Texas's 37th congressional district of the United States House of Representatives was created as a result of the 2020 census. The district is contained predominantly in Travis County with a small portion of southern Williamson County, and consists of the majority of the city of Austin as well as small areas of its suburbs. It is represented by Lloyd Doggett.
From 1903 to 2005, the Austin area had been covered solely by Texas's 10th congressional district. It initially covered all of Travis County and areas from surrounding counties, but steadily shrank over time with Austin's explosive growth in the second half of the 20th century. By the 1990s, it had shrunk to Austin itself and its innermost suburbs. From 2005, the Austin area was partitioned between several congressional districts, and the 10th's then-incumbent representative, Democrat Lloyd Doggett, was forced to move first to the 25th district from 2005–13 and then to the 35th district from 2013–23, both of which contained both a portion of Austin and an extensive area outside of it.
After eighteen years of there being no Austin-centered district, the 37th district was created as of 2023, centered on the Austin area as the pre-2005 10th district had been.
Recent election results from statewide races 2023–2027 boundaries Year Office Results2008 PresidentObama 66% - 33%2012 PresidentObama 65% - 35%2014 SenateAlameel 63% - 37% GovernorDavis 68% - 32%2016 PresidentClinton 69% - 24%2018 SenateO'Rourke 78% - 21% GovernorValdez 70% - 27% Lt. GovernorCollier 74% - 23% Attorney GeneralNelson 75% - 22% Comptroller of Public AccountsChevalier 70% - 26%2020 PresidentBiden 75% - 23% SenateHegar 72% - 26%2022 GovernorO'Rourke 77% - 21% Lt. GovernorCollier 77% - 20% Attorney GeneralMercedes Garza 77% - 20% Comptroller of Public AccountsDudding 72% - 25%2024 PresidentHarris 73% - 24% SenateAllred 75% - 22%
2027–2033 boundaries Year Office Results2008 PresidentObama 73% - 26%2012 PresidentObama 73% - 27%2014 SenateAlameel 72% - 28% GovernorDavis 76% - 24%2016 PresidentClinton 75% - 18%2018 SenateO'Rourke 83% - 16% GovernorValdez 76% - 21% Lt. GovernorCollier 80% - 17% Attorney GeneralNelson 81% - 16% Comptroller of Public AccountsChevalier 76% - 19%2020 PresidentBiden 80% - 18% SenateHegar 77% - 20%2022 GovernorO'Rourke 82% - 16% Lt. GovernorCollier 81% - 16% Attorney GeneralMercedes Garza 82% - 15% Comptroller of Public AccountsDudding 77% - 19%2024 PresidentHarris 77% - 21% SenateAllred 79% - 18%
Current composition For the 118th and successive Congresses (based on redistricting following the 2020 census), the district contains all or portions of the following counties and communities:https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/cong_dist/cd118/cd_based/ST48/CD118_TX37.pdf
Travis County (11)
Austin (part; also 10th, 21st, and 35th; shared with Hays and Williamson counties), Lost Creek, Manchaca, Pflugerville (part; also 10th, 17th, and 35th; shared with Williamson County), Rollingwood, San Leanna, Shady Hollow, Steiner Ranch (part; also 10th), Sunset Valley, Wells Branch (part; also 10th), West Lake Hills
Williamson County (2)
Austin (part; also 10th, 21st, and 35th; shared with Hays and Travis counties), Brushy Creek (part; also 10th and 31st)
Future composition Beginning with the 2026 election, the 37th district will consist of the following counties:
Travis (part)
List of members representing the district Representative Party Years Congress Electoral history District location District established January 3, 2023Lloyd Doggett Democratic January 3, 2023 –present Redistricted from the and re-elected in 2022.Re-elected in 2024.Retiring at the end of term. 2023–2027Parts of Travis and Williamson
Election results 2022
2024
See also
Texas's congressional districts List of United States congressional districts
References