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Texas's 2nd congressional district

U.S. House district for Texas

U.S. House district for Texas

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stateTexas
district number2
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image captionInteractive map of district boundaries
representativeDan Crenshaw
partyRepublican
residenceAtascocita
distribution ref
percent urban98.1
percent rural1.9
population882,070
population year2024
median income$101,405
percent white49.4
percent black11.2
percent asian4.5
percent other race0.9
percent more than one race3.8
percent hispanic30.3
cpviR+12

| |From 2023 to 2027, starting with the 2022 elections | |From 2027, starting with the 2026 elections | percent more than one race = 3.8

Texas's 2nd congressional district of the United States House of Representatives is in the southeastern portion of the state of Texas. It encompasses parts of northern and eastern Harris County and southern Montgomery County, Texas.

From 2002 to 2012, it stretched from Houston's northern suburbs through eastern Harris County, and across Southeast Texas to the Louisiana border. As of the 2000 census, the 2nd district represented 651,619 people. The district's configuration dates from the 2003 Texas redistricting, when most of the old 9th district was split among three neighboring districts. The four-term Democratic incumbent in the 9th district, Nick Lampson, was unseated by Republican Ted Poe, a longtime felony-court judge in Harris County. In November 2017, Poe announced that he would retire from Congress at the end of his current term, and did not seek re-election in 2018. Dan Crenshaw was elected on November 6, 2018, and is currently serving as congressman.

2012 redistricting

The 2012 redistricting process radically changed the district. Beaumont, which had been part of the 2nd and its predecessors for over a century, was removed along with all of Jefferson County. All of Liberty County was removed as well, putting the district entirely within Harris County. The district now includes Kingwood, Humble, and Atascocita in northeastern Harris County.

Recent election results from statewide races

2023–2027 boundaries

YearOfficeResults
2008PresidentMcCain 70% - 29%
2012PresidentRomney 73% - 27%
2014SenateCornyn 77% - 23%
GovernorAbbott 74% - 26%
2016PresidentTrump 63% - 32%
2018SenateCruz 62% - 37%
GovernorAbbott 66% - 32%
Lt. GovernorPatrick 63% - 36%
Attorney GeneralPaxton 62% - 36%
Comptroller of Public AccountsHegar 65% - 33%
2020PresidentTrump 61% - 38%
SenateCornyn 62% - 35%
2022GovernorAbbott 62% - 36%
Lt. GovernorPatrick 61% - 36%
Attorney GeneralPaxton 61% - 36%
Comptroller of Public AccountsHegar 64% - 34%
2024PresidentTrump 61% - 37%
SenateCruz 58% - 39%

2027–2033 boundaries

YearOfficeResults
2008PresidentMcCain 70% - 29%
2012PresidentRomney 73% - 27%
2014SenateCornyn 77% - 23%
GovernorAbbott 74% - 26%
2016PresidentTrump 63% - 32%
2018SenateCruz 61% - 38%
GovernorAbbott 66% - 33%
Lt. GovernorPatrick 62% - 36%
Attorney GeneralPaxton 61% - 37%
Comptroller of Public AccountsHegar 64% - 33%
2020PresidentTrump 60% - 39%
SenateCornyn 62% - 36%
2022GovernorAbbott 62% - 37%
Lt. GovernorPatrick 61% - 37%
Attorney GeneralPaxton 61% - 37%
Comptroller of Public AccountsHegar 64% - 34%
2024PresidentTrump 61% - 38%
SenateCruz 58% - 40%

Composition

For the 118th and successive Congresses (based on redistricting following the 2020 census), the district contains all or portions of the following counties and communities:

Harris County (11)

: Atascocita (part; also 18th), Barrett, Baytown (part; also 36th), Channelview (part; also 29th and 36th), Crosby, Highlands, Houston (part; also 7th, 8th, 9th, 18th, 22nd, 29th, 36th, 38th; shared with Fort Bend and Montgomery counties), Humble (part; also 18th and 29th), Sheldon, Spring, The Woodlands (part; also 8th; shared with Montgomery County)

