Texas 28th State House District
Presidential margin, 2004–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 2004 | −38.7% |
| 2008 | −28.2% |
| 2012 | −35.1% |
| 2016 | −18.8% |
| 2020 | −10.6% |
| 2024 | −16.8% |
| Year | Won | Democratic | Republican | Other | Margin | Swing | vs U.S. | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 40.3%Harris40,236 | 57.1%Trump57,040 | 2.5% | R+16.8 | R+6.2 | R+15.4 | 99,820 | |
| R | 44.2%Biden39,396 | 54.8%Trump48,824 | 1.0% | R+10.6 | D+8.2 | R+15.0 | 89,072 | |
| R | 38.6%Clinton23,443 | 57.5%Trump34,870 | 3.9% | R+18.8 | D+16.2 | R+20.9 | 60,671 | |
| R | 32.0%Obama15,987 | 67.0%Romney33,540 | 1.0% | R+35.1 | R+6.9 | R+38.9 | 50,033 | |
| R | 35.6%Obama16,902 | 63.8%McCain30,260 | 0.6% | R+28.2 | D+10.5 | R+35.4 | 47,447 | |
| R | 30.5%Kerry12,309 | 69.1%Bush27,940 | 0.4% | R+38.7 | — | R+36.2 | 40,413 |
Current officeholders
State legislative officeholder from OpenStates nightly current-legislator data.
Texas House District 28 covers a fast-growing stretch of the Houston metro fringe where population gains have not meaningfully shifted its consistent Republican presidential margins over the past several cycles.
Across the recorded series it reached a Republican high of 38.7 points in 2004. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 6.2 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 16.8 points.
A population of 197,627, a 40% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $126,458 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of State House District 26 and State House District 66.
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 28th State House District. Akashic. https://akashic.app/sld-lower/48028/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.