Texas 30th State Senate District
Presidential margin, 2004–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 2004 | −42.6% |
| 2008 | −33.3% |
| 2012 | −41.8% |
| 2016 | −34.4% |
| 2020 | −23.3% |
| 2024 | −27.5% |
| Year | Won | Democratic | Republican | Other | Margin | Swing | vs U.S. | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 35.4%Harris165,707 | 63.0%Trump294,532 | 1.6% | R+27.5 | R+4.2 | R+26.1 | 467,618 | |
| R | 37.7%Biden159,923 | 61.1%Trump258,903 | 1.2% | R+23.3 | D+11.1 | R+27.8 | 423,927 | |
| R | 30.3%Clinton95,181 | 64.7%Trump203,133 | 4.9% | R+34.4 | D+7.4 | R+36.5 | 313,764 | |
| R | 28.3%Obama73,129 | 70.1%Romney181,225 | 1.6% | R+41.8 | R+8.5 | R+45.7 | 258,363 | |
| R | 32.9%Obama86,978 | 66.2%McCain175,069 | 0.9% | R+33.3 | D+9.2 | R+40.6 | 264,388 | |
| R | 28.5%Kerry64,738 | 71.0%Bush161,396 | 0.5% | R+42.6 | — | R+40.1 | 227,163 |
Current officeholders
State legislative officeholder from OpenStates nightly current-legislator data.
With a 2024 presidential margin of R+54.1, this West Texas district ranks among the state's most one-sided constituencies, where statewide Republican candidates routinely run well above their Texas-wide averages.
Across the recorded series it reached a Republican high of 42.6 points in 2004. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 4.2 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 27.5 points.
A population of 965,431, a 59% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $97,216 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of State Senate District 12 and State Senate District 8.
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 30th State Senate District. Akashic. https://akashic.app/sld-upper/48030/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.