Texas 98th State House District
Presidential margin, 2004–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 2004 | −51.9% |
| 2008 | −40.5% |
| 2012 | −48.7% |
| 2016 | −34.0% |
| 2020 | −22.8% |
| 2024 | −26.1% |
| Year | Won | Democratic | Republican | Other | Margin | Swing | vs U.S. | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 36.1%Harris36,392 | 62.3%Trump62,723 | 1.6% | R+26.1 | R+3.4 | R+24.7 | 100,702 | |
| R | 38.0%Biden39,005 | 60.7%Trump62,374 | 1.3% | R+22.8 | D+11.3 | R+27.2 | 102,681 | |
| R | 30.2%Clinton25,639 | 64.3%Trump54,506 | 5.5% | R+34.0 | D+14.7 | R+36.1 | 84,799 | |
| R | 24.9%Obama19,032 | 73.6%Romney56,228 | 1.5% | R+48.7 | R+8.2 | R+52.6 | 76,373 | |
| R | 29.6%Obama22,627 | 70.1%McCain53,539 | 0.3% | R+40.5 | D+11.4 | R+47.7 | 76,402 | |
| R | 23.7%Kerry16,171 | 75.6%Bush51,520 | 0.7% | R+51.9 | — | R+49.4 | 68,136 |
Current officeholders
State legislative officeholder from OpenStates nightly current-legislator data.
Its Republican presidential margin was R+26.1 in 2024 and R+40.5 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 51.9 points in 2004. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 3.4 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 26.1 points.
A population of 184,798, a 67% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $143,969 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of State House District 68 and State House District 95.
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 98th State House District. Akashic. https://akashic.app/sld-lower/48098/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.