# Texas's 37th congressional district

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, which initially covered all of Travis County and areas from surrounding counties, but which steadily shrank over time as Austin grew more populated. 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

| Year | Office | Results |
| 2008 | President | Obama 66% - 33% |
| 2012 | President | Obama 65% - 35% |
| 2014 | Senate | Alameel 63% - 37% |
| 2014 | Governor | Davis 68% - 32% |
| 2016 | President | Clinton 69% - 24% |
| 2018 | Senate | O'Rourke 78% - 21% |
| 2018 | Governor | Valdez 70% - 27% |
| 2018 | Lt. Governor | Collier 74% - 23% |
| 2018 | Attorney General | Nelson 75% - 22% |
| 2020 | President | Biden 75% - 23% |
| 2020 | Senate | Hegar 72% - 26% |
| 2022 | Governor | O'Rourke 77% - 21% |
| 2022 | Lt. Governor | Collier 77% - 20% |
| 2022 | Attorney General | Mercedes Garza 77% - 20% |
| 2022 | Comptroller of Public Accounts | Dudding 72% - 25% |
| 2024 | President | Harris 73% - 24% |
| 2024 | Senate | Allred 75% - 22% |

## 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:
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)

## List of members representing the district

| Representative (Residence) | Party | Years | Cong ress | Electoral history | District location |
| District established January 3, 2023 ||||||
| Lloyd Doggett (Austin) | Democratic | January 3, 2023 – present | 118th 119th | Redistricted from the 35th district and re-elected in 2022. Re-elected in 2024. | 2023–present Parts of Travis and Williamson |

## Election results
### 2022

2022 Texas's 37th congressional district election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Lloyd Doggett (incumbent) | 219,358 | 76.7 |
| | Republican | Jenny Sharon | 59,923 | 20.9 |
| | Libertarian | Clark Patterson | 6,332 | 2.2 |
| | Write-in | Sherri Taylor | 176 | 0.06 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 285,789 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic win (new seat) | Democratic win (new seat) | Democratic win (new seat) | Democratic win (new seat) |