Texas 81st State House District, Texas: Realigner district. In 2024, voted R+55%. Democratic peak: D+83 in 1916.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+55MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- RealignerAkashic typology
- Population
- 183,2522024 5-year
- Median household income
- $71,8182024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 49.0%2024 5-year
- Black
- 4.6%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 63.0%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+83 in 1916MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+57 in 1972MIT Election Lab
Constituent county margins for State House District 81, 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 | 10,799 | 37,269 | 48,476 | ||
| R | 12,491 | 37,744 | 50,834 | ||
| R | 11,454 | 29,023 | 41,908 | ||
| R | 9,364 | 27,736 | 37,540 | ||
| R | 10,509 | 30,456 | 41,311 | ||
| R | 9,881 | 32,021 | 42,152 | ||
| R | 11,264 | 27,014 | 38,967 | ||
| R | 14,544 | 20,419 | 38,591 | ||
| R | 13,784 | 21,130 | 43,285 | ||
| R | 13,650 | 27,569 | 41,422 | ||
| R | 10,867 | 36,965 | 48,073 | ||
| R | 11,515 | 31,304 | 43,871 | ||
| R | 14,262 | 22,981 | 37,891 | ||
| R | 7,106 | 26,590 | 33,902 | ||
| R | 7,597 | 13,520 | 32,459 | ||
| D | 15,149 | 14,873 | 30,092 | ||
| R | 12,699 | 14,509 | 27,866 | ||
| R | 8,068 | 12,101 | 20,404 | ||
| R | 8,640 | 11,871 | 20,528 | ||
| D | 8,072 | 1,884 | 10,427 | ||
| D | 4,776 | 838 | 6,185 | ||
| D | 6,150 | 925 | 7,095 | ||
| D | 2,949 | 263 | 3,258 | ||
| D | 2,036 | 212 | 2,292 | ||
| D | 727 | 552 | 1,279 | ||
| D | 371 | 57 | 459 | ||
| D | 298 | 104 | 409 | ||
| D | 319 | 25 | 354 | ||
| D | 262 | 9 | 313 | ||
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Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
5.3%
English
5.2%
American
4.5%
Irish
3.6%
Scottish
1.1%
Italian
0.6%
French
0.5%
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: 31.7 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
$71,818
State House District 81 ranks near the middle of US counties.
State House District 81$71,818
Texas$78,476
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
16.4%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1822.0%
Working age (18–64)13.4%
Seniors (65+)23.5%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
53.4%
speak English only
Spanish44.6%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.9%
Other languages0.6%
Other Indo-European0.5%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Religious adherence data not available for this county.
District 81 spans deep West Texas, where the sparse, rural electorate delivered a 79.6-point Republican presidential margin in 2024 — among the widest of any state house district in the state.
The unraveling was not abrupt. The Democratic margin in Texas 81st State House District peaked at eighty-three points in 1916; it narrowed steadily over the late twentieth century. The 1968 election delivered the district to the Republican party for the first time in many years, by a margin of eighteen points. By 2024, the margin had widened further.
The economic and demographic context is severe. The median household income of $71,818 is among the lowest at this geographic scale; 16% of residents live below the federal poverty line.
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Frequently asked questions
How did State House District 81, Texas vote in 2024?
In 2024, State House District 81, Texas voted Republican by 54.6 points (R+55), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 48,476 votes cast, 10,799 went Democratic and 37,269 went Republican.
What is State House District 81, Texas's political archetype?
Akashic classifies State House District 81, Texas as a "Realigner" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 11 times, Republican 18 times, and other 0 times.
When did State House District 81, Texas last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which State House District 81, Texas voted Democratic was 1964.
How many people live in State House District 81, Texas?
State House District 81, Texas has a population of 183,252 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 81, Texas?
Median household income in State House District 81, Texas is $71,818 — below the national median of $80,734. The Texas state median is $78,476.
What is the political history of State House District 81, Texas?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State House District 81, Texas from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 11 went Democratic and 18 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Realigner" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.