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State House District 72·Texas

Texas 72nd State House District changed its political identity in living memory.

One of Texas's widest presidential margins in 2024

1876 — 2024·38 elections
TX
Latest
R+56
in 2024
Archetype
Realigner
since the recent cycles
Population
183,422
2024 ACS

Texas 72nd State House District, Texas: Realigner district. In 2024, voted R+56%. Democratic peak: D+82 in 1932.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
R+56MIT Election Lab
Political archetype
RealignerAkashic typology
Population
183,4222024 5-year
Median household income
$66,9552024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
64.2%2024 5-year
Black
4.0%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
40.3%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+82 in 1932MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin
R+56 in 2024MIT Election Lab
2024 results by constituent county
10 counties · 0 D · 10 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
−56.2%
14,88253,93369,448
R
−53.0%
16,06753,35670,342
R
−54.6%
12,43245,17660,022
R
−53.2%
13,08243,78457,684
R
−46.8%
16,13145,03761,748
R
−53.2%
14,21546,85761,411
R
−46.1%
15,09141,69257,691
R
−17.3%
20,32329,93655,659
R
−9.4%
20,04025,92062,225
R
−22.3%
22,81736,04459,204
R
−40.7%
17,50541,68059,391
R
−21.3%
20,23631,50352,924
D
+3.5%
25,16123,46448,964
R
−46.2%
11,48731,37343,018
R
−7.2%
15,44618,50942,659
D
+25.6%
24,39814,45038,888
D
+1.2%
18,43117,99136,619
R
−13.8%
14,59019,27433,949
R
−11.1%
16,79320,98337,829
D
+63.5%
19,9103,95425,129
D
+64.9%
18,6213,01724,052
D
+73.5%
21,1553,20724,414
D
+81.2%
17,3471,74119,208
D
+81.9%
17,2991,68519,061
R
−14.7%
6,3268,50714,851
D
+65.0%
10,5312,01313,100
D
+53.9%
5,8971,3478,441
D
+79.1%
6,5884997,702
D
+75.5%
4,8512076,155
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Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
12.1%
English
9.8%
Irish
8.4%
American
5.7%
Scottish
2.0%
French
1.5%
Italian
1.3%
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: 37.2 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
0.9%
85+
1.2%
2.3%
75–84
2.7%
4.8%
65–74
5.2%
5.7%
55–64
5.8%
5.9%
45–54
5.0%
7.3%
35–44
6.2%
7.2%
25–34
6.6%
5.2%
18–24
4.4%
8.9%
5–17
8.4%
3.1%
<5
3.0%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$66,955
State House District 72 ranks near the middle of US counties.
State House District 72$66,955
Texas$78,476
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
12.1%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 1814.0%
Working age (18–64)11.4%
Seniors (65+)14.2%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
75.6%
speak English only
Spanish22.5%
Other Indo-European1.1%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.6%
Other languages0.3%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Baptist
22.9%
Catholic & Orthodox
18.1%
Other Christian
11.7%
Methodist
3.7%
Pentecostal & Holiness
2.6%
Mainline Protestant
1.7%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 39.3% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

District 72 recorded a 56-point Republican presidential margin in 2024, placing it among the most lopsided state house districts in Texas. Its sprawling West Texas geography anchors a consistently low-competition electoral environment.

The unraveling was not abrupt. The Democratic margin in Texas 72nd State House District peaked at eighty-two points in 1932; it narrowed steadily over the late twentieth century. The 1980 election delivered the district to the Republican party for the first time in many years, by a margin of twenty-one points. By 2024, the margin had widened further.

The economic and demographic context is severe. The median household income of $66,955 is among the lowest at this geographic scale; 12% of residents live below the federal poverty line.

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Frequently asked questions

How did State House District 72, Texas vote in 2024?
In 2024, State House District 72, Texas voted Republican by 56.2 points (R+56), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 69,448 votes cast, 14,882 went Democratic and 53,933 went Republican.
What is State House District 72, Texas's political archetype?
Akashic classifies State House District 72, Texas as a "Realigner" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 12 times, Republican 17 times, and other 0 times.
When did State House District 72, Texas last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which State House District 72, Texas voted Democratic was 1976.
How many people live in State House District 72, Texas?
State House District 72, Texas has a population of 183,422 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 72, Texas?
Median household income in State House District 72, Texas is $66,955 — below the national median of $80,734. The Texas state median is $78,476.
What is the political history of State House District 72, Texas?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State House District 72, Texas from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 12 went Democratic and 17 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Realigner" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.