Texas 55th State House District
Presidential margin, 2004–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 2004 | −36.9% |
| 2008 | −16.8% |
| 2012 | −21.6% |
| 2016 | −17.5% |
| 2020 | −10.0% |
| 2024 | −15.6% |
| Year | Won | Democratic | Republican | Other | Margin | Swing | vs U.S. | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 41.4%Harris29,869 | 57.1%Trump41,134 | 1.5% | R+15.6 | R+5.7 | R+14.2 | 72,068 | |
| R | 44.2%Biden30,063 | 54.2%Trump36,827 | 1.6% | R+10.0 | D+7.6 | R+14.4 | 67,972 | |
| R | 37.9%Clinton19,232 | 55.4%Trump28,123 | 6.7% | R+17.5 | D+4.1 | R+19.6 | 50,773 | |
| R | 38.4%Obama17,378 | 60.0%Romney27,173 | 1.5% | R+21.6 | R+4.9 | R+25.5 | 45,252 | |
| R | 41.2%Obama19,013 | 58.0%McCain26,744 | 0.8% | R+16.8 | D+20.1 | R+24.0 | 46,126 | |
| R | 31.4%Kerry12,653 | 68.3%Bush27,518 | 0.3% | R+36.9 | — | R+34.4 | 40,296 |
Current officeholders
State legislative officeholder from OpenStates nightly current-legislator data.
In 2024 it voted Republican by R+15.6, against R+16.8 in 2008. No racial group formed a majority of its residents in the 2024 ACS 5-year, with White residents at 49.1%.
Across the recorded series it reached a Republican high of 36.9 points in 2004. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 5.7 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 15.6 points.
A population of 185,357, a 46% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $72,776 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of State House District 84 and State House District 99.
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 55th State House District. Akashic. https://akashic.app/sld-lower/48055/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.