Texas 2nd State Senate District
Presidential margin, 2004–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 2004 | −36.3% |
| 2008 | −25.6% |
| 2012 | −30.4% |
| 2016 | −23.8% |
| 2020 | −15.4% |
| 2024 | −20.3% |
| Year | Won | Democratic | Republican | Other | Margin | Swing | vs U.S. | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 38.9%Harris157,910 | 59.3%Trump240,342 | 1.8% | R+20.3 | R+4.9 | R+18.9 | 405,435 | |
| R | 41.8%Biden161,243 | 57.2%Trump220,777 | 1.0% | R+15.4 | D+8.4 | R+19.9 | 386,055 | |
| R | 36.0%Clinton109,933 | 59.8%Trump182,687 | 4.3% | R+23.8 | D+6.6 | R+25.9 | 305,728 | |
| R | 34.1%Obama93,948 | 64.5%Romney177,768 | 1.4% | R+30.4 | R+4.8 | R+34.3 | 275,533 | |
| R | 36.9%Obama104,102 | 62.5%McCain176,436 | 0.6% | R+25.6 | D+10.7 | R+32.9 | 282,258 | |
| R | 31.5%Kerry81,959 | 67.8%Bush176,367 | 0.6% | R+36.3 | — | R+33.9 | 259,952 |
Current officeholders
State legislative officeholder from OpenStates nightly current-legislator data.
Covering a swath of West Texas and the Panhandle, this district recorded a 63-point Republican presidential margin in 2024, reflecting a rural, resource-economy electorate that has shifted decisively rightward over the past two decades.
Across the recorded series it reached a Republican high of 36.3 points in 2004. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 4.9 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 20.3 points.
A population of 957,994, a 48% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $88,484 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of State Senate District 9 and State Senate District 22.
The state-senate 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 2nd State Senate District. Akashic. https://akashic.app/sld-upper/48002/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.