Texas' 15th Congressional District
Texas · TX-15
Texas' 15th Congressional District is one of 38 U.S. House districts in Texas, represented in Congress by Monica De La Cruz (Republican). It is home to roughly 774,603 people, with a median age of 31.9. The population is about 82% Hispanic. The median household income is $54,889, and 19% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or higher. In the 2024 presidential election it voted solidly Republican (R+18).
Representative
Current U.S. House member (source: house.gov).
Geography
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Covering 9,262 square miles, TX-15 is the 88th-largest of the 435 congressional districts by land area. With about 84 residents per square mile, it is a predominantly rural district. Its shape is very irregular: the district's Polsby-Popper score of 0.13 ranks 383rd of 435 nationally, where 1st is the most compact.
Presidential results
In the 2024 presidential election, 41% of TX-15 voters backed Kamala Harris and 59% Donald Trump — a R+18 margin. That is a 15.0-point shift toward the Republicans from 2020, when the district voted R+3.
Two-party presidential vote by district (source: The Downballot).
Who lives here
The median resident of the district is 31.9 years old, making this one of the youngest districts in the nation by median age; 29.9% of residents are under 18 and 12.7% are 65 or older. About 18.7% of residents were born outside the United States, and 65.6% speak a language other than English at home.
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (5-year estimates).
Economy & education
At $54,889, the district's median household income ranks 417th of 435 districts nationwide. The typical owner-occupied home is worth $130,862, and the median rent is $949 a month. 25% of residents live below the poverty line, and workers average a 24.3-minute commute (8.1% work from home).
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (5-year estimates).