Texas State House District 81

State Legislative District Profile (Lower Chamber)

Overview

District ID
tx-hd-081
State
Texas
Chamber
Lower chamber
District Code
081
Land Area
3,243.6 sq mi
Water Area
11.9 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of Texas State House District 81

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Ector County897.86 sq mi27.7%100.0%
Winkler County841.27 sq mi25.9%100.0%
Ward County835.60 sq mi25.8%100.0%
Loving County668.82 sq mi20.6%100.0%

Showing all 4 counties

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
West Odessa CDP62.13 sq mi1.9%100.0%
Odessa city44.70 sq mi1.4%85.9%
Monahans city28.92 sq mi0.9%100.0%
Gardendale CDP11.47 sq mi0.4%100.0%
Southwest Sandhill CDP7.36 sq mi0.2%100.0%
Kermit city2.52 sq mi0.1%99.3%
Pyote town1.27 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Wink city1.17 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Thorntonville town0.80 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Wickett town0.70 sq mi<0.1%99.9%
Barstow city0.66 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Grandfalls town0.54 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Goldsmith city0.32 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Mentone CDP0.17 sq mi<0.1%100.0%

Showing all 14 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 11165,17189.4%21.5%27.7%
TX District 2319,49910.6%2.5%72.3%

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

Voters

Registered Voters
97,073
Active Voters
92,131 (94.9%)

Party Registration

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

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2023–202448,183 (49.6%)1,262 (1.3%)11,477 (11.8%)
2021–202227,829 (28.7%)2,074 (2.1%)12,073 (12.4%)
2019–202044,304 (45.6%)3,394 (3.5%)11,022 (11.4%)
2017–201828,132 (29.0%)2,470 (2.5%)7,209 (7.4%)
2015–201631,980 (32.9%)2,781 (2.9%)12,995 (13.4%)
2013–201411,730 (12.1%)1,681 (1.7%)5,621 (5.8%)
2011–201224,081 (24.8%)988 (1.0%)6,595 (6.8%)

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
183,285 (± 30)
Median Age
31.7
Median Household Income
$71,840 (± $3,440)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
78.0%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
17.0%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 1855,45330.3%
18 to 64109,10459.5%
65 and over18,72810.2%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)115,45063.0%
White, not Hispanic53,65229.3%
Black, not Hispanic7,7574.2%
Asian, not Hispanic1,8891.0%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic2530.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic3250.2%
Some other race, not Hispanic3200.2%
Two or more races, not Hispanic3,6392.0%

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
164,764
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
111,058

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic66,18440.2%
Hispanic98,58159.8%
White53,83432.7%
Black7,4574.5%
Asian1,2280.7%
American Indian / Alaska Native2550.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander2360.1%
Two or More Races2940.2%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic49,98745.0%
Hispanic61,07055.0%
White41,73237.6%
Black5,8005.2%
Asian1,1241.0%
American Indian / Alaska Native1,2051.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander1870.2%
Two or More Races1340.1%

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