Texas State House District 18

State Legislative District Profile (Lower Chamber)

Overview

District ID
tx-hd-018
State
Texas
Chamber
Lower chamber
District Code
018
Land Area
2,701.2 sq mi
Water Area
83.8 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of Texas State House District 18

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Liberty County1158.35 sq mi42.9%100.0%
Hardin County890.59 sq mi33.0%100.0%
San Jacinto County569.24 sq mi21.1%100.0%
Montgomery County82.85 sq mi3.1%7.9%

Showing all 4 counties

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Liberty city44.52 sq mi1.6%100.0%
Dayton city30.66 sq mi1.1%100.0%
Cleveland city18.80 sq mi0.7%100.0%
Lumberton city13.41 sq mi0.5%100.0%
Pinewood Estates CDP13.19 sq mi0.5%100.0%
Silsbee city7.68 sq mi0.3%100.0%
Shepherd city6.10 sq mi0.2%100.0%
Kountze city3.98 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Plum Grove city3.63 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Ames city3.30 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Splendora city3.04 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Hardin city2.59 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Sour Lake city2.30 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Wildwood CDP2.30 sq mi0.1%52.6%
Patton Village city2.25 sq mi0.1%99.2%
Roman Forest city2.18 sq mi0.1%99.6%
Point Blank city2.02 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Hull CDP1.99 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Cape Royale CDP1.97 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Woodbranch city1.91 sq mi0.1%95.2%
North Cleveland city1.89 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Devers city1.86 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Coldspring city1.86 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Kenefick town1.55 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Oakhurst CDP1.54 sq mi0.1%100.0%

Showing top 25 of 31 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 36147,85972.8%19.3%75.9%
TX District 227,72913.7%3.6%3.1%
TX District 827,40213.5%3.6%21.1%

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

Voters

Registered Voters
142,333
Active Voters
135,259 (95.0%)

Party Registration

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

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2023–202485,735 (60.2%)2,298 (1.6%)29,283 (20.6%)
2021–202256,618 (39.8%)2,480 (1.7%)23,805 (16.7%)
2019–202077,952 (54.8%)4,662 (3.3%)24,119 (16.9%)
2017–201853,681 (37.7%)2,054 (1.4%)15,982 (11.2%)
2015–201660,680 (42.6%)3,553 (2.5%)28,068 (19.7%)
2013–201429,147 (20.5%)1,519 (1.1%)14,923 (10.5%)
2011–201249,795 (35.0%)2,410 (1.7%)14,091 (9.9%)

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
222,308 (± 2,442)
Median Age
35.8
Median Household Income
$73,160 (± $2,333)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
82.7%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
15.6%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 1861,10027.5%
18 to 64129,61258.3%
65 and over31,59614.2%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)63,72628.7%
White, not Hispanic134,03260.3%
Black, not Hispanic14,9286.7%
Asian, not Hispanic1,1120.5%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic1510.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic250.0%
Some other race, not Hispanic3170.1%
Two or more races, not Hispanic8,0173.6%

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
204,166
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
144,201

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic157,48477.1%
Hispanic46,68522.9%
White136,58666.9%
Black14,8477.3%
Asian7290.4%
American Indian / Alaska Native1500.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander320.0%
Two or More Races4840.2%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic121,26884.1%
Hispanic22,93215.9%
White106,05273.5%
Black12,3188.5%
Asian9640.7%
American Indian / Alaska Native1,6101.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander360.0%
Two or More Races3190.2%

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