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Texas 79th State House District
presidential margin
2008D+28.12012D+29.32016D+39.52020D+35.82024D+19.1
full record · 2008 → 2024
D+19.1
2024
median income$62,159U.S. $80,734 · TX $78,476
median age33.3U.S. 39.1 · TX 35.7
poverty rate15.9%U.S. 12.5% · TX 13.8%
bachelor’s+ (25+)25.9%U.S. 35.6% · TX 33.6%
non-english68.0%U.S. 22.3% · TX 35.2%
race · ethnicity · ancestry
Mexican74.4%
Puerto Rican1.0%
Spaniard0.4%
German12.0%
Irish7.3%
American7.3%
African American†3.6%
African0.4%
Filipino0.4%
Asian Indian0.3%
Chinese0.3%
religion

Religious adherence is published only at the county level (U.S. Religion Census). See El Paso County.

American Community Survey 2024 5-year (income, age, poverty, education, language, race, ancestry) · presidential returns from MIT Election Lab through 2024.

Texas 79th State House District

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Texas 79th State House DistrictHarrisD+19.1
2024
2024 presidential margin for Texas 79th State House DistrictThe boundary of Texas 79th State House District, filled by its 2024 presidential margin (D+19.1), over faint outlines of the counties it is drawn from.Texas 79th State House District · D+19.1
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Kamala Harris ✓Democratic58.9%36,873
Donald TrumpRepublican39.8%24,897
Jill SteinGreen1.4%859
D+60
R+60
District boundary, filled by its own 2024 D-vs-R margin — precinct detail where available, over the 1 county it's drawn from (shown faint).
The precinct map shows the 2024 presidential vote; the timeline scrubs the district’s overall result across 1892–2024, on its current boundaries.
County-level results (1 county) — table
2024 presidential result by county for Texas 79th State House District — winner and D-vs-R margin.
CountyWinnerMargin
El Paso County, TXDemocraticD+15.1
5 presidential elections
Third column names the leading third-party or independent finisher. Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonDemocraticRepublicanOtherMarginTotal
D
58.9%Harris36,873
39.8%Trump24,897
1.4%Stein859
+19.1%
62,629
D
67.4%Biden46,044
31.6%Trump21,573
1.0%Jorgensen672
+35.8%
68,289
D
66.9%Clinton38,240
27.4%Trump15,670
5.7%Johnson3,257
+39.5%
57,167
D
64.6%Obama30,841
35.4%Romney16,870
0.0%
+29.3%
47,711
D
63.8%Obama33,930
35.8%McCain19,010
0.4%Barr233
+28.1%
53,173
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2008–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over timeDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 2008 to 2024. Most recent: +19.1% in 2024.+19.1%DR20082024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
2008+28.1%
2012+29.3%
2016+39.5%
2020+35.8%
2024+19.1%
DemocraticRepublican
current representation
Current officeholders
DClaudia OrdazState House · 79

State legislative officeholder from OpenStates nightly current-legislator data.

Source · OpenStates current legislator CSV.

With a 2024 presidential margin of R+65.7, this district ranks among the most reliably one-sided constituencies in the state, leaving general-election outcomes a formality and placing all competitive weight on primaries.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 39.5 points in 2016. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 16.7 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 19.1 points.

A population of 201,379, a 37% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $62,159 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of State House District 78 and State House District 77.

Political twins — state-house districts

The state-house districts whose fingerprint — 2000–2024 trajectory, demographics, ancestry, religion — sits closest to this one, and why.

State House District 78
Texas
97.4twin score
% Latino% Catholic% White
State House District 77
Texas
97.0twin score
% Latino% Catholic% White
State House District 124
Texas
96.2twin score
% Latino2016–2020 trajectory% White≠ % Catholic

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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Places within Texas 79th State House District

counties it covers1
El Paso County

Frequently asked questions

How did Texas 79th State House District vote in 2024?
In 2024, Texas 79th State House District voted Democratic by 19.1 points (D+19.1), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 62,629 votes cast, 36,873 went Democratic and 24,897 went Republican.
How many people live in Texas 79th State House District?
Texas 79th State House District has a population of 201,379 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Texas 79th State House District?
Median household income in Texas 79th State House District is $62,159 — below the national median of $80,734. The Texas state median is $78,476.
What is the political history of Texas 79th State House District?
Akashic tracks 5 presidential elections in Texas 79th State House District from 2008 to 2024. Of those, 5 went Democratic and 0 went Republican.