Texas 8th State Senate District
Presidential margin, 2004–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 2004 | −44.0% |
| 2008 | −29.0% |
| 2012 | −35.2% |
| 2016 | −23.3% |
| 2020 | −12.1% |
| 2024 | −18.6% |
| Year | Won | Democratic | Republican | Other | Margin | Swing | vs U.S. | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 39.3%Harris187,657 | 57.9%Trump276,301 | 2.8% | R+18.6 | R+6.4 | R+17.1 | 477,301 | |
| R | 43.3%Biden191,562 | 55.4%Trump245,312 | 1.3% | R+12.1 | D+11.2 | R+16.6 | 442,484 | |
| R | 35.3%Clinton117,844 | 58.7%Trump195,700 | 6.0% | R+23.3 | D+11.8 | R+25.4 | 333,485 | |
| R | 31.6%Obama87,907 | 66.7%Romney185,835 | 1.7% | R+35.2 | R+6.2 | R+39.0 | 278,427 | |
| R | 35.2%Obama96,080 | 64.2%McCain175,165 | 0.6% | R+29.0 | D+15.0 | R+36.3 | 272,887 | |
| R | 27.7%Kerry63,767 | 71.6%Bush165,109 | 0.7% | R+44.0 | — | R+41.5 | 230,442 |
Current officeholders
State legislative officeholder from OpenStates nightly current-legislator data.
District 8 recorded an R+61.1 presidential margin in 2024, placing it among the most one-sided state senate districts in Texas. Its nearly one million residents span a stretch of territory where statewide Republican candidates routinely post their strongest numbers.
Across the recorded series it reached a Republican high of 44.0 points in 2004. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 6.4 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 18.6 points.
A population of 963,125, a 54% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $116,112 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of State Senate District 12 and State Senate District 30.
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 8th State Senate District. Akashic. https://akashic.app/sld-upper/48008/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.