Texas State House District 53

State Legislative District Profile (Lower Chamber)

Overview

District ID
tx-hd-053
State
Texas
Chamber
Lower chamber
District Code
053
Land Area
23,480.4 sq mi
Water Area
68.5 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of Texas State House District 53

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Pecos County4763.83 sq mi20.3%100.0%
Crockett County2807.32 sq mi12.0%100.0%
Edwards County2117.87 sq mi9.0%100.0%
Sutton County1453.94 sq mi6.2%100.0%
Medina County1325.36 sq mi5.6%100.0%
Schleicher County1310.64 sq mi5.6%100.0%
Kimble County1250.98 sq mi5.3%100.0%
Upton County1241.32 sq mi5.3%100.0%
Kerr County1103.33 sq mi4.7%100.0%
McCulloch County1065.60 sq mi4.5%100.0%
Llano County934.06 sq mi4.0%100.0%
Mason County928.84 sq mi4.0%100.0%
Menard County902.03 sq mi3.8%100.0%
Bandera County790.99 sq mi3.4%100.0%
Crane County785.07 sq mi3.3%100.0%
Real County699.16 sq mi3.0%100.0%

Showing all 16 counties

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Lakehills CDP30.31 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Kerrville city21.93 sq mi0.1%95.7%
Horseshoe Bay city12.11 sq mi0.1%84.5%
Hondo city10.05 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Kingsland CDP9.05 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Brady city8.94 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Buchanan Dam CDP7.75 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Fort Stockton city5.55 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Center Point CDP5.33 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Llano city5.27 sq mi<0.1%99.5%
Yancey CDP5.01 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Ozona CDP4.67 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Imperial CDP4.22 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Mason city3.65 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Devine city3.21 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Lake Medina Shores CDP3.09 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Castroville city2.88 sq mi<0.1%81.3%
D'Hanis CDP2.63 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Junction city2.29 sq mi<0.1%99.7%
Sonora city2.22 sq mi<0.1%99.6%
Menard city2.06 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
McCamey city2.03 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Tow CDP1.82 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Sunrise Beach Village city1.69 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Rochelle CDP1.61 sq mi<0.1%100.0%

Showing top 25 of 43 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 2384,26742.2%11.0%67.3%
TX District 2176,20738.2%9.9%11.0%
TX District 1139,07419.6%5.1%21.6%

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

Voters

Registered Voters
151,273
Active Voters
144,497 (95.5%)

Party Registration

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

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2023–2024102,950 (68.1%)4,347 (2.9%)42,319 (28.0%)
2021–202279,962 (52.9%)5,337 (3.5%)36,410 (24.1%)
2019–202096,296 (63.7%)9,872 (6.5%)35,178 (23.3%)
2017–201872,880 (48.2%)5,465 (3.6%)25,686 (17.0%)
2015–201675,477 (49.9%)7,306 (4.8%)37,848 (25.0%)
2013–201445,179 (29.9%)3,676 (2.4%)22,756 (15.0%)
2011–201264,757 (42.8%)3,978 (2.6%)21,159 (14.0%)

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
204,563 (± 426)
Median Age
45.8
Median Household Income
$71,185 (± $2,170)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
87.2%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
26.0%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 1841,04220.1%
18 to 64112,05154.8%
65 and over51,47025.2%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)76,09737.2%
White, not Hispanic116,80957.1%
Black, not Hispanic3,4891.7%
Asian, not Hispanic1,7690.9%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic3560.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic860.0%
Some other race, not Hispanic9530.5%
Two or more races, not Hispanic5,0042.4%

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
196,456
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
155,754

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic127,59564.9%
Hispanic68,85635.0%
White118,71860.4%
Black3,6431.9%
Asian1,3280.7%
American Indian / Alaska Native3660.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander650.0%
Two or More Races4610.2%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic107,72069.2%
Hispanic48,04530.8%
White100,35464.4%
Black3,8322.5%
Asian1,2560.8%
American Indian / Alaska Native2,0991.3%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander640.0%
Two or More Races1530.1%

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