US House Redistricting: Texas

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The district in blue is District 10 in which Lloyd Doggett would face off against Michael McCaul. This district is 46 percent white 12 percent black 35 percent Hispanic 6 percent Asian and 1 percent Other. Obama got 71 percent in this district, so Doggett would most likely mop the floor against McCaul.

The pink district is District 31 which includes the least liberal areas of Travis County and the most liberal areas of Williamson County. A very swing district where Obama got slightly over 50 percent. John Carter would be the incumbent in this district. Not sure who would run against him though. The whites in this district are far more progressive than whites in the rest of the state as this district is 76 percent white.

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This is the Dallas Fort Worth Metroplex.

I will start with the blue district which is District 32. This district is a microcosm of what Dallas County politically speaking looked like 20 years ago. This district is 55 percent white and McCain got 54 percent in this district. Pete Sessions and Kenny Marchant would face each other in a primary in this district

The district in green is District 5. This district is 44 percent white, 23 percent black, 3 percent Asian, 29 percent Hispanic and 1 percent other. Obama got 59 percent in this district. Jeb Hensarling would run in this district, but he would have to run as an Olympia Snowe like Republican to keep this seat.

The district in purple is District 30. This district is 29 percent white, 35 percent black, 3 percent Asian, 34 percent Hispanic and 9 percent other. Obama got 74 percent in this district. Eddie Bernice Johnson would run in this district. She is currently in her mid 70s, so Royce West or Rafael Anchia may run in this district when she retires.

The turqoise district is District 24. This district is 52 percent white and Obama got 53 percent in this district. If Martin Frost ever wants to make a political comeback, this seat is open for him. If not, State Senator Wendy Davis or State Rep Mark Veasey or Lon Burnam could run here.

The district in silver is District 33. This has a lot of wealthy areas like Southlake, Richland Hills, Grapevine, Euless etc. This district is 73 percent white and McCain got 62 percent in this district. I'm not sure who would run in this district, maybe State Rep. Vicki Truitt?

The light purple looking district is District 12. This takes in western Tarrant County plus some counties to the north and west. This district is 75 percent white and McCain got 65 percent in this district. Kay Granger should be more than happy to run in this district.

The yellow district is District 3. This takes in parts of Collin County. This is a very affluent district and 76 percent white. McCain got 61 percent in this district. Sam Johnson of course would represent this district, but he is currently 80 years old. Once he retires, I could see Florence Shapiro run in this district.

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The district in yellow is District 18. This district is 31 percent white 22 percent black 4 percent Asian and 43 percent Hispanic. Obama got 65 percent of the vote here. Sheila Jackson Lee would run in this district. Although not as strongly democratic as the original TX-18, Sheila will be fine here.

The orange district is District 9. This district takes south central Houston, plus some black Missouri City neighborhoods in Fort Bend County. This district is 20 percent white, 37 percent black, 11 percent Asian, and 32 percent Hispanic. Obama got 73 percent here. Safe democrat.

The light green district is District 29. It takes in northeastern Harris County. Gene Green and Ted Poe would run up against each other. It would be a toss up race. This district is 43 percent white 20 percent black 3 percent Asian and 34 percent Hispanic. Obama got 51 percent of the vote here.

The purple district is district 34. It takes in the fast growing northwest part of Harris County. This district is 55 percent white and McCain got 58 percent of the vote here. State Senator Dan Patrick may run here.

The light green district in west Houston is District 7. This district is 58 percent white and McCain got 59 percent of the vote here. John Culberson should be fine here.

The puke green district to the southeast, District 35, is what puzzles me. This district is very working class with Pasadena, Baytown, Deer Park, LaPorte all being blue collar communities. But McCain got 55 percent here. What's more interesting is that this district is 47 percent white 5 percent black 3 percent Asian and 44 percent Hispanic. Maybe many hispanics aren't old enough to vote yet or maybe the whites in this district are Archie Bunker types. Some republican from the legislature will probably run here, but the district should be competitive by 2018 or 2020.

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This is the San Antonio area. The light green area is District 20. This takes in the urban precincts in San Antonio and is 21 percent white 10 percent black 2 percent Asian 66 percent Hispanic and 1 percent Other. Barack Obama got 64 percent in this district. Charlie Gonzalez should be fine in this district.

