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Texas 86th State House District
presidential margin
2008R+62.02012R+68.12016R+63.92020R+59.72024R+61.8
full record · 2008 → 2024
R+61.8
2024
median income$79,325U.S. $80,734 · TX $78,476
median age36.2U.S. 39.1 · TX 35.7
poverty rate10.7%U.S. 12.5% · TX 13.8%
bachelor’s+ (25+)29.3%U.S. 35.6% · TX 33.6%
non-english21.0%U.S. 22.3% · TX 35.2%
race · ethnicity · ancestry
German12.9%
English12.6%
Irish9.1%
Mexican27.3%
Spaniard0.5%
Cuban0.5%
African American†2.7%
African0.2%
Vietnamese0.6%
Asian Indian0.2%
Chinese0.2%
religion

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

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

Texas 86th State House District

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Texas 86th State House DistrictTrumpR+61.8
2024
2024 presidential margin for Texas 86th State House DistrictThe boundary of Texas 86th State House District, filled by its 2024 presidential margin (R+61.8), over faint outlines of the counties it is drawn from.Texas 86th State House District · R+61.8
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Donald Trump ✓Republican80.4%63,722
Kamala HarrisDemocratic18.7%14,788
Jill SteinGreen0.9%732
D+60
R+60
District boundary, filled by its own 2024 D-vs-R margin — precinct detail where available, over the 7 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 (7 counties) — table
2024 presidential result by county for Texas 86th State House District — winner and D-vs-R margin.
CountyWinnerMargin
Armstrong County, TXRepublicanR+85.8
Dallam County, TXRepublicanR+78.3
Deaf Smith County, TXRepublicanR+51.7
Hartley County, TXRepublicanR+83.1
Oldham County, TXRepublicanR+84.0
Parmer County, TXRepublicanR+70.0
Randall County, TXRepublicanR+60.4
5 presidential elections
Third column names the leading third-party or independent finisher. Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonDemocraticRepublicanOtherMarginTotal
R
18.7%Harris14,788
80.4%Trump63,722
0.9%Stein732
−61.8%
79,242
R
19.5%Biden15,102
79.2%Trump61,434
1.3%Jorgensen1,012
−59.7%
77,548
R
15.9%Clinton10,578
79.8%Trump53,046
4.3%Johnson2,852
−63.9%
66,476
R
15.9%Obama9,666
84.1%Romney51,004
0.0%
−68.1%
60,670
R
18.6%Obama12,215
80.5%McCain53,028
0.9%Barr598
−62.0%
65,841
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: −61.8% in 2024.−61.8%DR20082024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
2008−62.0%
2012−68.1%
2016−63.9%
2020−59.7%
2024−61.8%
DemocraticRepublican
current representation
Current officeholders
RJohn SmitheeState House · 86

State legislative officeholder from OpenStates nightly current-legislator data.

Source · OpenStates current legislator CSV.

District 86 recorded a 61.8-point Republican presidential margin in 2024, placing it among the state's most reliably one-sided constituencies. Its West Texas geography and sparse population density have long anchored that pattern.

Across the recorded series it reached a Republican high of 68.1 points in 2012. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 2.0 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 61.8 points.

A population of 185,308, a 71% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $79,325 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of State House District 83 and State House District 71.

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 83
Texas
95.8twin score
2008–2024 trajectory
State House District 71
Texas
95.5twin score
2008–2024 trajectory
State House District 31
Georgia
95.0twin score
2008–2020 trajectory≠ population scale

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 86th State House District

counties it covers7
Armstrong CountyDallam CountyDeaf Smith CountyHartley CountyOldham CountyParmer CountyRandall County

Frequently asked questions

How did Texas 86th State House District vote in 2024?
In 2024, Texas 86th State House District voted Republican by 61.8 points (R+61.8), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 79,242 votes cast, 14,788 went Democratic and 63,722 went Republican.
How many people live in Texas 86th State House District?
Texas 86th State House District has a population of 185,308 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Texas 86th State House District?
Median household income in Texas 86th State House District is $79,325 — below the national median of $80,734. The Texas state median is $78,476.
What is the political history of Texas 86th State House District?
Akashic tracks 5 presidential elections in Texas 86th State House District from 2008 to 2024. Of those, 0 went Democratic and 5 went Republican.