Texas 5th State Senate District, Texas: Old Confederacy district. In 2024, voted R+17%. Democratic peak: D+89 in 1932.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+17MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- Old ConfederacyAkashic typology
- Population
- 1,178,1782024 5-year
- Median household income
- $88,5932024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 60.6%2024 5-year
- Black
- 9.1%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 26.5%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+89 in 1932MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+34 in 2000MIT Election Lab
Constituent county margins for State Senate District 5, 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 | 202,202 | 289,771 | 500,571 | ||
| R | 201,403 | 258,489 | 470,141 | ||
| R | 127,170 | 202,396 | 353,134 | ||
| R | 103,237 | 187,501 | 297,863 | ||
| R | 116,025 | 176,510 | 296,432 | ||
| R | 87,641 | 169,994 | 260,569 | ||
| R | 66,089 | 138,292 | 212,003 | ||
| R | 67,694 | 86,575 | 168,562 | ||
| R | 62,726 | 74,215 | 177,764 | ||
| R | 68,354 | 87,894 | 157,306 | ||
| R | 48,731 | 96,440 | 145,565 | ||
| R | 48,898 | 55,901 | 108,965 | ||
| D | 50,428 | 40,452 | 91,695 | ||
| R | 23,275 | 44,187 | 67,706 | ||
| D | 31,079 | 19,537 | 64,266 | ||
| D | 41,133 | 14,687 | 55,884 | ||
| D | 31,077 | 18,103 | 49,377 | ||
| D | 24,004 | 20,986 | 45,167 | ||
| D | 30,870 | 21,958 | 52,881 | ||
| D | 25,993 | 5,994 | 36,202 | ||
| D | 28,505 | 3,632 | 36,409 | ||
| D | 34,268 | 5,703 | 40,018 | ||
| D | 27,150 | 1,563 | 28,771 | ||
| D | 31,680 | 1,775 | 33,542 | ||
| D | 17,153 | 9,770 | 26,945 | ||
| D | 30,430 | 5,164 | 36,792 | ||
| D | 17,421 | 3,574 | 27,988 | ||
| D | 14,981 | 4,094 | 19,920 | ||
| D | 11,800 | 2,331 | 16,526 | ||
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Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
13.1%
English
10.8%
Irish
8.1%
American
4.4%
Italian
2.8%
French
2.0%
Scottish
1.7%
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: 35.7 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
$88,593
State Senate District 5 ranks near the middle of US counties.
State Senate District 5$88,593
Texas$78,476
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
12.3%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 1812.4%
Working age (18–64)12.3%
Seniors (65+)10.0%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
75.8%
speak English only
Spanish16.3%
Asian & Pacific Islander3.8%
Other Indo-European3.1%
Other languages1.0%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 57.0% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
With a 2024 presidential margin of R+52, this sprawling district ranks among the most reliably conservative in the Texas Senate, leaving general-election outcomes seldom in doubt and primary contests as the decisive arena.
The shift began with civil rights. 1980 marked the realignment in Texas 5th State Senate District, by a six points margin. The Republican margin reached its widest at thirty-four points in 2000. The 2024 margin was seventeen points.
The political shift has tracked, in Texas 5th State Senate District, the political shift of the South more broadly. A 61% non-Hispanic-white share, a median household income of $88,593, and a 12% poverty rate describe the demographic context.
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Frequently asked questions
How did State Senate District 5, Texas vote in 2024?
In 2024, State Senate District 5, Texas voted Republican by 17.5 points (R+17), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 500,571 votes cast, 202,202 went Democratic and 289,771 went Republican.
What is State Senate District 5, Texas's political archetype?
Akashic classifies State Senate District 5, Texas as a "Old Confederacy" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 16 times, Republican 13 times, and other 0 times.
When did State Senate District 5, Texas last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which State Senate District 5, Texas voted Democratic was 1976.
How many people live in State Senate District 5, Texas?
State Senate District 5, Texas has a population of 1,178,178 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 5, Texas?
Median household income in State Senate District 5, Texas is $88,593 — above the national median of $80,734. The Texas state median is $78,476.
What is the political history of State Senate District 5, Texas?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State Senate District 5, Texas from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 16 went Democratic and 13 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Old Confederacy" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.