The light blue district is District 36. This district is very moderate in nature. This district is 46 percent white, 44 percent hispanic, 5 percent black, 3 percent Asian, and 1 percent other. McCain got slightly over 50 percent in this district. I made this district so that if Speaker Joe Strauss ever wants to run for congress, there would be a district waiting for him.

The tan colored district is District 21, this takes in the most exurban (and most republican) parts of Bexar County as well as the donut counties. This district is 60 percent white and McCain got 63 percent here. Lamar Smith should be happy running in this district.

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This purple district is District 15. Thanks to population growth, Hidalgo County can have a congressional district entirely within the county. At 88 percent Hispanic, this district could easily be the most hispanic in the country. Barack Obama got 69 percent in this district so Ruben Hinojosa should be safe here.

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This is the El Paso Area. District 16 changes very little. It is 76 percent Hispanic, 18 percent White, 2 percent Asian, and 4 percent Other. Obama got 65 percent in this district so Silvestre Reyes is fine here.

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This is West Central Texas. Right here is District 19 in light orange. Randy Naw-guh-bower would face mike Conaway in a primary. District 19 is probably the smallest it has ever been since it was originally drawn in the 1930s. It takes in the west texas cities of Lubbock Midland and Odessa. Still this is a 59 percent white district and is a safe seat for any republican to run in as McCain got 72 percent here.

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This picture here is of the Edwards Plateau. The district in light brown is District 11. I'm not sure who would run here, maybe Susan King or Jimmie Aycock from the State Assembly. This is a safe republican district at 67 percent white and McCain also getting 67 percent here.

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This picture here is the same as last, only zoomed out. The tan/light brown looking district would be District 6, where Joe Barton would face Bill Flores in a primary.  It takes in areas directly south of the Metroplex, including Waco. Barton would most likely win considering he has been around a lot longer. This district is 74 percent white and McCain got 69 percent of the vote here, so any Republican is safe.

The pink/ruby looking district is District 8 which takes in the area along I-45 between Houston and Dallas. Kevin Brady would represent this district and at 78 percent white and 73 percent McCain, he is safe here.

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Here is the area commonly referred to as "North Texas". The red district is District 4. This district is 69 percent white and takes in Rockwall County, Grayson County, rural parts of Collin County, Northeastern Dallas County and some of Hunt County. McCain got 62 percent in this district, so while not as safe as his old district, he should be fine here. But Ralph Hall is 570 years old and should be retiring soon anyways. I could see longtime state rep Joe Driver run in this district if he can put his corruption days behind him.

This also shows a zoomed out view of Kay Granger's new 12th District which is in light purple.

The Pink District is District 26. It takes in all of fast growing Denton County plus some of southern Cooke County. This district is 77 percent white and McCain got 62 percent here, so Burgess is slightly more safe.

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This is the area known as East Texas. Back in the day this area led the nation in lynchings I believe. So naturally a reactionary type is going to represent these districts.

The lime district in the top right (and also shown in the last post) takes in the areas of northeast Texas that used to be in CD 4, plus some areas of CD 1. I renamed this district CD 25. I can see State Senator Bob Deuell run in this district.

The lavender district in the center right of this district is District 1. This belongs to none other than four term congressman Louie Gohmert. He is the epitome of East Texas with his delusions that "homosexuality leads to bestiality" or that "congress has been taken over by demons" or my personal favorite, that "terror babies are crossing the border". At 71 percent white and McCain getting 70 percent in this district, Gohmert can be assured that like minded twats will continue to re-elect him into the foreseeable future.

The darker green district to the southeast is District 2. This has no incumbent and turncoat Allen Ritter may run in this district. This district is not nearly as republican as district 1 due to Jefferson County, which has always been democratic and even voted for Walter Mondale. But this district is still 69 percent white and McCain got 63 percent here, so this district is Safe Republican.

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This is south central Texas. All the districts are drawn very neatly. The only district that was slightly f---ed up was the district that took in all the areas within a couple miles of Austin-SA. It is in dark brown. Despite being this far south, this district is 65 percent white and McCain got 62 percent in this district. Not sure who would represent this district, which I named CD 23.

