Texas 34th Congressional District: New American district. In 2024, voted R+4%. Democratic peak: D+38 in 2012.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+4MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- New AmericanAkashic typology
- Population
- 647,5752024 5-year
- Median household income
- $53,5152024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 33.8%2024 5-year
- Black
- 0.8%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 89.1%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+38 in 2012MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+4 in 2024MIT Election Lab
DW-NOMINATE
Member ideology
D
GONZALEZ, Vicente, Jr.
GONZALEZ scores -0.39 on the first NOMINATE dimension (−1 most liberal, +1 most conservative).
Predecessors: VELA, Filemon (2021–2023), FLORES, Mayra (2021–2023), VELA, Filemon (2019–2021), VELA, Filemon (2017–2019)
Source · Voteview / Lewis, Poole, Rosenthal et al. (CC-BY).
2024 presidential election
Congressional District 34
TrumpR+4
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
| Donald Trump ✓Republican | 51.8% | 105,957 |
|---|---|---|
| Kamala HarrisDemocratic | 47.3% | 96,937 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 0.9% | 1,852 |
D+60R+60
5 counties, each filled by 2024 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2008–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 2008 | +34.4% |
| 2012 | +38.3% |
| 2016 | +36.1% |
| 2020 | +15.6% |
| 2024 | −4.4% |
DemocraticRepublican
5 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 96,937 | 105,957 | 204,746 | ||
| D | 116,905 | 85,214 | 203,375 | ||
| D | 109,896 | 49,802 | 166,336 | ||
| D | 94,946 | 42,367 | 137,313 | ||
| D | 91,035 | 44,039 | 136,604 |
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
2.3%
American
2.2%
English
2.0%
Irish
1.4%
Italian
0.5%
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: 32.0 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
$53,515
Congressional District 34 ranks near the middle of US counties.
Congressional District 34$53,515
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
25.4%
Children face higher poverty than working-age adults.
Children under 1835.7%
Working age (18–64)20.9%
Seniors (65+)25.6%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
27.9%
speak English only
Spanish71.1%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.6%
Other Indo-European0.4%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 44.2% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Stretching along the Rio Grande from Laredo to the Gulf Coast, TX-34 backed Democrats by double digits as recently as 2020 before swinging R+12.1 in 2024, making it one of the cycle's most dramatic margin reversals among majority-Hispanic districts.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of thirty-eight points in 2012 and a Republican high of four points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved twenty points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was four points.
A population of 647,575, a 34% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $53,515 describe the district.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Congressional District 34, Texas vote in 2024?
In 2024, Congressional District 34, Texas voted Republican by 4.4 points (R+4), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 204,746 votes cast, 96,937 went Democratic and 105,957 went Republican.
What is Congressional District 34, Texas's political typology?
Akashic places Congressional District 34, Texas in the "New American" 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 4 times, Republican 1 times, and other 0 times.
When did Congressional District 34, Texas last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Congressional District 34, Texas voted Democratic was 2020.
How many people live in Congressional District 34, Texas?
Congressional District 34, Texas has a population of 647,575 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Congressional District 34, Texas?
Median household income in Congressional District 34, Texas is $53,515 — below the national median of $80,734. The Texas state median is $78,476.
What is the political history of Congressional District 34, Texas?
Akashic tracks 5 presidential elections in Congressional District 34, Texas from 2008 to 2024. Of those, 4 went Democratic and 1 went Republican. The district's typology — "New American" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.