Texas 96th State House District
Presidential margin, 2004–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 2004 | −42.7% |
| 2008 | −27.3% |
| 2012 | −28.9% |
| 2016 | −22.0% |
| 2020 | −9.7% |
| 2024 | −10.6% |
| Year | Won | Democratic | Republican | Other | Margin | Swing | vs U.S. | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 43.9%Harris38,310 | 54.6%Trump47,591 | 1.5% | R+10.6 | R+0.9 | R+9.2 | 87,224 | |
| R | 44.6%Biden39,472 | 54.3%Trump48,073 | 1.2% | R+9.7 | D+12.3 | R+14.2 | 88,568 | |
| R | 36.7%Clinton26,615 | 58.7%Trump42,583 | 4.7% | R+22.0 | D+6.9 | R+24.1 | 72,604 | |
| R | 34.8%Obama23,147 | 63.7%Romney42,356 | 1.5% | R+28.9 | R+1.6 | R+32.8 | 66,471 | |
| R | 36.2%Obama24,137 | 63.5%McCain42,307 | 0.3% | R+27.3 | D+15.4 | R+34.5 | 66,661 | |
| R | 28.4%Kerry16,358 | 71.1%Bush40,957 | 0.5% | R+42.7 | — | R+40.2 | 57,614 |
Current officeholders
State legislative officeholder from OpenStates nightly current-legislator data.
The district recorded a Republican presidential margin of R+10.6 in 2024, compared with R+27.3 in 2008. No racial group formed a majority of its residents in the 2024 ACS 5-year, with White residents at 48.2%.
Across the recorded series it reached a Republican high of 42.7 points in 2004. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 0.9 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 10.6 points.
A population of 188,593, a 53% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $105,612 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of State House District 94 and State House District 97.
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 96th State House District. Akashic. https://akashic.app/sld-lower/48096/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.