Texas State Senate District 26

State Legislative District Profile (Upper Chamber)

Overview

District ID
tx-sd-026
State
Texas
Chamber
Upper chamber (state senate)
District Code
026
Land Area
201.3 sq mi
Water Area
0.86 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of Texas State Senate District 26

Boundary as GeoJSON

Source: U.S. Census Bureau TIGER/Line state legislative district boundaries.

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Bexar County201.25 sq mi100.0%16.2%

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Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
San Antonio city175.70 sq mi87.3%35.2%
Converse city3.72 sq mi1.8%39.4%
Leon Valley city3.47 sq mi1.7%100.0%
Castle Hills city2.47 sq mi1.2%100.0%
Windcrest city2.15 sq mi1.1%100.0%
Live Oak city1.30 sq mi0.6%27.2%
Balcones Heights city0.65 sq mi0.3%99.9%
Kirby city0.15 sq mi0.1%7.7%
Alamo Heights city0.00 sq mi<0.1%0.1%
Olmos Park city0.00 sq mi<0.1%0.1%

Showing all 10 places

Overlapping Congressional Districts

Congressional districtPopulation in bothShare of this district's populationShare of the congressional district's populationShare of this district's land
TX District 20510,76955.3%66.6%51.5%
TX District 35220,33323.9%28.7%24.0%
TX District 21108,23011.7%14.1%15.0%
TX District 2846,0695.0%6.0%4.6%
TX District 2338,3894.2%5.0%4.8%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau 2020 blocks and 2025 block equivalency files (119th Congress, 2024 state legislative plans).

Voters

Registered Voters
523,930
Active Voters
491,950 (93.9%)

Party Registration

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

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2023–2024294,756 (56.3%)39,180 (7.5%)32,567 (6.2%)
2021–2022206,683 (39.4%)47,481 (9.1%)27,920 (5.3%)
2019–2020280,853 (53.6%)74,542 (14.2%)24,086 (4.6%)
2017–2018195,068 (37.2%)38,383 (7.3%)19,070 (3.6%)
2015–2016198,218 (37.8%)49,748 (9.5%)34,533 (6.6%)
2013–201496,915 (18.5%)17,834 (3.4%)15,561 (3.0%)
2011–2012156,427 (29.9%)15,618 (3.0%)15,077 (2.9%)

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 Population
936,306 (± 9,004)
Median Age
34.6
Median Household Income
$60,135 (± $812)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
84.0%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
25.9%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 18216,30823.1%
18 to 64595,19463.6%
65 and over124,80413.3%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)620,72866.3%
White, not Hispanic188,78520.2%
Black, not Hispanic68,6267.3%
Asian, not Hispanic28,7253.1%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic1,3060.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic8060.1%
Some other race, not Hispanic4,0420.4%
Two or more races, not Hispanic23,2882.5%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 ACS 5-year estimates (tables B01001, B01002, B01003, B03002, B15003, B19013) for this state legislative district. Estimates are survey-based; ± figures are 90% margins of error.

Citizen Voting Age Population

Total Citizen Population
848,651
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
642,039

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic295,66334.8%
Hispanic552,98465.2%
White189,71222.4%
Black67,6138.0%
Asian16,5161.9%
American Indian / Alaska Native1,3980.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander7140.1%
Two or More Races3,8690.5%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic243,48337.9%
Hispanic398,55462.1%
White162,71325.3%
Black57,1148.9%
Asian16,9842.6%
American Indian / Alaska Native3,8730.6%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander5870.1%
Two or More Races2,7130.4%

Source: Redistricting Data Hub / U.S. Census Bureau CVAP Special Tabulation (2020-2024 ACS 5-year).