Montgomery County (14)

: Cleveland, Conroe (part; also 8th), Deerwood, Grangerland (part; also 8th), Houston (part; also 7th, 8th, 9th, 18th, 22nd, 29th, 36th, 38th; shared with Fort Bend and Harris counties), Oak Ridge North, Patton Village, Porter Heights, Roman Forest, Shenandoah, Splendora, Woodbranch, The Woodlands (part; also 8th; shared with Harris County), Woodloch

List of members representing the district

RepresentativePartyTermCong
ressElectoral historyCounties represented
District established December 29, 1845
VacantnowrapDecember 29, 1845 –
March 30, 18461845–1849
Bexar, Milam, Robertson, Travis, Brazos, Montgomery, Washington, Bastrop, Gonzales, Fayette, Austin, Harris, Colorado, Fort Bend, Brazoria, Galveston, Goliad, Jackson, Victoria, Refugio, San Patricio
[[File:Timothy Pilsbury (Texas Congressman).jpg100px]]
Timothy Pilsbury
(Brazoria)DemocraticnowrapMarch 30, 1846 –
March 3, 1849nowrapElected in 1846.
Re-elected November 2, 1846.
Lost re-election.
[[File:VolneyHoward.jpg100px]]
Volney E. Howard
(San Antonio)DemocraticnowrapMarch 4, 1849 –
March 3, 1853Elected late August 6, 1849.
Re-elected late August 4, 1851.
Lost re-election.1849–1859
El Paso, Presidio, Bexar, Mclennan, Navarro, Tarrant, Ellis, Bell, Freestone, Limestone, Falls, Travis, Gillespie, Leon, Robertson, Milam, Williamson, Hays, Comal, Bexar, Medina, Uvalde, Kinney, Burleson, Brazos, Grimes, Walker, Montgomery, Washington, Bastrop, Caldwell, Guadalupe, Harris, Austin, Galveston, Brazoria, Matagorda, Wharton, Colorado, Fayette, Gonzales, De Witt, Lavaca, Jackson, Calhoun, Victoria, Goliad, Refugio, San Patricio, Nueces, Webb, Starr, Cameron
[[File:Peter bell.png100px]]
Peter H. Bell
(Austin)DemocraticnowrapMarch 4, 1853 –
March 3, 1857Elected late August 1, 1853.
Re-elected late August 6, 1855.
Lost re-election.
[[File:Guy M. Bryan (Texas Congressman).jpg100px]]
Guy M. Bryan
(Brazoria)DemocraticnowrapMarch 4, 1857 –
March 3, 1859Elected late August 3, 1857.
Retired.
[[File:Andrew Jackson Hamilton.jpg100px]]
Andrew J. Hamilton
(Austin)Independent DemocraticnowrapMarch 4, 1859 –
March 3, 1861Elected late August 1, 1859.
Retired.1859–1861
Bexar, Milam, Robertson, Travis, Brazos, Montgomery, Washington, Bastrop, Gonzales, Fayette, Austin, Harris, Colorado, Fort Bend, Brazoria, Galveston, Goliad, Jackson, Victoria, Refugio, San Patricio
District inactivenowrapMarch 3, 1861 –
March 31, 1870Civil War and Reconstruction
[[File:JohnCConner.jpg100px]]
John C. Conner
(Sherman)DemocraticnowrapMarch 31, 1870 –
March 3, 1873Elected upon readmission.
Re-elected late October 6, 1871.
Retired because of failing health.1870–1875
Bexar, Milam, Robertson, Travis, Brazos, Montgomery, Washington, Bastrop, Gonzales, Fayette, Austin, Harris, Colorado, Fort Bend, Brazoria, Galveston, Goliad, Jackson, Victoria, Refugio, San Patricio
[[File:William mcLean.jpg100px]]
William P. McLean
(Mount Pleasant)DemocraticnowrapMarch 4, 1873 –
