Texas' 2nd Congressional District
Texas · TX-02
Texas' 2nd Congressional District is one of 38 U.S. House districts in Texas, represented in Congress by Dan Crenshaw (Republican). It is home to roughly 774,627 people, with a median age of 36.2. The population is about 48% White. The median household income is $98,235, and 40% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or higher. In the 2024 presidential election it voted solidly Republican (R+24).
Representative
Current U.S. House member (source: house.gov).
Geography
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Covering 509 square miles, TX-02 is the 323rd-largest of the 435 congressional districts by land area. With about 1,522 residents per square mile, it is a largely suburban district. Its shape is irregular: the district's Polsby-Popper score of 0.20 ranks 321st of 435 nationally, where 1st is the most compact.
Presidential results
In the 2024 presidential election, 38% of TX-02 voters backed Kamala Harris and 61% Donald Trump — a R+24 margin. That is a 1.0-point shift toward the Republicans from 2020, when the district voted R+23.
Two-party presidential vote by district (source: The Downballot).
Who lives here
The median resident of the district is 36.2 years old; 27.2% of residents are under 18 and 12.4% are 65 or older. About 17.7% of residents were born outside the United States, and 29.3% speak a language other than English at home.
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (5-year estimates).
Economy & education
At $98,235, the district's median household income ranks 78th of 435 districts nationwide. The typical owner-occupied home is worth $292,723, and the median rent is $1,568 a month. 9.3% of residents live below the poverty line, and workers average a 33.7-minute commute (13.3% work from home).
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (5-year estimates).