Texas' 36th Congressional District
Texas · TX-36
Texas' 36th Congressional District is one of 38 U.S. House districts in Texas, represented in Congress by Brian Babin (Republican). It is home to roughly 757,538 people, with a median age of 37.3. The population is about 46% White. The median household income is $75,182, and 28% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or higher. In the 2024 presidential election it voted safely Republican (R+37).
Representative
Current U.S. House member (source: house.gov).
Geography
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Covering 5,698 square miles, TX-36 is the 130th-largest of the 435 congressional districts by land area. With about 133 residents per square mile, it is a predominantly rural district. Its shape is very irregular: the district's Polsby-Popper score of 0.15 ranks 367th of 435 nationally, where 1st is the most compact.
Presidential results
In the 2024 presidential election, 31% of TX-36 voters backed Kamala Harris and 68% Donald Trump — a R+37 margin. That is a 5.0-point shift toward the Republicans from 2020, when the district voted R+32.
Two-party presidential vote by district (source: The Downballot).
Who lives here
The median resident of the district is 37.3 years old; 25.1% of residents are under 18 and 14.8% are 65 or older. About 14.5% of residents were born outside the United States, and 26.8% speak a language other than English at home.
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (5-year estimates).
Economy & education
At $75,182, the district's median household income ranks 232nd of 435 districts nationwide. The typical owner-occupied home is worth $229,698, and the median rent is $1,221 a month. 13.2% of residents live below the poverty line, and workers average a 29.4-minute commute (7.4% work from home).
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (5-year estimates).