Texas' 34th Congressional District
Texas · TX-34
Texas' 34th Congressional District is one of 38 U.S. House districts in Texas, represented in Congress by Vicente Gonzalez (Democrat). It is home to roughly 765,999 people, with a median age of 34. The population is about 77% Hispanic. The median household income is $60,219, and 23% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or higher. In the 2024 presidential election the district was highly competitive (R+4).
Representative
Current U.S. House member (source: house.gov).
Geography
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Covering 4,902 square miles, TX-34 is the 148th-largest of the 435 congressional districts by land area. With about 156 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 0.09 ranks 416th of 435 nationally, where 1st is the most compact.
Presidential results
In the 2024 presidential election, 47% of TX-34 voters backed Kamala Harris and 52% Donald Trump — a R+4 margin, the 40th-closest result of any district in the country. That is a 20.0-point shift toward the Republicans from 2020, when the district voted D+16. Vicente Gonzalez 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 34 years old, making this one of the youngest districts in the nation by median age; 26.9% of residents are under 18 and 14.3% are 65 or older. About 16.1% of residents were born outside the United States, and 53.6% speak a language other than English at home.
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (5-year estimates).
Economy & education
At $60,219, the district's median household income ranks 387th of 435 districts nationwide. The typical owner-occupied home is worth $158,448, and the median rent is $1,061 a month. 21.2% of residents live below the poverty line, and workers average a 22.2-minute commute (6.8% work from home).
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (5-year estimates).