Texas' 26th Congressional District
Texas · TX-26
Texas' 26th Congressional District is one of 38 U.S. House districts in Texas, represented in Congress by Brandon Gill (Republican). It is home to roughly 798,158 people, with a median age of 38. The population is about 56% White. The median household income is $107,939, and 44% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or higher. In the 2024 presidential election it voted solidly Republican (R+23).
Representative
Current U.S. House member (source: house.gov).
Geography
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Covering 2,162 square miles, TX-26 is the 225th-largest of the 435 congressional districts by land area. With about 369 residents per square mile, it is a mix of small cities, suburbs and countryside. Its shape is very irregular: the district's Polsby-Popper score of 0.17 ranks 349th of 435 nationally, where 1st is the most compact.
Presidential results
In the 2024 presidential election, 38% of TX-26 voters backed Kamala Harris and 61% Donald Trump — a R+23 margin. That is a 4.0-point shift toward the Republicans from 2020, when the district voted R+19.
Two-party presidential vote by district (source: The Downballot).
Who lives here
The median resident of the district is 38 years old; 24.1% of residents are under 18 and 12.1% are 65 or older. About 15.6% of residents were born outside the United States, and 23.5% speak a language other than English at home.
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (5-year estimates).
Economy & education
At $107,939, the district's median household income ranks 50th of 435 districts nationwide. The typical owner-occupied home is worth $385,751, and the median rent is $1,653 a month. 6.5% of residents live below the poverty line, and workers average a 31.2-minute commute (19.5% work from home).
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (5-year estimates).