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Texas's 28th district

U.S. House district profile: the sitting representative, 2024 Census demographics (119th-district boundaries), partisan lean, and 2026 race rating.

Representative

Official portrait of Henry Cuellar

Henry Cuellar

TX · District 28
DemocratRanking Member, Homeland SecurityCook: Lean D
Raised $2,231,952 · 34K followers (office + personal) · missed 2.2% of votes
21.7 years in Congress · Up for reelection: 2026
House Committee on Appropriations · Defense +2 more
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Cook PVI: R+3

2026 race rating: Lean D

District demographics

MeasureValue
Population825,116
Median household income$64,511
Median age33.3
Bachelor's degree or higher21.7%
White alone16.7%
Black alone5.1%
Hispanic or Latino74.7%
Asian alone1.1%
Unemployment rate5.3%
Population density (per sq mi)73

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.