Texas State Senate seat · lines in effect since 2022
Texas Senate District 16
A district of about 965,000 people, 49% Hispanic, 33% of adults with a bachelor's degree. It votes D+22.2 relative to the nation for president.
Where it sits among all 31 seats
Every Texas State Senate seat by partisan lean, from most Democratic to most Republican. Lean is the seat's presidential vote on current lines, relative to the nation.
Democratic
Source: 99chambers: 2024 and 2020 presidential results on current lines, relative to the nation (2024 weighted 3:1)Updated Oct 16, 2026, 5:19 AM ET
Who lives here, compared
Grey bars show the spread of all 31 seats. Small marks are other seats in Texas. The black marker is District 16.
Higher than 50% of seats.
Lower than 73% of seats.
Higher than 77% of seats.
Higher than 90% of seats.
Higher than 63% of seats.
Denser than 90% of seats.
Source: Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates, allocated to current linesUpdated Oct 13, 2026, 5:06 AM ET
Seats most like this one
Nearest seats on demographics, density and lean.
District 1542% Hispanic · 42% college gradsD+27.3Not up in 2026District 26
66% Hispanic · 26% college gradsD+25.4Held DDistrict 6
73% HispanicD+22.6Not up in 2026District 23
40% Hispanic · 37% BlackD+49.8Not up in 2026
Source: Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates, allocated to current lines; 99chambers: 2024 and 2020 presidential results on current lines, relative to the nation (2024 weighted 3:1)Updated Oct 16, 2026, 5:19 AM ET