Texas 117th State House District
Presidential margin, 2004–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 2004 | +8.2% |
| 2008 | +24.4% |
| 2012 | +25.1% |
| 2016 | +25.6% |
| 2020 | +25.0% |
| 2024 | +11.9% |
| Year | Won | Democratic | Republican | Other | Margin | Swing | vs U.S. | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D | 55.4%Harris41,009 | 43.5%Trump32,204 | 1.0% | D+11.9 | R+13.1 | D+13.4 | 73,960 | |
| D | 61.9%Biden40,754 | 36.9%Trump24,271 | 1.2% | D+25.0 | R+0.6 | D+20.6 | 65,823 | |
| D | 60.1%Clinton26,246 | 34.4%Trump15,053 | 5.5% | D+25.6 | D+0.5 | D+23.5 | 43,706 | |
| D | 61.7%Obama20,435 | 36.7%Romney12,131 | 1.6% | D+25.1 | D+0.7 | D+21.2 | 33,096 | |
| D | 61.9%Obama18,485 | 37.4%McCain11,185 | 0.7% | D+24.4 | D+16.2 | D+17.2 | 29,875 | |
| D | 53.7%Kerry12,977 | 45.6%Bush11,000 | 0.7% | D+8.2 | — | D+10.6 | 24,148 |
Current officeholders
State legislative officeholder from OpenStates nightly current-legislator data.
With a 2024 presidential margin of R+51.7, this district ranks among the most politically homogeneous in the Texas House, reflecting a rural or exurban constituency where statewide Republican candidates routinely approach supermajority thresholds.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 25.6 points in 2016. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 13.1 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 11.9 points.
A population of 203,057, a 18% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $76,584 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of State House District 124 and State House District 119.
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 117th State House District. Akashic. https://akashic.app/sld-lower/48117/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.