March 3, 1875Elected in 1872.
Retired.
[[File:D.B. Culberson.jpg100px]]
David B. Culberson
(Jefferson)DemocraticMarch 4, 1875 –
March 3, 1883Elected in 1874.
Re-elected in 1876.
Re-elected in 1878.
Re-elected in 1878.
Re-elected in 1880.
Redistricted to the .1875–1881
Fannin, Lamar, Delta, Red River, Bowie, Hunt, Rains, Hopkins, Titus, Cass, Wood, Upshur, Marion, Van Zandt, Gregg, Harrison
1881–1893
Henderson, Anderson, Freestone, Cherokee, Robertson, Leon, Houston, Nacogdoches, San Augustine, Sabine
[[File:JHReagan.jpg100px]]
John H. Reagan
(Palestine)DemocraticnowrapMarch 4, 1883 –
March 3, 1887Redistricted from the .
Elected in 1882.
Re-elected in 1884.
Re-elected in 1886, but resigned when elected U.S. senator.
VacantnowrapMarch 4, 1887 –
November 4, 1887
[[File:WilliamHarrisonMartin.jpg100px]]
William H. Martin
(Athens)DemocraticnowrapNovember 4, 1887 –
March 3, 1891Elected to finish Reagan's term.
Re-elected in 1888.
[[File:John B. Long (Texas Congressman).jpg100px]]
John Benjamin Long
(Rusk)DemocraticnowrapMarch 4, 1891 –
March 3, 1893Elected in 1890.
[[File:Samuel B. Cooper.jpeg100px]]
Samuel B. Cooper
(Beaumont)DemocraticnowrapMarch 4, 1893 –
March 3, 1905Elected in 1892.
Re-elected in 1894.
Re-elected in 1896.
Re-elected in 1898.
Re-elected in 1900.
Re-elected in 1902.
Lost re-election.1893–1905
Harrison, Panola, Shelby, Anderson, Cherokee, Nacogdoches, Houston, San Augustine, Sabine, Polk, Tyler, Jasper, Newton, San Jacinto, Liberty, Hardin, Orange, Jefferson
[[File:Moses L. Broocks (Texas congressman).jpg100px]]
Moses L. Broocks
(San Augustine)DemocraticnowrapMarch 4, 1905 –
March 3, 1907Elected in 1904.
1905–1907
[[File:Samuel B. Cooper.jpeg100px]]
Samuel B. Cooper
(Beaumont)DemocraticnowrapMarch 4, 1907 –
March 3, 1909Elected in 1906.
Lost re-election.1907–1909
[[File:Martin Dies Sr. (Texas Congressman).jpg100px]]
Martin Dies Sr.
(Beaumont)DemocraticnowrapMarch 4, 1909 –
March 3, 1919Elected in 1908.
Re-elected in 1910.
Re-elected in 1912.
Re-elected in 1914.
Re-elected in 1916.
1909–1919
[[File:JohnCBox.jpg100px]]
John C. Box
(Jacksonville)DemocraticnowrapMarch 4, 1919 –
March 3, 1931Elected in 1918.
Re-elected in 1920.
Re-elected in 1922.
Re-elected in 1924.
Re-elected in 1926.
Re-elected in 1928.
1919–1931
[[File:370403-Dies-Martin.jpg100px]]
Martin Dies Jr.
(Orange)DemocraticnowrapMarch 4, 1931 –
January 3, 1945Elected in 1930.
Re-elected in 1932.
Re-elected in 1934.
Re-elected in 1936.
Re-elected in 1938.
Re-elected in 1940.
Re-elected in 1942.
Retired.1931–1945
[[File:Jesse M. Combs, c. 1945–1953.jpg100px]]
Jesse M. Combs
(Beaumont)DemocraticnowrapJanuary 3, 1945 –
January 3, 1953Elected in 1944.
Re-elected in 1946.
Re-elected in 1948.
Re-elected in 1950.
1945–1953
[[File:JackBrooksCP.png100px]]
Jack Brooks
(Beaumont)DemocraticnowrapJanuary 3, 1953 –
January 3, 1967Elected in 1952.
Re-elected in 1954.
Re-elected in 1956.
Re-elected in 1958.
Re-elected in 1960.
