Texas 7th State House District, Texas: Populist district. In 2024, voted R+46%. Democratic peak: D+82 in 1932.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+46MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- PopulistAkashic typology
- Population
- 205,3282024 5-year
- Median household income
- $65,5972024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 59.8%2024 5-year
- Black
- 19.0%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 17.6%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+82 in 1932MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+48 in 1972MIT Election Lab
Constituent county margins for State House District 7, 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 | 21,759 | 59,248 | 81,678 | ||
| R | 24,038 | 57,417 | 82,545 | ||
| R | 19,989 | 50,485 | 72,520 | ||
| R | 22,344 | 48,977 | 71,944 | ||
| R | 23,692 | 48,863 | 73,004 | ||
| R | 23,827 | 48,843 | 72,953 | ||
| R | 21,969 | 42,603 | 65,319 | ||
| R | 25,988 | 32,699 | 62,777 | ||
| R | 24,486 | 30,513 | 68,785 | ||
| R | 23,710 | 40,270 | 64,787 | ||
| R | 20,580 | 44,641 | 65,601 | ||
| R | 19,976 | 34,386 | 55,401 | ||
| R | 19,479 | 26,654 | 46,408 | ||
| R | 10,762 | 31,200 | 42,557 | ||
| O | 11,949 | 13,580 | 39,916 | ||
| R | 16,460 | 18,252 | 34,810 | ||
| R | 13,774 | 16,031 | 30,366 | ||
| R | 8,256 | 15,611 | 24,157 | ||
| R | 13,452 | 16,165 | 29,866 | ||
| D | 8,309 | 3,622 | 17,231 | ||
| D | 11,044 | 2,249 | 15,464 | ||
| D | 15,156 | 2,431 | 17,602 | ||
| D | 10,806 | 1,052 | 11,874 | ||
| D | 10,120 | 953 | 11,118 | ||
| D | 3,658 | 2,864 | 6,530 | ||
| D | 4,478 | 987 | 5,983 | ||
| D | 3,613 | 1,026 | 5,832 | ||
| D | 2,638 | 497 | 3,235 | ||
| D | 2,069 | 354 | 2,686 | ||
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Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
English
11.1%
American
11.0%
Irish
8.8%
German
7.4%
Italian
1.9%
French
1.8%
Scottish
1.7%
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: 37.6 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
$65,597
State House District 7 ranks near the middle of US counties.
State House District 7$65,597
Texas$78,476
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
16.0%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1822.7%
Working age (18–64)14.0%
Seniors (65+)12.3%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
85.5%
speak English only
Spanish12.8%
Other Indo-European0.7%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.6%
Other languages0.3%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 29.3% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Texas 7th State House District sits in the Gulf South and Southern Plains. For most of the post-war period it was a Democratic district — its working-class profile gave it the same political habits as much of its region. That identity has shifted decisively in the last twenty years.
The Democratic margin in Texas 7th State House District peaked at eighty-two points in 1932. By 1952 the district had flipped, voting Republican for the first time in many years. The 2024 margin was forty-six points, the most Republican-leaning result in the district's modern history.
The economic context is the key. The median household income of $65,597 sits well below state and national norms, and 16% of residents live below the federal poverty line. The shift here is part of a broader realignment of working-class places across the country.
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Frequently asked questions
How did State House District 7, Texas vote in 2024?
In 2024, State House District 7, Texas voted Republican by 45.9 points (R+46), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 81,678 votes cast, 21,759 went Democratic and 59,248 went Republican.
What is State House District 7, Texas's political archetype?
Akashic classifies State House District 7, Texas as a "Populist" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 10 times, Republican 18 times, and other 1 times.
When did State House District 7, Texas last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which State House District 7, Texas voted Democratic was 1948.
How many people live in State House District 7, Texas?
State House District 7, Texas has a population of 205,328 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 7, Texas?
Median household income in State House District 7, Texas is $65,597 — below the national median of $80,734. The Texas state median is $78,476.
What is the political history of State House District 7, Texas?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State House District 7, Texas from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 10 went Democratic and 18 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Populist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.