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Texas 80th State House District
presidential margin
2008D+24.12012D+23.22016D+15.72020R+4.42024R+23.3
full record · 20082024
R+23.3
2024
median income$56,578U.S. $80,734 · TX $78,476
median age31.0U.S. 39.1 · TX 35.7
poverty rate23.9%U.S. 12.5% · TX 13.8%
bachelor’s+ (25+)19.4%U.S. 35.6% · TX 33.6%
non-english74.0%U.S. 22.3% · TX 35.2%
race · ethnicity · ancestry
Mexican76.7%
Spaniard0.5%
Puerto Rican0.4%
German13.4%
American11.4%
Irish8.6%
religion

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

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

Texas 80th State House District

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Texas 80th State House DistrictTrumpR+23.3
2024
2024 presidential margin for Texas 80th State House DistrictThe boundary of Texas 80th State House District, filled by its 2024 presidential margin (R+23.3), over faint outlines of the counties it is drawn from.Texas 80th State House District · R+23.3
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Donald TrumpRepublican61.3%34,203
Kamala HarrisDemocratic38.0%21,191
Jill SteinGreen0.8%443
D+60
R+60
District boundary, filled by its own 2024 D-vs-R margin — precinct detail where available, over the 6 counties 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 (6 counties) — table
2024 presidential result by county for Texas 80th State House District — winner and D-vs-R margin.
CountyWinnerMargin
Atascosa County, TXRepublicanR+43.3
Dimmit County, TXDemocraticD+3.3
Frio County, TXRepublicanR+24.5
Uvalde County, TXRepublicanR+33.4
Webb County, TXRepublicanR+2.2
Zavala County, TXDemocraticD+14.4
Third column names the leading third-party or independent finisher. Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonDemocraticRepublicanOtherMarginTotal
R
38.0%Harris21,191
61.3%Trump34,203
0.8%Stein443
−23.3%
55,837
R
47.5%Biden27,096
51.9%Trump29,588
0.6%Jorgensen355
−4.4%
57,039
D
56.3%Clinton26,468
40.6%Trump19,094
3.1%Johnson1,455
+15.7%
47,017
D
61.6%Obama26,153
38.4%Romney16,291
0.0%
+23.2%
42,444
D
61.1%Obama24,812
37.1%McCain15,045
1.8%Barr723
+24.1%
40,580
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: −23.3% in 2024.flipped R · 2020−23.3%DR20082024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
2008+24.1%
2012+23.2%
2016+15.7%
2020−4.4%
2024−23.3%
DemocraticRepublican
current representation
Current officeholders
RDon McLaughlinState House · 80

State legislative officeholder from OpenStates nightly current-legislator data.

Carrying a 23-point Republican presidential margin in 2024, District 80 reflects the heavily Republican voting patterns typical of Texas's less urbanized corridors, where low population density and conservative cultural geography reinforce consistent single-party outcomes.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 24.1 points in 2008 and a Republican high of 23.3 points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 18.9 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 23.3 points.

A population of 192,601, a 48% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $56,578 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of State House District 74 and State House District 39.

The state-house 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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Frequently asked questions

How did Texas 80th State House District vote in 2024?
In 2024, Texas 80th State House District voted Republican by 23.3 points (R+23.3), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 55,837 votes cast, 21,191 went Democratic and 34,203 went Republican.
When did Texas 80th State House District last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Texas 80th State House District voted Democratic was 2016.
How many people live in Texas 80th State House District?
Texas 80th State House District has a population of 192,601 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Texas 80th State House District?
Median household income in Texas 80th State House District is $56,578 — below the national median of $80,734. The Texas state median is $78,476.
What is the political history of Texas 80th State House District?
Akashic tracks 5 presidential elections in Texas 80th State House District from 2008 to 2024. Of those, 3 went Democratic and 2 went Republican.