Texas 70th State House District, Texas: Old Confederacy district. In 2024, voted R+11%. Democratic peak: D+83 in 1936.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+11MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- Old ConfederacyAkashic typology
- Population
- 48,0482024 5-year
- Median household income
- $121,6002024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 53.5%2024 5-year
- Black
- 11.0%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 16.1%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+83 in 1936MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+63 in 1984MIT Election Lab
Constituent county margins for State House District 70, 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 | 9,174 | 11,545 | 21,382 | ||
| R | 9,538 | 10,421 | 20,329 | ||
| R | 5,808 | 8,302 | 15,052 | ||
| R | 4,189 | 8,132 | 12,538 | ||
| R | 4,504 | 7,637 | 12,249 | ||
| R | 2,847 | 7,204 | 10,125 | ||
| R | 1,771 | 5,294 | 7,245 | ||
| R | 1,563 | 3,459 | 5,490 | ||
| R | 1,012 | 2,499 | 5,321 | ||
| R | 947 | 2,799 | 3,768 | ||
| R | 562 | 2,523 | 3,091 | ||
| R | 627 | 1,510 | 2,225 | ||
| R | 580 | 892 | 1,487 | ||
| R | 198 | 730 | 935 | ||
| R | 244 | 268 | 672 | ||
| D | 324 | 138 | 462 | ||
| D | 216 | 160 | 378 | ||
| D | 218 | 158 | 377 | ||
| D | 244 | 167 | 411 | ||
| D | 228 | 48 | 299 | ||
| D | 272 | 40 | 345 | ||
| D | 305 | 42 | 347 | ||
| D | 234 | 22 | 256 | ||
| D | 250 | 24 | 277 | ||
| R | 139 | 144 | 284 | ||
| D | 298 | 82 | 387 | ||
| D | 167 | 55 | 239 | ||
| D | 171 | 25 | 204 | ||
| D | 132 | 14 | 169 | ||
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Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
English
10.3%
German
9.7%
Irish
7.4%
American
6.4%
Italian
2.9%
Scottish
1.8%
French
1.6%
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: 37.3 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
$121,600
State House District 70 ranks near the middle of US counties.
State House District 70$121,600
Texas$78,476
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
6.2%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 187.0%
Working age (18–64)5.7%
Seniors (65+)9.9%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
68.8%
speak English only
Spanish10.7%
Asian & Pacific Islander9.9%
Other Indo-European8.0%
Other languages2.7%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 52.7% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Texas House District 70, with roughly 185,000 residents, voted Democratic at the presidential level by 5.7 points in 2024, reflecting the broader suburban realignment reshaping competitive districts across the Dallas-Fort Worth metro.
The shift began with civil rights. 1968 marked the realignment in Texas 70th State House District, by a four points margin. The Republican margin reached its widest at sixty-three points in 1984. The 2024 margin was eleven points.
The political shift has tracked, in Texas 70th State House District, the political shift of the South more broadly. A 54% non-Hispanic-white share, a median household income of $121,600, and a 6% poverty rate describe the demographic context.
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Frequently asked questions
How did State House District 70, Texas vote in 2024?
In 2024, State House District 70, Texas voted Republican by 11.1 points (R+11), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 21,382 votes cast, 9,174 went Democratic and 11,545 went Republican.
What is State House District 70, Texas's political archetype?
Akashic classifies State House District 70, 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 13 times, Republican 16 times, and other 0 times.
When did State House District 70, Texas last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which State House District 70, Texas voted Democratic was 1964.
How many people live in State House District 70, Texas?
State House District 70, Texas has a population of 48,048 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 70, Texas?
Median household income in State House District 70, Texas is $121,600 — above the national median of $80,734. The Texas state median is $78,476.
What is the political history of State House District 70, Texas?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State House District 70, Texas from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 13 went Democratic and 16 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Old Confederacy" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.