Texas 123rd State House District
Presidential margin, 2004–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 2004 | +1.4% |
| 2008 | +15.2% |
| 2012 | +17.9% |
| 2016 | +28.8% |
| 2020 | +33.3% |
| 2024 | +26.8% |
| Year | Won | Democratic | Republican | Other | Margin | Swing | vs U.S. | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D | 62.7%Harris42,565 | 36.0%Trump24,407 | 1.3% | D+26.8 | R+6.6 | D+28.2 | 67,876 | |
| D | 66.1%Biden49,438 | 32.8%Trump24,505 | 1.1% | D+33.3 | D+4.5 | D+28.9 | 74,790 | |
| D | 61.4%Clinton38,550 | 32.6%Trump20,443 | 6.0% | D+28.8 | D+10.9 | D+26.8 | 62,779 | |
| D | 58.2%Obama32,522 | 40.2%Romney22,492 | 1.6% | D+17.9 | D+2.8 | D+14.1 | 55,909 | |
| D | 57.3%Obama33,919 | 42.1%McCain24,927 | 0.6% | D+15.2 | D+13.8 | D+7.9 | 59,202 | |
| D | 50.3%Kerry29,781 | 48.8%Bush28,944 | 0.9% | D+1.4 | — | D+3.9 | 59,259 |
Current officeholders
State legislative officeholder from OpenStates nightly current-legislator data.
With a 2024 presidential margin of R+67, this West Texas district ranks among the most one-sided state house seats in the country, reflecting the deep Republican alignment that characterizes rural and small-town Texas at the legislative level.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 33.3 points in 2020. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 6.6 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 26.8 points.
A population of 197,123, a 25% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $57,146 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of State House District 125 and State House District 116.
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 123rd State House District. Akashic. https://akashic.app/sld-lower/48123/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.