House districts / Texas
Texas's 16th congressional district
TX-16. Redrawn for 2026: the November 2026 election is on new lines. The outline shows the 2024 district with the same number.
Fundraising
- Veronica Escobar Das of Oct 14, 2026Raised $1.1mSpent $967k · Cash $217k
- Adam Bauman Ras of Oct 14, 2026Raised $3kSpent $520 · Cash $3k
3 other 2026 candidates filed reports (primary candidates). 2 other candidates have not filed.
Federal Election Commission, candidate totals, public domain.
President in this district
PollCheck calculation from precinct returns on the 2026 lines (method).
| Year | Democrat | Republican | Other | Margin | 2024 lines |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Harris 57.4% | Trump 41.1% | 1.5% | D+16.4 | D+16.0 |
| 2020 | Biden 67.0% | Trump 31.4% | 1.5% | D+35.6 | D+35.4 |
| 2016 | Clinton 68.2% | Trump 26.0% | 5.8% | D+42.2 | D+42.0 |
Who lives here
| Measure | This district | US |
|---|---|---|
| People | ||
| Population | 766,987 | |
| Adults (18+) | 575,747 | |
| Citizens, % of adults* | 86.7% | 92.1% |
| Age, % of adults | ||
| 18 to 29* | 25.0% | 20.3% |
| 30 to 44* | 27.4% | 25.9% |
| 45 to 64* | 29.4% | 31.8% |
| 65 and over* | 18.3% | 22.0% |
| Race and Hispanic origin, % of residents | ||
| White | 11.8% | 57.8% |
| Black | 2.9% | 12.1% |
| Hispanic | 82.0% | 18.7% |
| Asian | 1.3% | 5.9% |
| Other or more than one | 2.0% | 5.5% |
| Education and income | ||
| Bachelor's degree or higher, % of 25+* | 26.8% | 35.7% |
| Median household income* | $59,966 | $80,734 |
* Estimated for the 2026 lines from census blocks (ACS 2020-2024). Population, adults and race: 2020 Census, counted on the 2026 lines. The tick marks the US figure.
Winning margin
Results since 1976
| Year | Winner | Share | Runner-up | Share | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 lines, elections 2022-2024: redrawn for 2026 seat count changed from 36 to 38 after the census | |||||
| 2024 | Veronica Escobar Democrat | 59.5% | Irene Armendariz Jackson Republican others 0.1% | 40.4% | D+19.1 |
| 2022 | Veronica Escobar Democrat | 63.5% | Irene Armendariz Jackson Republican | 36.5% | D+26.9 |
| Earlier lines, elections 2012-2020 seat count changed from 32 to 36 after the census | |||||
| 2020 | Veronica Escobar Democrat | 64.7% | Irene Armendariz-Jackson Republican | 35.3% | D+29.4 |
| 2018 | Veronica Escobar Democrat | 68.5% | Rick Seeberger Republican others 4.5% | 27.0% | D+41.4 |
| 2016 | Beto O'Rourke Democrat | 85.7% | Jaime O. Perez Libertarian others 4.3% | 10.0% | D+75.8 |
| 2014 | Beto O'Rourke Democrat | 67.5% | Corey Roen Republican others 3.3% | 29.2% | D+38.3 |
| 2012 | Beto O'Rourke Democrat | 65.4% | Barbara Carrasco Republican others 1.6% | 32.9% | D+32.5 |
| Earlier lines, elections 2006-2010 LULAC v. Perry (2006): court-drawn lines for five districts | |||||
| 2010 | Silvestre Reyes Democrat | 58.1% | Tim Besco Republican others 5.3% | 36.6% | D+21.5 |
| 2008 | Silvestre Reyes Democrat | 82.1% | Benjamin Eloy "Ben" Mendoza Independent others 7.6% | 10.3% | D+71.8 |
| 2006 | Silvestre Reyes Democrat | 78.7% | Gordon R. Strickland Libertarian | 21.3% | D+57.3 |
| Earlier lines, elections 2004 Texas Legislature's 2003 mid-decade map | |||||
| 2004 | Silvestre Reyes Democrat | 67.5% | David Brigham Republican others 1.4% | 31.1% | D+36.5 |
| Earlier lines, elections 2002 seat count changed from 30 to 32 after the census | |||||
| 2002 | Silvestre Reyes Democrat | 100.0% | D+100.0 | ||
| Earlier lines, elections 1996-2000 Bush v. Vera (1996): 13 districts redrawn by the court, with special elections that November | |||||
| 2000 | Silvestre Reyes Democrat | 68.3% | Daniel S. Power Republican others 1.5% | 30.2% | D+38.1 |
| 1998 | Silvestre Reyes Democrat | 87.9% | Stu Nance Libertarian others 5.2% | 6.9% | D+81.0 |
| 1996 | Silvestre Reyes Democrat | 70.6% | Rick Ledesma Republican others 1.8% | 27.6% | D+43.0 |
