Texas' 17th Congressional District
Texas · TX-17
Texas' 17th Congressional District is one of 38 U.S. House districts in Texas, represented in Congress by Pete Sessions (Republican). It is home to roughly 797,282 people, with a median age of 36.6. The population is about 55% White. The median household income is $77,293, and 33% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or higher. In the 2024 presidential election it voted solidly Republican (R+29).
Representative
Current U.S. House member (source: house.gov).
Geography
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Covering 8,260 square miles, TX-17 is the 96th-largest of the 435 congressional districts by land area. With about 97 residents per square mile, it is a predominantly rural district. Its shape is irregular: the district's Polsby-Popper score of 0.28 ranks 222nd of 435 nationally, where 1st is the most compact.
Presidential results
In the 2024 presidential election, 35% of TX-17 voters backed Kamala Harris and 64% Donald Trump — a R+29 margin. That is a 6.0-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 36.6 years old; 24.1% of residents are under 18 and 14.5% are 65 or older. About 11.2% of residents were born outside the United States, and 21.2% speak a language other than English at home.
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (5-year estimates).
Economy & education
At $77,293, the district's median household income ranks 217th of 435 districts nationwide. The typical owner-occupied home is worth $273,190, and the median rent is $1,345 a month. 12.3% of residents live below the poverty line, and workers average a 26.5-minute commute (15.2% work from home).
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (5-year estimates).