Texas 23rd State Senate District
Presidential margin, 2004–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 2004 | +34.6% |
| 2008 | +51.1% |
| 2012 | +53.3% |
| 2016 | +55.9% |
| 2020 | +56.6% |
| 2024 | +46.2% |
| Year | Won | Democratic | Republican | Other | Margin | Swing | vs U.S. | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D | 72.2%Harris225,842 | 26.0%Trump81,382 | 1.7% | D+46.2 | R+10.4 | D+47.7 | 312,604 | |
| D | 77.9%Biden264,160 | 21.3%Trump72,110 | 0.9% | D+56.6 | D+0.8 | D+52.2 | 339,197 | |
| D | 76.4%Clinton211,383 | 20.5%Trump56,774 | 3.1% | D+55.9 | D+2.6 | D+53.8 | 276,759 | |
| D | 75.9%Obama203,877 | 22.7%Romney60,837 | 1.4% | D+53.3 | D+2.2 | D+49.4 | 268,578 | |
| D | 75.3%Obama204,018 | 24.2%McCain65,583 | 0.5% | D+51.1 | D+16.5 | D+43.8 | 270,957 | |
| D | 66.8%Kerry156,164 | 32.2%Bush75,343 | 0.9% | D+34.6 | — | D+37.0 | 233,694 |
Current officeholders
State legislative officeholder from OpenStates nightly current-legislator data.
With a 2024 presidential margin of R+76.8, this West Texas district ranks among the most one-sided state senate seats in the country, reflecting a vast, sparsely populated landscape where rural voting patterns dominate across its nearly one million residents.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 56.6 points in 2020. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 10.4 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 46.2 points.
A population of 963,305, a 18% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $70,221 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of State Senate District 13 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 23rd State Senate District. Akashic. https://akashic.app/sld-upper/48023/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.