The dark blue district takes in most of Corpus Christi and runs through the Gulf Coast all the way up to Lake Jackson. This district is District 14 and Blake Farenthold would face Ron Paul in a primary. This district is 49 percent white, 42 percent hispanic, 7 percent black, 2 percent Asian, and 1 percent other. Despite the low white population, McCain got 60 percent here. A safe republican seat, but could become competitive by the end of the decade.

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This is the far southern parts of Texas. In fact Brownsville is as far south as Miami. This green district is District 27. This is an open seat that would be open for longtime legislature member Rene Oliveira to run in if he wants. This district is 80 percent hispanic 17 percent white 1 percent black 1 percent Asian 1 percent other. Obama got 61 percent here.

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This district here is of the surrounding area of Houston. The light blue district is District 22. It takes in all of Fort Bend west of HWY 59 and snakes up to Sealy towards College Station. This district is 63 percent white and McCain also got 63 percent here. Pete Olson should be fine here.

The orange looking district south of Harris County is District 17. This district takes in all of Galveston, most of Brazoria, and parts of Fort Bend. This is an open seat and I'm not sure who would run here. But this is a 60 percent white district and McCain got 58 percent here, so a republican would do fine here.

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Here is a zoomed out view of the entire state.

The only districts I haven't mentioned yet are District 13 and 28.

District 13 is in silver. This takes in the northwest area of the state and the entire panhandle. This district is the type of Texas that people think of in the movies: cotton fields, oil rigs, small town football, guns, cowboys, chili cook-offs etc. This district is 69 percent white. This district could easily be the most republican leaning in the country with McCain getting 76 percent here, so Thornberry is fine here. But interestingly enough this is a fairly new phenomenon as Jimmy Carter easily won at least half of the counties in this district in 1976.

District 28 is in purple this takes in most of the Rio Grande Valley and could easily be the largest geographical district in the continental U.S. I thought it was big enough that it wouldn't have to go very far north, but unfortunately I had to take in some leftover cracker counties/precincts in District 19, that are overwhelmingly GOP. This district is 73 percent hispanic, 24 percent white, 1 percent black, 1 percent Asian, 1 percent Other. Obama got 52 percent here. This is Henry Cuellar's district, but he may have to go up against Canseco, depending where Canseco lives. This district should become more democratic by the end of the decade as many hispanics in this district reach voting age.

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based on my map here is the delegation of the 113th congress

DISTRICT 1 Louie Gohmert R-Tyler
DISTRICT 2 Allan Ritter R-Nederland
DISTRICT 3 Sam Johnson R-Plano
DISTRICT 4 Ralph Hall R-Rockwall
DISTRICT 5 Royce West D-Dallas
DISTRICT 6 Joe Barton R-Ennis
DISTRICT 7 John Culberson R-Houston
DISTRICT 8 Kevin Brady R-Woodlands
DISTRICT 9 Al Green D-Houston
DISTRICT 10 Lloyd Doggett D-Austin
DISTRICT 11 Jim Keffer R-Eastland
DISTRICT 12 Kay Granger R-Fort Worth
DISTRICT 13 Mac Thornberry R-Clarendon
DISTRICT 14 Ron Paul R-Lake Jackson
DISTRICT 15 Ruben Hinojosa D-Mercedes
DISTRICT 16 Silvestre Reyes D-El Paso
DISTRICT 17 Larry Taylor R-Friendswood
DISTRICT 18 Sheila Jackson Lee D-Houston
DISTRICT 19 Mike Conaway R-Midland
DISTRICT 20 Charlie Gonzales D-Houston
DISTRICT 21 Lamar Smith R-San Antonio
DISTRICT 22 Pete Olson R-Sugarland
DISTRICT 23 Harvey Hilderbran R-Kerrville
DISTRICT 24 Wendy Davis D-Fort Worth
DISTRICT 25 Bob Deuell R-Greenville
DISTRICT 26 Michael Burgess R-Lewisville
DISTRICT 27 Eddie Lucio Jr R-Brownsville
DISTRICT 28 Henry Cuellar D-Laredo
DISTRICT 29 Gene Green D-Houston
DISTRICT 30 Eddie Bernice Johnson D-Dallas
DISTRICT 31 John Carter R-Round Rock
DISTRICT 32 Pete Sessions R-Dallas
DISTRICT 33 Chris Harris R-Arlington
DISTRICT 34 Mike Jackson R-Pasadena
DISTRICT 35 Dan Patrick R-Houston
DISTRICT 36 Jeff Wentworth D-San Antonio

