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Profile of Congressional District 23, TX


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2022 population: 745,532

2022 Census data
White:207,082 27.78%
Black:24,0033.22%
Indian:2,2690.30%
Asian:17,2962.32%
2+ races:13,2941.78%
Hispanic:479,36464.30%
Total non-White:538,45072.22%




    

Age, Family & Household Data for Congressional District 23, TX

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Under 18:
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Over 65:
Households:
Persons Per HH:
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Married Couples (%Fams):
Single Mothers (%Fams):
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2022
NumberPercent
34.8
196,188 26.3%
549,344 73.7%
101,418 13.6%
247,996
2.90
182,815 73.7%
135,008 73.8%
19,714 10.8%
65,181 26.3%
    

2022 Housing Data for Congressional District 23, TX

Housing Data
 Number%
Housing Units280,774 
Median Value$217,900 
Occupied247,99688.3%
Vacant32,77811.7%
Owned183,44474.0%
Rented64,55226.0%
Median Rent$1,116 
Single-Family Units206,39973.5%
    Detached201,23771.7%
    Attached5,1621.8%
Buldings with 5+ Units27,3029.7%
Mobile Homes34,67512.3%

2022 Income & Employment Data for Congressional District 23, TX

Household Income
RangeNumber%
Less than $10,00012,3125.0%
$10,000 to $14,99911,7114.7%
$15,000 to $19,9998,3123.4%
$20,000 to $24,9999,2063.7%
$25,000 to $29,9999,9874.0%
$30,000 to $34,9998,1563.3%
$35,000 to $39,9998,7923.5%
$40,000 to $44,9998,1043.3%
$45,000 to $49,9998,6663.5%
$50,000 to $59,99916,5786.7%
$60,000 to $74,99923,7159.6%
$75,000 to $99,99931,33812.6%
$100,000 to $124,99924,5019.9%
$125,000 to $149,99919,1567.7%
$150,000 to $199,99922,4549.1%
$200,000 or more25,00810.1%
Median Household Income73,911 
Per Capita Income34,821 
Welfare Households
 Number%
SSI13,4045.4%
Public Assistance6,0812.5%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps38,00115.3%
Labor Force, Ages 25-64
 Number%
Employed109,75165.0%
Unemployed4,5912.7%
In Armed Forces11,3116.7%
Total Labor Force125,65374.4%
Not in Labor Force43,17725.6%
Real Unemployment Rate 28.3%
Class of Worker
 MaleFemale% Male
Private Sector122,89488,67758.1%
Non-Profit7,70911,93939.2%
Self-Employed23,17911,31267.2%
Local Government11,19217,46439.1%
State Government5,8377,51043.7%
Federal Government10,9875,88665.1%
Total Private + Self146,07399,98959.4%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.35,72542,79945.5%
Total181,798142,78856.0%
Pct. Govt.18.1%  
Occupation
 Number%
Management, Business, Science, Arts50,23615.4%
Sales and Office Occupations70,11121.5%
Professional, Technical71,14021.9%
Service Occupations55,47917.0%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing2,9250.9%
All others78,43924.1%
White Collar 58.8%
Industry
 Number%
Retail trade34,62510.6%
Educational services and health care34,18110.5%
Construction24,9447.7%
Accommodation, food svcs, recreation22,4346.9%
Public administration21,6256.6%
Professional, scientific, management19,9116.1%
Finance, insurance and real estate19,6396.0%
Manufacturing18,2795.6%
Transportation, warehousing, utilities16,8115.2%
Other services14,7714.5%
Wholesale trade7,3802.3%
Farming, forestry, fishing, mining5,5411.7%
Information5,0821.6%

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Congressional District 23, TX

