Texas' 8th Congressional District
Texas · TX-08
Texas' 8th Congressional District is one of 38 U.S. House districts in Texas, represented in Congress by Morgan Luttrell (Republican). It is home to roughly 785,738 people, with a median age of 34.6. The population is about 39% White. The median household income is $78,856, and 32% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or higher. In the 2024 presidential election it voted safely Republican (R+34).
Representative
Current U.S. House member (source: house.gov).
Geography
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Covering 1,668 square miles, TX-08 is the 243rd-largest of the 435 congressional districts by land area. With about 471 residents per square mile, it is a mix of small cities, suburbs and countryside. Its shape is very irregular: the district's Polsby-Popper score of 0.15 ranks 365th of 435 nationally, where 1st is the most compact.
Presidential results
In the 2024 presidential election, 32% of TX-08 voters backed Kamala Harris and 66% Donald Trump — a R+34 margin. That is a 7.0-point shift toward the Republicans from 2020, when the district voted R+27.
Two-party presidential vote by district (source: The Downballot).
Who lives here
The median resident of the district is 34.6 years old; 25.8% of residents are under 18 and 11.8% are 65 or older. About 22.4% of residents were born outside the United States, and 35.9% speak a language other than English at home.
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (5-year estimates).
Economy & education
At $78,856, the district's median household income ranks 204th of 435 districts nationwide. The typical owner-occupied home is worth $262,368, and the median rent is $1,395 a month. 12.3% of residents live below the poverty line, and workers average a 34.9-minute commute (12.3% work from home).
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (5-year estimates).