Texas' 20th Congressional District
Texas · TX-20
Texas' 20th Congressional District is one of 38 U.S. House districts in Texas, represented in Congress by Joaquin Castro (Democrat). It is home to roughly 767,964 people, with a median age of 33.9. The population is about 70% Hispanic. The median household income is $55,798, and 21% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or higher. In the 2024 presidential election it voted solidly Democratic (D+21).
Representative
Current U.S. House member (source: house.gov).
Geography
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Covering 170 square miles, TX-20 is the 390th-largest of the 435 congressional districts by land area. With about 4,517 residents per square mile, it is a heavily urban district. Its shape is irregular: the district's Polsby-Popper score of 0.18 ranks 333rd of 435 nationally, where 1st is the most compact.
Presidential results
In the 2024 presidential election, 60% of TX-20 voters backed Kamala Harris and 39% Donald Trump — a D+21 margin. That is a 12.0-point shift toward the Republicans from 2020, when the district voted D+33.
Two-party presidential vote by district (source: The Downballot).
Who lives here
The median resident of the district is 33.9 years old, making this one of the youngest districts in the nation by median age; 25.1% of residents are under 18 and 12.2% are 65 or older. About 14.9% of residents were born outside the United States, and 44.3% speak a language other than English at home.
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (5-year estimates).
Economy & education
At $55,798, the district's median household income ranks 416th of 435 districts nationwide. The typical owner-occupied home is worth $190,028, and the median rent is $1,190 a month. 20.5% of residents live below the poverty line, and workers average a 26.7-minute commute (10% work from home).
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (5-year estimates).