Texas 149th State House District
Presidential margin, 2004–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 2004 | +1.2% |
| 2008 | +19.5% |
| 2012 | +26.8% |
| 2016 | +38.0% |
| 2020 | +24.4% |
| 2024 | +10.6% |
| Year | Won | Democratic | Republican | Other | Margin | Swing | vs U.S. | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D | 54.2%Harris26,661 | 43.6%Trump21,436 | 2.1% | D+10.6 | R+13.8 | D+12.1 | 49,147 | |
| D | 61.8%Biden35,799 | 37.4%Trump21,656 | 0.7% | D+24.4 | R+13.5 | D+20.0 | 57,884 | |
| D | 67.2%Clinton30,090 | 29.2%Trump13,089 | 3.6% | D+38.0 | D+11.2 | D+35.9 | 44,772 | |
| D | 62.8%Obama24,770 | 35.9%Romney14,188 | 1.3% | D+26.8 | D+7.3 | D+23.0 | 39,472 | |
| D | 59.6%Obama24,260 | 40.1%McCain16,329 | 0.3% | D+19.5 | D+18.3 | D+12.2 | 40,726 | |
| D | 50.2%Kerry17,477 | 49.0%Bush17,053 | 0.7% | D+1.2 | — | D+3.7 | 34,784 |
Current officeholders
State legislative officeholder from OpenStates nightly current-legislator data.
With a 2024 presidential margin of R+61.4, this West Texas district ranks among the most one-sided state house seats in the state, reflecting a rural and small-town electorate where statewide Republican candidates routinely post supermajority-level results.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 38.0 points in 2016. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 13.8 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 10.6 points.
A population of 198,740, a 13% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $64,469 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Assembly District 54 and State House District 101.
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 149th State House District. Akashic. https://akashic.app/sld-lower/48149/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.