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Texas 85th State House District
presidential margin
2008R+30.92012R+40.82016R+37.82020R+37.22024R+41.7
full record · 2008 → 2024
R+41.7
2024
median income$79,717U.S. $80,734 · TX $78,476
median age38.3U.S. 39.1 · TX 35.7
poverty rate11.3%U.S. 12.5% · TX 13.8%
bachelor’s+ (25+)39.3%U.S. 35.6% · TX 33.6%
non-english34.0%U.S. 22.3% · TX 35.2%
race · ethnicity · ancestry
German14.9%
English9.2%
Irish6.9%
Mexican20.6%
Salvadoran1.3%
Venezuelan1.1%
African American†10.9%
Nigerian1.2%
African0.4%
Asian Indian2.8%
Chinese1.6%
Vietnamese1.2%
religion

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

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

Texas 85th State House District

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Texas 85th State House DistrictTrumpR+41.7
2024
2024 presidential margin for Texas 85th State House DistrictThe boundary of Texas 85th State House District, filled by its 2024 presidential margin (R+41.7), over faint outlines of the counties it is drawn from.Texas 85th State House District · R+41.7
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Donald Trump ✓Republican70.1%67,886
Kamala HarrisDemocratic28.4%27,536
Jill SteinGreen1.4%1,389
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 85th State House District — winner and D-vs-R margin.
CountyWinnerMargin
Austin County, TXRepublicanR+62.5
Colorado County, TXRepublicanR+57.1
Fayette County, TXRepublicanR+61.3
Fort Bend County, TXDemocraticD+1.6
Waller County, TXRepublicanR+25.0
Wharton County, TXRepublicanR+51.8
5 presidential elections
Third column names the leading third-party or independent finisher. Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonDemocraticRepublicanOtherMarginTotal
R
28.4%Harris27,536
70.1%Trump67,886
1.4%Stein1,389
−41.7%
96,811
R
31.1%Biden28,143
68.2%Trump61,830
0.7%Jorgensen647
−37.2%
90,620
R
29.6%Clinton22,683
67.4%Trump51,633
3.0%Johnson2,326
−37.8%
76,642
R
29.6%Obama19,542
70.4%Romney46,498
0.0%
−40.8%
66,040
R
33.9%Obama22,665
64.8%McCain43,269
1.3%Barr852
−30.9%
66,786
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: −41.7% in 2024.−41.7%DR20082024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
2008−30.9%
2012−40.8%
2016−37.8%
2020−37.2%
2024−41.7%
DemocraticRepublican
current representation
Current officeholders
RStan KitzmanState House · 85

State legislative officeholder from OpenStates nightly current-legislator data.

Source · OpenStates current legislator CSV.

In 2024 it voted Republican by R+41.7, against R+30.9 in 2008. No racial group formed a majority of its residents in the 2024 ACS 5-year, with White residents at 43.9%.

Across the recorded series it reached a Republican high of 41.7 points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 4.5 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 41.7 points.

A population of 202,964, a 54% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $79,717 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of State House District 24 and State House District 16.

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 24
Texas
90.0twin score
2008–2020 trajectory≠ Scottish ancestry
State House District 16
Texas
89.1twin score
2008–2024 trajectory≠ Scottish ancestry
State House District 25
Arizona
86.5twin score
2008–2016 trajectorypopulation scale≠ Scottish ancestry

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 85th State House District

counties it covers6
Austin CountyColorado CountyFayette CountyFort Bend CountyWaller CountyWharton County

Frequently asked questions

How did Texas 85th State House District vote in 2024?
In 2024, Texas 85th State House District voted Republican by 41.7 points (R+41.7), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 96,811 votes cast, 27,536 went Democratic and 67,886 went Republican.
How many people live in Texas 85th State House District?
Texas 85th State House District has a population of 202,964 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Texas 85th State House District?
Median household income in Texas 85th State House District is $79,717 — below the national median of $80,734. The Texas state median is $78,476.
What is the political history of Texas 85th State House District?
Akashic tracks 5 presidential elections in Texas 85th State House District from 2008 to 2024. Of those, 0 went Democratic and 5 went Republican.