Texas 20th State Senate District
Presidential margin, 2004–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 2004 | −1.7% |
| 2008 | +17.2% |
| 2012 | +21.1% |
| 2016 | +23.7% |
| 2020 | +9.8% |
| 2024 | −4.2% |
| Year | Won | Democratic | Republican | Other | Margin | Swing | vs U.S. | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 47.4%Harris121,108 | 51.7%Trump131,930 | 0.9% | R+4.2 | R+14.0 | R+2.8 | 255,404 | |
| D | 54.5%Biden144,904 | 44.7%Trump118,940 | 0.8% | D+9.8 | R+13.9 | D+5.3 | 265,857 | |
| D | 59.9%Clinton129,300 | 36.2%Trump78,124 | 4.0% | D+23.7 | D+2.6 | D+21.6 | 216,004 | |
| D | 60.0%Obama110,074 | 38.9%Romney71,321 | 1.2% | D+21.1 | D+3.9 | D+17.3 | 183,568 | |
| D | 58.2%Obama106,985 | 41.0%McCain75,305 | 0.8% | D+17.2 | D+18.9 | D+10.0 | 183,816 | |
| R | 48.9%Kerry87,627 | 50.6%Bush90,656 | 0.5% | R+1.7 | — | D+0.8 | 179,224 |
Current officeholders
State legislative officeholder from OpenStates nightly current-legislator data.
The district recorded a Republican presidential margin of R+4.2 in 2024 and D+17.2 in 2008, switching sides at least once in between. No racial group formed a majority of its residents in the 2024 ACS 5-year, with Hispanic or Latino residents at 86.6%.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 23.7 points in 2016 and a Republican high of 4.2 points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 14.0 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 4.2 points.
A population of 920,139, a 13% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $58,508 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of State Senate District 27 and State Senate District 21.
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 20th State Senate District. Akashic. https://akashic.app/sld-upper/48020/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.