congressional districtTexas 3rd Congressional District
presidential margin
2004–2024 · Democratic minus Republican
2004—
2008R+31.3
2012R+37.8
2016R+28.5
2020R+17.6
2024R+23.4
net swing · 2008→2024D+7.9R+31.3 → R+23.4
vs. U.S. · 2024R+21.9R+23.4 vs R+1.5
presidential returns
2024 turnout 66.6% of 554,076 citizens 18+
Year
Democrat
Republican
Others
Total
CVAP
Turnout
2024
136,417
222,779
9,909
369,105
554,076
66.6%
2020
136,637
195,813
4,311
336,761
481,144†
70.0%
2016
84,177
157,172
14,723
256,072
429,615†
59.6%
2012
64,593
145,047
3,451
213,091
384,363†
55.4%
2008
70,041
134,638
1,603
206,282
358,911†
57.5%
† Citizen voting-age population estimated for prior cycles from the constituent-county ACS trend anchored to the current figure. Source: ACS 5-year, table B05003.
——
D+60R+60
20082024
District by 2024 margin · Precinct returns · VEST · MIT Election Lab
People and households
Who lives here
Exact values for this place, its state, and the United States.
Race · ethnicity · ancestry
Communities and origins
GroupTX-3TexasUnited States
English11.7%7.9%9.5%
German10.6%8.3%12.5%
Irish8.5%6.0%9.4%
American7.7%4.6%5.3%
Italian3.0%1.9%4.8%
Scottish2.0%1.3%1.3%
French1.8%1.5%1.6%
Polish1.5%0.8%2.2%
Mexican13.9%32.1%11.3%
Puerto Rican0.8%0.8%1.8%
Salvadoran0.6%1.2%0.7%
Spaniard0.6%0.3%—
Guatemalan0.5%0.4%0.5%
Venezuelan0.5%——
Honduran0.3%0.8%0.3%
Colombian0.3%0.3%0.4%
African American†8.4%10.3%9.9%
African0.7%0.6%0.5%
Nigerian0.7%0.4%0.2%
Ethiopian0.3%——
Jamaican0.2%—0.4%
Asian Indian5.6%1.8%1.4%
Chinese1.5%0.8%1.3%
Vietnamese0.8%1.0%0.6%
Pakistani0.6%0.3%—
Korean0.5%0.3%0.4%
Filipino0.5%0.5%0.9%
Japanese0.2%—0.2%
Taiwanese0.2%——
Hispanic or Latino counts residents of any race; the race groups count only their non-Hispanic residents, so the groups are mutually exclusive and sum to 100%. Expand a row to see ancestries reported within that group.
Age and life stage
Measure
TX-3
Texas
United States
Median age
37.7
35.7
39.1
Age 18–24
8.7%
9.7%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
12.5%
13.5%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
TX-3
Texas
United States
Median household income
$113,203
$78,476
$84,427
Poverty rate
7.3%
13.8%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
50.5%
33.6%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
TX-3
Texas
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
29.3%
35.2%
22.3%
Spanish
11.9%
28.2%
13.6%
Other Indo-European
5.6%
1.7%
2.0%
Chinese (incl. Mandarin & Cantonese)
2.1%
0.7%
1.1%
Other Asian & Pacific Island
4.1%
1.1%
1.1%
Religious landscape
Measure
TX-3
Texas
United States
Catholic
—
20.1%
18.6%
Evangelical Protestant
—
23.5%
16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted
—
45.2%
51.5%
American Community Survey 2024 5-year (CVAP, income, age, poverty, education, language, race, ancestry) · presidential returns from MIT Election Lab through 2024 · 2020 U.S. Religion Census (ASARB) — congregational adherents; unclaimed is the residual not counted by congregations.
Texas 3rd Congressional District
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2008–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
2008
−31.3%
2012
−37.8%
2016
−28.5%
2020
−17.6%
2024
−23.4%
DemocraticRepublican
5 presidential elections
Third column names the leading third-party or independent finisher. Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024). Swing · margin change from the prior cycle. vs U.S. · margin relative to the national result that year. Third-party votes in 2012 are allocated from certified county totals by this place's share of each county's two-party vote — that cycle's precinct source records two-party splits.
Federal officeholders only. State and local officeholders are planned for the next data pass.
Congressional elections · 24 House races
U.S. House
Each result reflects the U.S. House district as it was drawn for that election; redistricting has redrawn these lines over time, so they can differ from the current 120th-Congress district shown on the map above.
Source · MIT Election Lab (MEDSL), House. CC-BY 4.0.
Year
District
Won
Democratic
Republican
Total
2024
3
R
37.5%142,953
62.5%237,794
380,747
2022
3
R
36.9%100,121
60.5%164,240
271,256
2020
3
R
42.9%179,458
55.1%230,512
418,591
2018
3
R
44.2%138,234
54.2%169,520
312,511
2016
3
R
34.6%109,420
61.2%193,684
316,467
2014
3
R
0.0%0
82.0%113,404
138,280
2012
3
R
0.0%0
100.0%187,180
187,180
2010
3
R
31.3%47,848
66.3%101,180
152,652
2008
3
R
38.0%108,693
59.7%170,742
285,783
2006
3
R
34.9%49,529
62.5%88,690
141,881
2004
3
R
0.0%0
85.6%180,099
210,352
2002
3
R
24.3%37,503
73.9%113,974
154,133
2000
3
R
25.7%67,233
71.6%187,486
261,897
1998
3
R
0.0%0
91.2%106,690
116,978
1994
3
R
0.0%0
91.0%157,011
172,622
1992
3
R
0.0%0
86.1%201,569
234,139
1990
3
R
0.0%0
99.6%153,857
154,474
1988
3
R
18.2%50,627
81.8%227,882
278,509
1986
3
R
0.0%0
94.1%143,381
152,385
1984
3
R
17.0%46,890
83.0%228,819
275,709
1982
3
R
21.8%28,223
77.1%99,852
129,528
1980
3
R
18.0%49,667
79.3%218,228
275,234
1978
3
R
0.0%0
100.0%96,406
96,406
1976
3
R
26.0%60,070
74.0%171,343
231,413
Texas 3rd Congressional District sits in the Gulf South and Southern Plains. In 2024 it voted Republican.
Across the recorded series it reached a Republican high of 37.8 points in 2012. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 5.8 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 23.4 points.
A population of 766,979, a 54% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $113,203 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Congressional District 26 and Congressional District 4.
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How did Texas 3rd Congressional District vote in 2024?
In 2024, Texas 3rd Congressional District voted Republican by 23.4 points (R+23.4), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 369,105 votes cast, 136,417 went Democratic and 222,779 went Republican.
How many people live in Texas 3rd Congressional District?
Texas 3rd Congressional District has a population of 766,979 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Texas 3rd Congressional District?
Median household income in Texas 3rd Congressional District is $113,203 — above the national median of $80,734. The Texas state median is $78,476.
What is the political history of Texas 3rd Congressional District?
Akashic tracks 5 presidential elections in Texas 3rd Congressional District from 2008 to 2024. Of those, 0 went Democratic and 5 went Republican.
