| State: | Texas |
| District Number: | 2 |
| Image Name: | Texas US Congressional District 2 (since 2021).tif |
| Image Width: | 400 |
| Image Caption: | Texas's 2nd congressional district |
| Representative: | Dan Crenshaw |
| Party: | Republican |
| Residence: | Atascocita |
| Distribution Ref: | [1] |
| Percent Urban: | 98.1 |
| Percent Rural: | 1.9 |
| Population: | 817,455[2] |
| Population Year: | 2022 |
| Median Income: | $92,141[3] |
| Percent White: | 49.4 |
| Percent Black: | 11.2 |
| Percent Asian: | 4.5 |
| Percent Other Race: | 0.9 |
| Percent More Than One Race: | 3.8 |
| Percent Hispanic: | 30.3 |
| Cpvi: | R+15[4] |
Texas's 2nd congressional district of the United States House of Representatives is in the southeastern portion of the state of Texas. It encompasses parts of northern and eastern Harris County and southern Montgomery County, Texas.
From 2002 to 2012, it stretched from Houston's northern suburbs through eastern Harris County, and across Southeast Texas to the Louisiana border. As of the 2000 census, the 2nd district represented 651,619 people. The district's configuration dates from the 2003 Texas redistricting, when most of the old 9th district was split among three neighboring districts. The four-term Democratic incumbent in the 9th district, Nick Lampson, was unseated by Republican Ted Poe, a longtime felony-court judge in Harris County. In November 2017, Poe announced that he would retire from Congress at the end of his current term, and did not seek re-election in 2018.[5] [6] Dan Crenshaw was elected on November 6, 2018 and is currently serving as congressman.
The 2012 redistricting process radically changed the district. Beaumont, which had been part of the 2nd and its predecessors for over a century, was removed along with all of Jefferson County. All of Liberty County was removed as well, putting the district entirely within Harris County. The district now includes Kingwood, Humble, and Atascocita in northeastern Harris County, then loops around northern and western Houston before moving toward the center of the city roughly following Interstate 10. The district then passes through Memorial Park before turning south and capturing the strongly Democratic Montrose, Rice University, and parts of Braeswood.[7]
| Year | Office | Results |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | President | Bush 63–37% |
| 2004 | President | Bush 63–36% |
| 2008 | President | McCain 60–40% |
| 2012 | President | Romney 63–36% |
| 2016 | President | Trump 52–43% |
| 2018 | Senate | Cruz 50–49% |
| 2018 | Governor | Abbott 56–43% |
| 2020 | President | Trump 50–49% |
| Representative | Party | Term | Cong ress | Electoral history | Counties represented[8] | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| District established December 29, 1845 | ||||||||
| Vacant | nowrap | December 29, 1845 – March 30, 1846 | 1845–1849 Bexar, Milam, Robertson, Travis, Brazos, Montgomery, Washington, Bastrop, Gonzales, Fayette, Austin, Harris, Colorado, Fort Bend, Brazoria, Galveston, Goliad, Jackson, Victoria, Refugio, San Patricio | |||||
| align=left | Timothy Pilsbury | Democratic | nowrap | March 30, 1846 – March 3, 1849 | Elected in 1846. Re-elected November 2, 1846. Lost re-election. | |||
| align=left | Volney E. Howard | Democratic | nowrap | March 4, 1849 – March 3, 1853 | Elected late August 6, 1849. Re-elected late August 4, 1851. Lost re-election. | 1849–1859 El Paso, Presidio, Bexar, Mclennan, Navarro, Tarrant, Ellis, Bell, Freestone, Limestone, Falls, Travis, Gillespie, Leon, Robertson, Milam, Williamson, Hays, Comal, Bexar, Medina, Uvalde, Kinney, Burleson, Brazos, Grimes, Walker, Montgomery, Washington, Bastrop, Caldwell, Guadalupe, Harris, Austin, Galveston, Brazoria, Matagorda, Wharton, Colorado, Fayette, Gonzales, De Witt, Lavaca, Jackson, Calhoun, Victoria, Goliad, Refugio, San Patricio, Nueces, Webb, Starr, Cameron | ||
| align=left | Peter H. Bell | Democratic | nowrap | March 4, 1853 – March 3, 1857 | Elected late August 1, 1853. Re-elected late August 6, 1855. Lost re-election. | |||
| align=left | Guy M. Bryan | Democratic | nowrap | March 4, 1857 – March 3, 1859 | Elected late August 3, 1857. Retired. | |||
| align=left | Andrew J. Hamilton | Independent Democratic | nowrap | March 4, 1859 – March 3, 1861 | Elected late August 1, 1859. Retired. | 1859–1861 Bexar, Milam, Robertson, Travis, Brazos, Montgomery, Washington, Bastrop, Gonzales, Fayette, Austin, Harris, Colorado, Fort Bend, Brazoria, Galveston, Goliad, Jackson, Victoria, Refugio, San Patricio | ||
| District inactive | nowrap | March 3, 1861 – March 31, 1870 | Civil War and Reconstruction | |||||
