Texas's 34th congressional district

Texas's 34th congressional district
Texas's 34th congressional district since January 3, 2023
Representative
Distribution
  • 83.96% urban[1]
  • 16.04% rural
Population (2022)790,190[2]
Median household
income
$48,801[2]
Ethnicity
Cook PVID+9[3]

Texas's 34th congressional district is a district that was created as a result of the 2010 census.[4] The first candidates ran in the 2012 elections; the winner, Democrat Filemon Vela Jr., was seated for the 113th United States Congress.[5] The district is currently represented by Vicente Gonzalez (D-McAllen), who was redistricted there from Texas's 15th congressional district.[6]

Texas's 34th congressional district is composed of the area on the Gulf Coast between Brownsville and Corpus Christi, the latter of which being situated in the neighboring 27th congressional district.[7] It extends westward to include the northeastern portion of McAllen and surrounds, with the rest of the McAllen area being in the 15th. In addition to the City of Brownsville, other major towns in the district include Alice, Beeville, Harlingen, Kingsville and San Benito.

  1. ^ Bureau, US Census. "Geography Program". www.census.gov.
  2. ^ a b Center for New Media & Promotion (CNMP), US Census Bureau. "My Congressional District". www.census.gov.
  3. ^ "2022 Cook PVI: District Map and List". The Cook Political Report. July 12, 2022. Retrieved January 1, 2023.
  4. ^ "Census 2010 shows Red states gaining congressional districts". Washington Post. Retrieved December 21, 2010.
  5. ^ "Mapping the Future: GOP will draw map in Texas". Washington Post. Retrieved November 18, 2010.
  6. ^ "Vicente Gonzalez holds back Republican surge, returns 34th Congressional District to Democratic control". The Texas Tribune. November 9, 2022. Retrieved January 3, 2023.
  7. ^ "DistrictViewer". dvr.capitol.texas.gov.

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