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State House District 1·Texas

Texas 1st State House District changed its political identity in living memory.

One of Texas's most Republican-leaning state house seats

1876 — 2024·38 elections
TX
Latest
R+56
in 2024
Archetype
Realigner
since the recent cycles
Population
194,921
2024 ACS

Texas 1st State House District, Texas: Realigner district. In 2024, voted R+56%. Democratic peak: D+100 in 1896.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
R+56MIT Election Lab
Political archetype
RealignerAkashic typology
Population
194,9212024 5-year
Median household income
$58,7192024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
69.3%2024 5-year
Black
19.6%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
8.5%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+100 in 1896MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin
R+56 in 2024MIT Election Lab
2024 results by constituent county
8 counties · 0 D · 8 R
R+60
D+60
One cell per constituent county. Ordered by 2024 D-vs-R margin (bluest first). Hover for county-level numbers.
38 presidential elections
Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
R
−55.7%
18,17064,59683,332
R
−49.8%
20,90263,26184,978
R
−51.7%
17,37556,55075,749
R
−43.7%
20,62953,20774,557
R
−38.1%
23,12951,98175,649
R
−28.4%
26,36847,39674,004
R
−19.8%
26,49339,69366,821
D
+6.8%
30,71926,42563,188
D
+6.7%
29,32824,67369,453
R
−1.3%
32,49533,33966,046
R
−20.9%
26,06439,92866,191
D
+2.2%
30,68529,37060,832
D
+21.0%
32,90421,42854,600
R
−45.3%
12,59033,55346,289
D
+8.3%
17,57613,65247,048
D
+27.6%
26,01814,76040,833
D
+17.9%
22,00615,30137,472
D
+3.0%
18,42217,35635,982
D
+21.3%
24,31415,77740,113
D
+60.2%
20,0153,10128,106
D
+69.3%
20,4442,64325,678
D
+77.8%
23,7412,95926,715
D
+86.7%
17,0101,20018,242
D
+86.6%
18,7421,32320,112
D
+8.2%
9,3067,89117,205
D
+60.6%
10,1802,33712,934
D
+39.4%
10,6514,08016,694
D
+61.5%
9,5641,94912,380
D
+55.5%
6,7981,2699,954
O
+0.0%
113
O
+0.0%
001
D
+100.0%
101
D
+100.0%
101
O
+0.0%
001
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Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
American
22.4%
English
8.9%
Irish
6.3%
German
6.1%
Scottish
1.3%
Italian
0.9%
French
0.8%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release. Hispanic/Latino is an ethnicity that overlaps the race categories, so these shares can total more than 100%. Ancestry is a self-reported, multiple-response item; ancestry percentages do not sum to the parent race percentage.
Age distribution by sex
Median age: 40.5 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
0.5%
85+
1.4%
2.8%
75–84
3.4%
5.4%
65–74
6.0%
6.1%
55–64
6.6%
6.0%
45–54
6.0%
5.9%
35–44
6.0%
6.4%
25–34
6.0%
4.1%
18–24
3.8%
9.1%
5–17
8.3%
3.1%
<5
2.9%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$58,719
State House District 1 ranks near the middle of US counties.
State House District 1$58,719
Texas$65,039
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
17.3%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1823.2%
Working age (18–64)15.7%
Seniors (65+)13.2%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
92.2%
speak English only
Spanish5.6%
Other Indo-European1.3%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.7%
Other languages0.2%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Baptist
32.3%
Other Christian
17.5%
Methodist
6.3%
Catholic & Orthodox
4.6%
Pentecostal & Holiness
3.9%
Mainline Protestant
1.4%
Non-Christian
0.1%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 33.9% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

With a 2024 presidential margin of R+61.8, this Panhandle-area district ranks among the most one-sided in the Texas Legislature, reflecting the deep-red voting patterns typical of rural West Texas.

The unraveling was not abrupt. The Democratic margin in Texas 1st State House District peaked at 100 points in 1896; it narrowed steadily over the late twentieth century. The 2000 election delivered the district to the Republican party for the first time in many years, by a margin of twenty points. By 2024, the margin had widened further.

The economic and demographic context is severe. The median household income of $58,719 is among the lowest at this geographic scale; 17% of residents live below the federal poverty line.

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Frequently asked questions

How did State House District 1, Texas vote in 2024?
In 2024, State House District 1, Texas voted Republican by 55.7 points (R+56), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 83,332 votes cast, 18,170 went Democratic and 64,596 went Republican.
What is State House District 1, Texas's political archetype?
Akashic classifies State House District 1, Texas as a "Realigner" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 21 times, Republican 10 times, and other 3 times.
When did State House District 1, Texas last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which State House District 1, Texas voted Democratic was 1996.
How many people live in State House District 1, Texas?
State House District 1, Texas has a population of 194,921 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in State House District 1, Texas?
Median household income in State House District 1, Texas is $58,719 — below the national median of $80,734. The Texas state median is $65,039.
What is the political history of State House District 1, Texas?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State House District 1, Texas from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 21 went Democratic and 10 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Realigner" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.