Texas 37th Congressional District, Texas: Democratic loyalist district. In 2024, voted D+38%. Democratic peak: D+82 in 1936.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- D+38MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- Democratic loyalistAkashic typology
- Population
- 283,1182024 5-year
- Median household income
- $100,0122024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 55.1%2024 5-year
- Black
- 8.2%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 32.3%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+82 in 1936MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+14 in 1984MIT Election Lab
Constituent county margins for Congressional District 37, TXOne cell per constituent county, colored by 2024 presidential margin from deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic), ordered bluest first.
R+60D+60
One cell per constituent county. Ordered by 2024 D-vs-R margin (bluest first). Hover for county-level numbers.
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D | 84,152 | 37,348 | 124,514 | ||
| D | 91,677 | 35,181 | 129,657 | ||
| D | 64,590 | 27,653 | 99,309 | ||
| D | 48,748 | 30,210 | 81,932 | ||
| D | 53,197 | 29,433 | 84,045 | ||
| D | 41,169 | 31,602 | 74,235 | ||
| R | 26,189 | 29,972 | 63,316 | ||
| D | 26,862 | 20,771 | 51,593 | ||
| D | 27,118 | 18,490 | 57,671 | ||
| D | 26,552 | 22,168 | 49,215 | ||
| R | 19,493 | 26,058 | 45,705 | ||
| D | 15,574 | 15,255 | 33,296 | ||
| D | 16,290 | 14,711 | 31,537 | ||
| R | 11,189 | 14,607 | 25,922 | ||
| D | 8,234 | 7,095 | 17,110 | ||
| D | 9,165 | 4,104 | 13,281 | ||
| D | 5,633 | 4,580 | 10,241 | ||
| R | 4,171 | 4,884 | 9,076 | ||
| R | 4,010 | 4,339 | 8,359 | ||
| D | 4,110 | 1,248 | 5,694 | ||
| D | 3,033 | 496 | 4,060 | ||
| D | 3,642 | 668 | 4,326 | ||
| D | 2,558 | 243 | 2,837 | ||
| D | 2,507 | 321 | 2,854 | ||
| R | 976 | 1,023 | 2,002 | ||
| D | 1,648 | 406 | 2,129 | ||
| D | 781 | 259 | 1,287 | ||
| D | 796 | 151 | 967 | ||
| D | 593 | 100 | 836 | ||
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Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
11.6%
English
10.7%
Irish
8.5%
Italian
3.3%
American
3.1%
Scottish
2.5%
French
2.3%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release. Hispanic/Latino is an ethnicity that overlaps the race categories, so these shares can total more than 100%. Ancestry is a self-reported, multiple-response item; ancestry percentages do not sum to the parent race percentage.
Age distribution by sex
Median age: 35.7 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
85+
75–84
65–74
55–64
45–54
35–44
25–34
18–24
5–17
<5
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$100,012
Congressional District 37 ranks near the middle of US counties.
Congressional District 37$100,012
Texas$78,476
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
10.7%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 1813.3%
Working age (18–64)10.2%
Seniors (65+)10.0%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
70.2%
speak English only
Spanish20.5%
Asian & Pacific Islander4.1%
Other Indo-European3.8%
Other languages1.4%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 56.2% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Texas 37th Congressional District sits in the Gulf South and Southern Plains. Its political identity has been Democratic for as long as anyone now living can remember. 1 consecutive presidential elections in modern records have gone for the Democratic candidate, often by margins that would be considered landslide territory anywhere else.
The Democratic margin in Texas 37th Congressional District reached its widest at eighty-two points in 1936. The margin in 2024 was thirty-eight points — still decisive.
Its loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $100,012, a 55% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 283,118 together describe a district whose political habits are deeply settled.
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Congressional District 37, Texas — The Long Memory. Akashic Intelligence — The Long Memory. https://tiers.akashic.app/cd/4837/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Congressional District 37, Texas vote in 2024?
In 2024, Congressional District 37, Texas voted Democratic by 37.6 points (D+38), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 124,514 votes cast, 84,152 went Democratic and 37,348 went Republican.
What is Congressional District 37, Texas's political archetype?
Akashic classifies Congressional District 37, Texas as a "Democratic loyalist" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 23 times, Republican 6 times, and other 0 times.
When did Congressional District 37, Texas last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which Congressional District 37, Texas voted Republican was 2000.
How many people live in Congressional District 37, Texas?
Congressional District 37, Texas has a population of 283,118 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Congressional District 37, Texas?
Median household income in Congressional District 37, Texas is $100,012 — above the national median of $80,734. The Texas state median is $78,476.
What is the political history of Congressional District 37, Texas?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Congressional District 37, Texas from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 23 went Democratic and 6 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Democratic loyalist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.