Arizonaís 1st

• southeastern Phoenix
• Republican
• 1992 redistricting purged the 1st of two heavily minority, Democratic areas
• population is historically Mormon and increasingly retired
• 87% white; 3% black; 2% Asian; 13% Hispanic; 2% Native Amer.

Oklahomaís 2d

• Northeast
• foothills of the Ozarks; poor and rural
• leans Democratic, but Republicans can win due to the influence of the Christian Coalition
• 77% white; 5% black; 17% Native American; 1% Hispanic

Texasí 6th

• suburban Dallas; part of Ft. Worth, part of Arlington
• Republican, though part of the district is socially moderate
• 90% white; 5% black; 2% Asian; 6% Hispanic

Texasí 8th

• Northern Houston suburbs; College Station
• Republican (Texas A&M is a conservative college)
• 90% white; 5% black; 2% Asian; 7% Hispanic

Texasí 12th

• northwest Tarrant Co.; part of Ft. Worth
• mostly white, middle-class; mixture of suburban and rural
• competitive, leaning Republican
• 75% white; 23% black; 1% Asian; 1% Hispanic

Texasí 15th

• Southern Texas
• one of the poorest districts in the nation
• includes Texasí largest Hispanic population
• Democratic (the 15th seat has never gone to a Republican)
• 25% white; 1% black; 74% Hispanic

Texasí 21st

• South Central
• odd shape reflects the 1992 districting desire to separate Democratic and Republican neighborhoods to allow the 21st to be Republican
• 91% white; 3% black; 1% Asian; 14% Hispanic

Texasí 24th

• parts of Dallas and Tarrant counties
• leans Democratic
• 1992 redistricting increased the Democratic tilt
• 64% white; 20% black; 2% Asian; 21% Hispanic

Texasí 25th

• south Houston and suburbs
• one of the few swing districts in the Houston area
• voters tend to be fiscally conservative but socially progressive
• 63% white; 23% black; 4% Asian; 18% Hispanic

Texasí 29th

• Southeastóparts of Houston, Pasadena
• blue-collar, working class district
• originally created as a Hispanic-majority district, but then Hispanics were moved out of the district
• one of the poorer Texas districts, with a low percentage of college-educated residents
• 58% white; 15% black; 2% Asian; 45% Hispanic