Redistricting Recap Episode 6: Texas
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This is where the gerrymanders get bad. We've already seen unfair maps in Oregon and Indiana, but nothing to this extent. Despite Trump only winning by 6 points, he won 25 out of the 38 districts (65.8%). In addition, despite this being a swing state, only 3 of 38 (7.8%) districts are competitive. In addition, despite Texas's status as a majority-minority state, there are only 19 majority-minority districts out of 38. This map is unfair, and I am hoping it gets struck by a court. I am one of many Texans whose voices are silenced by this map.
#38 TX-9
Incumbent: Al Green (D)
Predecessor: TX-9 (Safe D)
Lean: D+51.4
Ranking: Safe D
Location: South Houston
#37 TX-13
Incumbent: Ronny Jackson (R)
Predecessor: TX-13 (Safe R)
Lean: R+51.4
Ranking: Safe R
Location: Far North Texas
#36 TX-19
Incumbent: Jodey Arrington (R)
Predecessor: TX-19 (Safe R)
Lean: R+50.6
Ranking: Safe R
Location: Lubbock
#35 TX-30
Incumbent: Eddie Bernice Johnson (D) [retiring]
Predecessor: TX-30 (Safe D)
Lean: D+53.0
Ranking: Safe D
Location: Dallas
#34 TX-33
Incumbent: Marc Veasy (D)
Predecessor: TX-33 (Safe D)
Lean: D+47.0
Ranking: Safe D
Location: Fort Worth
#33 TX-18
Incumbent: Sheila Jackson Lee (D)
Predecessor: TX-18 (Safe D)
Lean: D+46.2
Ranking: Safe D
Location: Downtown Houston
#32 TX-37
Incumbent: Lloyd Doggett (D)
Predecessor: None
Lean: D+46.1
Ranking: Safe D
Location: Austin
#31 TX-1
Incumbent: Louie Gohmert (R) [running for other office]
Predecessor: TX-1 (Safe R)
Lean: R+50.1
Ranking: Safe R
Location: Northeast Texas
#30 TX-11
Incumbent: August Pfluger (R)
Predecessor: TX-11 (Safe R)
Lean: R+40.6
Ranking: Safe R
Location: West Central Texas
#29 TX-29
Incumbent: Sylvia Garcia (D)
Predecessor: TX-29 (Safe D)
Lean: D+38.5
Ranking: Safe D
Location: North Houston
#28 TX-25
Incumbent: Roger Williams
Predecessor: TX-25 (Safe R)
Lean: R+37.0
Ranking: Safe R
Location: Arlington
#27 TX-35
Incumbent: None
Predecessor: TX-35 (Safe D)
Lean: D+40.6
Ranking: Safe D
Location: East Austin/San Antonio
#26 TX-36
Incumbent: Brian Babin (R)
Predecessor: TX-36 (Safe R)
Lean: R+35.8
Ranking: Safe R
Location: East Texas
#25 TX-16
Incumbent: Veronica Escobar (D)
Predecessor: TX-16 (Safe D)
Lean: D+34.5
Ranking: Safe D
Location: El Paso
#24 TX-4
Incumbent: Pat Fallon (R)
Predecessor: TX-4 (Safe R)
Lean: R+32.9
Ranking: Safe R
Location: North Texas
#23 TX-14
Incumbent: Randy Weber (R)
Predecessor: TX-14 (Safe R)
Lean: R+32.0
Ranking: Safe R
Location: Galveston
#22 TX-6
Incumbent: Jake Ellzey (R)
Predecessor: TX-6 (Lean R)
Lean: R+30.3
Ranking: Safe R
Location: Northeast Central Texas
#21 TX-20
Incumbent: Joaquin Castro (D)