Hispanic Breakdown
CountryNumber%
Mexican431,89657.93%
Puerto Rican8,6981.17%
Cuban1,3470.18%
Dominican1,4040.19%
Total Central American5,7520.77%
Costa Rican3020.04%
Guatemalan1,1100.15%
Honduran1,5360.21%
Nicaraguan5490.07%
Panamanian8400.11%
Salvadoran1,4150.19%
Total South American4,4740.60%
Argentinean6720.09%
Bolivian120.00%
Chilean3630.05%
Colombian2,0890.28%
Ecuadorian2600.03%
Paraguayan130.00%
Peruvian3870.05%
Venezuelan3690.05%
Other South American3090.04%
Other Hispanic25,7933.46%
Asian Breakdown
CountryNumber%
Indian4,9680.67%
Filipino3,9350.53%
Chinese3,8600.52%
Vietnamese1,2430.17%
Korean9450.13%
Cambodian3770.05%
Japanese3500.05%
Hmong3020.04%
Thai1400.02%
Language Spoken at Home
LanguageNumber%
English371,56753.4%
Spanish304,22743.7%
Other Indo-European4,7000.7%
Other Asian2,7730.4%
Chinese2,6450.4%
Tagalog1,9730.3%
Other1,7100.2%
Arabic1,6410.2%
German, other Germanic1,2410.2%
Ancestry
CountryNumber%
German57,3217.7%
English39,7485.3%
Irish34,8954.7%
American26,3953.5%
Italian12,8391.7%
French10,4721.4%
Polish7,5791.0%
Scottish7,3611.0%
European6,6260.9%
Scotch-Irish5,4000.7%
Dutch3,8720.5%
Norwegian3,4860.5%
Swedish2,9350.4%
British2,5880.3%
Czech2,5480.3%
Citizenship & Nativity
 Number%
U.S. citizen687,78892.3%
Not a citizen57,7447.7%
Native630,57384.6%
Foreign-born114,95915.4%

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Congressional District 23, TX

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years9-12 YearsH.S. Grad or GEDSome CollegeBach. DegreeGrad Degree
44,425 9.4%38,804 8.2%116,849 24.7%132,480 28.0%86,460 18.3%54,023 11.4%
  Average years of education: 12.9
Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years 44,425 9.4%
9-12 Years 38,804 8.2%
H.S. Grad or GED 116,849 24.7%
Some College 132,480 28.0%
Bach. Degree 86,460 18.3%
Grad Degree 54,023 11.4%
Average years of education: 12.9

Source for the above data: U.S. Census Bureau / American Community Survey (1 year-estimates)



Historical U.S. House Election Results for Congressional District 23, TX

Click on the District to view county-level data for that election (where available).
NOTE: Results prior to 2022 are for districts which previously covered much of this area, regardless of district number.

