HarrisDemocratic49.3%24,732TrumpRepublican49.9%25,005OtherAll other candidates0.8%422
R+0.5- Lead
- 273
- Total
- 50,159
- vs nation
- D+0.9
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
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Texas 42nd State House District
Contests in this Place (45 available)
President38 · 1876–2024 · 3 mapped
▦ precinct · ▥ counties · ▢ no spatial detail
President margin by year
Place winner margin
Boundary by 2024 margin · Precinct returns · VEST · MIT Election Lab
The precinct map shows the 2024 presidential vote; the timeline scrubs the district’s overall result across 1892–2024, on its current boundaries.
President results by year
Modeled candidate-vote estimate on current district boundaries
BidenDemocratic60.8%32,248TrumpRepublican38.1%20,230OtherAll other candidates1.0%552
D+22.7- Lead
- 12,018
- Total
- 53,030
- vs nation
- D+18.2
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
ClintonDemocratic71.5%31,634TrumpRepublican24.5%10,833OtherAll other candidates4.0%1,787
D+47.0- Lead
- 20,801
- Total
- 44,254
- vs nation
- D+44.9
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
ObamaDemocratic74.9%28,836RomneyRepublican24.2%9,325OtherAll other candidates0.9%338
D+50.7- Lead
- 19,511
- Total
- 38,499
- vs nation
- D+46.8
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
ObamaDemocratic69.5%25,707McCainRepublican29.9%11,058OtherAll other candidates0.6%211
D+39.6- Lead
- 14,649
- Total
- 36,976
- vs nation
- D+32.3
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
KerryDemocratic55.6%18,985BushRepublican44.0%15,037OtherAll other candidates0.4%123
D+11.6- Lead
- 3,948
- Total
- 34,145
- vs nation
- D+14.0
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
GoreDemocratic56.2%14,555BushRepublican42.6%11,033OtherAll other candidates1.2%305
D+13.6- Lead
- 3,522
- Total
- 25,893
- vs nation
- D+13.1
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
ClintonDemocratic75.6%15,218DoleRepublican20.1%4,036OtherAll other candidates4.3%869
D+55.6- Lead
- 11,182
- Total
- 20,123
- vs nation
- D+47.0
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+0.5MIT Election Lab
- Population
- 184,7282024 5-year
- Population density
- 396 / sq mi2024 5-year · TIGER/Line
- Land area
- 467 sq miTIGER/Line
- Median household income
- $67,1262024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 3.8%2024 5-year
- Black
- 0.4%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 94.8%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+83.4 in 1880MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+68.2 in 1908MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- State House District 39, TX · twin score 97.4
presidential history
Party record book
Texas 42nd State House District · the strongest Democratic and Republican presidential performances recorded here, measured three ways.
1892–2024 (partial returns from 1876) · 38 presidential cycles · 38 with a vote-share denominator · 34 with a national benchmark
Highest vote share
Largest share of the presidential candidate vote cast here.
Democratic
Winfield S. Hancock1880
91.7%
1,136 votes · D+83.4 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Lyndon B. Johnson, 1964 · 89.2%
Republican
William H. Taft1908
84.1%
996 votes · R+68.2 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Theodore Roosevelt, 1904 · 67.0%
Most votes
Largest number of votes cast for the party’s presidential nominee here.
Democratic
Joe Biden2020
32,248votes
60.8% of the vote · D+22.7 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Hillary Clinton, 2016 · 31,634 votes
Republican
Donald Trump2024
25,005votes
49.9% of the vote · R+0.5 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Donald Trump, 2020 · 20,230 votes
Best relative to the U.S.
This Place’s margin against the national margin in the same election — positive when it leaned toward the party more than the country did.
Democratic
John W. Davis1924
+73.6pts D vs U.S.
Place D+48.4 · U.S. R+25.2 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Grover Cleveland, 1892 · +69.9 pts
Republican
William H. Taft1908
+58.7pts R vs U.S.
Place R+68.2 · U.S. R+9.6 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · William H. Taft, 1912 · +38.2 pts
current representation
Current officeholders
DRichard RaymondState House · 42
State legislative officeholder from OpenStates nightly current-legislator data.
U.S. House elections · 2 House
Senate and governor results are in the Office selector at the top of this page.
U.S. House
Each row is a county-allocated estimate of U.S. House votes for this district — county returns apportioned onto its boundary, not precinct-counted. “Vote lead” is the estimated local lead here, not necessarily the winner of the full contest.
With a 2024 presidential margin of R+0.5, this 184,000-resident district sits at the razor's edge of Texas's shifting suburban coalitions, making it a consistent target for both parties in legislative cycles.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 83.4 points in 1880 and a Republican high of 68.2 points in 1908. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 23.2 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 0.5 points.
A population of 184,728, a 4% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $67,126 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of State House District 39 and State House District 36.
Political twins — state-house districts
The state-house districts whose fingerprint — 2000–2024 trajectory, demographics, ancestry, religion — sits closest to this one, and why.
State House District 39
Texas
97.4twin score
12-yr trend% Latino2012–2016 trajectory≠ % Catholic
State House District 36
Texas
97.3twin score
12-yr trend% Latino2012–2016 trajectory≠ % Catholic
State House District 40
Texas
97.0twin score
12-yr trend% Latino2012–2016 trajectory≠ % Catholic
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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Frequently asked questions
How did Texas 42nd State House District vote in 2024?
In 2024, Texas 42nd State House District voted Republican by 0.5 points (R+0.5), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 50,159 votes cast, 24,732 went Democratic and 25,005 went Republican.
When did Texas 42nd State House District last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Texas 42nd State House District voted Democratic was 2020.
How many people live in Texas 42nd State House District?
Texas 42nd State House District has a population of 184,728 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Texas 42nd State House District?
Median household income in Texas 42nd State House District is $67,126 — below the national median of $80,734. The Texas state median is $78,476.
What is the political history of Texas 42nd State House District?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Texas 42nd State House District from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 32 went Democratic and 6 went Republican.