24 Republicans 12 Democrats.

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Sam I require you to do the following:

5 Districts entirely within Harris County
3 Districts entirely within Dallas County
2 Districts entirely within Tarrant County
2 Districts entirely within Bexar County
1 District Entirely within Travis County
1 District Entirely Within Collin County
1 District Entirely within El Paso County
1 District Entirely within Hidalgo County

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here is my alternative DFW Metroplex. These districts are based on state legislature districts where there are usually 3 or 4 assembly districts embedded within each district, so if one of the legislators want to run for there congress, they can keep their original constituency


this is the entire area zoomed out as a whole


This is Tarrant County. The light green district in the northern part is District 33. This is some wealthy areas we are dealing with like Southlake Grapevine Euless Bedford Richland Hills Wautauga River Oaks etc. This district is 78 percent white and McCain got 65 percent here. This is an open seat.

The light blue district in the central part of the country is District 32. This takes in the urban areas of Fort Worth. This district is diverse at 47 percent white, 26 percent hispanic, 21 percent black, 5 percent Asian, 1 percent Other. Obama got 56 percent here. This too is an open seat. Lon Burnam may run here.

The dark purplish district in western Tarrant county is District 12. It also takes the surrounding counties as shown above. It goes counterclockwise in taking in some rural areas surrounding Tarrant County. Kay Granger is even safer here. This district is 81 percent white and McCain got 69 percent here.

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This is Dallas County. The lime green district (District 30) is basically all of South Dallas and includes Fair Park as well as some southern suburbs like DeSoto, Lancaster, Duncanville. This district is 45 percent black, 29 percent hispanic, 24 percent white, and 2 percent Asian. Obama got 81 percent here. This is a safe dem district obviously

The cerulean district in western Dallas County is District 24 and also takes in some parts of Tarrant County. This district is the most hispanic in the metroplex at 42 percent hispanic. Whites are 40 percent, blacks are 11 percent, and Asians are 7 percent. This looks somewhat similar to Martin Frost's old district, but it also goes north into Coppell, making it less democratic. Obama got 53 percent here. Kenny Marchant is the incumbent and he could keep this seat but he needs to tweak his views to more of a Rockefeller type Republican.

The yellow district is District 5 and takes in Mesquite, the Park Cities, Downtown Dallas, parts of North Dallas as well as parts of Carrollton. Jeb Hensarling would face Pete Sessions in a primary here most likely. This district is 62 percent white and McCain got 52 percent here


This here is the northern suburbs. The district in orange is District 3 it takes in the oldest parts of Plano (Jerry Madden's district) as well as Richardson, Garland, parts of North Dallas, Sachse, Rowlett. This district is 60 percent white and McCain got 54 percent here. Safe Republican as long as Johnson is here, lean republican if he retires.

District in light purple (CD 26) takes in most of Plano, as well as a great deal of Denton County like Lewisville, Lake Dallas, Denton, parts of Flower Mound. Michael Burgess would represent this district and at 74 percent white and McCain getting 59 percent here, a republican is safe.

District in red (CD 4) is the poster child of this argument: https://uselectionatlas.org/FORUM/index.php?topic=129666.0. 83 percent white, 67 percent McCain, enough said. Ralph Hall is the incumbent here, but he will retire eventually, so Jodie Laubenberg or Ken Paxton may run here.

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I drew a map that would have 21 safe GOP districts, 1 lean GOP district, 1 Tossup, 2 Lean Dem Districts, and 11 Safe Dem Districts.

Here they are:

CD 14
all of Jefferson County
all of Chambers County
black areas of Orange County
all of Galveston County
southeastern Brazoria County
61 percent white 58 percent McCain
I: Ron Paul
Comments: I wouldn't be surprised if Michael Dukakis won this district. This area has suffered from Archie Bunker's disease.