DateDistrictWinnerRunner-Up OtherTotal Votes
2022-11-08 TX23Tony Gonzales* (R) 116,649 55.9% John Lira (D) 80,947 38.8% 11,180 5.4% 208,776
Redistricting effect (2022); the partisan balance of the district was moved to the RIGHT by approximately 3% compared to 2020.
2020-11-03 TX23Tony Gonzales (R) 149,395 50.6% Gina Jones (D) 137,693 46.6% 8,369 2.8% 295,457
2018-11-06 TX23Will Hurd* (R) 103,285 49.2% Gina Jones (D) 102,359 48.7% 4,425 2.1% 210,069
2016-11-08 TX23Will Hurd* (R) 110,577 48.3% Pete Gallego (D) 107,526 47.0% 10,862 4.7% 228,965
2014-11-04 TX23Will Hurd (R) 57,459 49.8% Pete Gallego* (D) 55,037 47.7% 2,933 2.5% 115,429
2012-11-06 TX23Pete Gallego (D) 96,676 50.3% Quico Canseco* (R) 87,547 45.6% 7,946 4.1% 192,169
Redistricting effect (2012); the partisan balance of the district was moved to the RIGHT by approximately 1% compared to 2010.
2010-11-02 TX23Quico Canseco (R) 74,853 49.4% Ciro Rodriguez* (D) 67,348 44.4% 9,333 6.2% 151,534
2008-11-04 TX23Ciro Rodriguez* (D) 134,090 55.8% Lyle Larson (R) 100,799 41.9% 5,581 2.3% 240,470
2006-12-12 RO TX23Ciro Rodriguez (D) 38,256 54.2% Henry Bonilla* (R) 32,217 45.7% 100 0.1% 70,573
2006-11-07 TX23Henry Bonilla* (R) 60,175 48.6% Ciro Rodriguez (D) 24,594 19.9% 39,030 31.5% 123,799
Redistricting effect (2006); the partisan balance of the district was moved to the LEFT by approximately 7% compared to 2004.
2004-11-02 TX23Henry Bonilla* (R) 170,716 69.3% Joe Sullivan (D) 72,480 29.4% 3,307 1.3% 246,503
Redistricting effect (2004); the partisan balance of the district was moved to the RIGHT by approximately 6% compared to 2000.
2002-11-05 TX23Henry Bonilla* (R) 77,573 51.5% Henry Cuellar (D) 71,067 47.2% 1,912 1.3% 150,552
Redistricting effect (2002); the partisan balance of the district was changed by less than 1% compared to 2000.
2000-11-07 TX23Henry Bonilla* (R) 119,679 59.3% Isidro Garza (D) 78,274 38.8% 3,801 1.9% 201,754
1998-11-03 TX23Henry Bonilla* (R) 73,177 63.8% Charlie Jones (D) 40,281 35.1% 1,262 1.1% 114,720
1996-11-05 TX23Henry Bonilla* (R) 101,332 61.8% Charlie Jones (D) 59,596 36.4% 2,911 1.8% 163,839
1994-11-08 TX23Henry Bonilla* (R) 73,815 62.6% Rolando Rios (D) 44,101 37.4% 0 0.0% 117,916
1992-11-03 TX23Henry Bonilla (R) 98,259 59.1% Albert Bustamante* (D) 63,797 38.4% 4,291 2.6% 166,347
Redistricting effect (1992); the partisan balance of the district was moved to the LEFT by approximately 22% compared to 1990.
1990-11-06 TX21Lamar Smith* (R) 144,570 76.0% Kirby Roberts (D) 45,585 24.0% 0 0.0% 190,155
1988-11-08 TX21Lamar Smith* (R) 203,989 93.2% Jim Robinson (Libertarian) 14,801 6.8% 0 0.0% 218,790
1986-11-04 TX21Lamar Smith (R) 100,346 60.6% Pete Snelson (D) 63,779 38.5% 1,442 0.9% 165,567
1984-11-06 TX21Tom Loeffler* (R) 199,909 80.6% Joe Sullivan (D) 48,039 19.4% 32 0.0% 247,980
1982-11-02 TX21Tom Loeffler* (R) 106,515 74.6% Charles Stough (D) 35,112 24.6% 1,245 0.9% 142,872
Redistricting effect (1982); the partisan balance of the district was moved to the RIGHT by approximately 5% compared to 1980.
1980-11-04 TX21Tom Loeffler* (R) 196,424 76.5% Joe Sullivan (D) 58,425 22.8% 1,895 0.7% 256,744
1978-11-07 TX21Tom Loeffler (R) 84,336 57.0% Nelson Wolff (D) 63,501 43.0% 0 0.0% 147,837
1976-11-02 TX21Bob Krueger* (D) 149,395 71.0% Bobby Locke (R) 56,211 26.7% 4,709 2.2% 210,315
1974-11-04 TX21Bob Krueger (D) 53,543 52.6% Doug Harlan (R) 45,959 45.2% 2,259 2.2% 101,761
Redistricting effect (1974); the partisan balance of the district was changed by less than 1% compared to 1972.
1972-11-07 TX21Clark Fisher* (D) 91,180 56.8% Doug Harlan (R) 69,374 43.2% 0 0.0% 160,554
*: incumbent           sp: special election           RO: runoff election

