House districts / Texas
Texas's 2nd congressional district
TX-2. Redrawn for 2026: the November 2026 election is on new lines. The outline shows the 2024 district with the same number.
Fundraising
- Shaun Finnie Das of Oct 14, 2026Raised $3.2mSpent $2.9m · Cash $262k
- Steve Toth Ras of Oct 14, 2026Raised $1.0mSpent $923k · Cash $112k
4 other 2026 candidates filed reports (primary candidates). 4 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 37.9% | Trump 60.8% | 1.3% | R+22.8 | R+23.8 |
| 2020 | Biden 38.5% | Trump 60.0% | 1.4% | R+21.5 | R+22.8 |
| 2016 | Clinton 32.3% | Trump 62.6% | 5.1% | R+30.3 | R+31.6 |
Who lives here
| Measure | This district | US |
|---|---|---|
| People | ||
| Population | 766,987 | |
| Adults (18+) | 565,217 | |
| Citizens, % of adults* | 88.3% | 92.1% |
| Age, % of adults | ||
| 18 to 29* | 19.7% | 20.3% |
| 30 to 44* | 29.8% | 25.9% |
| 45 to 64* | 33.3% | 31.8% |
| 65 and over* | 17.2% | 22.0% |
| Race and Hispanic origin, % of residents | ||
| White | 49.2% | 57.8% |
| Black | 11.4% | 12.1% |
| Hispanic | 28.6% | 18.7% |
| Asian | 6.2% | 5.9% |
| Other or more than one | 4.7% | 5.5% |
| Education and income | ||
| Bachelor's degree or higher, % of 25+* | 41.0% | 35.7% |
| Median household income* | $98,956 | $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 | Dan Crenshaw Republican | 65.7% | Peter Filler Democrat | 34.3% | R+31.3 |
| 2022 | Dan Crenshaw Republican | 65.9% | Robin Fulford Democrat | 34.1% | R+31.8 |
| Earlier lines, elections 2012-2020 seat count changed from 32 to 36 after the census | |||||
| 2020 | Dan Crenshaw Republican | 55.6% | Sima Ladjevardian Democrat others 1.6% | 42.8% | R+12.8 |
| 2018 | Dan Crenshaw Republican | 52.8% | Todd Litton Democrat others 1.6% | 45.6% | R+7.3 |
| 2016 | Ted Poe Republican | 60.6% | Pat Bryan Democrat others 3.4% | 36.0% | R+24.6 |
| 2014 | Ted Poe Republican | 68.0% | Niko Letsos Democrat others 2.4% | 29.6% | R+38.3 |
| 2012 | Ted Poe Republican | 64.8% | Jim Dougherty Democrat others 2.5% | 32.7% | R+32.1 |
| Earlier lines, elections 2006-2010 LULAC v. Perry (2006): court-drawn lines for five districts | |||||
| 2010 | Ted Poe Republican | 88.6% | David W. Smith Libertarian | 11.4% | R+77.2 |
| 2008 | Ted Poe Republican | 88.9% | Craig Wolfe Libertarian | 11.1% | R+77.8 |
| 2006 | Ted Poe Republican | 65.6% | Gary E. Binderim Democrat others 1.7% | 32.7% | R+32.9 |
| Earlier lines, elections 2004 Texas Legislature's 2003 mid-decade map | |||||
| 2004 | Ted Poe Republican | 55.5% | Nick Lampson Democrat others 1.6% | 42.9% | R+12.6 |
| Earlier lines, elections 2002 seat count changed from 30 to 32 after the census | |||||
| 2002 | Jim Turner Democrat | 60.9% | Van Brookshire Republican others 1.0% | 38.2% | D+22.7 |
| Earlier lines, elections 1996-2000 Bush v. Vera (1996): 13 districts redrawn by the court, with special elections that November | |||||
| 2000 | Jim Turner Democrat | 91.1% | Gary Lyndon Dye Libertarian | 8.9% | D+82.2 |
| 1998 | Jim Turner Democrat | 58.4% | Brian Babin Republican others 0.8% | 40.8% | D+17.7 |
| 1996 | Jim Turner Democrat | 52.2% | Brian Babin Republican others 2.1% | 45.6% | D+6.6 |
| Earlier lines, elections 1992-1994 seat count changed from 27 to 30 after the census | |||||
| 1994 | Charles Wilson Democrat | 57.0% | Donna Peterson Republican | 43.0% | D+14.1 |
| 1992 | Charles Wilson Democrat | 56.1% | Donna Peterson Republican others 0.3% | 43.6% | D+12.5 |
| Earlier lines, elections 1982-1990 seat count changed from 24 to 27 after the census | |||||
| 1990 | Charles Wilson Democrat | 55.6% | Donna Peterson Republican | 44.4% | D+11.1 |
| 1988 | Charles Wilson Democrat | 87.7% | Gary W. Nelson Libertarian | 12.3% | D+75.3 |
| 1986 | Charles Wilson Democrat | 56.8% | Julian Gordon Republican others 2.8% | 40.5% | D+16.3 |
| 1984 | Charles Wilson Democrat | 59.3% | Louis Dugas Jr. Republican | 40.7% | D+18.5 |
| 1982 | Charles Wilson Democrat | 94.3% | Ed Richbourg Libertarian | 5.7% | D+88.5 |
| Earlier lines, elections 1976-1980 | |||||
| 1980 | Charles Wilson Democrat | 69.2% | F.H. Pannill Sr. Republican others 1.2% | 29.5% | D+39.7 |
| 1978 | Charles Wilson Democrat | 70.1% | James H. Dillion Republican | 29.9% | D+40.2 |
| 1976 | Charles Wilson Democrat | 95.0% | James William Doyle III American | 5.0% | D+90.1 |
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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-2 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