Texas 83rd State House District
Akashic| Donald Trump ✓Republican | 77.7% | 65,070 |
|---|---|---|
| Kamala HarrisDemocratic | 21.3% | 17,864 |
| Jill SteinGreen | 0.9% | 780 |
County-level results (11 counties) — table
| County | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| Borden County, TX | Republican | R+91.5 |
| Crosby County, TX | Republican | R+51.3 |
| Dickens County, TX | Republican | R+70.3 |
| Floyd County, TX | Republican | R+64.9 |
| Garza County, TX | Republican | R+72.6 |
| Kent County, TX | Republican | R+76.4 |
| Lubbock County, TX | Republican | R+39.5 |
| Lynn County, TX | Republican | R+70.3 |
| Mitchell County, TX | Republican | R+71.3 |
| Scurry County, TX | Republican | R+73.6 |
| Terry County, TX | Republican | R+65.0 |
| Year | Won | Democratic | Republican | Other | Margin | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 21.3%Harris17,864 | 77.7%Trump65,070 | 0.9%Stein780 | 83,714 | ||
| R | 22.9%Biden18,203 | 76.1%Trump60,586 | 1.0%Jorgensen814 | 79,603 | ||
| R | 19.8%Clinton13,197 | 76.0%Trump50,611 | 4.2%Johnson2,785 | 66,593 | ||
| R | 21.3%Obama12,963 | 78.7%Romney47,814 | 0.0% | 60,777 | ||
| R | 24.2%Obama15,837 | 74.3%McCain48,567 | 1.4%Barr931 | 65,335 |
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 2008 | −50.1% |
| 2012 | −57.3% |
| 2016 | −56.2% |
| 2020 | −53.2% |
| 2024 | −56.4% |
State legislative officeholder from OpenStates nightly current-legislator data.
With a 2024 presidential margin of R+79, this district sits at the far end of Texas's partisan spectrum. Districts with margins this wide typically reflect sparse rural populations and demographically homogeneous electorates.
Across the recorded series it reached a Republican high of 57.3 points in 2012. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 3.1 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 56.4 points.
A population of 185,969, a 69% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $76,255 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of State House District 72 and State House District 71.
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