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{{DISPLAYTITLE:Texas 2020 Election Summary}}

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== gpt-4o ==
=== User: Referring to the 2020 November elections in Texas for members of the federal House of Representatives:  What % of all v… ===
Referring to the 2020 November elections in Texas for members of the federal House of Representatives:  What % of all votes for Representatives went to Republicans statewide?  After redistricting, what % of Texas House members were Republican?  If the State of Texas re-draws the Congressional districts and as a result 5 currently Democratic districts flip to Republican, what will be the % of Texas House members?

=== Assistant: Here are your answers, based on certified 2020 results and the current 2025‑period delegation: ===
Here are your answers, based on certified 2020 results and the current (2025‑period) delegation:

===== 1. What percentage of the total vote for U.S. House candidates in Texas (November 2020) went to Republicans? =====

In the 2020 U.S. House elections in Texas (36 seats at that time), Republican candidates received '''5,926,712 votes''', or '''≈ 53.43%''' of the statewide totalBallotpedia<ref>{{cite web|title=Ballotpedia|url=https://ballotpedia.org/Texas_House_of_Representatives_elections%2C_2020|publisher=ballotpedia.org|access-date=2025-12-19}}</ref>Politico<ref>{{cite web|title=Politico|url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2020_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Texas|publisher=en.wikipedia.org|access-date=2025-12-19}}</ref>.

===== 2. After redistricting (based on the 2020 census), what percentage of Texas U.S. House members were Republicans? =====

Under the post‑2021 redistricting map, Texas gained two seats (going from 36 to 38). In the current 119th Congress, Republicans hold '''25 out of 38''' seats, giving them '''≈ 65.8%''' of the delegationWikipedia<ref>{{cite web|title=Wikipedia|url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Politics_of_Texas|publisher=en.wikipedia.org|access-date=2025-12-19}}</ref>.

===== 3. If Texas redraws districts and 5 currently Democratic districts flip to Republicans, what would the GOP percentage be? =====

If Republicans gain 5 more seats (i.e. go from 25 to 30 seats out of a total of 38), then they would hold '''30/38''', which is '''≈ 78.9%''' of Texas’s House delegation.

🔍 Summary Table

| Scenario                                     | GOP seats / total | % GOP delegation |
| -------------------------------------------- | ----------------- | ---------------- |
| 2020 statewide vote for GOP U.S. House       | —                 | ≈ 53.4%          |
| Post‑2021 redistricting (current delegation) | 25 / 38           | ≈ 65.8%          |
| If 5 Democratic districts flip to GOP        | 30 / 38           | ≈ 78.9%          |

===== ⚠️ Notes & Context: =====
* The vote‑share figure refers to the popular vote across 36 U.S. House races in November 2020, before Texas gained its extra two seats for 2022 onwardexpressnews.com<ref>{{cite web|title=expressnews.com|url=https://www.expressnews.com/opinion/commentary/article/redistricting-texas-voter-map-20385811.php|publisher=expressnews.com|access-date=2025-12-19}}</ref>The Washington Post<ref>{{cite web|title=The Washington Post|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2025/07/19/texas-redistricting-republicans/|publisher=The Washington Post|date=2025-07-19|access-date=2025-12-19}}</ref>.
* The delegation count '''25 Republicans, 13 Democrats''' in the current 38‑seat map reflects the post‑redistricting balance after the 2022 electionsWikipedia<ref>{{cite web|title=Wikipedia|url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Politics_of_Texas|publisher=en.wikipedia.org|access-date=2025-12-19}}</ref>.
* Proposed mid‑decade map changes are aimed at flipping five Democratic districts to Republican control, taking GOP from 25 to '''30 seats''' of 38Wikipedia<ref>{{cite web|title=Wikipedia|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2025/07/19/texas-redistricting-republicans/|publisher=washingtonpost.com|date=2025-07-19|access-date=2025-12-19}}</ref>.

Let me know if you’d like breakdowns by district or historical comparisons!

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