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Texas 148th State House District
presidential margin
2008D+0.32012D+3.32016D+17.82020D+17.62024D+8.6
full record · 2008 → 2024
D+8.6
2024
median income$67,819U.S. $80,734 · TX $78,476
median age34.0U.S. 39.1 · TX 35.7
poverty rate19.3%U.S. 12.5% · TX 13.8%
bachelor’s+ (25+)34.2%U.S. 35.6% · TX 33.6%
non-english45.0%U.S. 22.3% · TX 35.2%
race · ethnicity · ancestry
Mexican38.1%
Salvadoran4.6%
Honduran3.1%
German6.1%
English6.1%
Irish4.3%
African American†12.5%
African0.6%
Nigerian0.6%
Vietnamese2.4%
Asian Indian1.7%
Chinese1.3%
religion

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 148th State House District

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Texas 148th State House DistrictHarrisD+8.6
2024
2024 presidential margin for Texas 148th State House DistrictThe boundary of Texas 148th State House District, filled by its 2024 presidential margin (D+8.6), over faint outlines of the counties it is drawn from.Texas 148th State House District · D+8.6
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Kamala Harris ✓Democratic53.5%28,777
Donald TrumpRepublican44.9%24,158
Jill SteinGreen1.6%862
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 148th State House District — winner and D-vs-R margin.
CountyWinnerMargin
Harris County, TXDemocraticD+5.5
5 presidential elections
Third column names the leading third-party or independent finisher. Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonDemocraticRepublicanOtherMarginTotal
D
53.5%Harris28,777
44.9%Trump24,158
1.6%Stein862
+8.6%
53,797
D
58.3%Biden34,604
40.7%Trump24,149
1.0%Jorgensen618
+17.6%
59,371
D
56.5%Clinton26,567
38.7%Trump18,215
4.8%Johnson2,240
+17.8%
47,022
D
51.7%Obama22,230
48.3%Romney20,809
0.0%
+3.3%
43,039
D
50.0%Obama21,635
49.7%McCain21,504
0.4%Barr163
+0.3%
43,302
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: +8.6% in 2024.+8.6%DR20082024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
2008+0.3%
2012+3.3%
2016+17.8%
2020+17.6%
2024+8.6%
DemocraticRepublican
current representation
Current officeholders
DPenny Morales ShawState House · 148

State legislative officeholder from OpenStates nightly current-legislator data.

Source · OpenStates current legislator CSV.

Anchored in the Houston metro, District 148 has shifted measurably toward Democrats over recent cycles, reflecting demographic changes common to urban Texas districts with growing Latino and college-educated voter populations.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 17.8 points in 2016. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 9.0 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 8.6 points.

A population of 203,639, a 28% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $67,819 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of State House District 135 and State House District 144.

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 135
Texas
97.1twin score
% White% Latinopopulation scale
State House District 144
Texas
95.5twin score
% Latino% Whiteelasticity
State House District 107
Texas
95.2twin score
% Latino% Whitepopulation 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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Frequently asked questions

How did Texas 148th State House District vote in 2024?
In 2024, Texas 148th State House District voted Democratic by 8.6 points (D+8.6), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 53,797 votes cast, 28,777 went Democratic and 24,158 went Republican.
How many people live in Texas 148th State House District?
Texas 148th State House District has a population of 203,639 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Texas 148th State House District?
Median household income in Texas 148th State House District is $67,819 — below the national median of $80,734. The Texas state median is $78,476.
What is the political history of Texas 148th State House District?
Akashic tracks 5 presidential elections in Texas 148th State House District from 2008 to 2024. Of those, 5 went Democratic and 0 went Republican.