CD 22
remaining areas of Brazoria County, all of Matagorda County, anglo areas of Fort Bend County, (basically west of HWY 59), 95% of Colorado County, all of Austin County, 90% of Waller County. 59 percent white, 61 percent McCain
I: Pete Olson
Comments: Olson is safe here

CD 9
part of Fort Bend County in Dora Olivo's district; SW Harris County. 36 percent black, 29 percent white, 25 percent Hispanic, 9 percent Asian, 1 percent Other. 68 percent Obama
I: Al Green
Comments: Probably the most diverse district in the nation. The district isn't as dem as the old CD 9 but it is still a D+15

CD 30 all of Eric Johnson's district, all of Helen Giddings district, all of Yvonne Davis's district, all of Barbara Malloy Caraway's district, part of Roberto Alonzo's district. This district is 45 percent black, 29 percent Hispanic, 23 percent white, 2 percent Asian, 1 percent other. Obama got 81 percent here.
I: EBJ
Comments: The blackest district in Texas. Not surprisingly the most democratic.

CD 24 all of Rafael Anchia's district, all of Linda Harper Brown's district, all of Rodney Anderson's district, all of Dan Branch's district, and part of Kenneth Sheets district. 44 percent Hispanic, 42 percent white, 9 percent black, 5 percent Asian. Obama got 53 percent here giving it a PVI of EVEN. No Incumbent Here.

CD 5 NE Dallas County. Mesquite, Garland, Rowlett, Sachse, part of Richardson. 57 percent white. McCain got 52 percent here. Pete Sessions would face Jeb Hensarling in a primary here.
This is my lean Republican seat. It could possibly become a tossup seat by the end of the decade possibly.

CD 23 Part of HD 117, all of HD 118, all of HD 119, all of HD 120, part of HD 35. Counties: Bexar (partial), Atascosa, Karnes, Live Oak, McMullen, Bee (partial). 55 percent Hispanic, Obama got 56 percent here. Lean Democratic. I believe no incumbent is in this district.

CD 31 Brown, Comanche, Mills, Hamilton, Bosque, Somervell, Hill, Navarro, Henderson, Van Zandt (partial), Coryell, Bell (partial), Williamson (partial). 70 percent white, 64 percent McCain.
I: John Carter

CD 12 rural collin county (east of Trinity north of 380), parts of Denton (northern and western parts), NW Tarrant (basically north of I-30/I-820 and west of I-35W). 80 percent white, 65 percent McCain
I: Kay Granger
Comments: A true exurban district

CD 17 McLennan, Limestone, Freestone, Bell (partial), Falls, Milam, Robertson, Leon (partial), Lee, Burleson, Brazos, Washington, Fayette (partial). 67 percent white, 64 percent McCain.
I: Bill Flores (not sure though)

CD 29 all of HD 134, part of HD 146, all of HD 147, all of HD 145, part of HD 148. In Harris County. 44 percent Hispanic, 30 percent White, 19 percent black, 6 percent Asian, 1 percent Other. 63 percent Obama
I: Gene Green

CD 13 SW Tarrant (Benbrook, White Settlement),  Parker, Palo Pinto, Stephens, Shackelford, Jones, Fisher, Scurry, Borden, Garza, Crosby, Floyd, Hale, Swisher, Briscoe, Hall, Childress, Hardeman, Wilbarger, Wichita (partial), Armstrong, Donley, Collingsworth, Carson, Gray, Wheeler, Hemphill, Roberts, Hutchinson, Moore, Hartley, Dallam, Sherman, Hansford, Ochiltree, Lipscomb. 74 percent white, 71 percent McCain
I: Mac Thornberry
 

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District 19
Potter, Oldham, Randall, Deaf Smith, Castro, Parmer, Lamb, Bailey, Lubbock, Hockley, Cochran, Lynn, Terry, Yoakum, Dawson, Gaines, Andrews, Martin, Howard, Winkler (partial). 63 percent white, 73 percent McCain
I: Randy Neugebauer
Comments: I don't get why this district is so republican. It borders New Mexico which is a swing/lean blue state

District 3
populated parts of Collin County. Basically everything south of 380 and west of Trinity. 77 percent white, 61 percent McCain
I: Sam Johnson
Comments: May retire soon, Florence Shapiro may run here.

