Texas 26th State Senate District
Presidential margin, 2004–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 2004 | −0.0% |
| 2008 | +17.8% |
| 2012 | +20.2% |
| 2016 | +28.1% |
| 2020 | +31.7% |
| 2024 | +22.5% |
| Year | Won | Democratic | Republican | Other | Margin | Swing | vs U.S. | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D | 60.7%Harris179,778 | 38.1%Trump112,987 | 1.2% | D+22.5 | R+9.2 | D+24.0 | 296,350 | |
| D | 65.3%Biden212,152 | 33.6%Trump109,009 | 1.2% | D+31.7 | D+3.7 | D+27.3 | 324,898 | |
| D | 61.1%Clinton162,284 | 33.0%Trump87,751 | 5.9% | D+28.1 | D+7.9 | D+26.0 | 265,573 | |
| D | 59.3%Obama139,635 | 39.1%Romney92,073 | 1.6% | D+20.2 | D+2.4 | D+16.3 | 235,476 | |
| D | 58.6%Obama148,133 | 40.9%McCain103,233 | 0.5% | D+17.8 | D+17.8 | D+10.5 | 252,574 | |
| R | 49.6%Kerry120,634 | 49.6%Bush120,671 | 0.8% | R+0.02 | — | D+2.4 | 243,176 |
Current officeholders
State legislative officeholder from OpenStates nightly current-legislator data.
Texas Senate District 26 covers a broad swath of the San Antonio metro's outer suburbs and exurbs, where population growth has yet to shift a Republican lean that held at R+15.4 in the 2024 presidential race.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 31.7 points in 2020 and a Republican high of 0.0 points in 2004. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 9.2 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 22.5 points.
A population of 923,790, a 21% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $60,135 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of State Senate District 6 and State Senate District 21.
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Twin score (0–100) = weighted cosine between tier-standardized fingerprints: presidential margins 2000–2024 with 12-yr trend and elasticity, ACS income, age, education, population and race, top reported ancestries, and religious adherence — chips name the closest-shared dimensions and the widest gap. Re-weight the groups in the twins explorer.
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Texas 26th State Senate District. Akashic. https://akashic.app/sld-upper/48026/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.