Texas' 37th Congressional District
Texas · TX-37
Texas' 37th Congressional District is one of 38 U.S. House districts in Texas, represented in Congress by Lloyd Doggett (Democrat). It is home to roughly 785,498 people, with a median age of 33.9. The population is about 45% White. The median household income is $85,466, and 54% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or higher. In the 2024 presidential election it voted safely Democratic (D+49).
Representative
Current U.S. House member (source: house.gov).
Geography
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Covering 272 square miles, TX-37 is the 354th-largest of the 435 congressional districts by land area. With about 2,888 residents per square mile, it is a largely suburban district. Its shape is irregular: the district's Polsby-Popper score of 0.26 ranks 247th of 435 nationally, where 1st is the most compact.
Presidential results
In the 2024 presidential election, 74% of TX-37 voters backed Kamala Harris and 24% Donald Trump — a D+49 margin. That is a 4.0-point shift toward the Republicans from 2020, when the district voted D+53.
Two-party presidential vote by district (source: The Downballot).
Who lives here
The median resident of the district is 33.9 years old, making this one of the youngest districts in the nation by median age; 18% of residents are under 18 and 9.5% are 65 or older. About 17.5% of residents were born outside the United States, and 31.1% speak a language other than English at home.
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (5-year estimates).
Economy & education
At $85,466, the district's median household income ranks 155th of 435 districts nationwide. The typical owner-occupied home is worth $463,518, and the median rent is $1,617 a month. 13.8% of residents live below the poverty line, and workers average a 26-minute commute (25.7% work from home).
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (5-year estimates).