BARTON, JOE LINUS
R Β· house Β· bioguide B000213
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- FEC candidate id
H4TX06117- Internal id
068f3582-0155-403b-9fa0-24eb9dfcf65a- Status
- incumbent
Who this candidate represents
Who lives here β American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2024), TX-06. Source.
| Category | Metric | Value |
|---|---|---|
| People | Population | 793,946 |
| People | Median age | 36 |
| Income | Median household income | $79,905 |
| Income | Per-capita income | $35,515 |
| Income | In poverty | 11.7% |
| Income | Unemployed | 4.7% |
| Income | Gini inequality index | 0.433 |
| Race | White alone | 52.3% |
| Race | Black alone | 14.1% |
| Race | Asian alone | 3.6% |
| Race | Hispanic or Latino | 34.9% |
| Race | Two or more races | 18.1% |
| Origin | Foreign-born | 17.4% |
| Language | Speaks English only at home | 68.3% |
| Language | Speaks Spanish at home | 26.5% |
| Education | High school or higher | 54.3% |
| Education | Bachelor's or higher | 26.3% |
| Education | Advanced degree | 8.7% |
| Household | Family households | 73.4% |
| Household | Avg household size | 2.89 |
| Household | Never married (15+) | 31.9% |
| Housing | Median home value | $277,000 |
| Housing | Median gross rent | $1,480 |
| Housing | Single-family detached | 67.2% |
| Housing | Built before 1940 | 2.5% |
| Housing | Overcrowded (>1 per room) | 5.2% |
| Housing | Vacant units | 8.6% |
| Service | Veterans (18+) | 6.0% |
| Health | With a disability | 12.0% |
| Connectivity | Households with broadband | 90.2% |
| Connectivity | Households with no internet | 7.6% |
| Commute | Drove alone | 75.2% |
| Commute | Public transit | 0.3% |
| Commute | Worked from home | 11.4% |
Cycle financials
Source: FEC weball bulk file (cycle summary). Numbers in USD; 0 = no activity reported.
| Cycle | Raised | Spent | Cash on hand | Debts | Indiv. contribs. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $26 | $21,625 | $56 | $0 | $0 |
| 2018 | $498,117 | $897,848 | $21,655 | $0 | $232,383 |
| 2016 | $1,350,975 | $1,348,463 | $421,386 | $95,025 | $490,042 |
| 2014 | $1,172,672 | $1,659,725 | $418,874 | $0 | $327,209 |
| 2012 | $1,535,592 | $2,152,616 | $905,927 | $0 | $515,607 |
| 2010 | $2,377,715 | $2,255,364 | $1,522,950 | $0 | $677,495 |
| 2008 | $1,517,026 | $1,934,772 | $1,400,599 | $0 | $668,871 |
| 2006 | $3,164,160 | $2,351,936 | $1,818,345 | $0 | $1,089,428 |
| 2004 | $2,517,076 | $1,883,895 | $1,006,122 | $0 | $946,193 |
| 2002 | $900,850 | $1,391,988 | $372,940 | $0 | $369,959 |
| 2000 | $1,004,946 | $944,244 | $827,194 | $10,795 | $326,299 |
| 1998 | $1,344,692 | $1,117,657 | $766,490 | $0 | $491,169 |
| 1996 | $1,320,456 | $890,468 | $539,454 | $16,428 | $574,800 |
| 1994 | $717,057 | $614,603 | $109,467 | $6,000 | $386,948 |
| 1992 | $1,018,595 | $1,423,644 | $7,022 | $6,184 | $515,090 |
| 1990 | $770,957 | $458,346 | $412,069 | $35,028 | $414,484 |
| 1988 | $750,559 | $654,260 | $99,460 | $0 | $441,135 |
| 1986 | $1,024,246 | $1,034,515 | $11,660 | $134,621 | $0 |
| 1984 | $504,044 | $482,082 | $21,929 | $62,690 | $285,897 |
Elections
- 1984 general house Β· TX-6 β won
- 1986 general house Β· TX-6 β lost_general
- 1988 general house Β· TX-6 β won
- 1990 general house Β· TX-6 β won
- 1992 general house Β· TX-6 β won
- 1994 general house Β· TX-6 β won
- 1996 general house Β· TX-6 β won
- 1998 general house Β· TX-6 β won
- 2000 general house Β· TX-6 β won
- 2002 general house Β· TX-6 β won
- 2004 general house Β· TX-6 β won
- 2006 general house Β· TX-6 β won
- 2008 general house Β· TX-6 β won
- 2010 general house Β· TX-6 β won
- 2012 general house Β· TX-6 β won
- 2014 general house Β· TX-6 β won
- 2016 general house Β· TX-6 β won
- 2018 general house Β· TX-6 β lost_general
Committees
- TEXANS FOR TEXANS β joint_fundraising Β· type H
- THE CONGRESSMAN JOE BARTON COMMITTEE β principal Β· type H
Recent votes
No votes on file.
Sponsored & cosponsored bills
No sponsorships on file.
Election prediction
Cycle 2026 Β· model baseline-v1 Β· base rate 15.1%
P(win) = 99.0%
| Feature | Ξ P(win) |
|---|---|
| Base rate (historical) | 15.1% |
| incumbent | +78.0% |
| R (major party) | +10.0% |
Baseline model (incumbency Γ party Γ office). Calibration: backtest Brier score is the reference, see npm run db:ingest -- --source=predict-backtest-election. Future model versions must beat baseline Brier on the same held-out cohort or they don't ship.
Connected on the graph
Outbound (2)
| date | type | to | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| β | joint_fundraising_committee_of | TEXANS FOR TEXANS | β | candidate_committees | |
| β | principal_candidate_of | THE CONGRESSMAN JOE BARTON COMMITTEE | β | candidate_committees |