Texas State House District 87

State Legislative District Profile (Lower Chamber)

Overview

District ID
tx-hd-087
State
Texas
Chamber
Lower chamber
District Code
087
Land Area
7,308.3 sq mi
Water Area
36.3 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of Texas State House District 87

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Lipscomb County932.21 sq mi12.8%100.0%
Sherman County922.86 sq mi12.6%100.0%
Carson County920.23 sq mi12.6%100.0%
Hansford County919.81 sq mi12.6%100.0%
Ochiltree County917.68 sq mi12.6%100.0%
Potter County908.39 sq mi12.4%100.0%
Moore County899.70 sq mi12.3%100.0%
Hutchinson County887.42 sq mi12.1%100.0%

Showing all 8 counties

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Amarillo city68.82 sq mi0.9%66.4%
Borger city8.79 sq mi0.1%97.3%
Dumas city5.53 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Bushland CDP5.09 sq mi0.1%85.3%
Perryton city4.80 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Lipscomb CDP3.75 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Stratford city2.31 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Cactus city2.13 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Panhandle town2.12 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Spearman city2.10 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Stinnett city1.98 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Texhoma city1.90 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
White Deer town1.74 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Sunray city1.71 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Fritch city1.62 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Farnsworth CDP1.34 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Higgins city1.11 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Gruver city1.10 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Booker town1.05 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Follett city0.97 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Lake Meredith Estates CDP0.84 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Groom town0.74 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Morse CDP0.55 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Skellytown town0.53 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Darrouzett town0.37 sq mi<0.1%73.8%

Showing top 25 of 28 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 13187,448100.0%24.4%100.0%

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

Voters

Registered Voters
96,127
Active Voters
89,555 (93.2%)

Party Registration

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

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2023–202455,881 (58.1%)1,640 (1.7%)19,917 (20.7%)
2021–202238,080 (39.6%)1,952 (2.0%)16,878 (17.6%)
2019–202051,721 (53.8%)3,907 (4.1%)19,387 (20.2%)
2017–201836,424 (37.9%)1,543 (1.6%)14,971 (15.6%)
2015–201640,288 (41.9%)2,453 (2.6%)19,403 (20.2%)
2013–201419,619 (20.4%)733 (0.8%)10,571 (11.0%)
2011–201232,226 (33.5%)751 (0.8%)9,039 (9.4%)

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
183,451 (± 227)
Median Age
35.3
Median Household Income
$58,816 (± $2,818)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
78.5%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
18.7%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 1849,69327.1%
18 to 64107,10358.4%
65 and over26,65514.5%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)74,55340.6%
White, not Hispanic82,47245.0%
Black, not Hispanic13,3857.3%
Asian, not Hispanic6,1263.3%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic6330.3%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic2210.1%
Some other race, not Hispanic4200.2%
Two or more races, not Hispanic5,6413.1%

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
163,906
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
116,783

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic104,26963.6%
Hispanic59,64536.4%
White83,81651.1%
Black11,4117.0%
Asian4,1032.5%
American Indian / Alaska Native6330.4%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander2090.1%
Two or More Races2140.1%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic81,06669.4%
Hispanic35,71530.6%
White67,17057.5%
Black8,8657.6%
Asian3,0022.6%
American Indian / Alaska Native1,7451.5%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander1650.1%
Two or More Races1710.1%

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