Texas 82nd State House District
Presidential margin, 2004–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 2004 | −62.7% |
| 2008 | −56.2% |
| 2012 | −60.6% |
| 2016 | −55.2% |
| 2020 | −57.2% |
| 2024 | −60.9% |
| Year | Won | Democratic | Republican | Other | Margin | Swing | vs U.S. | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 19.0%Harris12,265 | 79.9%Trump51,579 | 1.1% | R+60.9 | R+3.7 | R+59.4 | 64,567 | |
| R | 20.8%Biden13,425 | 78.0%Trump50,432 | 1.3% | R+57.2 | R+2.0 | R+61.7 | 64,672 | |
| R | 20.5%Clinton11,126 | 75.8%Trump41,064 | 3.7% | R+55.2 | D+5.4 | R+57.3 | 54,193 | |
| R | 18.9%Obama9,424 | 79.5%Romney39,577 | 1.5% | R+60.6 | R+4.4 | R+64.5 | 49,761 | |
| R | 21.4%Obama11,157 | 77.6%McCain40,450 | 1.0% | R+56.2 | D+6.5 | R+63.5 | 52,127 | |
| R | 18.4%Kerry9,407 | 81.1%Bush41,518 | 0.5% | R+62.7 | — | R+60.3 | 51,186 |
Current officeholders
State legislative officeholder from OpenStates nightly current-legislator data.
District 82 recorded a 60.9-point Republican presidential margin in 2024, placing it among the most decisively one-sided state house districts in Texas. Its West Texas geography anchors a low-density, rural electorate with deeply consistent voting patterns.
Across the recorded series it reached a Republican high of 62.7 points in 2004. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 3.7 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 60.9 points.
A population of 187,676, a 45% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $90,163 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of State House District 128 and State House District 83.
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 82nd State House District. Akashic. https://akashic.app/sld-lower/48082/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.