Texas 30th State Senate District, Texas: Realigner district. In 2024, voted R+34%. Democratic peak: D+80 in 1936.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+34MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- RealignerAkashic typology
- Population
- 837,0412024 5-year
- Median household income
- $98,5012024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 65.9%2024 5-year
- Black
- 8.0%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 18.5%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+80 in 1936MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+45 in 2004MIT Election Lab
Constituent county margins for State Senate District 30, 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 | 126,569 | 259,681 | 391,769 | ||
| R | 124,637 | 230,410 | 360,583 | ||
| R | 77,102 | 183,146 | 273,049 | ||
| R | 62,712 | 166,849 | 233,173 | ||
| R | 74,772 | 161,609 | 238,549 | ||
| R | 58,442 | 153,986 | 213,524 | ||
| R | 49,978 | 119,733 | 173,595 | ||
| R | 51,405 | 78,677 | 144,738 | ||
| R | 44,892 | 58,587 | 155,507 | ||
| R | 49,665 | 77,512 | 127,782 | ||
| R | 36,756 | 83,903 | 120,975 | ||
| R | 42,753 | 58,011 | 103,602 | ||
| D | 50,722 | 39,768 | 90,989 | ||
| R | 21,345 | 51,057 | 72,676 | ||
| D | 29,777 | 24,940 | 67,545 | ||
| D | 40,572 | 17,518 | 58,151 | ||
| D | 28,185 | 24,509 | 52,876 | ||
| D | 25,052 | 24,538 | 49,776 | ||
| D | 29,123 | 26,782 | 55,969 | ||
| D | 30,783 | 6,640 | 40,340 | ||
| D | 32,373 | 4,624 | 41,462 | ||
| D | 36,818 | 5,718 | 42,589 | ||
| D | 30,046 | 3,373 | 33,547 | ||
| D | 30,143 | 3,436 | 33,746 | ||
| R | 14,125 | 18,352 | 32,507 | ||
| D | 21,421 | 4,973 | 28,619 | ||
| D | 14,717 | 5,566 | 21,752 | ||
| D | 15,572 | 2,448 | 18,800 | ||
| D | 12,419 | 1,139 | 16,620 | ||
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Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
English
12.2%
German
12.1%
Irish
9.0%
American
5.3%
Italian
2.6%
Scottish
2.1%
French
1.8%
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: 38.2 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
$98,501
State Senate District 30 ranks near the middle of US counties.
State Senate District 30$98,501
Texas$78,476
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
8.8%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 1811.3%
Working age (18–64)8.0%
Seniors (65+)8.9%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
79.8%
speak English only
Spanish11.9%
Asian & Pacific Islander4.3%
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 53.9% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
With a 2024 presidential margin of R+54.1, this West Texas district ranks among the state's most one-sided constituencies, where statewide Republican candidates routinely run well above their Texas-wide averages.
The unraveling was not abrupt. The Democratic margin in Texas 30th State Senate District peaked at eighty points in 1936; it narrowed steadily over the late twentieth century. The 1980 election delivered the district to the Republican party for the first time in many years, by a margin of fifteen points. By 2024, the margin had settled into deep Republican territory.
The economic and demographic context is severe. The median household income of $98,501 is among the lowest at this geographic scale; 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line.
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Frequently asked questions
How did State Senate District 30, Texas vote in 2024?
In 2024, State Senate District 30, Texas voted Republican by 34.0 points (R+34), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 391,769 votes cast, 126,569 went Democratic and 259,681 went Republican.
What is State Senate District 30, Texas's political archetype?
Akashic classifies State Senate District 30, Texas as a "Realigner" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 16 times, Republican 14 times, and other 0 times.
When did State Senate District 30, Texas last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which State Senate District 30, Texas voted Democratic was 1976.
How many people live in State Senate District 30, Texas?
State Senate District 30, Texas has a population of 837,041 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 30, Texas?
Median household income in State Senate District 30, Texas is $98,501 — above the national median of $80,734. The Texas state median is $78,476.
What is the political history of State Senate District 30, Texas?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State Senate District 30, Texas from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 16 went Democratic and 14 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Realigner" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.