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State House District 80·Texas

Texas 80th State House District has voted Democratic for as long as anyone now living can remember.

A reliably Republican district anchored in Texas's suburban-to-rural fringe

1876 — 2024·38 elections
TX
Latest
R+14
in 2024
Archetype
Democratic loyalist
since the recent cycles
Population
344,002
2024 ACS

Texas 80th State House District, Texas: Democratic loyalist district. In 2024, voted R+14%. Democratic peak: D+71 in 1932.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
R+14MIT Election Lab
Political archetype
Democratic loyalistAkashic typology
Population
344,0022024 5-year
Median household income
$62,3812024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
27.8%2024 5-year
Black
0.9%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
87.7%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+71 in 1932MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin
R+14 in 2024MIT Election Lab
2024 results by constituent county
6 counties · 2 D · 4 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
−13.5%
41,46454,54696,838
D
+7.2%
53,50646,200100,784
D
+28.9%
52,17828,11783,211
D
+33.0%
48,87124,41774,028
D
+30.1%
45,68824,45570,519
D
+4.0%
34,70232,01566,972
D
+8.8%
30,96125,89457,604
D
+36.4%
31,46713,94248,183
D
+22.1%
28,34016,83352,164
D
+25.6%
31,39318,55350,173
D
+6.5%
24,75921,71846,575
D
+18.0%
24,15616,67241,502
D
+28.8%
21,92112,05534,278
R
−8.1%
14,28816,81931,180
D
+30.2%
15,8967,93826,340
D
+52.0%
18,7255,89324,654
D
+32.7%
15,1847,69822,924
D
+1.6%
9,3419,04018,446
D
+2.4%
10,85910,35521,249
D
+45.6%
9,7783,46913,822
D
+46.6%
9,3603,17213,270
D
+59.7%
9,8482,47612,344
D
+65.5%
9,3871,93611,381
D
+70.7%
10,1831,72811,951
R
−13.1%
3,5644,6428,209
D
+48.5%
4,5631,4566,401
D
+39.8%
2,7351,1364,019
D
+54.3%
2,7777893,662
D
+38.5%
2,7091,0514,303
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Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
2.8%
American
2.4%
Irish
1.8%
English
1.5%
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: 31.5 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
0.5%
85+
0.9%
1.5%
75–84
2.0%
3.3%
65–74
3.7%
4.5%
55–64
5.0%
5.7%
45–54
5.7%
6.5%
35–44
6.0%
7.4%
25–34
6.6%
5.7%
18–24
5.3%
11.4%
5–17
10.6%
3.9%
<5
3.7%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$62,381
State House District 80 ranks near the middle of US counties.
State House District 80$62,381
Texas$78,476
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
21.3%
Children face higher poverty than working-age adults.
Children under 1828.8%
Working age (18–64)17.5%
Seniors (65+)26.5%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
26.0%
speak English only
Spanish73.0%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.6%
Other Indo-European0.3%
Other languages0.2%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Catholic & Orthodox
50.3%
Baptist
5.7%
Other Christian
5.2%
Pentecostal & Holiness
2.4%
Methodist
1.2%
Mainline Protestant
0.4%
Non-Christian
0.1%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 34.6% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Carrying a 23-point Republican presidential margin in 2024, District 80 reflects the deep-red voting patterns typical of Texas's less urbanized corridors, where low population density and conservative cultural geography reinforce consistent single-party outcomes.

The Democratic margin in Texas 80th State House District reached its widest at seventy-one points in 1932. The margin in 2024 was fourteen points — a notable narrowing.

Its loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $62,381, a 28% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 344,002 together describe a district whose political habits are deeply settled.

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Frequently asked questions

How did State House District 80, Texas vote in 2024?
In 2024, State House District 80, Texas voted Republican by 13.5 points (R+14), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 96,838 votes cast, 41,464 went Democratic and 54,546 went Republican.
What is State House District 80, Texas's political archetype?
Akashic classifies State House District 80, Texas as a "Democratic loyalist" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 26 times, Republican 3 times, and other 0 times.
When did State House District 80, Texas last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which State House District 80, Texas voted Democratic was 2020.
How many people live in State House District 80, Texas?
State House District 80, Texas has a population of 344,002 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 80, Texas?
Median household income in State House District 80, Texas is $62,381 — below the national median of $80,734. The Texas state median is $78,476.
What is the political history of State House District 80, Texas?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State House District 80, Texas from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 26 went Democratic and 3 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Democratic loyalist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.