Texas 22nd State Senate District
Presidential margin, 2004–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 2004 | −35.3% |
| 2008 | −25.8% |
| 2012 | −31.1% |
| 2016 | −28.1% |
| 2020 | −22.0% |
| 2024 | −28.0% |
| Year | Won | Democratic | Republican | Other | Margin | Swing | vs U.S. | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 35.4%Harris140,888 | 63.3%Trump252,403 | 1.3% | R+28.0 | R+6.0 | R+26.5 | 398,450 | |
| R | 38.4%Biden147,758 | 60.4%Trump232,488 | 1.1% | R+22.0 | D+6.0 | R+26.5 | 384,605 | |
| R | 33.8%Clinton104,428 | 61.8%Trump191,180 | 4.4% | R+28.1 | D+3.0 | R+30.2 | 309,147 | |
| R | 33.8%Obama94,927 | 64.9%Romney182,363 | 1.4% | R+31.1 | R+5.3 | R+35.0 | 281,175 | |
| R | 36.7%Obama108,144 | 62.5%McCain184,227 | 0.9% | R+25.8 | D+9.5 | R+33.1 | 294,942 | |
| R | 32.1%Kerry88,871 | 67.4%Bush186,551 | 0.6% | R+35.3 | — | R+32.8 | 276,966 |
Current officeholders
State legislative officeholder from OpenStates nightly current-legislator data.
Anchored in Houston's urban core, this heavily Latino and Black district posted an 11.9-point Democratic margin in 2024, reflecting the demographic composition that has made it one of the more reliably blue seats in the Texas Senate.
Across the recorded series it reached a Republican high of 35.3 points in 2004. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 6.0 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 28.0 points.
A population of 960,493, a 51% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $76,091 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of State Senate District 10 and State Senate District 2.
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 22nd State Senate District. Akashic. https://akashic.app/sld-upper/48022/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.