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1876–2024
State Senate District 17·Texas

Texas 17th State Senate District delivered R+8 in 2024 — close enough to flip again next time.

One of Texas's most Republican-leaning upper-chamber districts

1876 — 2024·38 elections
TX
Latest
R+8
in 2024
Archetype
Tossup
since the recent cycles
Population
1,296,256
2024 ACS

Texas 17th State Senate District, Texas: Tossup district. In 2024, voted R+8%. Democratic peak: D+74 in 1932.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
R+8MIT Election Lab
Political archetype
TossupAkashic typology
Population
1,296,2562024 5-year
Median household income
$94,7602024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
39.3%2024 5-year
Black
18.4%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
33.0%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+74 in 1932MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin
R+30 in 1972MIT Election Lab
2024 results by constituent county
8 counties · 2 D · 6 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
−8.3%
223,869265,411499,421
R
−1.5%
241,150248,622496,637
R
−5.2%
174,412194,299383,848
R
−15.6%
140,541193,395337,810
R
−11.8%
142,826181,186326,328
R
−22.0%
110,629173,458285,783
R
−22.8%
91,562147,262243,976
R
−10.7%
84,149106,016204,319
R
−8.8%
75,01893,803214,578
R
−16.7%
74,025104,095180,445
R
−29.3%
64,995118,968184,440
R
−20.4%
55,44085,071145,395
R
−0.8%
63,72764,760129,653
R
−29.8%
36,10966,923103,398
D
+0.3%
36,67536,37793,039
D
+27.4%
49,70128,29978,176
D
+2.2%
34,19132,70668,005
R
−21.1%
22,51634,79258,068
R
−13.7%
26,18934,50460,745
D
+23.1%
16,4099,25330,969
D
+55.2%
20,1153,74229,645
D
+56.1%
19,6675,52625,223
D
+72.1%
14,9562,38517,427
D
+73.5%
16,9482,53319,599
D
+4.5%
8,1787,47615,673
D
+36.6%
10,4164,54216,055
D
+9.3%
5,3484,14212,962
D
+42.7%
5,3011,9827,764
D
+54.4%
4,6278087,020
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Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
7.2%
English
6.5%
Irish
4.8%
American
3.8%
Italian
1.8%
French
1.5%
Polish
0.7%
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: 36.5 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
0.4%
85+
0.8%
1.6%
75–84
2.0%
4.0%
65–74
4.3%
5.5%
55–64
5.7%
6.6%
45–54
6.5%
7.4%
35–44
7.5%
6.5%
25–34
6.6%
4.5%
18–24
4.3%
10.1%
5–17
9.6%
3.2%
<5
3.2%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$94,760
State Senate District 17 ranks near the middle of US counties.
State Senate District 17$94,760
Texas$78,476
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
10.7%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 1814.0%
Working age (18–64)9.4%
Seniors (65+)11.4%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
62.4%
speak English only
Spanish23.4%
Asian & Pacific Islander7.2%
Other Indo-European4.8%
Other languages2.2%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Catholic & Orthodox
19.0%
Other Christian
12.1%
Baptist
11.7%
Methodist
3.2%
Non-Christian
3.0%
Mainline Protestant
1.6%
Pentecostal & Holiness
1.3%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 48.0% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

With a 2024 presidential margin of R+61.1, this West Texas district ranks among the most politically homogeneous state senate constituencies in the country, where competitive general elections are effectively replaced by primary contests.

The district's recent history is a story of close margins. The Democratic margin reached seventy-four points in 1932; the Republican margin reached thirty points in 1972. Most other elections have been decided by single-digit points.

Its demographics — a population of 1,296,256, a 39% non-Hispanic-white share, a median household income of $94,760 — situate the district close to national averages on several dimensions.

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Frequently asked questions

How did State Senate District 17, Texas vote in 2024?
In 2024, State Senate District 17, Texas voted Republican by 8.3 points (R+8), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 499,421 votes cast, 223,869 went Democratic and 265,411 went Republican.
What is State Senate District 17, Texas's political archetype?
Akashic classifies State Senate District 17, Texas as a "Tossup" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 13 times, Republican 16 times, and other 0 times.
When did State Senate District 17, Texas last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which State Senate District 17, Texas voted Democratic was 1968.
How many people live in State Senate District 17, Texas?
State Senate District 17, Texas has a population of 1,296,256 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 17, Texas?
Median household income in State Senate District 17, Texas is $94,760 — above the national median of $80,734. The Texas state median is $78,476.
What is the political history of State Senate District 17, Texas?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State Senate District 17, Texas from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 13 went Democratic and 16 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Tossup" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.