Texas State House District 12

State Legislative District Profile (Lower Chamber)

Overview

District ID
tx-hd-012
State
Texas
Chamber
Lower chamber
District Code
012
Land Area
3,847.7 sq mi
Water Area
68.8 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of Texas State House District 12

Boundary as GeoJSON

Source: U.S. Census Bureau TIGER/Line state legislative district boundaries.

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Robertson County855.15 sq mi22.2%100.0%
Grimes County787.47 sq mi20.5%100.0%
Walker County784.22 sq mi20.4%100.0%
Washington County604.19 sq mi15.7%100.0%
Madison County466.07 sq mi12.1%100.0%
Brazos County350.57 sq mi9.1%59.8%

Showing all 6 counties

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Huntsville city42.59 sq mi1.1%100.0%
Brenham city12.98 sq mi0.3%99.4%
Navasota city8.20 sq mi0.2%98.3%
Bryan city7.30 sq mi0.2%13.2%
Madisonville city4.18 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Hearne city4.12 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Calvert city3.89 sq mi0.1%100.0%
College Station city2.94 sq mi0.1%5.7%
Pinebrook CDP2.75 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Shiro CDP2.54 sq mi0.1%100.0%
New Waverly city2.21 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Riverside city2.01 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Todd Mission city1.98 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Plantersville city1.98 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Richards CDP1.82 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Midway city1.59 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Burton city1.18 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Franklin city1.17 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Bedias city1.11 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Iola city1.03 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Bremond city0.89 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Anderson city0.51 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Kurten town0.31 sq mi<0.1%6.9%
Normangee town0.26 sq mi<0.1%23.4%
Wixon Valley city0.04 sq mi<0.1%2.3%

Showing all 25 places

Overlapping Congressional Districts

Congressional districtPopulation in bothShare of this district's populationShare of the congressional district's populationShare of this district's land
TX District 10109,33054.0%14.3%57.4%
TX District 1776,47637.8%10.0%34.6%
TX District 816,6818.2%2.2%8.0%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau 2020 blocks and 2025 block equivalency files (119th Congress, 2024 state legislative plans).

Voters

Registered Voters
129,221
Active Voters
123,398 (95.5%)

Party Registration

This state's voter file does not record party registration.

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2023–202486,987 (67.3%)3,594 (2.8%)32,640 (25.3%)
2021–202263,063 (48.8%)4,194 (3.2%)27,210 (21.1%)
2019–202081,173 (62.8%)7,849 (6.1%)24,222 (18.7%)
2017–201860,001 (46.4%)3,900 (3.0%)21,830 (16.9%)
2015–201664,149 (49.6%)5,611 (4.3%)29,391 (22.7%)
2013–201436,680 (28.4%)3,086 (2.4%)16,360 (12.7%)
2011–201255,673 (43.1%)2,456 (1.9%)17,026 (13.2%)

Turnout counts today's registered voters with a counted ballot in the cycle's elections (the odd and even year), as a share of today's registered voters. Voters who have since left the rolls are not counted.

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Source: Civitech voter file snapshot as of 08/14/2025. These are registered voters, separate from the Census population figures. Counts under 10 are suppressed and shown as "<10".

Demographics

Total Population
211,240 (± 1,788)
Median Age
38.5
Median Household Income
$64,243 (± $2,767)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
85.3%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
25.1%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 1841,60719.7%
18 to 64133,71163.3%
65 and over35,92217.0%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)48,09622.8%
White, not Hispanic118,03355.9%
Black, not Hispanic33,11115.7%
Asian, not Hispanic2,3171.1%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic3990.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic3080.1%
Some other race, not Hispanic9080.4%
Two or more races, not Hispanic8,0683.8%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 ACS 5-year estimates (tables B01001, B01002, B01003, B03002, B15003, B19013) for this state legislative district. Estimates are survey-based; ± figures are 90% margins of error.

Citizen Voting Age Population

Total Citizen Population
201,579
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
160,716

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic161,39680.1%
Hispanic40,18119.9%
White119,59959.3%
Black32,69416.2%
Asian1,6530.8%
American Indian / Alaska Native3940.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander2730.1%
Two or More Races3120.2%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic133,66083.2%
Hispanic27,05516.8%
White100,11062.3%
Black27,50517.1%
Asian1,6261.0%
American Indian / Alaska Native4,1262.6%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander1970.1%
Two or More Races2840.2%

Source: Redistricting Data Hub / U.S. Census Bureau CVAP Special Tabulation (2020-2024 ACS 5-year).