Texas' 18th Congressional District
Texas · TX-18
Texas' 18th Congressional District is one of 38 U.S. House districts in Texas, represented in Congress by Christian Menefee (Democrat). It is home to roughly 760,255 people, with a median age of 34.7. The population is about 42% Black. The median household income is $61,798, and 31% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or higher. In the 2024 presidential election it voted safely Democratic (D+40).
Representative
Current U.S. House member (source: house.gov).
Geography
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Covering 239 square miles, TX-18 is the 361st-largest of the 435 congressional districts by land area. With about 3,181 residents per square mile, it is a heavily urban district. Its shape is irregular: the district's Polsby-Popper score of 0.22 ranks 299th of 435 nationally, where 1st is the most compact.
Presidential results
In the 2024 presidential election, 69% of TX-18 voters backed Kamala Harris and 29% Donald Trump — a D+40 margin. That is a 9.0-point shift toward the Republicans from 2020, when the district voted D+49.
Two-party presidential vote by district (source: The Downballot).
Who lives here
The median resident of the district is 34.7 years old; 23.3% of residents are under 18 and 12.3% are 65 or older. About 22% of residents were born outside the United States, and 38.1% speak a language other than English at home.
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (5-year estimates).
Economy & education
At $61,798, the district's median household income ranks 375th of 435 districts nationwide. The typical owner-occupied home is worth $215,867, and the median rent is $1,332 a month. 20.3% of residents live below the poverty line, and workers average a 30.6-minute commute (10.7% work from home).
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (5-year estimates).