Predecessor: TX-20 (Safe D)
Lean: D+29.1
Ranking: Safe D
Location: San Antonio
#20 TX-8
Incumbent: None
Predecessor: None
Lean: R+32.5
Ranking: Safe R
Location: Montgomery County
#19 TX-5
Incumbent: Lance Gooden (R)
Predecessor: TX-5 (Safe R)
Lean: R+28.5
Ranking: Safe R
Location: Terrell
#18 TX-17
Incumbent: Pete Sessions (R)
Predecessor: TX-17 (Safe R)
Lean: R+28.4
Ranking: Safe R
Location: Waco
#17 TX-31
Incumbent: John Carter (R)
Predecessor: TX-31 (Lean R)
Lean: R+27.6
Ranking: Safe R
Location: Williamson County
#16 TX-26
Incumbent: Michael Burgess (R)
Predecessor: TX-26 (Safe R)
Lean: R+26.8
Ranking: Safe R
Location: Denton County
#15 TX-32
Incumbent: Collin Allred
Predecessor: TX-32 (Lean D)
Lean: D+26.7
Ranking: Safe D
Location: East Dallas Suburbs
#14 TX-7
Incumbent: Lizzie Fletcher (D)
Predecessor: TX-7 (Lean D)
Lean: D+26.3
Ranking: Safe D
Location: West Houston
#13 TX-2
Incumbent: Kevin Brady (R) [retiring]
Predecessor: TX-8 (Safe R)
Lean: R+29.9
Ranking: Safe R
Location: East Houston Suburbs
#12 TX-21
Incumbent: Chip Roy (R)
Predecessor: TX-21 (Lean R)
Lean: R+26.4
Ranking: Safe R
Location: South Central Texas
#11 TX-27
Incumbent: Michael Cloud
Predecessor: TX-27 (Safe R)
Lean: R+25.6
Ranking: Safe R
Location: Coastal Texas
#10 TX-10
Incumbent: Michael McCaul (R)
Predecessor: TX-10 (Lean R)
Lean: R+25.2
Ranking: Safe R
Location: East Austin Suburbs
#9 TX-38
Incumbent: Dan Crenshaw (R)
Predecessor: TX-2 (Lean R)
Lean: R+25.1
Ranking: Safe R
Location: West Houston Suburbs
#8 TX-12
Incumbent: Kay Granger (R)
Predecessor: TX-12 (Safe R)
Lean: R+24.6
Ranking: Safe R
Location: Fort Worth Suburbs
#7 TX-3
Incumbent: Van Taylor (R)
Predecessor: TX-3 (Lean R)
Lean: R+22.5
Ranking: Safe R
Location: Plano
#6 TX-22
Incumbent: Troy Nehls (R)
Predecessor: TX-22 (Lean R)
Lean: R+22.5
Ranking: Safe R
Location: Fort Bend County
#5 TX-34
Incumbent: Filemon Vela (D) [retiring] & Vicente Gonzalez (D)
Predecessor: TX-34 (LeanD)
Lean: D+20.2
Ranking: Safe D
Location: East Rio Grande Valley
#4 TX-24
Incumbent: Beth van Duyne (R)
Predecessor: TX-24 (Tossup)
Lean: R+20.4
Ranking: Safe R
Location: West Dallas Suburbs
#3 TX-28
Incumbent: Henry Cuellar (D)
Predecessor: TX-28 (Lean D)
Lean: D+8.4
Ranking: Lean D
Location: West Rio Grande Valley
#2 TX-23
Incumbent: Tony Gonzalez (R)
Predecessor: TX-23 (Tossup)
Lean: R+9.5
Ranking: Lean R
Location: Southwest Texas
#1 TX-15
Incumbent: None
Predecessor: TX-15 (Lean D)
Lean: EVEN
Ranking: Tossup
Location: Central Rio Grande Valley
Net Change: +4 Safe D, -4 Lean D, -1 Tossup, -6 Lean R, +9 Safe R
Running Total: +5 Safe D, -3 Lean D, -2 Tossup, -7 Lean R, +9 Safe R (+2 D, -2 T, +2 R)
Posted Nov 13, 2021, 3:48 PM UTC