Texas 18th State House District
Presidential margin, 2004–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 2004 | −41.0% |
| 2008 | −50.8% |
| 2012 | −59.5% |
| 2016 | −64.7% |
| 2020 | −65.4% |
| 2024 | −65.3% |
| Year | Won | Democratic | Republican | Other | Margin | Swing | vs U.S. | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 17.1%Harris14,621 | 82.4%Trump70,363 | 0.5% | R+65.3 | D+0.2 | R+63.8 | 85,423 | |
| R | 16.9%Biden13,302 | 82.3%Trump64,897 | 0.9% | R+65.4 | R+0.7 | R+69.9 | 78,881 | |
| R | 16.6%Clinton10,663 | 81.3%Trump52,228 | 2.1% | R+64.7 | R+5.2 | R+66.8 | 64,261 | |
| R | 19.8%Obama11,739 | 79.2%Romney47,089 | 1.0% | R+59.5 | R+8.7 | R+63.3 | 59,428 | |
| R | 24.1%Obama13,759 | 74.9%McCain42,807 | 1.0% | R+50.8 | R+9.8 | R+58.1 | 57,149 | |
| R | 29.3%Kerry16,408 | 70.3%Bush39,422 | 0.5% | R+41.0 | — | R+38.6 | 56,093 |
Current officeholders
State legislative officeholder from OpenStates nightly current-legislator data.
The district recorded a Republican presidential margin of R+65.3 in 2024, compared with R+50.8 in 2008. The district had about 242,000 residents, 67.3% White alone in the 2024 ACS 5-year.
Across the recorded series it reached a Republican high of 65.4 points in 2020. The 2024 margin was 65.3 points.
A population of 202,990, a 65% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $73,160 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of State House District 2 and State House District 83.
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 18th State House District. Akashic. https://akashic.app/sld-lower/48018/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.