Texas 9th State Senate District, Texas: Tossup district. In 2024, voted R+5%. Democratic peak: D+77 in 1936.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+5MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- TossupAkashic typology
- Population
- 1,148,7932024 5-year
- Median household income
- $84,2072024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 48.2%2024 5-year
- Black
- 17.7%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 30.3%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+77 in 1936MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+38 in 1928MIT Election Lab
Constituent county margins for State Senate District 9, 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 | 203,799 | 226,127 | 436,384 | ||
| D | 218,145 | 217,177 | 442,419 | ||
| R | 152,858 | 183,350 | 354,336 | ||
| R | 134,137 | 184,940 | 323,793 | ||
| R | 145,696 | 184,675 | 333,155 | ||
| R | 109,869 | 185,227 | 296,894 | ||
| R | 92,098 | 152,078 | 250,383 | ||
| R | 90,334 | 110,413 | 217,126 | ||
| R | 82,807 | 97,202 | 249,856 | ||
| R | 80,200 | 128,618 | 210,020 | ||
| R | 63,682 | 131,475 | 195,510 | ||
| R | 64,170 | 91,943 | 161,696 | ||
| R | 64,816 | 65,954 | 131,783 | ||
| R | 36,672 | 80,351 | 117,211 | ||
| R | 42,246 | 43,349 | 101,103 | ||
| D | 51,462 | 29,996 | 81,709 | ||
| R | 31,476 | 38,593 | 70,487 | ||
| R | 23,280 | 35,157 | 58,938 | ||
| R | 24,365 | 33,753 | 58,220 | ||
| D | 19,254 | 9,094 | 32,194 | ||
| D | 19,501 | 2,180 | 27,066 | ||
| D | 19,114 | 3,961 | 23,104 | ||
| D | 15,790 | 2,004 | 17,895 | ||
| D | 14,754 | 2,783 | 17,763 | ||
| R | 4,881 | 10,856 | 15,736 | ||
| D | 7,247 | 3,105 | 11,741 | ||
| D | 6,589 | 1,848 | 9,068 | ||
| D | 5,443 | 822 | 6,473 | ||
| D | 3,828 | 290 | 4,738 | ||
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Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
English
9.5%
German
8.0%
Irish
6.6%
American
4.3%
Italian
2.1%
Scottish
1.6%
French
1.4%
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: 35.2 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
$84,207
State Senate District 9 ranks near the middle of US counties.
State Senate District 9$84,207
Texas$78,476
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
11.1%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1815.3%
Working age (18–64)9.7%
Seniors (65+)10.2%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
70.1%
speak English only
Spanish21.0%
Asian & Pacific Islander3.5%
Other Indo-European3.2%
Other languages2.3%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 39.4% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
With a 2024 presidential margin of R+79.3, this West Texas district ranks among the most geographically vast and politically uniform state senate seats in the country, where turnout patterns and candidate quality rarely alter the outcome.
The district's recent history is a story of close margins. The Democratic margin reached seventy-seven points in 1936; the Republican margin reached thirty-eight points in 1928. Most other elections have been decided by single-digit points.
Its demographics — a population of 1,148,793, a 48% non-Hispanic-white share, a median household income of $84,207 — situate the district close to national averages on several dimensions.
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Frequently asked questions
How did State Senate District 9, Texas vote in 2024?
In 2024, State Senate District 9, Texas voted Republican by 5.1 points (R+5), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 436,384 votes cast, 203,799 went Democratic and 226,127 went Republican.
What is State Senate District 9, Texas's political archetype?
Akashic classifies State Senate District 9, Texas as a "Tossup" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 11 times, Republican 18 times, and other 0 times.
When did State Senate District 9, Texas last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which State Senate District 9, Texas voted Democratic was 2020.
How many people live in State Senate District 9, Texas?
State Senate District 9, Texas has a population of 1,148,793 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 9, Texas?
Median household income in State Senate District 9, Texas is $84,207 — above the national median of $80,734. The Texas state median is $78,476.
What is the political history of State Senate District 9, Texas?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State Senate District 9, Texas from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 11 went Democratic and 18 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Tossup" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.