Texas 6th State House District, Texas: Old Confederacy district. In 2024, voted R+45%. Democratic peak: D+83 in 1936.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+45MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- Old ConfederacyAkashic typology
- Population
- 121,0922024 5-year
- Median household income
- $74,1922024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 66.5%2024 5-year
- Black
- 16.3%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 20.9%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+83 in 1936MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+49 in 1972MIT Election Lab
Constituent county margins for State House District 6, TXOne cell per constituent county, colored by 2024 presidential margin from deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic), ordered bluest first.
R+60D+60
One cell per constituent county. Ordered by 2024 D-vs-R margin (bluest first). Hover for county-level numbers.
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 14,046 | 37,500 | 52,189 | ||
| R | 14,835 | 34,603 | 50,259 | ||
| R | 11,170 | 29,519 | 42,462 | ||
| R | 10,748 | 28,718 | 39,874 | ||
| R | 11,885 | 27,644 | 39,853 | ||
| R | 10,003 | 26,745 | 36,900 | ||
| R | 8,250 | 21,700 | 30,368 | ||
| R | 9,149 | 16,115 | 26,871 | ||
| R | 8,773 | 13,902 | 29,557 | ||
| R | 9,377 | 17,361 | 26,845 | ||
| R | 7,627 | 20,407 | 28,111 | ||
| R | 7,433 | 14,144 | 21,890 | ||
| R | 8,443 | 11,139 | 19,674 | ||
| R | 4,028 | 11,857 | 15,943 | ||
| R | 4,457 | 6,051 | 15,314 | ||
| R | 6,248 | 6,492 | 12,759 | ||
| R | 4,255 | 6,032 | 10,430 | ||
| R | 3,240 | 6,139 | 9,413 | ||
| R | 4,233 | 5,484 | 9,723 | ||
| D | 3,242 | 1,593 | 5,665 | ||
| D | 3,342 | 469 | 4,778 | ||
| D | 4,714 | 780 | 5,498 | ||
| D | 3,565 | 331 | 3,901 | ||
| D | 3,719 | 376 | 4,108 | ||
| R | 1,174 | 1,750 | 2,923 | ||
| D | 2,241 | 540 | 2,867 | ||
| D | 1,485 | 354 | 2,342 | ||
| D | 1,213 | 387 | 1,744 | ||
| D | 970 | 243 | 1,627 | ||
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Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
American
17.1%
English
11.8%
German
8.2%
Irish
7.4%
Scottish
1.8%
Italian
1.7%
French
1.1%
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: 37.5 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
85+
75–84
65–74
55–64
45–54
35–44
25–34
18–24
5–17
<5
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$74,192
State House District 6 ranks near the middle of US counties.
State House District 6$74,192
Texas$78,476
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
11.6%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1815.5%
Working age (18–64)10.4%
Seniors (65+)9.9%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
81.7%
speak English only
Spanish16.0%
Asian & Pacific Islander1.1%
Other Indo-European0.7%
Other languages0.6%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 38.4% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
With a 2024 presidential margin of R+41.5, this district ranks among the state's most reliably conservative constituencies, leaving general elections largely uncontested and directing meaningful competition toward Republican primaries.
The shift began with civil rights. 1952 marked the realignment in Texas 6th State House District, by a thirteen points margin. The Republican margin reached its widest at forty-nine points in 1972. The 2024 margin was forty-five points.
The political shift has tracked, in Texas 6th State House District, the political shift of the South more broadly. A 67% non-Hispanic-white share, a median household income of $74,192, and a 12% poverty rate describe the demographic context.
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Frequently asked questions
How did State House District 6, Texas vote in 2024?
In 2024, State House District 6, Texas voted Republican by 44.9 points (R+45), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 52,189 votes cast, 14,046 went Democratic and 37,500 went Republican.
What is State House District 6, Texas's political archetype?
Akashic classifies State House District 6, Texas as a "Old Confederacy" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 9 times, Republican 20 times, and other 0 times.
When did State House District 6, Texas last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which State House District 6, Texas voted Democratic was 1948.
How many people live in State House District 6, Texas?
State House District 6, Texas has a population of 121,092 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 6, Texas?
Median household income in State House District 6, Texas is $74,192 — below the national median of $80,734. The Texas state median is $78,476.
What is the political history of State House District 6, Texas?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State House District 6, Texas from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 9 went Democratic and 20 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Old Confederacy" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.