Overview
- District ID
- tx-hd-038
- State
- Texas
- Chamber
- Lower chamber
- District Code
- 038
- Land Area
- 68.4 sq mi
- Water Area
- 2.65 sq mi
Boundary
Boundary as GeoJSON
Source: U.S. Census Bureau TIGER/Line state legislative district boundaries.
Counties
| County | Overlap | Share of district land | Share of county land |
|---|
| Cameron County | 68.32 sq mi | 99.9% | 7.7% |
Showing all 1 county
Places
Showing all 4 places
Overlapping Congressional Districts
| Congressional district | Population in both | Share of this district's population | Share of the congressional district's population | Share of this district's land |
|---|
| TX District 34 | 186,152 | 100.0% | 24.3% | 100.0% |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau 2020 blocks and 2025 block equivalency files (119th Congress, 2024 state legislative plans).
Voters
- Registered Voters
- 103,294
- Active Voters
- 98,086 (95.0%)
Party Registration
This state's voter file does not record party registration.
Turnout by Cycle
| Cycle | General | Democratic Primary | Republican Primary |
|---|
| 2023–2024 | 46,807 (45.3%) | 9,772 (9.5%) | 4,366 (4.2%) |
| 2021–2022 | 28,705 (27.8%) | 9,288 (9.0%) | 2,321 (2.2%) |
| 2019–2020 | 43,237 (41.9%) | 14,661 (14.2%) | 1,901 (1.8%) |
| 2017–2018 | 27,836 (26.9%) | 7,045 (6.8%) | 959 (0.9%) |
| 2015–2016 | 32,451 (31.4%) | 12,253 (11.9%) | 2,429 (2.4%) |
| 2013–2014 | 12,341 (11.9%) | 6,607 (6.4%) | 681 (0.7%) |
| 2011–2012 | 22,590 (21.9%) | 7,672 (7.4%) | 967 (0.9%) |
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
- 187,098 (± 2,798)
- Median Age
- 31.1
- Median Household Income
- $49,727 (± $2,272)
- High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
- 69.9%
- Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
- 23.1%
Population by Age
| Group | People | Share |
|---|
| Under 18 | 53,231 | 28.5% |
| 18 to 64 | 109,060 | 58.3% |
| 65 and over | 24,807 | 13.3% |
Population by Race and Hispanic Origin
| Group | People | Share |
|---|
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 175,892 | 94.0% |
| White, not Hispanic | 7,999 | 4.3% |
| Black, not Hispanic | 566 | 0.3% |
| Asian, not Hispanic | 1,429 | 0.8% |
| American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic | 93 | 0.0% |
| Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic | 20 | 0.0% |
| Some other race, not Hispanic | 320 | 0.2% |
| Two or more races, not Hispanic | 779 | 0.4% |
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
- 155,260
- Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
- 103,747
Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity
| Group | Citizens | Share |
|---|
| Non-Hispanic | 10,266 | 6.6% |
| Hispanic | 144,997 | 93.4% |
| White | 8,031 | 5.2% |
| Black | 609 | 0.4% |
| Asian | 893 | 0.6% |
| American Indian / Alaska Native | 91 | 0.1% |
| Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander | 21 | 0.0% |
| Two or More Races | 77 | 0.0% |
Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity
| Group | CVAP | Share |
|---|
| Non-Hispanic | 8,072 | 7.8% |
| Hispanic | 95,677 | 92.2% |
| White | 6,478 | 6.2% |
| Black | 505 | 0.5% |
| Asian | 787 | 0.8% |
| American Indian / Alaska Native | 270 | 0.3% |
| Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander | 20 | 0.0% |
| Two or More Races | 13 | 0.0% |
Source: Redistricting Data Hub / U.S. Census Bureau CVAP Special Tabulation (2020-2024 ACS 5-year).
