Texas' 29th Congressional District
Texas · TX-29
Texas' 29th Congressional District is one of 38 U.S. House districts in Texas, represented in Congress by Sylvia Garcia (Democrat). It is home to roughly 789,662 people, with a median age of 32.3. The population is about 58% Hispanic. The median household income is $56,271, and 18% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or higher. In the 2024 presidential election it voted solidly Democratic (D+20).
Representative
Current U.S. House member (source: house.gov).
Geography
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Covering 217 square miles, TX-29 is the 370th-largest of the 435 congressional districts by land area. With about 3,639 residents per square mile, it is a heavily urban district. Its shape is irregular: the district's Polsby-Popper score of 0.26 ranks 238th of 435 nationally, where 1st is the most compact.
Presidential results
In the 2024 presidential election, 60% of TX-29 voters backed Kamala Harris and 39% Donald Trump — a D+20 margin. That is a 17.0-point shift toward the Republicans from 2020, when the district voted D+37.
Two-party presidential vote by district (source: The Downballot).
Who lives here
The median resident of the district is 32.3 years old, making this one of the youngest districts in the nation by median age; 28.8% of residents are under 18 and 9.4% are 65 or older. About 28.5% of residents were born outside the United States, and 54.5% speak a language other than English at home.
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (5-year estimates).
Economy & education
At $56,271, the district's median household income ranks 415th of 435 districts nationwide. The typical owner-occupied home is worth $202,249, and the median rent is $1,207 a month. 22.4% of residents live below the poverty line, and workers average a 32.3-minute commute (7.5% work from home).
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (5-year estimates).