Texas 86th State House District
Presidential margin, 2004–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 2004 | −66.6% |
| 2008 | −62.0% |
| 2012 | −67.3% |
| 2016 | −63.9% |
| 2020 | −59.7% |
| 2024 | −61.8% |
| Year | Won | Democratic | Republican | Other | Margin | Swing | vs U.S. | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 18.7%Harris14,788 | 80.4%Trump63,722 | 0.9% | R+61.8 | R+2.0 | R+60.3 | 79,242 | |
| R | 19.5%Biden15,102 | 79.2%Trump61,434 | 1.3% | R+59.7 | D+4.1 | R+64.2 | 77,548 | |
| R | 15.9%Clinton10,578 | 79.8%Trump53,046 | 4.3% | R+63.9 | D+3.4 | R+66.0 | 66,476 | |
| R | 15.7%Obama9,666 | 83.0%Romney51,004 | 1.3% | R+67.3 | R+5.3 | R+71.1 | 61,455 | |
| R | 18.6%Obama12,215 | 80.5%McCain53,028 | 0.9% | R+62.0 | D+4.6 | R+69.3 | 65,841 | |
| R | 16.5%Kerry10,269 | 83.1%Bush51,806 | 0.4% | R+66.6 | — | R+64.2 | 62,339 |
Current officeholders
State legislative officeholder from OpenStates nightly current-legislator data.
District 86 recorded a 61.8-point Republican presidential margin in 2024, placing it among the state's most reliably one-sided constituencies. Its West Texas geography and sparse population density have long anchored that pattern.
Across the recorded series it reached a Republican high of 67.3 points in 2012. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 2.0 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 61.8 points.
A population of 185,308, a 61% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $79,325 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of State House District 83 and State House District 71.
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 86th State House District. Akashic. https://akashic.app/sld-lower/48086/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.