Texas State Senate District 5

State Legislative District Profile (Upper Chamber)

Overview

District ID
tx-sd-005
State
Texas
Chamber
Upper chamber (state senate)
District Code
005
Land Area
9,025.9 sq mi
Water Area
174.6 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of Texas State Senate District 5

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Leon County1073.16 sq mi11.9%100.0%
Milam County1016.36 sq mi11.3%100.0%
Williamson County1004.09 sq mi11.1%90.0%
Limestone County905.43 sq mi10.0%100.0%
Bastrop County888.23 sq mi9.8%100.0%
Freestone County877.73 sq mi9.7%100.0%
Robertson County855.15 sq mi9.5%100.0%
Walker County784.22 sq mi8.7%100.0%
Brazos County586.14 sq mi6.5%100.0%
San Jacinto County569.24 sq mi6.3%100.0%
Madison County466.07 sq mi5.2%100.0%

Showing all 11 counties

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Georgetown city57.33 sq mi0.6%98.6%
Bryan city54.16 sq mi0.6%97.9%
College Station city51.16 sq mi0.6%100.0%
Huntsville city42.59 sq mi0.5%100.0%
Round Rock city36.44 sq mi0.4%95.5%
Taylor city20.50 sq mi0.2%90.6%
Rosanky CDP20.41 sq mi0.2%100.0%
Cedar Creek CDP18.00 sq mi0.2%100.0%
Hutto city12.34 sq mi0.1%83.5%
Camp Swift CDP12.08 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Wyldwood CDP12.03 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Leander city9.54 sq mi0.1%24.6%
Circle D-KC Estates CDP9.28 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Bastrop city9.22 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Hilltop Lakes CDP8.53 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Lake Bryan CDP7.56 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Mexia city7.20 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Shepherd city6.10 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Ben Arnold CDP6.01 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Fairfield city5.46 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Cameron city5.24 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Praesel CDP5.21 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Teague city5.05 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Elgin city4.94 sq mi0.1%68.7%
Buffalo city4.71 sq mi0.1%100.0%

Showing top 25 of 82 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 10311,60433.4%40.6%16.8%
TX District 31286,55930.7%37.4%8.7%
TX District 17232,85325.0%30.4%54.3%
TX District 2744,3144.8%5.8%4.8%
TX District 844,0834.7%5.7%9.7%
TX District 612,5111.3%1.6%5.7%

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

Voters

Registered Voters
634,958
Active Voters
590,667 (93.0%)

Party Registration

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

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2023–2024423,533 (66.7%)27,224 (4.3%)107,023 (16.9%)
2021–2022301,637 (47.5%)28,642 (4.5%)92,128 (14.5%)
2019–2020371,946 (58.6%)61,020 (9.6%)85,651 (13.5%)
2017–2018270,240 (42.6%)26,478 (4.2%)68,700 (10.8%)
2015–2016268,685 (42.3%)33,488 (5.3%)104,610 (16.5%)
2013–2014142,074 (22.4%)11,065 (1.7%)47,377 (7.5%)
2011–2012215,133 (33.9%)10,594 (1.7%)51,022 (8.0%)

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
1,012,661 (± 3,039)
Median Age
35.6
Median Household Income
$82,234 (± $1,255)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
89.3%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
36.4%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 18226,32922.3%
18 to 64640,92263.3%
65 and over145,41014.4%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)278,93827.5%
White, not Hispanic542,48953.6%
Black, not Hispanic96,2579.5%
Asian, not Hispanic48,6504.8%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic9290.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic1,1040.1%
Some other race, not Hispanic4,5600.5%
Two or more races, not Hispanic39,7343.9%

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
937,818
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
717,185

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic704,75175.1%
Hispanic233,06424.9%
White547,95958.4%
Black94,42610.1%
Asian30,9763.3%
American Indian / Alaska Native9000.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander1,0650.1%
Two or More Races3,9210.4%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic566,00078.9%
Hispanic151,18521.1%
White451,55263.0%
Black77,92710.9%
Asian25,2553.5%
American Indian / Alaska Native7,9141.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander7750.1%
Two or More Races2,9990.4%

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