Texas 16th State Senate District
Presidential margin, 2004–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 2004 | −5.4% |
| 2008 | +10.1% |
| 2012 | +9.9% |
| 2016 | +24.4% |
| 2020 | +30.4% |
| 2024 | +18.4% |
| Year | Won | Democratic | Republican | Other | Margin | Swing | vs U.S. | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D | 57.9%Harris154,606 | 39.5%Trump105,474 | 2.6% | D+18.4 | R+12.0 | D+19.9 | 267,051 | |
| D | 64.6%Biden187,880 | 34.3%Trump99,609 | 1.1% | D+30.4 | D+6.0 | D+25.9 | 290,755 | |
| D | 60.0%Clinton144,158 | 35.6%Trump85,512 | 4.5% | D+24.4 | D+14.5 | D+22.3 | 240,387 | |
| D | 54.2%Obama119,927 | 44.3%Romney98,027 | 1.4% | D+9.9 | R+0.2 | D+6.0 | 221,132 | |
| D | 54.8%Obama128,241 | 44.7%McCain104,670 | 0.4% | D+10.1 | D+15.5 | D+2.8 | 233,957 | |
| R | 47.0%Kerry106,591 | 52.4%Bush118,823 | 0.6% | R+5.4 | — | R+2.9 | 226,874 |
Current officeholders
State legislative officeholder from OpenStates nightly current-legislator data.
With a 2024 presidential margin of R+56.4, this West Texas district ranks among the most politically homogeneous state senate seats in the country, where statewide Republican candidates routinely post landslide totals.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 30.4 points in 2020 and a Republican high of 5.4 points in 2004. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 12.0 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 18.4 points.
A population of 963,453, a 27% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $72,388 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 15.
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 16th State Senate District. Akashic. https://akashic.app/sld-upper/48016/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.