Texas's 37th congressional district

Not to be confused with Texas's 37th House of Representatives district.

Texas's 37th congressional district of the United States House of Representatives was created as a result of the 2020 census.^[3] The district is contained predominantly in Travis County with a small portion of southern Williamson County, and consists of the majority of the city of Austin as well as small areas of its suburbs. It is represented by Lloyd Doggett.

Texas's 37th congressional district
Interactive map of district boundaries since January 3, 2023
Representative	Lloyd Doggett D–Austin
Population (2023)	765,870[1]
Median household income	$92,467[1]
Ethnicity	52.5% White 27.4% Hispanic 9.8% Asian 5.5% Black 4.1% Two or more races 0.8% other
Cook PVI	D+26[2]

From 1903 to 2005, the Austin area had been covered solely by Texas's 10th congressional district. It initially covered all of Travis County and areas from surrounding counties, but steadily shrank over time with Austin's explosive growth in the second half of the 20th century. By the 1990s, it had shrunk to Austin itself and its innermost suburbs. From 2005, the Austin area was partitioned between several congressional districts, and the 10th's then-incumbent representative, Democrat Lloyd Doggett, was forced to move first to the 25th district from 2005–13 and then to the 35th district from 2013–23, both of which contained both a portion of Austin and an extensive area outside of it.

After eighteen years of there being no Austin-centered district, the 37th district was created as of 2023, centered on the Austin area as the pre-2005 10th district had been.^[4]

Recent election results from statewide races

Year	Office	Results[5]
2008	President	Obama 66% - 33%
2012	President	Obama 65% - 35%
2014	Senate	Alameel 63% - 37%
	Governor	Davis 68% - 32%
2016	President	Clinton 69% - 24%
2018	Senate	O'Rourke 78% - 21%
	Governor	Valdez 70% - 27%
	Lt. Governor	Collier 74% - 23%
	Attorney General	Nelson 75% - 22%
2020	President	Biden 75% - 23%
	Senate	Hegar 72% - 26%
2022	Governor	O'Rourke 77% - 21%
	Lt. Governor	Collier 77% - 20%
	Attorney General	Mercedes Garza 77% - 20%
	Comptroller of Public Accounts	Dudding 72% - 25%
2024	President	Harris 73% - 24%
	Senate	Allred 75% - 22%

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:^[6]

Travis County (11)

Austin (part; also 10th, 21st, and 35th; shared with Hays and Williamson counties), Lost Creek, Manchaca, Pflugerville (part; also 10th, 17th, and 35th; shared with Williamson County), Rollingwood, San Leanna, Shady Hollow, Steiner Ranch (part; also 10th), Sunset Valley, Wells Branch (part; also 10th), West Lake Hills

Williamson County (2)

Austin (part; also 10th, 21st, and 35th; shared with Hays and Travis counties), Brushy Creek (part; also 10th and 31st)

List of members representing the district

Representative (Residence)	Party	Years	Cong ress	Electoral history	District location
District established January 3, 2023
Lloyd Doggett (Austin)	Democratic	January 3, 2023 – present	118th 119th	Redistricted from the 35th district and re-elected in 2022. Re-elected in 2024.	2023–present Parts of Travis and Williamson

Election results

2022

Results of the 2022 election by county (left) and precinct (right)

2022 Texas's 37th congressional district election^[7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Lloyd Doggett (incumbent)	219,358	76.7
	Republican	Jenny Sharon	59,923	20.9
	Libertarian	Clark Patterson	6,332	2.2
	Write-in	Sherri Taylor	176	0.06
Total votes			285,789	100.0
	Democratic win (new seat)

2024

2024 Texas's 37th congressional district election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Lloyd Doggett (incumbent)	252,442	75.9
	Republican	Jenny Garcia Sharon	80,267	24.1
Total votes			332,709	100.0
	Democratic hold

See also

• United States portal
• Texas portal

• Texas's congressional districts
• List of United States congressional districts