Historical Presidential Election Results for Congressional District 23, TX


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YearTurnout WinnerRunner-Up OtherTotal Votes Diff
(St)
Diff
(US)
PSV
2020 redist Donald Trump* (R) 155,681 52.9% Joe Biden (D) 134,552 45.8% 3,785 1.3% 294,018 1 6 2.60%
2020 53% Donald Trump* (R) 151,964 50.3% Joe Biden (D) 146,559 48.5% 3,889 1.3% 302,412 -2 3 2.67%
2016 43% Hillary Clinton (D) 115,154 49.8% Donald Trump (R) 107,276 46.4% 8,935 3.9% 231,365 -6 0 2.57%
2012 38% Mitt Romney (R) 99,666 50.7% Barack Obama* (D) 94,419 48.1% 2,324 1.2% 196,409 -6 4 2.46%
2008 42% Barack Obama (D) 124,936 51.0% John McCain (R) 118,324 48.3% 1,634 0.7% 244,894 -7 3 3.03%
2004 52% George W. Bush* (R) 163,389 64.5% John Kerry (D) 89,874 35.5% 0 0.0% 253,263 3 14 3.42%
2000 41% George W. Bush (R) 116,458 56.5% Albert Gore, Jr. (D) 85,085 41.3% 4,544 2.2% 206,087 -3 9 3.22%
1996 35% Bill Clinton* (D) 83,965 50.4% Robert Dole (R) 73,282 44.0% 9,372 5.6% 166,619 -5 3 2.97%
1992 46% Bill Clinton (D) 72,452 42.2% George Bush* (R) 70,576 41.1% 28,846 16.8% 171,874 1 4 2.79%
1988 47% George Bush (R) 192,335 70.9% Michael Dukakis (D) 78,961 29.1% 0 0.0% 271,296 15 17 5.00%
1984 58% Ronald Reagan* (R) 200,152 77.9% Walter Mondale (D) 56,786 22.1% 0 0.0% 256,938 14 19 4.76%
1980 55% Ronald Reagan (R) 156,904 64.5% Jimmy Carter* (D) 80,296 33.0% 5,978 2.5% 243,178 9 14 5.35%
1976 52% Gerald Ford* (R) 127,268 59.7% Jimmy Carter (D) 85,953 40.3% 0 0.0% 213,221 12 12 5.24%
1972 53% Richard Nixon* (R) 121,423 76.1% George McGovern (D) 38,093 23.9% 0 0.0% 159,516 10 15 4.59%
* incumbent           PSV: percent of state vote
"2020 redist": shows what the results of the 2020 Presidential election would have been under the current (redistricted) boundaries of this district.

Historical Demographic Breakdown for Congressional District 23, TX


NOTE: Data prior to 2022 is for the district which previously covered much of this area, regardless of district number.

YearPopWhiteBlack IndianAsian2+ RacesHispanic
2021 778,183 27.5% 3.7% 0.3% 2.2% 2.3% 63.8%
2020 786,712 22.4% 3.5% 2.0% 2.5% 69.6%
2012 725,874 23.1% 2.4% 0.8% 1.2% 1.7% 70.8%
2010 847,651 27.4% 3.1% 0.3% 1.9% 0.9% 66.4%
2002 651,619 29.8% 1.4% 0.3% 1.0% 0.7% 66.8%
2000 762,627 26.6% 2.7% 0.6% 1.1% 2.7% 66.3%
1992 566,217 33.5% 2.9% 0.4% 0.7% 62.5%
1990 699,631 72.7% 3.3% 24.0%
1982 527,044 74.1% 2.9% 0.2% 0.6% 22.2%
1980 678,379 3.0% 1.0% 26.0%
1976 466,753 2.0% 24.0%
1972 466,656 2.0% 24.0%

Voter Registration Data for Congressional District 23, TX

YearTotalRepublicanDemocratOtherR/D EdgeR/D Edge %VAPOP %
VAPOP% is the estimated percentage of voting age population that is registered.
Registration data may include "inactive" voters.   Data for each year pertains to the November elections.