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State House District 117·Texas

Texas 117th State House District delivered D+10 in 2024 — Democratic for decades.

One of Texas's most lopsided legislative districts by presidential margin

1876 — 2024·38 elections
TX
Latest
D+10
in 2024
Archetype
Democratic loyalist
since the recent cycles
Population
150,610
2024 ACS

Texas 117th State House District, Texas: Democratic loyalist district. In 2024, voted D+10%. Democratic peak: D+66 in 1932.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
D+10MIT Election Lab
Political archetype
Democratic loyalistAkashic typology
Population
150,6102024 5-year
Median household income
$72,3412024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
42.3%2024 5-year
Black
7.9%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
59.7%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+66 in 1932MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin
R+20 in 1972MIT Election Lab
2024 results by constituent county
1 counties · 1 D · 0 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
D
+9.7%
29,97124,59155,401
D
+18.1%
32,67122,48356,138
D
+13.3%
23,28017,50943,316
D
+4.5%
19,29517,60237,498
D
+5.6%
20,07317,94238,299
R
−10.5%
15,37018,99234,628
R
−7.4%
13,48915,70830,068
D
+5.2%
13,13611,77426,408
D
+0.9%
12,56812,29930,254
R
−5.2%
12,67914,07426,937
R
−19.5%
9,97714,81224,830
R
−7.1%
10,03411,62622,473
D
+9.4%
10,6798,82819,774
R
−19.9%
6,67810,02216,770
D
+12.1%
6,9455,31513,468
D
+34.0%
7,9163,89511,840
D
+8.2%
5,4914,65810,217
R
−16.9%
3,4094,8018,256
R
−13.0%
3,6624,7648,461
D
+14.7%
2,6201,9094,829
D
+18.9%
2,5521,7184,402
D
+35.2%
2,7841,3314,130
D
+46.6%
2,6079443,568
D
+66.4%
2,7515443,322
D
+0.5%
1,2111,2002,416
D
+3.8%
7907211,799
R
−11.5%
5056481,242
D
+12.1%
511399926
D
+44.2%
35474634
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Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
7.9%
English
5.8%
Irish
5.0%
American
3.6%
Italian
2.1%
French
1.3%
Polish
1.1%
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: 34.8 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
0.5%
85+
0.9%
1.6%
75–84
2.1%
3.5%
65–74
4.2%
5.1%
55–64
5.4%
5.9%
45–54
6.0%
7.3%
35–44
7.1%
8.0%
25–34
7.6%
5.2%
18–24
4.9%
9.3%
5–17
9.0%
3.3%
<5
3.1%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$72,341
State House District 117 ranks near the middle of US counties.
State House District 117$72,341
Texas$78,476
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
14.6%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1819.3%
Working age (18–64)13.0%
Seniors (65+)13.3%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
63.0%
speak English only
Spanish32.8%
Asian & Pacific Islander1.9%
Other Indo-European1.6%
Other languages0.7%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Catholic & Orthodox
27.7%
Other Christian
13.0%
Baptist
5.1%
Pentecostal & Holiness
2.1%
Methodist
1.8%
Mainline Protestant
1.8%
Non-Christian
1.5%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 47.0% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

With a 2024 presidential margin of R+51.7, this district ranks among the most politically homogeneous in the Texas House, reflecting a rural or exurban constituency where statewide Republican candidates routinely approach supermajority thresholds.

The Democratic margin in Texas 117th State House District reached its widest at sixty-six points in 1932. The margin in 2024 was ten points — still decisive.

Its loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $72,341, a 42% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 150,610 together describe a district whose political habits are deeply settled.

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Frequently asked questions

How did State House District 117, Texas vote in 2024?
In 2024, State House District 117, Texas voted Democratic by 9.7 points (D+10), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 55,401 votes cast, 29,971 went Democratic and 24,591 went Republican.
What is State House District 117, Texas's political archetype?
Akashic classifies State House District 117, 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 20 times, Republican 9 times, and other 0 times.
When did State House District 117, Texas last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which State House District 117, Texas voted Republican was 2004.
How many people live in State House District 117, Texas?
State House District 117, Texas has a population of 150,610 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 117, Texas?
Median household income in State House District 117, Texas is $72,341 — below the national median of $80,734. The Texas state median is $78,476.
What is the political history of State House District 117, Texas?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State House District 117, Texas from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 20 went Democratic and 9 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Democratic loyalist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.