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Texas 97th State House District
presidential margin
2008R+24.92012R+30.92016R+19.62020R+9.62024R+10.5
full record · 2008 → 2024
R+10.5
2024
median income$86,394U.S. $80,734 · TX $78,476
median age35.5U.S. 39.1 · TX 35.7
poverty rate9.8%U.S. 12.5% · TX 13.8%
bachelor’s+ (25+)34.8%U.S. 35.6% · TX 33.6%
non-english29.9%U.S. 22.3% · TX 35.2%
race · ethnicity · ancestry
English14.4%
German12.1%
Irish10.0%
Mexican16.6%
Puerto Rican0.8%
Salvadoran0.6%
African American†10.3%
African0.9%
Nigerian0.5%
Vietnamese1.0%
Asian Indian0.8%
Chinese0.3%
religion

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

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

Texas 97th State House District

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Texas 97th State House DistrictTrumpR+10.5
2024
2024 presidential margin for Texas 97th State House DistrictThe boundary of Texas 97th State House District, filled by its 2024 presidential margin (R+10.5), over faint outlines of the counties it is drawn from.Texas 97th State House District · R+10.5
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Donald Trump ✓Republican54.6%49,653
Kamala HarrisDemocratic44.1%40,115
Jill SteinGreen1.3%1,200
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 97th State House District — winner and D-vs-R margin.
CountyWinnerMargin
Tarrant County, TXRepublicanR+5.1
5 presidential elections
Third column names the leading third-party or independent finisher. Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonDemocraticRepublicanOtherMarginTotal
R
44.1%Harris40,115
54.6%Trump49,653
1.3%Stein1,200
−10.5%
90,968
R
44.5%Biden38,234
54.1%Trump46,514
1.4%Jorgensen1,232
−9.6%
85,980
R
37.3%Clinton25,601
56.9%Trump39,059
5.9%Johnson4,018
−19.6%
68,678
R
34.6%Obama21,461
65.4%Romney40,634
0.0%
−30.9%
62,095
R
37.3%Obama24,442
62.2%McCain40,753
0.5%Barr315
−24.9%
65,510
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: −10.5% in 2024.−10.5%DR20082024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
2008−24.9%
2012−30.9%
2016−19.6%
2020−9.6%
2024−10.5%
DemocraticRepublican
current representation
Current officeholders
RJohn McQueeneyState House · 97

State legislative officeholder from OpenStates nightly current-legislator data.

Source · OpenStates current legislator CSV.

With a 2024 presidential margin of R+66.8, this district ranks among the most reliably one-sided in the state legislature, leaving general-election outcomes largely predetermined and primary contests as the decisive stage.

Across the recorded series it reached a Republican high of 30.9 points in 2012. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 0.9 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 10.5 points.

A population of 189,469, a 64% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $86,394 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of State House District 94 and State House District 96.

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 94
Texas
99.5twin score
12-yr trend2008–2012 trajectorypopulation scale
State House District 96
Texas
98.5twin score
12-yr trend2008–2012 trajectorypopulation scale
State House District 91
Texas
95.6twin score
12-yr trend2008–2012 trajectorypopulation 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 97th State House District

counties it covers1
Tarrant County

Frequently asked questions

How did Texas 97th State House District vote in 2024?
In 2024, Texas 97th State House District voted Republican by 10.5 points (R+10.5), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 90,968 votes cast, 40,115 went Democratic and 49,653 went Republican.
How many people live in Texas 97th State House District?
Texas 97th State House District has a population of 189,469 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Texas 97th State House District?
Median household income in Texas 97th State House District is $86,394 — above the national median of $80,734. The Texas state median is $78,476.
What is the political history of Texas 97th State House District?
Akashic tracks 5 presidential elections in Texas 97th State House District from 2008 to 2024. Of those, 0 went Democratic and 5 went Republican.