Texas State House District 71

State Legislative District Profile (Lower Chamber)

Overview

District ID
tx-hd-071
State
Texas
Chamber
Lower chamber
District Code
071
Land Area
3,655.5 sq mi
Water Area
16.1 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of Texas State House District 71

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Jones County928.61 sq mi25.4%100.0%
Taylor County915.54 sq mi25.0%100.0%
Nolan County912.00 sq mi24.9%100.0%
Callahan County899.37 sq mi24.6%100.0%

Showing all 4 counties

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Abilene city106.67 sq mi2.9%100.0%
Potosi CDP18.35 sq mi0.5%100.0%
Sweetwater city11.07 sq mi0.3%100.0%
Tye city4.80 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Hamlin city4.40 sq mi0.1%83.2%
Clyde city3.28 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Stamford city3.23 sq mi0.1%54.2%
Roscoe city3.22 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Hawley city2.93 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Merkel town2.80 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Anson city2.76 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Baird city2.66 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Buffalo Gap town2.43 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Cross Plains town1.20 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Putnam town1.01 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Tuscola city0.85 sq mi<0.1%99.3%
Lawn town0.60 sq mi<0.1%99.9%
Lueders city0.59 sq mi<0.1%99.7%
Blackwell city0.46 sq mi<0.1%78.1%
Trent town0.40 sq mi<0.1%99.9%
Impact town0.09 sq mi<0.1%99.9%

Showing all 21 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 19179,16593.6%23.4%77.4%
TX District 2512,1526.4%1.6%22.6%

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

Voters

Registered Voters
117,405
Active Voters
109,981 (93.7%)

Party Registration

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

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2023–202473,874 (62.9%)2,104 (1.8%)27,111 (23.1%)
2021–202252,018 (44.3%)2,387 (2.0%)18,048 (15.4%)
2019–202067,057 (57.1%)5,068 (4.3%)21,819 (18.6%)
2017–201848,096 (41.0%)1,927 (1.6%)13,035 (11.1%)
2015–201651,621 (44.0%)3,102 (2.6%)26,884 (22.9%)
2013–201425,777 (22.0%)1,134 (1.0%)13,053 (11.1%)
2011–201242,451 (36.2%)815 (0.7%)11,112 (9.5%)

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
194,862
Median Age
34.8
Median Household Income
$65,667 (± $2,441)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
88.7%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
25.8%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 1845,87323.5%
18 to 64118,11460.6%
65 and over30,87515.8%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)49,45925.4%
White, not Hispanic119,53261.3%
Black, not Hispanic13,7677.1%
Asian, not Hispanic3,3641.7%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic3380.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic1240.1%
Some other race, not Hispanic1,1270.6%
Two or more races, not Hispanic7,1513.7%

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
188,497
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
143,403

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic142,02675.3%
Hispanic46,47424.7%
White120,76364.1%
Black12,7186.7%
Asian2,2801.2%
American Indian / Alaska Native3380.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander1240.1%
Two or More Races9660.5%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic111,84378.0%
Hispanic31,56222.0%
White96,60867.4%
Black10,6037.4%
Asian2,2441.6%
American Indian / Alaska Native1,8671.3%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander770.1%
Two or More Races5630.4%

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