Texas State Senate District 1

State Legislative District Profile (Upper Chamber)

Overview

District ID
tx-sd-001
State
Texas
Chamber
Upper chamber (state senate)
District Code
001
Land Area
12,253.5 sq mi
Water Area
381.3 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of Texas State Senate District 1

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Red River County1043.90 sq mi8.5%100.0%
Cass County936.95 sq mi7.6%100.0%
Rusk County924.20 sq mi7.5%100.0%
Smith County921.47 sq mi7.5%100.0%
Lamar County907.33 sq mi7.4%100.0%
Harrison County900.06 sq mi7.3%100.0%
Fannin County890.83 sq mi7.3%100.0%
Bowie County884.93 sq mi7.2%100.0%
Panola County811.36 sq mi6.6%100.0%
Hopkins County767.43 sq mi6.3%100.0%
Wood County645.24 sq mi5.3%100.0%
Upshur County582.98 sq mi4.8%100.0%
Titus County406.06 sq mi3.3%99.9%
Marion County380.90 sq mi3.1%100.0%
Franklin County284.39 sq mi2.3%100.0%
Gregg County273.38 sq mi2.2%100.0%
Delta County256.83 sq mi2.1%100.0%
Morris County251.99 sq mi2.1%100.0%
Camp County195.85 sq mi1.6%100.0%

Showing all 19 counties

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Tyler city57.45 sq mi0.5%99.4%
Longview city55.83 sq mi0.5%99.3%
Paris city35.19 sq mi0.3%100.0%
Texarkana city31.37 sq mi0.3%98.1%
Marshall city29.59 sq mi0.2%99.5%
Sulphur Springs city20.54 sq mi0.2%100.0%
Kilgore city18.61 sq mi0.2%100.0%
Mount Pleasant city18.35 sq mi0.1%90.2%
Atlanta city12.50 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Lake Cherokee CDP12.29 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Henderson city11.95 sq mi0.1%99.6%
Gladewater city11.57 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Carthage city10.66 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Mineola city10.28 sq mi0.1%99.7%
Bonham city9.83 sq mi0.1%100.0%
White Oak city9.09 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Holly Lake Ranch CDP8.67 sq mi0.1%100.0%
New London city8.61 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Powderly CDP7.28 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Overton city6.70 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Clarksville City city6.37 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Douglassville town6.33 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Lindale city6.18 sq mi0.1%99.9%
Liberty City CDP6.09 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Whitehouse city5.50 sq mi<0.1%100.0%

Showing top 25 of 115 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 1725,15378.5%94.5%62.3%
TX District 4139,35415.1%18.2%30.0%
TX District 558,9596.4%7.7%7.6%

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

Voters

Registered Voters
614,216
Active Voters
591,607 (96.3%)

Party Registration

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

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2023–2024400,874 (65.3%)17,442 (2.8%)134,563 (21.9%)
2021–2022285,958 (46.6%)20,019 (3.3%)109,544 (17.8%)
2019–2020363,973 (59.3%)29,728 (4.8%)104,708 (17.0%)
2017–2018267,344 (43.5%)16,561 (2.7%)89,474 (14.6%)
2015–2016291,624 (47.5%)23,896 (3.9%)138,408 (22.5%)
2013–2014157,295 (25.6%)9,951 (1.6%)66,233 (10.8%)
2011–2012246,565 (40.1%)10,483 (1.7%)71,828 (11.7%)

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
942,588
Median Age
39.1
Median Household Income
$65,805 (± $1,053)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
87.7%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
22.8%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 18223,88123.8%
18 to 64544,18757.7%
65 and over174,52018.5%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)157,34616.7%
White, not Hispanic592,57362.9%
Black, not Hispanic141,19815.0%
Asian, not Hispanic9,8721.0%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic2,1000.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic6610.1%
Some other race, not Hispanic2,4130.3%
Two or more races, not Hispanic36,4253.9%

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
902,674
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
680,914

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic778,33786.2%
Hispanic124,33613.8%
White598,02666.3%
Black140,62015.6%
Asian7,0510.8%
American Indian / Alaska Native2,0720.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander6530.1%
Two or More Races3,3080.4%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic611,81589.9%
Hispanic69,10110.1%
White479,19070.4%
Black112,79616.6%
Asian6,7501.0%
American Indian / Alaska Native11,9791.8%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander4130.1%
Two or More Races1,5160.2%

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