Texas State Senate District 3

State Legislative District Profile (Upper Chamber)

Overview

District ID
tx-sd-003
State
Texas
Chamber
Upper chamber (state senate)
District Code
003
Land Area
14,870.7 sq mi
Water Area
595.3 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of Texas State Senate District 3

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Houston County1231.00 sq mi8.3%100.0%
Liberty County1158.35 sq mi7.8%100.0%
Anderson County1062.62 sq mi7.1%100.0%
Polk County1057.04 sq mi7.1%100.0%
Cherokee County1052.96 sq mi7.1%100.0%
Nacogdoches County946.32 sq mi6.4%100.0%
Jasper County938.66 sq mi6.3%100.0%
Newton County933.68 sq mi6.3%100.0%
Tyler County924.39 sq mi6.2%100.0%
Hardin County890.59 sq mi6.0%100.0%
Henderson County873.78 sq mi5.9%100.0%
Angelina County797.86 sq mi5.4%100.0%
Shelby County795.59 sq mi5.4%100.0%
Trinity County693.79 sq mi4.7%100.0%
San Augustine County530.66 sq mi3.6%100.0%
Sabine County491.71 sq mi3.3%100.0%
Orange County333.79 sq mi2.2%100.0%
Jefferson County157.64 sq mi1.1%18.0%

Showing all 18 counties

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Beaumont city77.96 sq mi0.5%94.9%
Liberty city44.52 sq mi0.3%100.0%
Lufkin city34.21 sq mi0.2%100.0%
Milam CDP33.15 sq mi0.2%100.0%
Dayton city30.66 sq mi0.2%100.0%
Nacogdoches city27.61 sq mi0.2%100.0%
West Livingston CDP23.77 sq mi0.2%100.0%
Orange city21.36 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Palestine city19.42 sq mi0.1%99.8%
Athens city17.83 sq mi0.1%99.9%
Port Arthur city17.79 sq mi0.1%23.5%
Evadale CDP16.80 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Cleveland city16.52 sq mi0.1%87.9%
Trinidad city14.90 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Jacksonville city14.19 sq mi0.1%93.7%
Lumberton city13.41 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Pinewood Estates CDP13.19 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Vidor city12.02 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Deweyville CDP11.20 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Jasper city10.45 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Crockett city8.85 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Livingston town8.73 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Port Neches city8.66 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Mauriceville CDP8.41 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Sam Rayburn CDP8.37 sq mi0.1%100.0%

Showing top 25 of 130 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 36272,05828.3%35.5%32.9%
TX District 14221,00723.0%28.8%3.0%
TX District 17186,71619.4%24.3%24.7%
TX District 6108,33411.3%14.1%14.2%
TX District 582,1508.5%10.7%5.9%
TX District 850,1235.2%6.5%7.1%
TX District 141,8344.3%5.5%12.2%

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

Voters

Registered Voters
628,178
Active Voters
595,681 (94.8%)

Party Registration

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

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2023–2024391,347 (62.3%)20,409 (3.2%)135,969 (21.6%)
2021–2022274,150 (43.6%)22,338 (3.6%)109,275 (17.4%)
2019–2020362,336 (57.7%)36,516 (5.8%)118,647 (18.9%)
2017–2018262,606 (41.8%)20,732 (3.3%)79,108 (12.6%)
2015–2016288,054 (45.9%)31,152 (5.0%)125,411 (20.0%)
2013–2014152,108 (24.2%)14,686 (2.3%)67,729 (10.8%)
2011–2012243,033 (38.7%)20,462 (3.3%)67,417 (10.7%)

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
983,924 (± 1,737)
Median Age
38.7
Median Household Income
$62,100 (± $856)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
85.8%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
18.3%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 18235,33123.9%
18 to 64577,94958.7%
65 and over170,64417.3%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)187,29019.0%
White, not Hispanic588,48659.8%
Black, not Hispanic149,96515.2%
Asian, not Hispanic13,4011.4%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic2,7240.3%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic6170.1%
Some other race, not Hispanic2,5810.3%
Two or more races, not Hispanic38,8603.9%

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
935,839
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
704,017

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic790,11384.4%
Hispanic145,72815.6%
White598,89564.0%
Black149,60216.0%
Asian9,8861.1%
American Indian / Alaska Native2,7860.3%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander6080.1%
Two or More Races2,6140.3%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic620,68188.2%
Hispanic83,34111.8%
White479,20668.1%
Black119,29016.9%
Asian9,1181.3%
American Indian / Alaska Native12,1261.7%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander4270.1%
Two or More Races1,6130.2%

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