District 18
part of HD 148, all of HD 139, all of HD 140, all of HD 141, some of HD 142. Central and Northern Houston. 45 percent Hispanic, 34 percent black, 18 percent white, 3 percent Asian. 77 percent Obama
I: Sheila Jackson Lee
Comments: Harris County seems to be pretty politically segregated. South of FM 1960 is largely dem, anywhere north of there is fairly republican.

DISTRICT 20
HD 123, HD 125, HD 124, HD 116, part of HD 117. Central Santonio. 66 percent Hispanic. 61 percent Obama
I: Charlie Gonzalez

DISTRICT 26
parts of Richardson, Addison, parts of North Dallas, Carrollton, Coppell, anglo areas of Farmers Branch, Lewisville, the Colony, Lake Dallas, Little Elm, Corinth, Hackberry, Hebron
69 percent white, 58 percent McCain
I: Kenny Marchant vs. Michael Burgess in GOP primary

DISTRICT 10
all of HD 52, all of HD 50, all of HD 46, part of HD 48. Northern Travis, Southeastern Williamson.
59 percent white, 59 percent Obama
I: Michael McCaul
Comments: how does a district so white, vote so democratic?

DISTRICT 1
Bowie, most of Franklin, Titus, Morris, Cass, Camp, Upshur, Marion, Harrison, Gregg, Smith, Rusk, Panola. 70 percent white, 69 percent McCain
I: Louis Gohmert "Gohmert Pyle"

DISTRICT 11
Winkler (partial), Ector, Midland, Glasscock, Sterling, Mitchell (partial), Nolan (partial), Coke, Runnells, Coleman, McCulloch, Concho, Tom Green, Irion, Reagan, San Saba, Lampasas, western Williamson, Burnett, Llano, Mason, Menard, Schleicher, Crockett, Sutton, Kimble, Kerr (partial), Real, Bandera. 68 percent white, 73 percent McCain
I: Mike Conaway

DISTRICT 33
Parts of HD 142, all of HD 143, HD 144, HD 129, parts of HD 128. SE Harris County
49 percent white, 37 percent Hispanic, 9 percent black, 5 percent Asian. 57 percent McCain
I: None
Comments: Areas like Deer Park, LaPorte, Baytown, and parts of Pasadena have all caught Archie Bunker's disease

DISTRICT 7
Piney Point, Hunters Creek, Hilshire, Bunker Hill, Hedwig Villages, parts of Cypress, parts of Katy (entirely south of 290 though) 56 percent white, 59 percent McCain
I: John Culberson

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CD 34
Bastrop, Caldwell, far western Hays, southern Fayette, Gonzales, Lavaca, small area in Colorado, Wilson, DeWitt, Jackson, Victoria, Goliad, Calhoun, Refugio, Aransas, San Patricio, Nueces (partial), Bee (partial). 52 percent white, 59 percent McCain
I: Blake Farenthold (I think)
Comments: I just made Farenthold a hell of a lot more safer assuming he lives in this district

CD 21
Frank Corte Jr and Joe Strauss's districts in Bexar County, Comal, Guadalupe, Kendall, Gillespie, Kerr (partial). 70 percent white, 65 percent McCain
I: Lamar Smith

CD 27
all of HD 38
all of HD 37
all of HD 43
some of HD 34
some of HD 39
all of Cameron County, all of Willacy County, all of Kenedy county, all of Brooks County, all of Jim Hogg, all of Kleberg, all of Jim Wells, parts of Nueces, parts of Hidalgo County. 79 percent hispanic, 60 percent Obama
I: None

CD 2
most of Orange County, Hardin, Liberty, Newton, Jasper, Tyler, Polk, San Jacinto, northern Walker, Madison, Leon (east of I-45), Trinity, Houston, Angelina, San Augustine, Sabine, Shelby, Nacogdoches, Cherokee, Anderson
75 percent white 71 percent McCain
I: None
Comments: "I Like Sugar and I Like Tea but I don't like _______ no sirree" sums up this district

CD 15
part of HD 39, all of HD 36, all of HD 41, part of HD 40. Entirely within Hidalgo County. This district is 88 percent hispanic and Obama got 69 percent here.
I: Ruben Hinojosa

