Texas 6th State Senate District
Presidential margin, 2004–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 2004 | +13.4% |
| 2008 | +27.1% |
| 2012 | +30.6% |
| 2016 | +43.9% |
| 2020 | +33.9% |
| 2024 | +18.5% |
| Year | Won | Democratic | Republican | Other | Margin | Swing | vs U.S. | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D | 58.6%Harris115,399 | 40.1%Trump79,020 | 1.3% | D+18.5 | R+15.4 | D+19.9 | 196,947 | |
| D | 66.5%Biden146,211 | 32.6%Trump71,758 | 0.8% | D+33.9 | R+10.0 | D+29.4 | 219,837 | |
| D | 70.1%Clinton127,780 | 26.2%Trump47,784 | 3.7% | D+43.9 | D+13.2 | D+41.8 | 182,353 | |
| D | 64.7%Obama107,236 | 34.0%Romney56,455 | 1.3% | D+30.6 | D+3.5 | D+26.8 | 165,849 | |
| D | 63.2%Obama100,952 | 36.1%McCain57,649 | 0.7% | D+27.1 | D+13.7 | D+19.8 | 159,779 | |
| D | 56.3%Kerry87,264 | 42.9%Bush66,493 | 0.9% | D+13.4 | — | D+15.8 | 155,129 |
Current officeholders
State legislative officeholder from OpenStates nightly current-legislator data.
With a 2024 presidential margin of R+41.5 across nearly 960,000 residents, this West Texas district delivers some of the most lopsided statewide results in the Texas Senate, reflecting its rural, oil-patch demographic core.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 43.9 points in 2016. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 15.4 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 18.5 points.
A population of 959,881, a 11% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $54,816 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of State Senate District 26 and State Senate District 18.
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 6th State Senate District. Akashic. https://akashic.app/sld-upper/48006/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.