Texas 144th State House District
Presidential margin, 2004–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 2004 | −13.2% |
| 2008 | −2.0% |
| 2012 | +2.9% |
| 2016 | +21.6% |
| 2020 | +12.7% |
| 2024 | −3.0% |
| Year | Won | Democratic | Republican | Other | Margin | Swing | vs U.S. | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 47.9%Harris20,021 | 50.8%Trump21,262 | 1.3% | R+3.0 | R+15.6 | R+1.5 | 41,836 | |
| D | 55.9%Biden25,973 | 43.2%Trump20,088 | 0.9% | D+12.7 | R+9.0 | D+8.2 | 46,457 | |
| D | 58.7%Clinton22,915 | 37.1%Trump14,479 | 4.1% | D+21.6 | D+18.7 | D+19.5 | 39,005 | |
| D | 50.8%Obama18,357 | 47.9%Romney17,295 | 1.3% | D+2.9 | D+4.9 | R+0.9 | 36,122 | |
| R | 48.7%Obama17,093 | 50.7%McCain17,777 | 0.6% | R+2.0 | D+11.3 | R+9.2 | 35,075 | |
| R | 43.0%Kerry15,882 | 56.2%Bush20,771 | 0.8% | R+13.2 | — | R+10.8 | 36,946 |
Current officeholders
State legislative officeholder from OpenStates nightly current-legislator data.
District 144 sits in the Houston metro's eastern suburbs, where rapid population growth and shifting demographics have compressed a once-comfortable Republican presidential margin to single digits.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 21.6 points in 2016 and a Republican high of 13.2 points in 2004. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 15.6 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 3.0 points.
A population of 203,960, a 14% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $60,238 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of State House District 148 and State House District 23.
The state-house districts whose fingerprint — 2000–2024 trajectory, demographics, ancestry, religion — sits closest to this one, and why.
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Texas 144th State House District. Akashic. https://akashic.app/sld-lower/48144/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.