Texas 46th State House District
Presidential margin, 2004–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 2004 | +28.9% |
| 2008 | +45.2% |
| 2012 | +41.2% |
| 2016 | +47.1% |
| 2020 | +52.1% |
| 2024 | +44.0% |
| Year | Won | Democratic | Republican | Other | Margin | Swing | vs U.S. | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D | 70.8%Harris62,903 | 26.8%Trump23,789 | 2.5% | D+44.0 | R+8.1 | D+45.5 | 88,888 | |
| D | 75.3%Biden65,315 | 23.2%Trump20,118 | 1.5% | D+52.1 | D+5.0 | D+47.6 | 86,756 | |
| D | 70.3%Clinton40,503 | 23.2%Trump13,371 | 6.4% | D+47.1 | D+5.9 | D+45.0 | 57,580 | |
| D | 68.8%Obama30,383 | 27.6%Romney12,171 | 3.6% | D+41.2 | R+3.9 | D+37.4 | 44,165 | |
| D | 72.2%Obama30,475 | 27.1%McCain11,419 | 0.7% | D+45.2 | D+16.3 | D+37.9 | 42,196 | |
| D | 63.2%Kerry20,492 | 34.3%Bush11,127 | 2.5% | D+28.9 | — | D+31.3 | 32,425 |
Current officeholders
State legislative officeholder from OpenStates nightly current-legislator data.
Texas House District 46 sits within Harris County and posts presidential margins exceeding 40 points Democratic, reflecting a dense, majority-minority urban electorate that has shifted further left over successive election cycles.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 52.1 points in 2020. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 8.1 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 44.0 points.
A population of 203,324, a 35% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $107,723 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of State House District 51 and State House District 50.
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 46th State House District. Akashic. https://akashic.app/sld-lower/48046/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.