Texas' 23rd Congressional District
Texas · TX-23
Texas' 23rd Congressional District is one of 38 U.S. House districts in Texas, represented in Congress by Tony Gonzales (Republican). It is home to roughly 766,867 people, with a median age of 34.8. The population is about 60% Hispanic. The median household income is $82,640, and 35% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or higher. In the 2024 presidential election it voted solidly Republican (R+16).
Representative
Current U.S. House member (source: house.gov).
Geography
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Covering 55,542 square miles, TX-23 is the 10th-largest of the 435 congressional districts by land area. With about 14 residents per square mile, it is a predominantly rural district. Its shape is irregular: the district's Polsby-Popper score of 0.24 ranks 271st of 435 nationally, where 1st is the most compact.
Presidential results
In the 2024 presidential election, 42% of TX-23 voters backed Kamala Harris and 57% Donald Trump — a R+16 margin. That is a 9.0-point shift toward the Republicans from 2020, when the district voted R+7.
Two-party presidential vote by district (source: The Downballot).
Who lives here
The median resident of the district is 34.8 years old; 27% of residents are under 18 and 12.9% are 65 or older. About 15% of residents were born outside the United States, and 43.1% speak a language other than English at home.
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (5-year estimates).
Economy & education
At $82,640, the district's median household income ranks 176th of 435 districts nationwide. The typical owner-occupied home is worth $266,837, and the median rent is $1,294 a month. 12.6% of residents live below the poverty line, and workers average a 27.5-minute commute (12.7% work from home).
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (5-year estimates).