Texas State House District 37

State Legislative District Profile (Lower Chamber)

Overview

District ID
tx-hd-037
State
Texas
Chamber
Lower chamber
District Code
037
Land Area
1,234.7 sq mi
Water Area
572.9 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of Texas State House District 37

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Cameron County644.16 sq mi52.2%72.2%
Willacy County590.60 sq mi47.8%100.0%

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Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Brownsville city57.43 sq mi4.7%43.1%
Harlingen city39.69 sq mi3.2%98.6%
La Tina Ranch CDP7.03 sq mi0.6%100.0%
Port Isabel city6.79 sq mi0.5%100.0%
Port Mansfield CDP4.94 sq mi0.4%100.0%
Laguna Vista town4.83 sq mi0.4%100.0%
Laureles CDP4.80 sq mi0.4%100.0%
San Benito city4.67 sq mi0.4%29.6%
Raymondville city4.11 sq mi0.3%100.0%
Los Fresnos city4.10 sq mi0.3%93.4%
Arroyo Gardens CDP3.94 sq mi0.3%100.0%
Bayview town3.88 sq mi0.3%100.0%
Green Valley Farms CDP3.86 sq mi0.3%100.0%
Combes town3.20 sq mi0.3%98.6%
Rangerville village3.01 sq mi0.2%86.7%
South Padre Island town2.69 sq mi0.2%99.9%
Primera town2.33 sq mi0.2%84.0%
La Feria city2.11 sq mi0.2%48.0%
Rancho Viejo town2.05 sq mi0.2%99.9%
Lyford city1.75 sq mi0.1%99.8%
Rio Hondo city1.69 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Sebastian CDP1.67 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Lasara CDP1.44 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Zapata Ranch CDP1.41 sq mi0.1%100.0%
South Point CDP1.34 sq mi0.1%95.1%

Showing top 25 of 44 places

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 34184,892100.0%24.1%100.0%

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

Voters

Registered Voters
105,902
Active Voters
101,200 (95.6%)

Party Registration

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

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2023–202457,650 (54.4%)8,980 (8.5%)8,871 (8.4%)
2021–202239,640 (37.4%)9,403 (8.9%)7,161 (6.8%)
2019–202051,702 (48.8%)15,336 (14.5%)5,045 (4.8%)
2017–201835,956 (34.0%)6,760 (6.4%)2,343 (2.2%)
2015–201637,997 (35.9%)12,301 (11.6%)6,909 (6.5%)
2013–201416,113 (15.2%)7,653 (7.2%)1,990 (1.9%)
2011–201229,810 (28.1%)9,326 (8.8%)2,437 (2.3%)

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
186,387 (± 3,104)
Median Age
35.2
Median Household Income
$57,590 (± $2,916)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
75.7%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
21.6%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 1850,59027.1%
18 to 64105,16556.4%
65 and over30,63216.4%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)153,53182.4%
White, not Hispanic27,13314.6%
Black, not Hispanic1,8781.0%
Asian, not Hispanic1,7951.0%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic1880.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic980.1%
Some other race, not Hispanic4800.3%
Two or more races, not Hispanic1,2840.7%

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
166,396
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
117,299

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic31,88419.2%
Hispanic134,51980.8%
White27,49116.5%
Black1,8641.1%
Asian1,3370.8%
American Indian / Alaska Native1870.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander1000.1%
Two or More Races1010.1%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic26,77922.8%
Hispanic90,52177.2%
White23,26919.8%
Black1,6931.4%
Asian1,1731.0%
American Indian / Alaska Native5330.5%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander970.1%
Two or More Races600.1%

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