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Texas 7th State Senate District
presidential margin
2008R+37.42012R+41.22016R+24.12020R+16.22024R+21.0
full record · 2008 → 2024
R+21.0
2024
median income$100,887U.S. $80,734 · TX $78,476
median age36.0U.S. 39.1 · TX 35.7
poverty rate9.5%U.S. 12.5% · TX 13.8%
bachelor’s+ (25+)34.5%U.S. 35.6% · TX 33.6%
non-english43.8%U.S. 22.3% · TX 35.2%
race · ethnicity · ancestry
German10.5%
English10.5%
Irish7.4%
Mexican20.8%
Salvadoran2.5%
Honduran1.6%
African American†11.2%
African0.6%
Nigerian0.6%
Vietnamese2.7%
Asian Indian1.9%
Chinese1.6%
religion

Religious adherence is published only at the county level (U.S. Religion Census). See Harris County.

American Community Survey 2024 5-year (income, age, poverty, education, language, race, ancestry) · presidential returns from MIT Election Lab through 2024.

Texas 7th State Senate District

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Texas 7th State Senate DistrictTrumpR+21.0
2024
2024 presidential margin for Texas 7th State Senate DistrictThe boundary of Texas 7th State Senate District, filled by its 2024 presidential margin (R+21.0), over faint outlines of the counties it is drawn from.Texas 7th State Senate District · R+21.0
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Donald Trump ✓Republican59.6%241,979
Kamala HarrisDemocratic38.6%156,760
Jill SteinGreen1.8%7,272
D+60
R+60
District boundary, filled by its own 2024 D-vs-R margin — precinct detail where available, over the 2 counties it's drawn from (shown faint).
The precinct map shows the 2024 presidential vote; the timeline scrubs the district’s overall result across 1892–2024, on its current boundaries.
County-level results (2 counties) — table
2024 presidential result by county for Texas 7th State Senate District — winner and D-vs-R margin.
CountyWinnerMargin
Harris County, TXDemocraticD+5.5
Montgomery County, TXRepublicanR+45.5
5 presidential elections
Third column names the leading third-party or independent finisher. Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonDemocraticRepublicanOtherMarginTotal
R
38.6%Harris156,760
59.6%Trump241,979
1.8%Stein7,272
−21.0%
406,011
R
41.3%Biden167,854
57.5%Trump233,757
1.1%Jorgensen4,616
−16.2%
406,227
R
35.6%Clinton111,308
59.7%Trump186,740
4.8%Johnson14,898
−24.1%
312,946
R
29.4%Obama73,525
70.6%Romney176,510
0.0%
−41.2%
250,035
R
31.2%Obama79,275
68.5%McCain174,289
0.3%Barr791
−37.4%
254,355
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2008–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over timeDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 2008 to 2024. Most recent: −21.0% in 2024.−21.0%DR20082024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
2008−37.4%
2012−41.2%
2016−24.1%
2020−16.2%
2024−21.0%
DemocraticRepublican
current representation
Current officeholders
RPaul BettencourtState Senate · 7

State legislative officeholder from OpenStates nightly current-legislator data.

Source · OpenStates current legislator CSV.

With a 2024 presidential margin of R+55.7, this district ranks among the most politically uniform state senate constituencies in Texas, leaving little electoral competition at the top of the ticket.

Across the recorded series it reached a Republican high of 41.2 points in 2012. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 4.8 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 21.0 points.

A population of 954,011, a 49% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $100,887 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of State Senate District 11 and State Senate District 4.

Political twins — state-senate districts

The state-senate districts whose fingerprint — 2000–2024 trajectory, demographics, ancestry, religion — sits closest to this one, and why.

State Senate District 11
Texas
98.3twin score
population scale12-yr trend2008–2012 trajectory
State Senate District 4
Texas
94.3twin score
2008–2012 trajectorypopulation scale12-yr trend
State Senate District 17
Texas
94.2twin score
population scale2008–2012 trajectory12-yr trend≠ Scottish ancestry

Twin score (0–100) = weighted cosine between tier-standardized fingerprints: presidential margins 2000–2024 with 12-yr trend and elasticity, ACS income, age, education, population and race, top reported ancestries, and religious adherence — chips name the closest-shared dimensions and the widest gap. Re-weight the groups in the twins explorer.

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Places within Texas 7th State Senate District

counties it covers2
Harris CountyMontgomery County

Frequently asked questions

How did Texas 7th State Senate District vote in 2024?
In 2024, Texas 7th State Senate District voted Republican by 21.0 points (R+21.0), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 406,011 votes cast, 156,760 went Democratic and 241,979 went Republican.
How many people live in Texas 7th State Senate District?
Texas 7th State Senate District has a population of 954,011 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Texas 7th State Senate District?
Median household income in Texas 7th State Senate District is $100,887 — above the national median of $80,734. The Texas state median is $78,476.
What is the political history of Texas 7th State Senate District?
Akashic tracks 5 presidential elections in Texas 7th State Senate District from 2008 to 2024. Of those, 0 went Democratic and 5 went Republican.