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State Senate District 8·Texas

Texas 8th State Senate District voted Democratic for a century; it now votes Republican by 16 points.

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

1876 — 2024·38 elections
TX
Latest
R+16
in 2024
Archetype
Old Confederacy
since the recent cycles
Population
1,202,170
2024 ACS

Texas 8th State Senate District, Texas: Old Confederacy district. In 2024, voted R+16%. Democratic peak: D+86 in 1936.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
R+16MIT Election Lab
Political archetype
Old ConfederacyAkashic typology
Population
1,202,1702024 5-year
Median household income
$116,5022024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
55.3%2024 5-year
Black
10.6%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
16.5%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+86 in 1936MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin
R+56 in 1984MIT Election Lab
2024 results by constituent county
3 counties · 0 D · 3 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
−15.7%
217,367301,395534,093
R
−8.9%
224,235268,651501,784
R
−20.5%
137,626214,564374,711
R
−33.6%
101,619207,144314,066
R
−27.3%
110,917195,437309,204
R
−43.0%
73,205185,065260,103
R
−46.3%
48,909137,269190,715
R
−30.0%
45,22189,650148,059
R
−24.2%
31,32066,915147,282
R
−41.4%
31,56676,557108,700
R
−55.6%
20,63172,60293,415
R
−28.4%
24,05044,04970,543
R
−8.6%
22,91927,25350,602
R
−51.0%
8,62926,80735,665
R
−0.6%
10,83911,02229,211
D
+37.6%
14,7346,67721,441
D
+8.9%
9,6528,07417,827
D
+5.5%
9,4788,48518,029
D
+5.6%
11,0259,86320,909
D
+58.1%
10,9432,37914,743
D
+66.9%
12,9331,75516,701
D
+77.0%
16,0822,08318,188
D
+85.7%
11,74189112,655
D
+85.0%
13,4191,05314,545
D
+5.5%
7,1906,43913,655
D
+65.9%
14,4272,82717,604
D
+52.8%
8,6152,31111,942
D
+73.4%
8,5961,04710,288
D
+70.3%
6,8136108,821
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Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
English
10.5%
German
9.7%
Irish
7.6%
American
6.3%
Italian
2.8%
Scottish
1.8%
French
1.6%
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: 37.4 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
0.4%
85+
0.7%
1.6%
75–84
2.0%
3.4%
65–74
4.0%
5.7%
55–64
5.7%
7.3%
45–54
7.2%
7.7%
35–44
7.9%
6.5%
25–34
6.6%
4.5%
18–24
4.3%
9.6%
5–17
9.2%
3.0%
<5
2.8%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$116,502
State Senate District 8 ranks near the middle of US counties.
State Senate District 8$116,502
Texas$78,476
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
6.7%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 187.8%
Working age (18–64)6.2%
Seniors (65+)9.8%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
70.3%
speak English only
Spanish11.0%
Asian & Pacific Islander9.0%
Other Indo-European7.3%
Other languages2.5%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Catholic & Orthodox
12.3%
Other Christian
11.7%
Baptist
10.1%
Non-Christian
5.7%
Methodist
4.4%
Mainline Protestant
1.8%
Pentecostal & Holiness
0.9%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 53.1% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

District 8 recorded an R+61.1 presidential margin in 2024, placing it among the most one-sided state senate districts in Texas. Its nearly one million residents span a stretch of territory where statewide Republican candidates routinely post their strongest numbers.

The shift began with civil rights. 1968 marked the realignment in Texas 8th State Senate District, by a one point margin. The Republican margin reached its widest at fifty-six points in 1984. The 2024 margin was sixteen points.

The political shift has tracked, in Texas 8th State Senate District, the political shift of the South more broadly. A 55% non-Hispanic-white share, a median household income of $116,502, and a 7% poverty rate describe the demographic context.

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Frequently asked questions

How did State Senate District 8, Texas vote in 2024?
In 2024, State Senate District 8, Texas voted Republican by 15.7 points (R+16), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 534,093 votes cast, 217,367 went Democratic and 301,395 went Republican.
What is State Senate District 8, Texas's political archetype?
Akashic classifies State Senate District 8, 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 14 times, Republican 15 times, and other 0 times.
When did State Senate District 8, Texas last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which State Senate District 8, Texas voted Democratic was 1964.
How many people live in State Senate District 8, Texas?
State Senate District 8, Texas has a population of 1,202,170 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 8, Texas?
Median household income in State Senate District 8, Texas is $116,502 — above the national median of $80,734. The Texas state median is $78,476.
What is the political history of State Senate District 8, Texas?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State Senate District 8, Texas from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 14 went Democratic and 15 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Old Confederacy" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.