Texas 81st State House District
Presidential margin, 2004–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 2004 | −52.5% |
| 2008 | −48.1% |
| 2012 | −49.3% |
| 2016 | −41.9% |
| 2020 | −49.8% |
| 2024 | −54.6% |
| Year | Won | Democratic | Republican | Other | Margin | Swing | vs U.S. | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 22.3%Harris10,820 | 76.9%Trump37,314 | 0.8% | R+54.6 | R+4.8 | R+53.1 | 48,543 | |
| R | 24.6%Biden12,493 | 74.4%Trump37,751 | 0.9% | R+49.8 | R+7.9 | R+54.3 | 50,717 | |
| R | 27.3%Clinton11,456 | 69.3%Trump29,028 | 3.4% | R+41.9 | D+7.4 | R+44.0 | 41,910 | |
| R | 24.8%Obama9,248 | 74.1%Romney27,669 | 1.2% | R+49.3 | R+1.3 | R+53.2 | 37,355 | |
| R | 25.3%Obama10,506 | 73.4%McCain30,453 | 1.3% | R+48.1 | D+4.5 | R+55.3 | 41,504 | |
| R | 23.4%Kerry9,884 | 76.0%Bush32,028 | 0.6% | R+52.5 | — | R+50.1 | 42,162 |
Current officeholders
State legislative officeholder from OpenStates nightly current-legislator data.
District 81 spans deep West Texas, where the sparse, rural electorate delivered a 79.6-point Republican presidential margin in 2024 — among the widest of any state house district in the state.
Across the recorded series it reached a Republican high of 54.6 points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 4.8 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 54.6 points.
A population of 184,670, a 32% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $71,840 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of State House District 62 and State House District 82.
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 81st State House District. Akashic. https://akashic.app/sld-lower/48081/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.