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Texas 17th State House District
presidential margin
2008R+16.72012R+25.72016R+30.82020R+27.22024R+31.8
full record · 2008 → 2024
R+31.8
2024
median income$76,770U.S. $80,734 · TX $78,476
median age39.1U.S. 39.1 · TX 35.7
poverty rate11.5%U.S. 12.5% · TX 13.8%
bachelor’s+ (25+)22.7%U.S. 35.6% · TX 33.6%
non-english29.0%U.S. 22.3% · TX 35.2%
race · ethnicity · ancestry
German17.1%
English9.7%
Irish8.2%
Mexican35.0%
Salvadoran1.0%
Spaniard0.5%
African American†6.3%
African0.4%
religion

Religious adherence is published only at the county level (U.S. Religion Census). See Bastrop County.

American Community Survey 2024 5-year (income, age, poverty, education, language, race, ancestry) · presidential returns from MIT Election Lab through 2024.

Texas 17th State House District

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Texas 17th State House DistrictTrumpR+31.8
2024
2024 presidential margin for Texas 17th State House DistrictThe boundary of Texas 17th State House District, filled by its 2024 presidential margin (R+31.8), over faint outlines of the counties it is drawn from.Texas 17th State House District · R+31.8
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Donald Trump ✓Republican65.3%55,184
Kamala HarrisDemocratic33.5%28,281
Jill SteinGreen1.3%1,079
D+60
R+60
District boundary, filled by its own 2024 D-vs-R margin — precinct detail where available, over the 5 counties it's drawn from (shown faint).
The precinct map shows the 2024 presidential vote; the timeline scrubs the district’s overall result across 1892–2024, on its current boundaries.
County-level results (5 counties) — table
2024 presidential result by county for Texas 17th State House District — winner and D-vs-R margin.
CountyWinnerMargin
Bastrop County, TXRepublicanR+18.3
Burleson County, TXRepublicanR+62.8
Caldwell County, TXRepublicanR+14.4
Lee County, TXRepublicanR+60.3
Milam County, TXRepublicanR+57.3
5 presidential elections
Third column names the leading third-party or independent finisher. Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonDemocraticRepublicanOtherMarginTotal
R
33.5%Harris28,281
65.3%Trump55,184
1.3%Stein1,079
−31.8%
84,544
R
35.8%Biden28,178
63.0%Trump49,527
1.2%Jorgensen921
−27.2%
78,626
R
32.2%Clinton20,276
63.0%Trump39,694
4.8%Johnson3,051
−30.8%
63,021
R
37.1%Obama20,550
62.9%Romney34,782
0.0%
−25.7%
55,332
R
41.0%Obama24,195
57.7%McCain34,036
1.2%Barr735
−16.7%
58,966
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2008–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over timeDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 2008 to 2024. Most recent: −31.8% in 2024.−31.8%DR20082024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
2008−16.7%
2012−25.7%
2016−30.8%
2020−27.2%
2024−31.8%
DemocraticRepublican
current representation
Current officeholders
RStan GerdesState House · 17

State legislative officeholder from OpenStates nightly current-legislator data.

Source · OpenStates current legislator CSV.

With a 2024 presidential margin of R+61.1, this district ranks among the most reliably conservative constituencies in Texas, leaving general-election outcomes largely settled well before November.

Across the recorded series it reached a Republican high of 31.8 points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 4.7 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 31.8 points.

A population of 202,973, a 59% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $76,770 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of State House District 30 and State House District 23.

Political twins — state-house districts

The state-house districts whose fingerprint — 2000–2024 trajectory, demographics, ancestry, religion — sits closest to this one, and why.

State House District 30
Texas
91.9twin score
% Latinopopulation scaleMexican ancestry≠ Scottish ancestry
State House District 23
Texas
89.3twin score
population scale2020–2024 trajectoryelasticity≠ Mexican ancestry
State House District 32
Texas
87.4twin score
% Latino2008–2012 trajectorypopulation scale

Twin score (0–100) = weighted cosine between tier-standardized fingerprints: presidential margins 2000–2024 with 12-yr trend and elasticity, ACS income, age, education, population and race, top reported ancestries, and religious adherence — chips name the closest-shared dimensions and the widest gap. Re-weight the groups in the twins explorer.

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Places within Texas 17th State House District

counties it covers5
Bastrop CountyBurleson CountyCaldwell CountyLee CountyMilam County

Frequently asked questions

How did Texas 17th State House District vote in 2024?
In 2024, Texas 17th State House District voted Republican by 31.8 points (R+31.8), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 84,544 votes cast, 28,281 went Democratic and 55,184 went Republican.
How many people live in Texas 17th State House District?
Texas 17th State House District has a population of 202,973 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Texas 17th State House District?
Median household income in Texas 17th State House District is $76,770 — below the national median of $80,734. The Texas state median is $78,476.
What is the political history of Texas 17th State House District?
Akashic tracks 5 presidential elections in Texas 17th State House District from 2008 to 2024. Of those, 0 went Democratic and 5 went Republican.