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State House District 83·Texas

For fifty-two years, Texas 83rd State House District voted Democratic. Then it stopped.

One of Texas's most lopsided presidential margins in 2024

18762024·38 elections
TX
Latest
R+45
in 2024
Archetype
Realigner
since the recent cycles
Population
282,176
2024 ACS

Texas 83rd State House District, Texas: Realigner district. In 2024, voted R+45%. Democratic peak: D+85 in 1932.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
R+45MIT Election Lab
Political archetype
RealignerAkashic typology
Population
282,1762024 5-year
Median household income
$62,4592024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
62.3%2024 5-year
Black
6.7%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
38.5%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+85 in 1932MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin
R+53 in 2004MIT Election Lab
11 counties · 0 D · 11 R
R+60
D+60
One cell per constituent county. Ordered by 2024 D-vs-R margin (bluest first). Hover for county-level numbers.
Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
R
−45.4%
28,99178,093108,169
R
−38.8%
31,48872,457105,502
R
−43.0%
22,99160,96188,284
R
−43.6%
22,90859,22283,344
R
−39.3%
26,94362,22389,871
R
−52.9%
20,38966,63487,461
R
−48.1%
18,75354,60374,609
R
−25.7%
24,93144,03074,182
R
−25.9%
24,14645,54682,768
R
−28.6%
27,36449,44077,125
R
−43.8%
22,28857,32879,928
R
−31.5%
24,55148,07674,664
R
−6.3%
33,02037,48570,955
R
−45.4%
17,50646,88364,773
R
−8.1%
22,06926,97560,536
D
+26.8%
34,45019,85254,375
D
+2.8%
25,72224,29050,306
D
+10.4%
23,47019,04742,598
R
−2.7%
22,23623,46445,775
D
+68.0%
23,3153,70928,829
D
+67.0%
20,2602,76926,114
D
+75.4%
22,5403,14625,734
D
+82.7%
18,4081,71420,185
D
+85.5%
16,8321,29118,187
R
−28.4%
6,06810,89316,975
D
+60.5%
10,0062,30912,713
D
+64.9%
5,6609957,186
D
+84.0%
4,7832305,419
D
+73.9%
3,0161283,908
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Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
English
9.8%
German
9.0%
Irish
6.8%
American
5.7%
Scottish
1.8%
Italian
1.1%
French
0.9%
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.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
78.1%
speak English only
Spanish19.1%
Asian & Pacific Islander1.3%
Other Indo-European1.0%
Other languages0.5%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Baptist
16.1%
Catholic & Orthodox
14.7%
Other Christian
14.6%
Methodist
4.3%
Pentecostal & Holiness
2.3%
Mainline Protestant
1.4%
Non-Christian
0.7%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 45.9% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

With a 2024 presidential margin of R+79, this district sits at the far end of Texas's partisan spectrum. Districts with margins this wide typically reflect sparse rural populations and demographically homogeneous electorates.

The unraveling was not abrupt. The Democratic margin in Texas 83rd State House District peaked at eighty-five points in 1932; 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 eight points. By 2024, the margin had widened further.

The economic and demographic context is severe. The median household income of $62,459 is among the lowest at this geographic scale; 17% of residents live below the federal poverty line.

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Frequently asked questions

How did State House District 83, Texas vote in 2024?
In 2024, State House District 83, Texas voted Republican by 45.4 points (R+45), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 108,169 votes cast, 28,991 went Democratic and 78,093 went Republican.
What is State House District 83, Texas's political archetype?
Akashic classifies State House District 83, 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 83, Texas last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which State House District 83, Texas voted Democratic was 1964.
How many people live in State House District 83, Texas?
State House District 83, Texas has a population of 282,176 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 83, Texas?
Median household income in State House District 83, Texas is $62,459 — below the national median of $80,734. The Texas state median is $78,476.
What is the political history of State House District 83, Texas?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State House District 83, 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.