Texas Tribune
Texas lawmakers have redrawn political maps for the state’s congressional, House, Senate and Board of Education districts. These maps will be used for the first time in the 2022 elections, even though they face legal challenges in federal court, based on claims that the newly drawn districts discriminate against voters of color. The case, which includes more than half a dozen individual lawsuits that have been consolidated, is scheduled to go to trial at the end of September. This means the maps will not change before the Nov. 8 election.
U.S. Congress
Texas’ congressional delegation is currently made up of 23 Republicans and 13 Democrats. Starting in 2022, it will have two new members, whose seats will be in Austin and Houston.
In 2020, Trump won 22 districts and Biden won 14 districts. In 18 districts, the election was competitive, with neither candidate winning by 10 percentage points.
If the 2020 elections were held after redistricting, Trump would have won 25 districts and Biden would have won 13 districts. In 13 districts, the election would have been competitive, with neither candidate winning by 10 percentage points.
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District 25
In 2020, this district voted 53.9% for Trump and 44.3% for Biden, and Trump won by 9.6 percentage points. This district is represented by U.S. Rep. Roger Williams R.
Among eligible voters, this district has:
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District 37
In 2020, this new district would have voted 22.6% for Trump and 75.2% for Biden, and Biden would have won by 52.6 percentage points.
Among eligible voters, this district has:
Among eligible voters, this district has:
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District 10
In 2020, this new district would have voted 58.5% for Trump and 39.7% for Biden, and Trump would have won by 18.8 percentage points.
Among eligible voters, this district has:
State House
The Texas House’s 150 seats are currently divided among 83 Republicans and 66 Democrats. Its new map would increase not only the number of districts where a majority of eligible voters are white, but also the number of districts that would have voted for Trump in 2020.
In 2020, Trump won 76 districts and Biden won 74 districts. In 60 districts, the election was competitive, with neither candidate winning by 10 percentage points.
If the 2020 elections were held after redistricting, Trump would have won 85 districts and Biden would have won 65 districts. In 54 districts, the election would have been competitive, with neither candidate winning by 10 percentage points.
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District 47
In 2020, this district voted 43.9% for Trump and 54.1% for Biden, and Biden won by 10.2 percentage points. This district is represented by State Rep. Vikki Goodwin D.
Among eligible voters, this district has:
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District 47
In 2020, this new district would have voted 36.4% for Trump and 61.5% for Biden, and Biden would have won by 25.1 percentage points.
Among eligible voters, this district has:
State Senate
The Texas Senate’s 31 seats are currently divided among 18 Republicans and 13 Democrats. Sen. Joan Huffman, R-Houston, chairs the chamber’s redistricting committee and has described its map-drawing process as “race blind.” The new map includes no additional districts where people of color make up the majority of eligible voters.
In 2020, Trump won 16 districts and Biden won 15 districts. In 15 districts, the election was competitive, with neither candidate winning by 10 percentage points.
If the 2020 elections were held after redistricting, Trump would have won 19 districts and Biden would have won 12 districts. In 16 districts, the election would have been competitive, with neither candidate winning by 10 percentage points.
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District 14
In 2020, this district voted 27% for Trump and 70.8% for Biden, and Biden won by 43.8 percentage points. This district is represented by State Sen. Sarah Eckhardt D.
Among eligible voters, this district has:
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District 25
In 2020, this new district would have voted 58.3% for Trump and 40.1% for Biden, and Trump would have won by 18.2 percentage points.
Among eligible voters, this district has:
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District 14
In 2020, this new district would have voted 23.4% for Trump and 74.4% for Biden, and Biden would have won by 51 percentage points.
Among eligible voters, this district has:
State Board of Education
The State Board of Education, which dictates what Texas’ approximately 5.3 million public school students are taught in classrooms, is currently made up of nine Republicans and six Democrats. Each of these 15 huge districts includes 1.9 million residents.
In 2020, Trump won 8 districts and Biden won 7 districts. In 9 districts, the election was competitive, with neither candidate winning by 10 percentage points.
If the 2020 elections were held after redistricting, Trump would have won 9 districts and Biden would have won 6 districts. In 8 districts, the election would have been competitive, with neither candidate winning by 10 percentage points.
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District 10
In 2020, this district voted 49.3% for Trump and 48.7% for Biden, and Trump won by 0.6 percentage points. This district is represented by Member Tom Maynard R.
Among eligible voters, this district has:
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District 5
In 2020, this new district would have voted 33.8% for Trump and 64.1% for Biden, and Biden would have won by 30.3 percentage points.
Among eligible voters, this district has:
About the data
All data, including district borders, was provided by the Texas Legislative Council. The council calculated eligible voter data using estimates of citizen voting age population from the U.S. Census 2015-2019 American Community Survey. Percentages may not add up to 100% due to a small percentage of eligible voters identifying as American Indian, Native Hawaiian or having two or more races.
Texas Tribune’s CARLA ASTUDILLO, MANDI CAI AND KALLEY HUANG compiled this report. Illustrations by Emily Albracht. Chris Essig contributed to this report.