Texas' 28th Congressional District
Texas · TX-28
Texas' 28th Congressional District is one of 38 U.S. House districts in Texas, represented in Congress by Henry Cuellar (Democrat). It is home to roughly 774,987 people, with a median age of 31.4. The population is about 91% Hispanic. The median household income is $52,932, and 19% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or higher. In the 2024 presidential election it voted leaning Republican (R+7).
Representative
Current U.S. House member (source: house.gov).
Geography
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Covering 15,690 square miles, TX-28 is the 48th-largest of the 435 congressional districts by land area. With about 49 residents per square mile, it is a predominantly rural district. Its shape is fairly compact: the district's Polsby-Popper score of 0.30 ranks 184th of 435 nationally, where 1st is the most compact.
Presidential results
In the 2024 presidential election, 46% of TX-28 voters backed Kamala Harris and 53% Donald Trump — a R+7 margin. That is a 14.0-point shift toward the Republicans from 2020, when the district voted D+7. Henry Cuellar is one of only 13 House Democrats representing a district Donald Trump carried.
Two-party presidential vote by district (source: The Downballot).
Who lives here
The median resident of the district is 31.4 years old, making this one of the youngest districts in the nation by median age; 30.5% of residents are under 18 and 12.2% are 65 or older. About 25.1% of residents were born outside the United States, and 81.1% speak a language other than English at home.
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (5-year estimates).
Economy & education
At $52,932, the district's median household income ranks 422nd of 435 districts nationwide. The typical owner-occupied home is worth $139,819, and the median rent is $923 a month. 24.7% of residents live below the poverty line, and workers average a 23.9-minute commute (7.2% work from home).
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (5-year estimates).