Texas 135th State House District
Presidential margin, 2004–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 2004 | −29.9% |
| 2008 | −1.1% |
| 2012 | +1.4% |
| 2016 | +20.6% |
| 2020 | +21.2% |
| 2024 | +7.8% |
| Year | Won | Democratic | Republican | Other | Margin | Swing | vs U.S. | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D | 52.8%Harris34,498 | 45.0%Trump29,411 | 2.1% | D+7.8 | R+13.4 | D+9.3 | 65,291 | |
| D | 60.1%Biden40,376 | 38.9%Trump26,129 | 1.1% | D+21.2 | D+0.6 | D+16.7 | 67,226 | |
| D | 58.0%Clinton28,219 | 37.4%Trump18,207 | 4.5% | D+20.6 | D+19.2 | D+18.5 | 48,623 | |
| D | 50.0%Obama17,028 | 48.7%Romney16,567 | 1.3% | D+1.4 | D+2.5 | R+2.5 | 34,038 | |
| R | 49.3%Obama17,944 | 50.4%McCain18,355 | 0.4% | R+1.1 | D+28.7 | R+8.4 | 36,432 | |
| R | 34.7%Kerry9,649 | 64.5%Bush17,953 | 0.8% | R+29.9 | — | R+27.4 | 27,819 |
Current officeholders
State legislative officeholder from OpenStates nightly current-legislator data.
District 135 delivered a 52.9-point Republican margin in the 2024 presidential race, placing it among the state's most reliably conservative constituencies. Its voter composition reflects the heavily Republican suburban and exurban growth patterns reshaping greater Houston.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 21.2 points in 2020 and a Republican high of 29.9 points in 2004. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 13.4 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 7.8 points.
A population of 203,172, a 20% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $87,216 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of State House District 113 and State House District 148.
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 135th State House District. Akashic. https://akashic.app/sld-lower/48135/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.