Florida Surge" 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 29, Texas?
Congressional District 29, Texas has a population of 571,744 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Congressional District 29, Texas?
Median household income in Congressional District 29, 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 29, Texas?
Akashic tracks 5 presidential elections in Congressional District 29, Texas from 2008 to 2024. Of those, 5 went Democratic and 0 went Republican. The district's typology — "Florida Surge" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.