Texas 51st State House District
Presidential margin, 2004–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 2004 | +47.9% |
| 2008 | +63.9% |
| 2012 | +62.1% |
| 2016 | +65.7% |
| 2020 | +67.0% |
| 2024 | +53.0% |
| Year | Won | Democratic | Republican | Other | Margin | Swing | vs U.S. | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D | 75.3%Harris51,747 | 22.3%Trump15,328 | 2.4% | D+53.0 | R+14.0 | D+54.5 | 68,726 | |
| D | 82.8%Biden60,085 | 15.8%Trump11,468 | 1.5% | D+67.0 | D+1.3 | D+62.5 | 72,610 | |
| D | 79.4%Clinton42,101 | 13.8%Trump7,288 | 6.8% | D+65.7 | D+3.6 | D+63.6 | 52,994 | |
| D | 79.2%Obama31,983 | 17.1%Romney6,912 | 3.6% | D+62.1 | R+1.8 | D+58.3 | 40,367 | |
| D | 81.7%Obama34,378 | 17.8%McCain7,481 | 0.5% | D+63.9 | D+16.0 | D+56.6 | 42,078 | |
| D | 72.9%Kerry28,511 | 25.0%Bush9,762 | 2.1% | D+47.9 | — | D+50.4 | 39,109 |
Current officeholders
State legislative officeholder from OpenStates nightly current-legislator data.
With a 2024 presidential margin of R+62.8, this West Texas or Panhandle-area district ranks among the state's most heavily one-sided, reflecting the rural, low-density demographics typical of deeply consolidated legislative seats.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 67.0 points in 2020. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 14.0 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 53.0 points.
A population of 203,508, a 31% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $82,126 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of State House District 46 and State House District 4.
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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