| Earlier lines, elections 1992-1994 seat count changed from 27 to 30 after the census | |||||
| 1994 | Ronald D. Coleman Democrat | 57.1% | Bobby Ortiz Republican | 42.9% | D+14.2 |
| 1992 | Ronald D. Coleman Democrat | 51.9% | Chip Taberski Republican | 48.1% | D+3.8 |
| Earlier lines, elections 1982-1990 seat count changed from 24 to 27 after the census | |||||
| 1990 | Ronald D. Coleman Democrat | 95.6% | William Burgett Write-in | 4.4% | D+91.3 |
| 1988 | Ronald Coleman Democrat | 100.0% | D+100.0 | ||
| 1986 | Ronald Coleman Democrat | 65.7% | Roy Gillia Republican | 34.3% | D+31.4 |
| 1984 | Ronald Coleman Democrat | 57.4% | Jack Hammond Republican | 42.6% | D+14.9 |
| 1982 | Ronald Coleman Democrat | 53.9% | Pat Haggerty Republican others 1.9% | 44.2% | D+9.7 |
| Earlier lines, elections 1976-1980 | |||||
| 1980 | Richard C. "Dick" White Democrat | 84.6% | Catherine A. McDivitt Libertarian | 15.4% | D+69.3 |
| 1978 | Richard C. White Democrat | 70.0% | Michael Giere Republican | 30.0% | D+40.0 |
| 1976 | Richard C. White Democrat | 57.8% | Vic Shakelford Republican | 42.2% | D+15.6 |
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About these results
Shares count all candidate votes, including write-ins, with a candidate's votes on several party lines added together. Each result is on the lines in force at the time. Mid-decade redraws before 2016 may be unmarked.
President in this district: 2024 on the new lines is the official figure published by the state. 2016 and 2020 are estimates: precinct votes are split between districts by census block. The last column is the margin in TX-16 on the 2024 lines.
Counties only partly inside the district show the 2024 result for that part; estimates are labelled.
Margin chart: winner minus runner-up. Gaps are unopposed races; dashed lines are new district lines.
Who lives here (2026 lines) is estimated from Census survey figures split by population.
Sources
Results: MIT Election Data and Science Lab, U.S. House 1976-2016 (doi:10.7910/DVN/IG0UN2, CC0; via MEDSL/constituency-returns), and Clerk of the US House, Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election 2018-2024 (public domain).
Presidential results: PollCheck calculation from MIT Election Data and Science Lab 2024 precinct returns (doi:10.7910/DVN/XDJYKC, doi:10.7910/DVN/USBYR4, CC0; state totals doi:10.7910/DVN/42MVDX, CC0) and Voting and Election Science Team 2016 and 2020 precinct results and shapes (doi:10.7910/DVN/NH5S2I, doi:10.7910/DVN/K7760H, CC BY 4.0), with US Census Bureau 2020 block populations and block equivalency files (public domain). Official figures: Texas Legislative Council (2024 on the 2026 lines); Louisiana, New Jersey, California and Washington election offices (county totals). Certified results transcribed by Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): Maine 2024 by district: 2024 United States presidential election in Maine (revision 1382530995); Indiana county totals: 2024 United States presidential election in Indiana (revision 1382505975); Oregon county totals: 2024 United States presidential election in Oregon (revision 1382605746).
District lines: US Census Bureau TIGER/Line 2026 (120th Congress) and 2025 cartographic boundary files (119th Congress), public domain.
Members: unitedstates/congress-legislators (CC0).
Counties: US Census Bureau 2024 cartographic boundary file (public domain); 2024 county results summed from the same MEDSL precinct returns, with the official county totals above.
Demographics: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2020-2024; 2020 Census P.L. 94-171 (public domain).
2028 candidates: Federal Election Commission (public domain).
Photos: official portraits, public domain (US government); see Photo credits.
PollCheck US. Data through November 5, 2026. Photo credits