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1876–2024
State Senate District 1·Texas

For sixty-four years, Texas 1st State Senate District voted Democratic. Then it stopped.

One of Texas's most Republican-leaning senate districts by presidential margin

1876 — 2024·38 elections
TX
Latest
R+54
in 2024
Archetype
Realigner
since the recent cycles
Population
942,404
2024 ACS

Texas 1st State Senate District, Texas: Realigner district. In 2024, voted R+54%. Democratic peak: D+100 in 1896.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
R+54MIT Election Lab
Political archetype
RealignerAkashic typology
Population
942,4042024 5-year
Median household income
$66,5262024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
67.9%2024 5-year
Black
15.1%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
16.7%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+100 in 1896MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin
R+54 in 2024MIT Election Lab
2024 results by constituent county
21 counties · 0 D · 21 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
−54.1%
90,859308,987403,264
R
−48.9%
98,783292,876396,550
R
−50.5%
80,007253,376343,523
R
−46.0%
87,661239,681330,612
R
−39.9%
99,412233,322335,197
R
−37.7%
100,313222,554324,089
R
−31.8%
95,028185,285283,669
R
−7.1%
111,639130,207263,118
R
−3.3%
105,543114,999286,079
R
−14.4%
113,303151,833267,163
R
−30.8%
93,441177,165271,567
R
−11.2%
102,030128,250233,691
D
+5.9%
108,42796,259205,689
R
−44.9%
47,367125,424173,899
D
+3.7%
61,14054,624175,387
D
+16.6%
90,25864,484155,002
D
+4.6%
70,75764,431136,929
R
−8.2%
56,26466,351123,442
D
+9.3%
77,60464,410142,344
D
+50.4%
61,68514,52193,588
D
+66.2%
67,5049,55387,534
D
+77.4%
87,51111,10498,683
D
+85.1%
61,6524,90966,680
D
+86.3%
67,6804,88872,788
D
+11.1%
29,37723,50152,915
D
+67.4%
43,9517,82753,630
D
+40.3%
31,57911,15850,701
D
+64.3%
30,6485,52839,069
D
+60.5%
23,1473,66632,209
O
+0.0%
113
O
+0.0%
001
D
+100.0%
101
D
+100.0%
101
O
+0.0%
001
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Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
American
15.0%
English
10.9%
Irish
8.1%
German
7.7%
Scottish
1.7%
Italian
1.5%
French
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: 39.2 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
0.7%
85+
1.3%
2.5%
75–84
3.1%
5.2%
65–74
5.7%
6.1%
55–64
6.4%
5.7%
45–54
5.8%
6.2%
35–44
6.1%
6.3%
25–34
6.2%
4.6%
18–24
4.2%
9.1%
5–17
8.7%
3.1%
<5
2.9%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$66,526
State Senate District 1 ranks near the middle of US counties.
State Senate District 1$66,526
Texas$65,039
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
14.4%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1819.2%
Working age (18–64)12.9%
Seniors (65+)11.5%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
86.1%
speak English only
Spanish12.2%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.7%
Other Indo-European0.7%
Other languages0.3%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Baptist
30.6%
Other Christian
14.2%
Catholic & Orthodox
8.0%
Methodist
5.3%
Pentecostal & Holiness
3.4%
Mainline Protestant
1.5%
Non-Christian
0.3%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 36.8% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Anchoring the Texas Panhandle and surrounding high plains, this district recorded an R+61.8 presidential margin in 2024, reflecting the region's deep roots in agriculture, evangelical faith communities, and low-density rural demography.

The unraveling was not abrupt. The Democratic margin in Texas 1st State Senate District peaked at 100 points in 1896; 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 eleven points. By 2024, the margin had widened further.

The economic and demographic context is severe. The median household income of $66,526 is among the lowest at this geographic scale; 14% of residents live below the federal poverty line.

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Frequently asked questions

How did State Senate District 1, Texas vote in 2024?
In 2024, State Senate District 1, Texas voted Republican by 54.1 points (R+54), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 403,264 votes cast, 90,859 went Democratic and 308,987 went Republican.
What is State Senate District 1, Texas's political archetype?
Akashic classifies State Senate District 1, Texas as a "Realigner" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 17 times, Republican 14 times, and other 3 times.
When did State Senate District 1, Texas last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which State Senate District 1, Texas voted Democratic was 1976.
How many people live in State Senate District 1, Texas?
State Senate District 1, Texas has a population of 942,404 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in State Senate District 1, Texas?
Median household income in State Senate District 1, Texas is $66,526 — below the national median of $80,734. The Texas state median is $65,039.
What is the political history of State Senate District 1, Texas?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State Senate District 1, Texas from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 17 went Democratic and 14 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Realigner" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.