Texas's 37th congressional district explained

State:Texas
District Number:37
Image Name:Texas US Congressional District 37 (since 2021).tif
Image Width:400
Image Caption:District map since 2023
Representative:Lloyd Doggett
Party:Democratic
Residence:Austin
Population:785,616[1]
Population Year:2022
Median Income:$91,114
Percent White:52.5
Percent Black:5.5
Percent Asian:9.8
Percent More Than One Race:4.1
Percent Hispanic:27.4
Percent Other Race:0.8
Cpvi:D+24[2]

Texas's 37th congressional district of the United States House of Representatives was created as a result of the 2020 census.[3] The district is contained predominantly in Travis County with a small portion of southern Williamson County, and consists of the majority of the city of Austin as well as small areas of its suburbs. It is represented by Lloyd Doggett.

From 1903 to 2005, the Austin area had been covered solely by Texas's 10th congressional district, which initially covered all of Travis County and areas from surrounding counties, but which steadily shrank over time as Austin grew more populated. From 2005, the Austin area was partitioned between several congressional districts, and the 10th's then-incumbent representative, Democrat Lloyd Doggett, was forced to move first to the 25th district from 2005–13 and then to the 35th district from 2013–23, both of which contained both a portion of Austin and an extensive area outside of it.

After eighteen years of there being no Austin-centered district, the 37th district was created as of 2023, centered on the Austin area as the pre-2005 10th district had been.[4]

List of members representing the district

Representative
PartyYearsCong
ress
Electoral historywidth=350 District location
District established January 3, 2023
align=left nowrap
Lloyd Doggett
Democraticnowrap January 3, 2023 –
present
Redistricted from the and re-elected in 2022.2023–present

Parts of Travis and Williamson

Election results

2022

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: My Congressional District. US Census Bureau. Center for New Media & Promotion (CNMP). www.census.gov.
  2. Web site: 2022 Cook PVI: District Map and List. 2023-01-10. Cook Political Report. en.
  3. News: Census Bureau announces 331 million people in US, Texas will add two congressional seats. CNN. Merica. Dan. Stark. Liz. April 26, 2021. April 26, 2021.
  4. Web site: Livingston. Patrick Svitek and Abby. 2021-10-18. Longtime U.S. Rep. Lloyd Doggett will run in the Austin area's new congressional district. 2021-10-31. The Texas Tribune. en.