Texas's 23rd congressional district

Texas's 23rd congressional district
Texas's 23rd congressional district since January 3, 2023
Representative	Tony Gonzales R–San Antonio
Distribution	78.09% urban[1] 21.91% rural
Population (2022)	778,355[2]
Median household income	$71,327[2]
Ethnicity	62.9% Hispanic 28.4% White 3.3% Black 2.4% Asian 2.1% Two or more races 0.8% other
Cook PVI	R+5[3]

Texas's 23rd congressional district stretches across the southwestern portion of Texas. It is a majority Hispanic district and has been represented by Republican Tony Gonzales since 2021.

The 23rd district runs along the majority of Texas' border with Mexico, north of the Rio Grande. It stretches from western San Antonio to El Paso, encompassing numerous county seats and towns of regional economic importance.

The district is predominantly rural. Campaigning is difficult due to its size and disparate influences; the population density is one of the lowest in any congressional district. Economic activities include farming, ranching, oil, and mineral extraction; also recreation, manufacturing, and tourism, as it encompasses all of Big Bend National Park and Big Bend Ranch State Park.

The 2010s iteration of this district was the only one in the U.S. to vote for the Republican candidate for President in 2012, flip to the Democratic presidential candidate in 2016, and then flip back to the Republican candidate in 2020.^[4]