Texas Congressional District 16

Congressional District Profile

Overview

District ID
TX-16
State
Texas
District Number
16
Total Candidates
83
Election Cycles
2026, 2024, 2022, 2020, 2018, 2016, 2014, 2012, 2010, 2008, 2006, 2004, 2002, 2000, 1998, 1996, 1994, 1992, 1990, 1988, 1986, 1984, 1982, 1980

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Voters

Registered Voters
460,080
Active Voters
432,884 (94.1%)

Party Registration

This state's voter file does not record party registration.

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2023–2024230,022 (50.0%)34,843 (7.6%)18,793 (4.1%)
2021–2022149,457 (32.5%)35,572 (7.7%)16,350 (3.6%)
2019–2020222,511 (48.4%)59,384 (12.9%)15,258 (3.3%)
2017–2018166,797 (36.3%)44,921 (9.8%)9,537 (2.1%)
2015–2016165,542 (36.0%)42,337 (9.2%)21,128 (4.6%)
2013–201459,014 (12.8%)22,841 (5.0%)6,656 (1.4%)
2011–2012119,803 (26.0%)34,097 (7.4%)7,333 (1.6%)

Turnout counts today's registered voters with a counted ballot in the cycle's elections (the odd and even year), as a share of today's registered voters. Voters who have since left the rolls are not counted.

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Source: Civitech voter file snapshot as of 08/14/2025. These are registered voters, separate from the Census population figures. Counts under 10 are suppressed and shown as "<10".

Demographics

Total Citizen Population
696,261
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
500,555

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic132,02619.0%
Hispanic564,23381.0%
White88,56512.7%
Black22,9803.3%
Asian7,6121.1%
American Indian / Alaska Native1,6760.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander9940.1%
Two or More Races2,2580.3%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic103,53920.7%
Hispanic397,01579.3%
White71,88214.4%
Black20,0094.0%
Asian7,4131.5%
American Indian / Alaska Native3,2420.6%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander5940.1%
Two or More Races1,1720.2%

Source: Redistricting Data Hub / U.S. Census Bureau CVAP Special Tabulation.

Candidates