Jodey Arrington
Texas's 19th congressional district
TX-19 Midterms Intelligence
Arrington sits in one of the safest Republican seats in the country: TX-19 is effectively off the board, with a partisan lean of R+100 and uncontested races in both 2022 and 2024. That frees him to operate less as a frontline politician than as a fiscal messenger, which fits his Budget and Ways and Means profile. The district’s defining feature is its blend of deeply conservative West Texas economics with a sizable Hispanic population at 39.1%, anchored by agriculture, healthcare/education, and small-business interests rather than suburban swing voters.
For advocates, this is a persuasion play aimed at policy relevance, not electoral leverage. The most effective frame is growth, cost relief, and local institutional stability: median income is $63,608, but 16.6% are uninsured and healthcare/education accounts for 27.0% of employment, making hospital finance, workforce pipelines, and tax treatment for employers especially salient. Immigration and border messaging can matter, but the stronger opening is practical: connect proposals to rural providers, producers, and community employers, and avoid ideological packaging that gives Arrington no reason to engage.
Economic & Demographic Snapshot
Data sourced from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates (2017-2021 vs. 2019-2023). All figures are statistical estimates with 90% confidence level.
Texas District 19 Demographics
Median Age 33.7 (vs 38.5) · Homeownership 62.6% (vs 65.5%) · Bachelor’s+ 25.3% (vs 33.7%) · Poverty 11.4% (vs 12.4%) · Income $63,608 (vs $37,585)
Age Distribution
Skews younger than the national average (median age 33.7 vs 38.5 nationally). 30% of residents are in the 20–39 working-age bracket — housing affordability, student debt, and workforce messaging indexes high.
Race & Ethnicity
White residents are the largest group at 63%. Also significant: Hispanic (39.1%).
* Hispanic includes respondents of any race. Racial categories include both Hispanic and non-Hispanic individuals.
Education
25.3% hold a bachelor’s degree or higher, below the 33.7% national average. 15.3% of residents lack a high school diploma.
Income Distribution
Median household income is $63,608, well above the $37,585 national median.
Housing
Homeownership at 62.6% (vs 65.5% nationally). Median rent is $1,104. Median home value is $172,700.
How People Get to Work
Car-dependent: 78.5% drive alone to work. Average commute is 18.8 minutes.
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