Texas 120th State House District
Presidential margin, 2004–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 2004 | +8.9% |
| 2008 | +28.6% |
| 2012 | +31.9% |
| 2016 | +32.9% |
| 2020 | +36.0% |
| 2024 | +25.8% |
| Year | Won | Democratic | Republican | Other | Margin | Swing | vs U.S. | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D | 62.3%Harris36,526 | 36.5%Trump21,411 | 1.3% | D+25.8 | R+10.2 | D+27.2 | 58,672 | |
| D | 67.4%Biden42,283 | 31.4%Trump19,723 | 1.2% | D+36.0 | D+3.1 | D+31.5 | 62,741 | |
| D | 63.7%Clinton31,220 | 30.9%Trump15,118 | 5.4% | D+32.9 | D+0.9 | D+30.8 | 48,991 | |
| D | 65.2%Obama30,236 | 33.2%Romney15,420 | 1.6% | D+31.9 | D+3.3 | D+28.1 | 46,399 | |
| D | 64.0%Obama31,148 | 35.4%McCain17,223 | 0.6% | D+28.6 | D+19.7 | D+21.3 | 48,666 | |
| D | 54.0%Kerry24,215 | 45.0%Bush20,205 | 1.0% | D+8.9 | — | D+11.4 | 44,874 |
Current officeholders
State legislative officeholder from OpenStates nightly current-legislator data.
Texas House District 120 sits in central El Paso and delivers some of the widest Democratic margins in the state, reflecting a heavily Latino, working-class electorate that has voted consistently left of statewide trends for decades.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 36.0 points in 2020. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 10.2 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 25.8 points.
A population of 200,262, a 20% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $61,026 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of State House District 90 and State House District 124.
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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