CD 28
Western Hidalgo, Starr, Zapata, Webb, Duval, LaSalle, Frio, Medina, Uvalde, Zavala, Dimmit, Maverick, Kinney, Edwards, Val Verde, Terrell, Pecos, Crane, Upton, Ward, Loving, Brewster, Presidio, Jeff Davis, Reeves, Culberson, Hudspeth, small eastern areas of El Paso County. 84 percent hispanic, 62 percent Obama
I: Henry Cuellar (but Jose Canseco lives here too)

CD 8
most exurban part of Harris County (west of 249, east/north of 290, north of FM 1960), far northern part of Waller County, all of Grimes County, all of Montgomery County, part of Walker County (in Huntsville)

CD 25
parts of HD 48, all of HD 47, all of HD 49, all of HD 51, part of HD 45. counties: Travis (partial), Blanco, Hays (everything except Kyle). 63 percent white, 60 percent Obama.
I: Lloyd Doggett
Comment: How can a 63 percent white district be this democratic?

CD 35
Klein, Spring, Humble, Kingwood, Atascosita. Northern and Eastern parts of Harris County. 65 percent white, 62 percent McCain.
I: Ted Poe

CD 4
Wood, Rains, Hunt, Rockwall, Hunt, Hopkins, Delta, Lamar, Red River, far northern precinct of Franklin, Fannin, Grayson, Cooke, Montague, Wise, Jack, Clay, Archer, Young, far southern precincts of Wichita County, Throckmorton, Baylor, Haskell, Knox, Foard, Stonewall, King, Cottle, Motley, Dickens, Kent. 84 percent white, 73 percent McCain
Comments: The whitest district in Texas. Hall may retire soon; not sure who would replace him

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CD 6
eastern Nolan, Taylor, Callahan, Eastland, Erath, Hood, Johnson, Kaufman, NW precincts of Van Zandt. 79 percent white, 73 percent McCain
I: Joe Barton

CD 32
all of HD 90, all of HD 95, all of HD 94, all of HD 96, a few precincts in the southern part of HD 93. Central and Eastern Tarrant County. 49 percent white, 26 percent Hispanic, 20 percent Black, 5 percent Asian. Obama got 54 percent here. Lean Dem
I: None
Comments: Lon Burnam vs. Diane Patrick for this race maybe?

CD 36
eastern and northern areas of Tarrant County. Far eastern parts of Arlington, Euless, Bedford, Hurst, NRH, Haltom City, Watauga, Keller, Southlake, Grapevine. 71 percent white, 61 percent McCain
I: None

CD 16
most of El Paso County. 76 percent Hispanic, 65 percent Obama
I: Silvestre Reyes

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Here is Frostrocity Redux. Blue district is District 10. McCaul is the incumbent. 59 percent white, 59 percent Obama. Pink District is District 36. Lloyd Doggett (or as freepers call him Lloyd Dogs#it) is the incumbent. This district is 62% white and Obama got 60 percent here. In a state where McCain won 73 percent of the white vote, I'm surprised Obama could win any districts that are 55-65 percent white.

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]This is the Rio Grande Valley. District 28 stretches from the western edge of Hidalgo County all the way to the eastern part of El Paso County. Easily one of the largest geographical districts in the U.S. and probably the largest in Texas. This district is 84 percent hispanic and Obama got 63 percent here. Henry Cuellar is the incumbent here.

The orange district takes in most of El Paso County. This district is 76 percent hispanic and Obama got 65 percent here. The incumbent is Silvestre Reyes.

Hidalgo County has grown to the extent that a district can be entirely within it. District 15 (in green) is 88 percent hispanic and Obama got 69 percent here. Ruben Hinojosa is the incumbent.

The district that takes in the far southern coastal counties is District 27. It takes in a small part of Hidalgo County, all of Cameron County, and parts of Nueces County. This district is 79 percent hispanic and Obama got 60 percent here. I split up Nueces County so Farenthold has the option of either running in District 27 and taking a gamble OR running in District 14 and facing Ron Paul in a primary. Farenthold might have a decent shot of unseating Paul as he will be 77 in 2012.