How did TX-09, Texas vote in the 2024 presidential election?

TX-09, Texas voted Republican in 2024 with a margin of R+19.9. The Democratic candidate received 157,016 votes and the Republican candidate received 236,116 out of 396,779 total votes cast, a 11.4-point shift toward Republicans from 2020.

What is TX-09, Texas's political history?

TX-09, Texas has 5 presidential elections on record, spanning 2008 to 2024. It has voted Republican in every presidential election since 2008. The largest single-election swing was 11.4 points in 2024.

What are the demographics of TX-09, Texas?

TX-09, Texas has a population of 766,926 according to the 2020 Census. The racial composition is 25.1% non-Hispanic white, 62.1% Hispanic, 9.3% Black.

Which places are most similar to TX-09, Texas?

Based on demographic and electoral similarity analysis, the three most similar congressional districts to TX-09, Texas are TX-35, TX-32, TX-20. Similarity is computed using a vector embedding of demographic, economic, and electoral characteristics.

Texas's 9th Congressional District

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Safe Republican — presidential lean R+19.9 in 2024

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POPULATION
767K
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R+19.9
2024
LEAN
Likely R

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What defines Texas's 9th Congressional District

Methodology

Leans Republican since 2008
- Likely R
- 5 straight R wins
Demographically distinctive: 62% Hispanic (+43pp vs national)
- 62% Hispanic (+43pp vs national)
- 25% non-Hispanic white (-32pp vs national)
Biggest swing: R+11.4 in 2024
- 2020 → 2024
Volatile behavior — treat historical margins with caution.

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Race & Ancestry

Who Lives Here

A race-first Census view with ancestry expansion where source coverage is strong enough to support detail.

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Major Census race and ethnicity groups shown as a share of total population.

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Hispanic 62.1%White (Non-Hispanic) 25.1%Black 9.3%Asian 1.5%Native American 1.4%Multiracial 0.5%

Group	TX-09	State	National
▶Hispanic / Latino(19)	62.1%	39.7%	19.3%
▶White (Non-Hispanic)(13)	25.1%	39.1%	57.4%
▶Black / African American(12)	9.3%	12.2%	12.2%
▶Asian(6)	1.5%	5.6%	6.0%
▶Native American / Alaska Native(3)	1.4%	0.7%	0.9%
▶Middle Eastern / North African(10)	0.6%	—	0.9%
Multiracial / Other	0.5%	2.5%	4.0%

Method notes

Census treats race and Hispanic/Latino origin as separate questions. Race categories other than Hispanic reflect total populations (small Hispanic overlap in Black, Asian, AIAN, NHPI). “Multiracial / Other” is derived as a non-overlapping remainder.

Click rows to expand ancestry detail. Ancestry from ACS B04006, B03001, B02020, B02016. Totals may differ from race — individuals can report multiple ancestries.

Black / African American (estimated remainder) is derived as Black population share minus reported Sub-Saharan African and West Indian ancestry. It is shown as an estimated ancestry detail, not a standalone Census ancestry category.

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