House districts / Texas
Texas's 27th congressional district
TX-27. Redrawn for 2026: the November 2026 election is on new lines. The outline shows the 2024 district with the same number.
Fundraising
- Michael Cloud Ras of Oct 14, 2026Raised $1.2mSpent $1.1m · Cash $276k
- Tanya W Lloyd Das of Oct 14, 2026Raised $271kSpent $251k · Cash $20k
2 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 38.7% | Trump 60.0% | 1.3% | R+21.2 | R+29.6 |
| 2020 | Biden 40.6% | Trump 57.8% | 1.6% | R+17.2 | R+22.4 |
| 2016 | Clinton 36.1% | Trump 59.4% | 4.5% | R+23.2 | R+21.6 |
Who lives here
| Measure | This district | US |
|---|---|---|
| People | ||
| Population | 766,987 | |
| Adults (18+) | 575,420 | |
| Citizens, % of adults* | 91.6% | 92.1% |
| Age, % of adults | ||
| 18 to 29* | 19.2% | 20.3% |
| 30 to 44* | 27.4% | 25.9% |
| 45 to 64* | 32.4% | 31.8% |
| 65 and over* | 21.0% | 22.0% |
| Race and Hispanic origin, % of residents | ||
| White | 44.0% | 57.8% |
| Black | 6.5% | 12.1% |
| Hispanic | 44.6% | 18.7% |
| Asian | 1.7% | 5.9% |
| Other or more than one | 3.3% | 5.5% |
| Education and income | ||
| Bachelor's degree or higher, % of 25+* | 27.9% | 35.7% |
| Median household income* | $80,304 | $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 | Michael Cloud Republican | 66.0% | Tanya Lloyd Democrat | 34.0% | R+32.1 |
| 2022 | Michael Cloud Republican | 64.4% | Maclovio Perez, Jr. Democrat | 35.6% | R+28.9 |
| Earlier lines, elections 2012-2020 seat count changed from 32 to 36 after the census | |||||
| 2020 | Michael Cloud Republican | 63.1% | Ricardo “Rick” De La Fuente Democrat others 2.0% | 34.9% | R+28.1 |
| 2018 | Michael Cloud Republican | 60.3% | Eric Holguin Democrat others 3.1% | 36.6% | R+23.7 |
| 2016 | Blake Farenthold Republican | 61.7% | Raul "Roy" Barrera Democrat | 38.3% | R+23.4 |
| 2014 | Blake Farenthold Republican | 63.6% | Wesley Reed Democrat others 2.7% | 33.7% | R+29.9 |
| 2012 | Blake Farenthold Republican | 56.8% | Rose Meza Harrison Democrat others 4.0% | 39.2% | R+17.5 |
| Earlier lines, elections 2006-2010 LULAC v. Perry (2006): court-drawn lines for five districts | |||||
| 2010 | R. Blake Farenthold Republican | 47.9% | Solomon P. Ortiz Democrat others 5.0% | 47.1% | R+0.8 |
| 2008 | Solomon P. Ortiz Democrat | 58.0% | William Willie Vaden Republican others 3.7% | 38.4% | D+19.6 |
| 2006 | Solomon P. Ortiz Democrat | 56.8% | Wm. "Willie" Vaden Republican others 4.3% | 38.9% | D+17.9 |
| Earlier lines, elections 2004 Texas Legislature's 2003 mid-decade map | |||||
| 2004 | Solomon P. Ortiz Democrat | 63.1% | William (Willie) Vaden Republican others 2.0% | 34.9% | D+28.2 |
| Earlier lines, elections 2002 seat count changed from 30 to 32 after the census | |||||
| 2002 | Solomon P. Ortiz Democrat | 61.1% | Pat Ahumada Republican others 2.4% | 36.5% | D+24.6 |
| Earlier lines, elections 1996-2000 Bush v. Vera (1996): 13 districts redrawn by the court, with special elections that November | |||||
| 2000 | Solomon P. Ortiz Democrat | 63.4% | Pat Ahumada Republican others 2.7% | 33.9% | D+29.4 |
| 1998 | Solomon P. Ortiz Democrat | 63.3% | Erol A. Stone Republican others 1.5% | 35.2% | D+28.1 |
| 1996 | Solomon P. Ortiz Democrat | 64.6% | Joe Gardner Republican others 1.5% | 33.8% | D+30.8 |
| Earlier lines, elections 1992-1994 seat count changed from 27 to 30 after the census | |||||
| 1994 | Solomon P. Ortiz Democrat | 59.4% | Erol A. Stone Republican | 40.6% | D+18.8 |
| 1992 | Solomon P. Ortiz Democrat | 55.5% | Jam Kimbrough Republican others 1.9% | 42.6% | D+12.9 |
| Earlier lines, elections 1982-1990 seat count changed from 24 to 27 after the census | |||||
| 1990 | Solomon P. Ortiz Democrat | 100.0% | D+100.0 | ||
| 1988 | Solomon P. Ortiz Democrat | 100.0% | D+100.0 | ||
| 1986 | Solomon P. Ortiz Democrat | 100.0% | D+100.0 | ||
| 1984 | Solomon P. Ortiz Democrat | 63.6% | Richard Moore Republican | 36.4% | D+27.3 |
| 1982 | Solomon P. Ortiz Democrat | 64.0% | Jason Luby Republican others 2.1% | 33.8% | D+30.2 |
| TX-27 did not exist before 1982: Texas had 24 districts in 1976-1980. | |||||
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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-27 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