Texas House of Representatives seat · lines in effect since 2022

Texas House District 77

A district of about 184,000 people, 87% Hispanic, 19% of adults with a bachelor's degree. It votes D+36.6 relative to the nation for president.

Vince Perez (D)Next election Nov 7, 2028The 2026 race →

Where it sits among all 150 seats

Every Texas House of Representatives seat by partisan lean, from most Democratic to most Republican. Lean is the seat's presidential vote on current lines, relative to the nation.

D+36.619th most
Democratic
Most DemocraticMost Republican76th seat · the majority lineDistrict 77

Source: 99chambers: 2024 and 2020 presidential results on current lines, relative to the nation (2024 weighted 3:1)Updated Oct 16, 2026, 5:19 AM ET

Every race on these lines

Results recomputed from precinct returns as if today's boundaries had always existed, so years compare like for like.

2026
Texas House of RepresentativesD+58.6

Outlined: the race for this seat itselfBlank: no race that year

Source: 99chambers results archive: precinct results allocated to current lines; 2026: Texas Secretary of StateUpdated Nov 7, 2026, 3:01 PM ET

Who lives here, compared

Grey bars show the spread of all 150 seats. Small marks are other seats in Texas. The black marker is District 77.

Adults with a bachelor's degree19% 17th pct · 125th of 150 in TX

Lower than 83% of seats.

White adults without a degree6% 5th pct · 142nd of 150 in TX

Lower than 95% of seats.

Hispanic residents87% 95th pct · 8th of 150 in TX

Higher than 95% of seats.

Black residents2% 10th pct · 135th of 150 in TX

Lower than 90% of seats.

Asian residents1% 15th pct · 127th of 150 in TX

Lower than 85% of seats.

People per square mile3,101 77th pct · 36th of 150 in TX

Denser than 77% of seats.

Source: Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates, allocated to current linesUpdated Oct 13, 2026, 5:06 AM ET

Who has held it

These lines took effect in 2022.

  1. Perez (D)
    2025– · Won 2024 unopposed, 2026 by 58.6
  2. Evelina Ortega (D)
    2023–2025 · Won 2022 unopposed

Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)