Texas State House District 126

State Legislative District Profile (Lower Chamber)

Overview

District ID
tx-hd-126
State
Texas
Chamber
Lower chamber
District Code
126
Land Area
50.3 sq mi
Water Area
0.44 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of Texas State House District 126

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Harris County50.32 sq mi100.0%2.9%

Showing all 1 county

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Houston city6.19 sq mi12.3%1.0%

Showing all 1 place

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 38146,10277.4%19.0%76.1%
TX District 231,52316.7%4.1%15.8%
TX District 1811,1805.9%1.5%8.1%

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

Voters

Registered Voters
124,750
Active Voters
115,090 (92.3%)

Party Registration

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

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2023–202480,649 (64.6%)6,079 (4.9%)14,251 (11.4%)
2021–202257,836 (46.4%)5,951 (4.8%)14,380 (11.5%)
2019–202076,434 (61.3%)11,629 (9.3%)12,082 (9.7%)
2017–201855,266 (44.3%)4,589 (3.7%)11,046 (8.9%)
2015–201657,155 (45.8%)6,064 (4.9%)19,490 (15.6%)
2013–201429,633 (23.8%)1,042 (0.8%)8,184 (6.6%)
2011–201244,838 (35.9%)1,157 (0.9%)8,508 (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
202,084 (± 7,335)
Median Age
36.2
Median Household Income
$91,224 (± $2,997)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
92.2%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
40.0%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 1854,37426.9%
18 to 64117,99158.4%
65 and over29,71914.7%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)56,22727.8%
White, not Hispanic83,71641.4%
Black, not Hispanic33,85616.8%
Asian, not Hispanic20,0059.9%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic1840.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic2200.1%
Some other race, not Hispanic1,3870.7%
Two or more races, not Hispanic6,4893.2%

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
184,739
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
133,019

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic139,42475.5%
Hispanic45,31424.5%
White83,78045.4%
Black33,39718.1%
Asian16,1678.8%
American Indian / Alaska Native1840.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander2160.1%
Two or More Races7690.4%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic103,98078.2%
Hispanic29,03621.8%
White65,55549.3%
Black23,81717.9%
Asian13,34410.0%
American Indian / Alaska Native1,2310.9%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander1890.1%
Two or More Races4480.3%

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