| align=left | John C. Conner | Democratic | nowrap | March 31, 1870 – March 3, 1873 | Elected upon readmission. Re-elected late October 6, 1871. Retired because of failing health. | 1870–1875 Bexar, Milam, Robertson, Travis, Brazos, Montgomery, Washington, Bastrop, Gonzales, Fayette, Austin, Harris, Colorado, Fort Bend, Brazoria, Galveston, Goliad, Jackson, Victoria, Refugio, San Patricio | ||
| align=left | William P. McLean | Democratic | nowrap | March 4, 1873 – March 3, 1875 | Elected in 1872. Retired. | |||
| align=left rowspan="2" | David B. Culberson | Democratic | nowrap | March 4, 1875 – March 3, 1881 | Elected in 1874. Re-elected in 1876. Re-elected in 1878 | 1875–1881 Fannin, Lamar, Delta, Red River, Bowie, Hunt, Rains, Hopkins, Titus, Cass, Wood, Upshur, Marion, Van Zandt, Gregg, Harrison | ||
| nowrap | March 4, 1881 – March 3, 1883 | Re-elected in 1878. Re-elected in 1880. Redistricted to the . | 1881–1893 Henderson, Anderson, Freestone, Cherokee, Robertson, Leon, Houston, Nacogdoches, San Augustine, Sabine | |||||
| align=left | John H. Reagan | Democratic | nowrap | March 4, 1883 – March 3, 1887 | Redistricted from the . Elected in 1882. Re-elected in 1884. Re-elected in 1886, but resigned when elected U.S. senator. | |||
| Vacant | nowrap | March 4, 1887 – November 4, 1887 | ||||||
| align=left | William H. Martin | Democratic | nowrap | November 4, 1887 – March 3, 1891 | Elected to finish Reagan's term. Re-elected in 1888. | |||
| align=left | John Benjamin Long | Democratic | nowrap | March 4, 1891 – March 3, 1893 | Elected in 1890. | |||
| align=left | Samuel B. Cooper | Democratic | nowrap | March 4, 1893 – March 3, 1905 | Elected in 1892. Re-elected in 1894. Re-elected in 1896. Re-elected in 1898. Re-elected in 1900. Re-elected in 1902. Lost re-election. | 1893–1905 Harrison, Panola, Shelby, Anderson, Cherokee, Nacogdoches, Houston, San Augustine, Sabine, Polk, Tyler, Jasper, Newton, San Jacinto, Liberty, Hardin, Orange, Jefferson | ||
| align=left | Moses L. Broocks | Democratic | nowrap | March 4, 1905 – March 3, 1907 | Elected in 1904. | 1905–1907 | ||
| align=left | Samuel B. Cooper | Democratic | nowrap | March 4, 1907 – March 3, 1909 | Elected in 1906. Lost re-election. | 1907–1909 | ||
| align=left | Martin Dies Sr. | Democratic | nowrap | March 4, 1909 – March 3, 1919 | Elected in 1908. Re-elected in 1910. Re-elected in 1912. Re-elected in 1914. Re-elected in 1916. | 1909–1919 | ||
| align=left | John C. Box | Democratic | nowrap | March 4, 1919 – March 3, 1931 | Elected in 1918. Re-elected in 1920. Re-elected in 1922. Re-elected in 1924. Re-elected in 1926. Re-elected in 1928. | 1919–1931 | ||
| align=left | Martin Dies Jr. | Democratic | nowrap | March 4, 1931 – January 3, 1945 | Elected in 1930. Re-elected in 1932. Re-elected in 1934. Re-elected in 1936. Re-elected in 1938. Re-elected in 1940. Re-elected in 1942. Retired. | 1931–1945 | ||
| align=left | Jesse M. Combs | Democratic | nowrap | January 3, 1945 – January 3, 1953 | Elected in 1944. Re-elected in 1946. Re-elected in 1948. Re-elected in 1950. | 1945–1953 | ||
| align=left | Jack Brooks | Democratic | nowrap | January 3, 1953 – January 3, 1967 | Elected in 1952. Re-elected in 1954. Re-elected in 1956. Re-elected in 1958. Re-elected in 1960. Re-elected in 1962. Re-elected in 1964. Redistricted to the . | 1953–1967 | ||
| align=left | John Dowdy | Democratic | nowrap | January 3, 1967 – January 3, 1973 | Redistricted from the and re-elected in 1966. Re-elected in 1968. Re-elected in 1970. Retired. | 1967–1973 | ||
| align=left | Charles Wilson | Democratic | nowrap | January 3, 1973 – January 3, 1997 | Elected in 1972. Re-elected in 1974. Re-elected in 1976. Re-elected in 1978. Re-elected in 1980. Re-elected in 1982. Re-elected in 1984. Re-elected in 1986. Re-elected in 1986. Re-elected in 1988. Re-elected in 1990. Re-elected in 1992. Re-elected in 1994. Retired. | 1973–1997 | ||
| align=left | Jim Turner | Democratic | nowrap | January 3, 1997 – January 3, 2005 | Elected in 1996. Re-elected in 1998. Re-elected in 2000. Re-elected in 2002. Redistricted to the and retired. | 1997–2005 | ||
Ted Poe | Republican | January 3, 2005 – January 3, 2019 | Elected in 2004. Re-elected in 2006. Re-elected in 2008. Re-elected in 2010. Re-elected in 2012. Re-elected in 2014. Re-elected in 2016. Retired. | 2005–2007 | ||||
| 2007–2013 | ||||||||
| 2013–2023 Harris (part)[9] | ||||||||
| align=left rowspan=2 | Dan Crenshaw | Republican | January 3, 2019 – present | Elected in 2018. Re-elected in 2020. Re-elected in 2022. | ||||
| 2023–present Harris (part), Montgomery (part)[10] | ||||||||