Texas 7th State Senate District
Presidential margin, 2004–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 2004 | −50.4% |
| 2008 | −37.4% |
| 2012 | −40.6% |
| 2016 | −24.1% |
| 2020 | −16.2% |
| 2024 | −21.0% |
| Year | Won | Democratic | Republican | Other | Margin | Swing | vs U.S. | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 38.6%Harris156,760 | 59.6%Trump241,979 | 1.8% | R+21.0 | R+4.8 | R+19.5 | 406,011 | |
| R | 41.3%Biden167,854 | 57.5%Trump233,757 | 1.1% | R+16.2 | D+7.9 | R+20.7 | 406,227 | |
| R | 35.6%Clinton111,308 | 59.7%Trump186,740 | 4.8% | R+24.1 | D+16.5 | R+26.2 | 312,946 | |
| R | 29.0%Obama73,525 | 69.7%Romney176,510 | 1.3% | R+40.6 | R+3.3 | R+44.5 | 253,375 | |
| R | 31.2%Obama79,275 | 68.5%McCain174,289 | 0.3% | R+37.4 | D+13.0 | R+44.6 | 254,355 | |
| R | 24.5%Kerry52,711 | 74.9%Bush161,167 | 0.6% | R+50.4 | — | R+47.9 | 215,258 |
Current officeholders
State legislative officeholder from OpenStates nightly current-legislator data.
With a 2024 presidential margin of R+55.7, this district ranks among the most politically uniform state senate constituencies in Texas, leaving little electoral competition at the top of the ticket.
Across the recorded series it reached a Republican high of 50.4 points in 2004. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 4.8 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 21.0 points.
A population of 954,011, a 43% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $100,887 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of State Senate District 11 and State Senate District 17.
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 7th State Senate District. Akashic. https://akashic.app/sld-upper/48007/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.