2nd Congressional District Texas
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Below is a table of United States congressional district boundary maps for the State of Texas, presented chronologically.[6] All 10 redistricting events that took place in Texas in the decades between 1973 and 2013 are illustrated here.
After the 1910 United States census, Texas gained two seats. At first, they were elected at-large, but starting in 1919 all were districted. There was not a reapportionment after the 1920 United States census.
After the 1930 United States census, Texas gained three seats. At first, they were elected at-large, but starting in 1935 all were districted. There was no reapportionment after the 1940 United States census.
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People of color accounted for 95% Texas' population growth over the past 10 years. Yet, when lawmakers met to redraw the state's congressional maps, they actually created more white-majority districts.
Niloufar Hafizi was also involved in the redistricting process. An attorney with the Muslim-American advocacy group Emgage Texas, Hafizi testified before both the Texas House and Texas Senate redistricting committees.
That could have serious ramifications for Asian Americans in the district. The 2020 Republican primary election runoff between then-Fort Bend County Sheriff Troy Nehls and Kathaleen Wall was rife with anti-Asian overtones, she said.
The 22nd district was a safe Republican seat for decades, reelecting such conservative stalwarts as congressmen Tom DeLay and Pete Olson. But in 2018 and 2020, the district became highly competitive. Democrat Sri Preston Kulkarni came close to flipping the seat both times.
Political scientists agree. The old district boundaries essentially split Democrats and Republicans 50-50 at the presidential level, according to Craig Goodman, who teaches political science at the University of Houston at Victoria. The new boundaries shift the district to give Republicans a 16-point advantage at the presidential level."
"In a county that began going Democrat back in 2016 with Hillary Clinton, and then it got worse in 2018 and then in 2020, CD 22 is the one thing that we have to be proud of as conservative Republicans," said James Pressler, a precinct chair based in Sugar Land's Greatwood neighborhood and a former candidate for Fort Bend County tax assessor-collector.
David Vrshek, another GOP precinct chairman who lives near Richmond in unincorporated Fort Bend County, argued it's vital that Republicans press their advantage in redrawing legislative boundaries. And, he said, Democrats who complain about GOP lawmakers drawing boundaries are being hypocritical.
Still, Asian American Democrats, like Nabila Mansoor, argue the 22nd district is an egregious example. Mansoor herself was redrawn out of the district: Under the new map, her home has been moved into Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher's 7th District.
The United States is divided into 435 congressional districts, each with a population of about 710,000 individuals. Each district elects a representative to the U.S. House of Representatives for a two-year term. Representatives are also called congressmen/congresswomen.
All 435 U.S. House seats are up for election in 2024. Republicans have a 220 to 212 majority with three vacancies.[1] As of June 2024, 45 members of the U.S. House had announced they were not running for re-election. To read more about the U.S. House elections taking place this year, click here.
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The following analysis covers all U.S. House districts up for election in Texas in 2024. Information below was calculated on 1/29/2024, and may differ from information shown in the table above due to candidate replacements and withdrawals after that time.
Inside Elections' Baseline is a figure that analyzes all federal and statewide election results from the district over the past four election cycles. The results are combined in an index estimating the strength of a typical Democratic or Republican candidate in the congressional district.[8] The table below displays the Baseline data for this district.
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MICHEL MARTIN, HOST: The mostly red state of Texas has just one competitive congressional district this year, and both Republicans and Democrats have targeted that part of South Texas. NPR congressional correspondent Claudia Grisales has this report.UNIDENTIFIED PERSON: Order for Tibs (ph).CLAUDIA GRISALES, BYLINE: At a McAllen, Texas, coffee shop, Democrat Michelle Vallejo is hammering a key message in a race to win back the state's 15th congressional district.MICHELLE VALLEJO: Pay attention to South Texas because we are going to be a pivotal race not just for the state but for our entire country.GRISALES: This is a comeback bid for Vallejo, a local small business owner. Democrats lost this traditionally blue district in the last election cycle after state redistricting, but they're betting they can win it back this year. Both the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee and the party's campaign arm for the Congressional Hispanic Caucus are among the groups upping their investments to support Vallejo.VALLEJO: We have a lot of work to do here, but I know that with all of the support of our community and supporters outside of our region, we could get this done.GRISALES: A lot of work is facing both Democrats and Republicans in the fight for the state's 15th congressional district, which runs north from the McAllen border region to the outskirts of San Antonio. Texas Republican Monica De La Cruz, who flipped the seat in 2022, says Democrats' path to a majority will not go through her district. Here's De La Cruz on Capitol Hill.MONICA DE LA CRUZ: We've got boots on the ground from my campaign both putting up a campaign office both in the south of the district and in the north of the district.GRISALES: Republican successes across Texas have come by way of some pockets of Latino voters, fueled by their more conservative positions on issues like the U.S.-Mexico border. And that's especially top of mind here. Experts say the region is well-known for its Tejano voters who are right of center politically, culturally and socially. Alvaro Corral, politics professor at the University of Texas in the Rio Grande Valley, says that has created a key opportunity for the GOP.ALVARO CORRAL: The Republicans have built a sort of more solid base of support among Latinos in the state slowly, gradually, incrementally.GRISALES: And with this year's election, former President Trump is expected to pull in Republican voters. That adds to GOP advantages across the state. Texas' 15th was previously a Democratic stronghold, but with new lines drawn in 2021, it flipped from a President Biden district to one that now favors Trump.BRANDON ROTTINGHAUS: The gerrymandering issue definitely hems in the Democrats.GRISALES: That's Brandon Rottinghaus, politics professor at the University of Houston.ROTTINGHAUS: The structure makes it hard for Democrats to be able to overcome some of those built-in advantages that Republicans have.GRISALES: Back on Capitol Hill, Representative De La Cruz is taking on a bigger role within her party, including some very public opportunities to highlight her district. Earlier this year, the former insurance agent turned lawmaker gave the Spanish-language rebuttal to Biden's State of the Union address. She recently told NPR she thinks her efforts are paying off.DE LA CRUZ: Think that it is the policies that are moving us forward and moving the bluest part of the district to red.GRISALES: If De La Cruz pulls off another win against Vallejo in this year's fight, it could help Republicans hold onto the U.S. House and signal more opportunities for the GOP to expand their reach in what was once a Democratic stronghold.Claudia Grisales, NPR News.(SOUNDBITE OF SZYMON'S "ANHALT")
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