Texas 8th Congressional District
Presidential margin, 2004–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 2004 | −34.9% |
| 2008 | −22.8% |
| 2012 | −27.8% |
| 2016 | −20.3% |
| 2020 | −18.6% |
| 2024 | −27.7% |
| Year | Won | Democratic | Republican | Other | Margin | Swing | vs U.S. | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 35.5%Harris109,374 | 63.2%Trump194,590 | 1.3% | R+27.7 | R+9.1 | R+26.2 | 307,991 | |
| R | 40.2%Biden114,920 | 58.8%Trump167,973 | 1.0% | R+18.6 | D+1.7 | R+23.0 | 285,726 | |
| R | 37.9%Clinton82,127 | 58.1%Trump126,066 | 4.0% | R+20.3 | D+7.5 | R+22.4 | 216,856 | |
| R | 35.4%Obama64,655 | 63.2%Romney115,319 | 1.4% | R+27.8 | R+4.9 | R+31.6 | 182,471 | |
| R | 38.3%Obama67,265 | 61.2%McCain107,329 | 0.5% | R+22.8 | D+12.1 | R+30.1 | 175,446 | |
| R | 32.3%Kerry48,828 | 67.2%Bush101,629 | 0.6% | R+34.9 | — | R+32.4 | 151,312 |
Current officeholders
Federal officeholders only. State and local officeholders are planned for the next data pass.
U.S. House
Each result reflects the U.S. House district as it was drawn for that election; redistricting has redrawn these lines over time, so they can differ from the current 120th-Congress district shown on the map above.
U.S. Senate
The statewide Senate race, counted in this district — aggregated from the precinct-level returns that fall inside its boundaries (not a statewide figure).
- Ted Cruz · Republican60.1%185,448
- Colin Z Allred · Democrat37.5%115,804
- Brown · Libertarian2.3%7,094
- Roche · Independent0.0%39
- Andrus · Independent0.0%23
Anchored in the Houston exurbs and East Texas piney woods, TX-8 has posted some of the widest presidential margins in the state, with the 2024 gap exceeding 45 points — a figure that places it among the most lopsided districts nationally.
Across the recorded series it reached a Republican high of 34.9 points in 2004. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 9.1 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 27.7 points.
A population of 766,110, a 39% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $87,713 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Congressional District 5 and Congressional District 12.
The congressional districts whose fingerprint — 2000–2024 trajectory, demographics, ancestry, religion — sits closest to this one, and why.
Twin score (0–100) = weighted cosine between tier-standardized fingerprints: presidential margins 2000–2024 with 12-yr trend and elasticity, ACS income, age, education, population and race, top reported ancestries, and religious adherence — chips name the closest-shared dimensions and the widest gap. Re-weight the groups in the twins explorer.
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Texas 8th Congressional District. Akashic. https://akashic.app/cd/4808/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.