Texas' 21st Congressional District
Texas · TX-21
Texas' 21st Congressional District is one of 38 U.S. House districts in Texas, represented in Congress by Chip Roy (Republican). It is home to roughly 793,761 people, with a median age of 38.6. The population is about 55% White. The median household income is $82,444, and 43% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or higher. In the 2024 presidential election it voted solidly Republican (R+24).
Representative
Current U.S. House member (source: house.gov).
Geography
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Covering 6,200 square miles, TX-21 is the 119th-largest of the 435 congressional districts by land area. With about 128 residents per square mile, it is a predominantly rural district. Its shape is fairly compact: the district's Polsby-Popper score of 0.33 ranks 143rd of 435 nationally, where 1st is the most compact.
Presidential results
In the 2024 presidential election, 38% of TX-21 voters backed Kamala Harris and 61% Donald Trump — a R+24 margin. That is a 4.0-point shift toward the Republicans from 2020, when the district voted R+20.
Two-party presidential vote by district (source: The Downballot).
Who lives here
The median resident of the district is 38.6 years old; 20.6% of residents are under 18 and 17.5% are 65 or older. About 9.3% of residents were born outside the United States, and 21.8% speak a language other than English at home.
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (5-year estimates).
Economy & education
At $82,444, the district's median household income ranks 177th of 435 districts nationwide. The typical owner-occupied home is worth $353,706, and the median rent is $1,355 a month. 10.3% of residents live below the poverty line, and workers average a 28-minute commute (16.4% work from home).
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (5-year estimates).