Texas 131st State House District
Presidential margin, 2004–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 2004 | +46.6% |
| 2008 | +62.6% |
| 2012 | +65.4% |
| 2016 | +70.2% |
| 2020 | +60.3% |
| 2024 | +48.0% |
| Year | Won | Democratic | Republican | Other | Margin | Swing | vs U.S. | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D | 73.3%Harris33,893 | 25.4%Trump11,717 | 1.3% | D+48.0 | R+12.3 | D+49.5 | 46,211 | |
| D | 79.9%Biden42,517 | 19.5%Trump10,405 | 0.6% | D+60.3 | R+9.9 | D+55.9 | 53,223 | |
| D | 83.9%Clinton37,091 | 13.6%Trump6,034 | 2.5% | D+70.2 | D+4.8 | D+68.1 | 44,220 | |
| D | 82.1%Obama33,455 | 16.6%Romney6,779 | 1.3% | D+65.4 | D+2.9 | D+61.6 | 40,765 | |
| D | 81.1%Obama34,357 | 18.5%McCain7,850 | 0.4% | D+62.6 | D+16.0 | D+55.3 | 42,360 | |
| D | 72.9%Kerry26,996 | 26.3%Bush9,748 | 0.8% | D+46.6 | — | D+49.0 | 37,049 |
Current officeholders
State legislative officeholder from OpenStates nightly current-legislator data.
Its Democratic presidential margin was D+48.0 in 2024 and D+62.6 in 2008. No racial group formed a majority of its residents in the 2024 ACS 5-year, with Hispanic or Latino residents at 44%.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 70.2 points in 2016. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 12.3 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 48.0 points.
A population of 202,667, a 5% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $53,696 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of State House District 139 and State House District 147.
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 131st State House District. Akashic. https://akashic.app/sld-lower/48131/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.