Texas State House District 43

State Legislative District Profile (Lower Chamber)

Overview

District ID
tx-hd-043
State
Texas
Chamber
Lower chamber
District Code
043
Land Area
4,597.5 sq mi
Water Area
800.3 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of Texas State House District 43

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Kleberg County881.31 sq mi19.2%100.0%
Bee County880.24 sq mi19.1%100.0%
Jim Wells County865.18 sq mi18.8%100.0%
Refugio County770.48 sq mi16.8%100.0%
San Patricio County693.44 sq mi15.1%100.0%
Calhoun County506.94 sq mi11.0%100.0%

Showing all 6 counties

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Ingleside city16.82 sq mi0.4%99.6%
Kingsville city13.88 sq mi0.3%100.0%
Portland city12.49 sq mi0.3%100.0%
Ben Bolt CDP12.24 sq mi0.3%100.0%
Alice city11.99 sq mi0.3%100.0%
Skidmore CDP10.55 sq mi0.2%100.0%
Port Lavaca city10.15 sq mi0.2%100.0%
Beeville city6.38 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Aransas Pass city6.17 sq mi0.1%46.8%
Alice Acres CDP5.89 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Pettus CDP5.82 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Pawnee CDP5.25 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Loma Linda East CDP5.14 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Coyote Acres CDP5.13 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Tuleta CDP4.47 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Ricardo CDP4.46 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Westdale CDP4.03 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Port O'Connor CDP3.99 sq mi0.1%100.0%
San Patricio city3.85 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Riviera CDP3.69 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Tynan CDP3.46 sq mi0.1%100.0%
K-Bar Ranch CDP3.37 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Morgan Farm CDP3.35 sq mi0.1%100.0%
St. Paul CDP3.32 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Mathis city3.32 sq mi0.1%100.0%

Showing top 25 of 65 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 27126,64964.4%16.5%62.0%
TX District 1538,89119.8%5.1%18.8%
TX District 3431,04015.8%4.0%19.2%

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

Voters

Registered Voters
121,532
Active Voters
115,636 (95.1%)

Party Registration

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

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2023–202468,659 (56.5%)8,343 (6.9%)19,631 (16.2%)
2021–202248,619 (40.0%)9,614 (7.9%)13,693 (11.3%)
2019–202064,295 (52.9%)13,535 (11.1%)12,665 (10.4%)
2017–201846,218 (38.0%)10,200 (8.4%)9,450 (7.8%)
2015–201650,665 (41.7%)13,546 (11.1%)14,718 (12.1%)
2013–201426,745 (22.0%)10,184 (8.4%)5,628 (4.6%)
2011–201241,016 (33.7%)10,339 (8.5%)5,815 (4.8%)

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
197,268
Median Age
35.8
Median Household Income
$63,122 (± $2,296)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
83.1%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
17.6%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 1848,18524.4%
18 to 64118,59960.1%
65 and over30,48415.5%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)124,75863.2%
White, not Hispanic59,50830.2%
Black, not Hispanic5,6352.9%
Asian, not Hispanic2,3141.2%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic2650.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic1750.1%
Some other race, not Hispanic6860.3%
Two or more races, not Hispanic3,9272.0%

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
189,765
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
142,333

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic70,98937.4%
Hispanic118,77762.6%
White60,58131.9%
Black5,5012.9%
Asian1,6460.9%
American Indian / Alaska Native2660.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander1760.1%
Two or More Races3380.2%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic57,92140.7%
Hispanic84,41459.3%
White49,31634.6%
Black5,5103.9%
Asian1,6331.1%
American Indian / Alaska Native1,2040.8%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander1750.1%
Two or More Races1280.1%

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