Veronica Escobar
TX · District 16
Democrat
Raised $858,766 · 174K followers (office + personal) · missed 1.3% of votes
House Committee on Appropriations · House Committee on the Budget +2 more
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Texas's 16th district
U.S. House district profile: the sitting representative, 2024 Census demographics (119th-district boundaries), partisan lean, and 2026 race rating.
Representative
Cook PVI: D+11
District demographics
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 784,072 |
| Median household income | $60,456 |
| Median age | 34.4 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 27.8% |
| White alone | 11.2% |
| Black alone | 3.1% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 82.7% |
| Asian alone | 1.2% |
| Unemployment rate | 4.7% |
| Population density (per sq mi) | 2,485 |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 American Community Survey 1-year estimates (tables B01003, B01002, B19013 and related), 119th Congress district boundaries, released September 2025; land area from the 2025 Gazetteer.