Religious adherence is published only at the county level (U.S. Religion Census). See Harris County.
American Community Survey 2024 5-year (income, age, poverty, education, language, race, ancestry) · presidential returns from MIT Election Lab through 2024.
Texas 126th State House District
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Texas 126th State House DistrictTrumpR+18.2
20082024
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Donald Trump ✓Republican
58.1%
47,086
Kamala HarrisDemocratic
39.9%
32,357
Jill SteinGreen
2.0%
1,582
D+60R+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 126th State House District — winner and D-vs-R margin.
County
Winner
Margin
Harris County, TX
Democratic
D+5.5
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5 presidential elections
Third column names the leading third-party or independent finisher. Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
Year
Won
Democratic
Republican
Other
Margin
Total
R
39.9%Harris32,357
58.1%Trump47,086
2.0%Stein1,582
−18.2%
81,025
R
40.9%Biden35,300
58.0%Trump50,017
1.1%Jorgensen932
−17.1%
86,249
R
33.9%Clinton24,319
61.1%Trump43,893
5.0%Johnson3,594
−27.3%
71,806
R
28.0%Obama17,326
72.0%Romney44,496
0.0%
−43.9%
61,822
R
29.3%Obama18,909
70.4%McCain45,469
0.3%Barr176
−41.1%
64,554
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presidential history
Presidential margin, 2008–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
2008
−41.1%
2012
−43.9%
2016
−27.3%
2020
−17.1%
2024
−18.2%
DemocraticRepublican
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current representation
Current officeholders
RSam HarlessState House · 126
State legislative officeholder from OpenStates nightly current-legislator data.
Texas House District 126 sits in the northwestern Houston suburbs, where population growth and single-family development have reinforced consistent Republican margins in both federal and statewide contests.
Across the recorded series it reached a Republican high of 43.9 points in 2012. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 1.1 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 18.2 points.
A population of 188,805, a 51% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $91,224 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of State House District 132 and State House District 150.
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Political twins — state-house districts
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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How did Texas 126th State House District vote in 2024?
In 2024, Texas 126th State House District voted Republican by 18.2 points (R+18.2), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 81,025 votes cast, 32,357 went Democratic and 47,086 went Republican.
How many people live in Texas 126th State House District?
Texas 126th State House District has a population of 188,805 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Texas 126th State House District?
Median household income in Texas 126th State House District is $91,224 — above the national median of $80,734. The Texas state median is $78,476.
What is the political history of Texas 126th State House District?
Akashic tracks 5 presidential elections in Texas 126th State House District from 2008 to 2024. Of those, 0 went Democratic and 5 went Republican.
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