Re-elected in 1962.
Re-elected in 1964.
Redistricted to the .1953–1967
[[File:John Dowdy.jpg100px]]
John Dowdy
(Athens)DemocraticnowrapJanuary 3, 1967 –
January 3, 1973Redistricted from the and re-elected in 1966.
Re-elected in 1968.
Re-elected in 1970.
Retired.1967–1973
[[File:CharlieWilson.jpg100px]]
Charles Wilson
(Lufkin)DemocraticnowrapJanuary 3, 1973 –
January 3, 1997Elected in 1972.
Re-elected in 1974.
Re-elected in 1976.
Re-elected in 1978.
Re-elected in 1980.
Re-elected in 1982.
Re-elected in 1984.
Re-elected in 1986.
Re-elected in 1986.
Re-elected in 1988.
Re-elected in 1990.
Re-elected in 1992.
Re-elected in 1994.
Retired.1973–1997
[[File:Jim Turner.jpg100px]]
Jim Turner
(Crockett)DemocraticnowrapJanuary 3, 1997 –
January 3, 2005Elected in 1996.
Re-elected in 1998.
Re-elected in 2000.
Re-elected in 2002.
Redistricted to the and retired.1997–2005
[[File:Ted Poe Official.jpg100px]]
Ted Poe
(Atascocita)RepublicanJanuary 3, 2005 –
January 3, 2019Elected in 2004.
Re-elected in 2006.
Re-elected in 2008.
Re-elected in 2010.
Re-elected in 2012.
Re-elected in 2014.
Re-elected in 2016.
Retired.2005–2007
2007–2013
[[File:TX02 109.gif300px]]
2013–2023
[[File:Texas US Congressional District 2 (since 2013).tif300px]]Harris (part)
[[File:Dan Crenshaw, official portrait, 116th Congress 2 (1).jpg100px]]
Dan Crenshaw
(Atascocita)RepublicanJanuary 3, 2019 –
presentElected in 2018.
Re-elected in 2020.
Re-elected in 2022.
Re-elected in 2024.
2023–2027
[[File:Texas US Congressional District 2 (since 2021).tif300px]]Harris (part), Montgomery (part)

Election results

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2006

2010

2012

2014

2016

2018

2020

2022

2024

References

References

  1. "Congressional Districts Relationship Files (state-based)". US Census Bureau Geography.
  2. "My Congressional District". Center for New Media & Promotion (CNMP), US Census Bureau.
  3. "My Congressional District".
  4. "2025 Cook PVI℠: District Map and List (119th Congress)".
  5. Poe, Ted. (November 7, 2017). "Dear Neighbors".
  6. Marcos, Christina. (November 7, 2017). "Texas GOP lawmaker won't seek reelection". [[The Hill (newspaper).
  7. "DistrictViewer – Texas Legislative Council".
  8. "DRA 2020".
  9. "DRA 2020".
  10. [https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/cong_dist/cd118/cd_based/ST48/CD118_TX01.pdf https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/cong_dist/cd118/cd_based/ST48/CD118_TX02.pdf]
  11. (May 2023). "Texas Redistricting".
  12. (August 26, 2021). "District Population Analysis with County Subtotals {{!}} CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICTS - PLANC2100". Texas Legislative Council.
  13. (October 17, 2021). "District Population Analysis with County Subtotals {{!}} CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICTS - PLANC2193". Texas Legislative Council.
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