Texas 37th Congressional District (TX) — Elections 1876–2024

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: 283,1162024 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

DOGGETT, Lloyd Alton, IICongress 119 · Democratic

−1 liberal

+1 conservative

Source · Voteview / Lewis, Poole, Rosenthal et al. (CC-BY).

2024 results by constituent county

2 counties · 1 D · 1 R

R+60

D+60

One cell per constituent county. Ordered by 2024 D-vs-R margin (bluest first). Hover for county-level numbers.

38 presidential elections

Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
Year	Won	Margin	Democratic	Republican	Total
2024	D	+37.6%	84,152	37,348	124,513
2020	D	+43.6%	91,676	35,181	129,656
2016	D	+37.2%	64,589	27,652	99,308
2012	D	+22.6%	48,748	30,210	81,931
2008	D	+28.3%	53,196	29,433	84,044
2004	D	+12.9%	41,169	31,602	74,235
2000	R	−6.0%	26,189	29,972	63,316
1996	D	+11.8%	26,862	20,771	51,593
1992	D	+15.0%	27,118	18,490	57,671
1988	D	+8.9%	26,552	22,168	49,215
1984	R	−14.4%	19,493	26,058	45,705
1980	D	+1.0%	15,574	15,255	33,296
1976	D	+5.0%	16,290	14,710	31,537
1972	R	−13.2%	11,189	14,607	25,922
1968	D	+6.7%	8,234	7,095	17,110
1964	D	+38.1%	9,165	4,104	13,281
1960	D	+10.3%	5,633	4,580	10,241
1956	R	−7.9%	4,171	4,884	9,076
1952	R	−3.9%	4,010	4,339	8,359
1948	D	+50.3%	4,110	1,248	5,694
1944	D	+62.5%	3,033	496	4,060
1940	D	+68.7%	3,642	668	4,326
1936	D	+81.6%	2,558	243	2,837
1932	D	+76.6%	2,507	321	2,854
1928	R	−2.3%	976	1,023	2,002
1924	D	+58.3%	1,648	406	2,129
1920	D	+40.6%	781	259	1,287
1916	D	+66.7%	796	151	967
1912	D	+59.0%	593	100	836
1908	—	No data	—	—	—
1904	—	No data	—	—	—
1900	—	No data	—	—	—
1896	—	No data	—	—	—
1892	—	No data	—	—	—
1888	—	No data	—	—	—
1884	—	No data	—	—	—
1880	—	No data	—	—	—
1876	—	No data	—	—	—

Congressional elections · 17 Senate races

U.S. Senate

Source · MIT Election Lab (MEDSL), Senate. CC-BY 4.0.
Year	Won	D %	R %	Total
2024	R	44.6%	53.1%	11,291,854
2020	R	43.9%	53.5%	11,144,040
2018	R	48.3%	50.9%	8,371,655
2014	R	34.4%	61.6%	4,648,358
2012	R	40.6%	56.5%	7,864,822
2008	R	42.8%	54.8%	7,912,075
2006	R	36.0%	61.7%	4,314,663
2002	R	43.3%	55.3%	4,514,012
2000	R	32.3%	65.1%	6,267,964
1996	R	43.9%	54.8%	5,527,441
1994	R	38.3%	60.8%	4,279,940
1990	R	37.4%	60.2%	3,822,157
1988	D	59.2%	40.0%	5,323,606
1984	R	41.4%	58.5%	5,314,178
1982	D	58.6%	40.5%	3,103,167
1978	R	49.3%	49.8%	2,312,540
1976	D	56.8%	42.2%	3,874,230

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

0.4%

85+

0.6%

1.3%

75–84

1.6%

3.4%

65–74

3.7%

5.2%

55–64

5.1%

6.9%

45–54

6.3%

8.9%

35–44

7.9%

10.1%

25–34

9.3%

4.5%

18–24

4.5%

7.6%

5–17

7.2%

2.9%

2.7%

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

Catholic & Orthodox

19.6%

Other Christian

7.7%

Baptist

7.4%

Mainline Protestant

3.5%

Non-Christian

2.9%

Methodist

1.8%

Pentecostal & Holiness

0.9%

Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 56.2% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

TX-37 anchors Austin's urban core, where a young, highly educated, and racially diverse electorate produced a 56-point Democratic presidential margin in 2024 — among the widest in the state.

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 283,116 together describe a district whose political habits are deeply settled.

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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 124,513 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 283,116 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.

Texas 37th Congressional District has voted Democratic in six straight presidential cycles.

Key facts

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