Texas State Senate District 2

State Legislative District Profile (Upper Chamber)

Overview

District ID
tx-sd-002
State
Texas
Chamber
Upper chamber (state senate)
District Code
002
Land Area
3,490.2 sq mi
Water Area
168 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of Texas State Senate District 2

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Navarro County1009.70 sq mi28.9%100.0%
Van Zandt County842.57 sq mi24.1%100.0%
Kaufman County780.78 sq mi22.4%100.0%
Ellis County553.32 sq mi15.9%59.1%
Dallas County158.38 sq mi4.5%18.1%
Rockwall County127.21 sq mi3.6%100.0%
Collin County18.24 sq mi0.5%2.2%

Showing all 7 counties

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Garland city56.95 sq mi1.6%100.0%
Ennis city32.50 sq mi0.9%99.9%
Rockwall city29.47 sq mi0.8%99.6%
Terrell city26.95 sq mi0.8%81.2%
Corsicana city22.98 sq mi0.7%100.0%
Waxahachie city22.81 sq mi0.7%45.8%
Rowlett city20.74 sq mi0.6%100.0%
Richardson city18.97 sq mi0.5%66.4%
Seagoville city18.72 sq mi0.5%99.5%
Sunnyvale town16.52 sq mi0.5%99.9%
Dallas city15.10 sq mi0.4%4.4%
Forney city14.81 sq mi0.4%93.2%
McLendon-Chisholm city12.50 sq mi0.4%99.4%
Heath city12.36 sq mi0.4%100.0%
Fate city11.85 sq mi0.3%97.3%
Mesquite city11.55 sq mi0.3%23.5%
Kaufman city9.05 sq mi0.3%92.9%
Royse City city8.25 sq mi0.2%40.9%
Sachse city7.42 sq mi0.2%76.2%
Myrtle Springs CDP7.31 sq mi0.2%100.0%
Combine city7.28 sq mi0.2%100.0%
Canton city6.05 sq mi0.2%98.1%
Mabank town6.03 sq mi0.2%69.1%
Bristol CDP5.78 sq mi0.2%100.0%
Alma town5.17 sq mi0.1%94.4%

Showing top 25 of 74 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 5524,01654.7%68.3%50.3%
TX District 4159,55916.7%20.8%3.9%
TX District 32136,89014.3%17.8%1.0%
TX District 6128,70013.4%16.8%44.8%
TX District 248,8290.9%1.2%0.1%

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

Voters

Registered Voters
630,848
Active Voters
597,928 (94.8%)

Party Registration

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

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2023–2024405,996 (64.4%)31,256 (5.0%)91,641 (14.5%)
2021–2022280,184 (44.4%)30,173 (4.8%)69,768 (11.1%)
2019–2020368,809 (58.5%)58,821 (9.3%)72,478 (11.5%)
2017–2018266,913 (42.3%)27,773 (4.4%)60,141 (9.5%)
2015–2016269,901 (42.8%)32,103 (5.1%)93,402 (14.8%)
2013–2014131,364 (20.8%)9,923 (1.6%)44,298 (7.0%)
2011–2012214,667 (34.0%)6,469 (1.0%)39,991 (6.3%)

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
1,018,029 (± 3,435)
Median Age
36.1
Median Household Income
$88,484 (± $1,436)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
86.8%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
33.7%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 18255,29525.1%
18 to 64625,71461.5%
65 and over137,02013.5%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)302,10729.7%
White, not Hispanic467,59845.9%
Black, not Hispanic134,53713.2%
Asian, not Hispanic71,0457.0%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic1,4810.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic7540.1%
Some other race, not Hispanic4,5580.4%
Two or more races, not Hispanic35,9493.5%

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
918,128
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
671,015

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic685,23174.6%
Hispanic232,89725.4%
White468,84451.1%
Black130,48614.2%
Asian54,2365.9%
American Indian / Alaska Native1,4970.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander4410.0%
Two or More Races3,4430.4%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic535,89879.9%
Hispanic135,11820.1%
White378,24956.4%
Black102,80615.3%
Asian46,1996.9%
American Indian / Alaska Native7,8191.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander3000.0%
Two or More Races1,8180.3%

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