Texas 16th State Senate District · the strongest Democratic and Republican presidential performances recorded here, measured three ways.
1892–2024 (partial returns from 1876) · 38 presidential cycles · 38 with a vote-share denominator · 34 with a national benchmark
Highest vote share
Largest share of the presidential candidate vote cast here.
Democratic
Franklin D. Roosevelt1936
83.5%
13,413 votes · D+67.5 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Woodrow Wilson, 1916 · 82.4%
Republican
Richard Nixon1972
71.2%
104,730 votes · R+43.3 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Ronald Reagan, 1984 · 68.2%
Most votes
Largest number of votes cast for the party’s presidential nominee here.
Democratic
Joe Biden2020
187,849votes
64.1% of the vote · D+30.1 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Kamala Harris, 2024 · 154,650 votes
Republican
Ronald Reagan1984
139,191votes
68.2% of the vote · R+36.6 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · George H. W. Bush, 1988 · 119,113 votes
Best relative to the U.S.
This Place’s margin against the national margin in the same election — positive when it leaned toward the party more than the country did.
Democratic
Alton B. Parker1904
+78.3pts D vs U.S.
Place D+58.6 · U.S. R+19.7 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · John W. Davis, 1924 · +75.0 pts
Republican
Richard Nixon1960
+29.1pts R vs U.S.
Place R+29.0 · U.S. D+0.2 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Gerald Ford, 1976 · +20.2 pts
current representation
Current officeholders
DNathan JohnsonState Senate · 16
State legislative officeholder from OpenStates nightly current-legislator data.
U.S. House elections · 2 House
Senate and governor results are in the Office selector at the top of this page.
U.S. House
Each row is a county-allocated estimate of U.S. House votes for this district — county returns apportioned onto its boundary, not precinct-counted. “Vote lead” is the estimated local lead here, not necessarily the winner of the full contest.
Source · Akashic county-allocated estimate from certified county returns, House; not precinct-counted.
Year
Vote lead
Democratic
Republican
Total
2024
D
65.9%193,266
34.1%100,033
293,299
2018
D
68.4%169,137
31.6%78,114
247,251
Texas 16th State Senate District sits in the Gulf South and Southern Plains. In 2024 it voted Democratic.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 67.5 points in 1936 and a Republican high of 43.3 points in 1972. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 11.6 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 18.5 points.
A population of 963,453, a 27% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $72,388 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of State Senate District 26 and State Senate District 15.
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How did Texas 16th State Senate District vote in 2024?
In 2024, Texas 16th State Senate District voted Democratic by 18.5 points (D+18.5), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 265,889 votes cast, 154,650 went Democratic and 105,516 went Republican.
When did Texas 16th State Senate District last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which Texas 16th State Senate District voted Republican was 2004.
How many people live in Texas 16th State Senate District?
Texas 16th State Senate District has a population of 963,453 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Texas 16th State Senate District?
Median household income in Texas 16th State Senate District is $72,388 — below the national median of $80,734. The Texas state median is $78,476.
What is the political history of Texas 16th State Senate District?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Texas 16th State Senate District from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 24 went Democratic and 14 went Republican.