Population (2015) 823,909 Cook PVI D+11 (2014) | Median income 36,792 Founded 28 February 2010 | |
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Current Representative Lloyd Doggett (D–Austin) Ethnicity 13.1% White
8.8% Black
1.9% Asian
63.1% Hispanic
0.68% Native American
12.5% other | ||
Texas's 35th Congressional District is a new district that was created as a result of the 2010 Census. The first candidates ran in the 2012 House elections, were seated for the 113th United States Congress. This election was won by Lloyd Doggett, who previously represented Texas's 25th congressional district before redistricting. The shape of the district has been described as one of the ten most gerrymandered in the US.
Texas's 35th Congressional District includes parts of the San Antonio metropolitan area, including portions of Bexar County, thin strips of Comal and Hays, and a portion of Caldwell county, as well as portions of southern and eastern Austin in Travis County.
In March 2017, a panel of federal judges ruled that the 35th district was illegally drawn with discriminatory intent.