Texas 13th State Senate District
Presidential margin, 2004–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 2004 | +48.9% |
| 2008 | +61.4% |
| 2012 | +60.3% |
| 2016 | +63.2% |
| 2020 | +57.6% |
| 2024 | +47.6% |
| Year | Won | Democratic | Republican | Other | Margin | Swing | vs U.S. | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D | 73.0%Harris191,010 | 25.4%Trump66,459 | 1.6% | D+47.6 | R+10.0 | D+49.1 | 261,632 | |
| D | 78.5%Biden226,814 | 20.8%Trump60,273 | 0.7% | D+57.6 | R+5.6 | D+53.2 | 289,092 | |
| D | 80.1%Clinton191,110 | 16.9%Trump40,281 | 3.0% | D+63.2 | D+2.9 | D+61.2 | 238,481 | |
| D | 79.5%Obama186,764 | 19.2%Romney45,143 | 1.2% | D+60.3 | R+1.0 | D+56.5 | 234,794 | |
| D | 80.5%Obama189,638 | 19.1%McCain45,025 | 0.4% | D+61.4 | D+12.5 | D+54.1 | 235,670 | |
| D | 74.1%Kerry155,350 | 25.2%Bush52,877 | 0.7% | D+48.9 | — | D+51.3 | 209,748 |
Current officeholders
State legislative officeholder from OpenStates nightly current-legislator data.
With a 2024 presidential margin of R+43.3, this West Texas district consistently ranks among the state's most one-sided constituencies, where Republican candidates routinely run unopposed or face only nominal competition.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 63.2 points in 2016. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 10.0 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 47.6 points.
A population of 946,273, a 11% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $57,908 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of State Senate District 23 and State Senate District 28.
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 13th State Senate District. Akashic. https://akashic.app/sld-upper/48013/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.