Texas State House District 22

State Legislative District Profile (Lower Chamber)

Overview

District ID
tx-hd-022
State
Texas
Chamber
Lower chamber
District Code
022
Land Area
217.4 sq mi
Water Area
14.8 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of Texas State House District 22

Boundary as GeoJSON

Source: U.S. Census Bureau TIGER/Line state legislative district boundaries.

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Jefferson County217.37 sq mi100.0%24.8%

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Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Beaumont city72.26 sq mi33.2%88.0%
Port Arthur city32.71 sq mi15.0%43.3%
Port Neches city8.66 sq mi4.0%100.0%
Fannett CDP5.62 sq mi2.6%57.3%
Groves city5.18 sq mi2.4%99.4%
Nederland city1.12 sq mi0.5%19.8%
Central Gardens CDP0.15 sq mi0.1%5.8%

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Overlapping Congressional Districts

Congressional districtPopulation in bothShare of this district's populationShare of the congressional district's populationShare of this district's land
TX District 14140,79675.6%18.4%70.6%
TX District 3645,52624.4%5.9%29.4%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau 2020 blocks and 2025 block equivalency files (119th Congress, 2024 state legislative plans).

Voters

Registered Voters
98,331
Active Voters
92,543 (94.1%)

Party Registration

This state's voter file does not record party registration.

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2023–202454,267 (55.2%)10,232 (10.4%)7,897 (8.0%)
2021–202236,715 (37.3%)10,374 (10.6%)6,621 (6.7%)
2019–202053,232 (54.1%)14,128 (14.4%)5,932 (6.0%)
2017–201839,189 (39.9%)8,969 (9.1%)2,712 (2.8%)
2015–201643,024 (43.8%)13,381 (13.6%)6,638 (6.8%)
2013–201424,498 (24.9%)6,870 (7.0%)3,201 (3.3%)
2011–201238,572 (39.2%)8,277 (8.4%)3,045 (3.1%)

Turnout counts today's registered voters with a counted ballot in the cycle's elections (the odd and even year), as a share of today's registered voters. Voters who have since left the rolls are not counted.

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Source: Civitech voter file snapshot as of 08/14/2025. These are registered voters, separate from the Census population figures. Counts under 10 are suppressed and shown as "<10".

Demographics

Total Population
183,516 (± 1,973)
Median Age
36.3
Median Household Income
$53,145 (± $1,703)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
82.6%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
15.0%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 1846,10925.1%
18 to 64110,63360.3%
65 and over26,77414.6%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)49,41326.9%
White, not Hispanic48,31226.3%
Black, not Hispanic74,41840.6%
Asian, not Hispanic6,7843.7%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic2390.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic280.0%
Some other race, not Hispanic2750.1%
Two or more races, not Hispanic4,0472.2%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 ACS 5-year estimates (tables B01001, B01002, B01003, B03002, B15003, B19013) for this state legislative district. Estimates are survey-based; ± figures are 90% margins of error.

Citizen Voting Age Population

Total Citizen Population
167,811
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
123,272

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic131,71278.5%
Hispanic36,10021.5%
White48,94029.2%
Black74,24344.2%
Asian5,0313.0%
American Indian / Alaska Native2400.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander300.0%
Two or More Races4980.3%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic102,06482.8%
Hispanic21,20817.2%
White41,26133.5%
Black55,79845.3%
Asian3,9953.2%
American Indian / Alaska Native7890.6%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander340.0%
Two or More Races3340.3%

Source: Redistricting Data Hub / U.S. Census Bureau CVAP Special Tabulation (2020-2024 ACS 5-year).