Texas 2nd State House District
Presidential margin, 2004–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 2004 | −45.6% |
| 2008 | −46.0% |
| 2012 | −57.4% |
| 2016 | −61.8% |
| 2020 | −60.6% |
| 2024 | −63.0% |
| Year | Won | Democratic | Republican | Other | Margin | Swing | vs U.S. | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 18.1%Harris16,579 | 81.2%Trump74,242 | 0.7% | R+63.0 | R+2.5 | R+61.6 | 91,461 | |
| R | 19.2%Biden15,468 | 79.8%Trump64,152 | 0.9% | R+60.6 | D+1.2 | R+65.0 | 80,372 | |
| R | 17.5%Clinton11,705 | 79.2%Trump53,090 | 3.3% | R+61.8 | R+4.4 | R+63.9 | 66,991 | |
| R | 20.7%Obama12,335 | 78.1%Romney46,551 | 1.2% | R+57.4 | R+11.4 | R+61.3 | 59,611 | |
| R | 26.4%Obama16,629 | 72.5%McCain45,606 | 1.1% | R+46.0 | R+0.5 | R+53.3 | 62,943 | |
| R | 27.0%Kerry16,236 | 72.6%Bush43,623 | 0.4% | R+45.6 | — | R+43.1 | 60,112 |
Current officeholders
State legislative officeholder from OpenStates nightly current-legislator data.
With a 63-point Republican presidential margin in 2024, this deep East Texas district ranks among the most one-sided in the state legislature, reflecting the region's rural, homogeneous electorate.
Across the recorded series it reached a Republican high of 63.0 points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 2.5 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 63.0 points.
A population of 196,284, a 71% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $71,100 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of State House District 62 and State House District 59.
The state-house 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 2nd State House District. Akashic. https://akashic.app/sld-lower/48002/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.