Texas Voting District Boundaries from 2020 Census

Voting district boundaries for Texas, including precincts and election districts, are provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. This shapefile is part of the national TIGER/Line database, designed as a seamless geographic file. The data originates from the 2010 Census Redistricting Data Program, with each district identified by a unique alphanumeric code within its county.

Use Cases

• Map voting district boundaries for Texas to analyze electoral geography and precinct shapes.
• Join VTD alphanumeric codes with demographic data for redistricting and political analysis.
• Assess geographic coverage of voting districts, noting incomplete VTD coverage in states like Montana and Oregon.

Strengths

• Data is part of the Census Bureau's national TIGER/Line database, which is topologically integrated with no overlaps or gaps.
• Voting districts are identified by a 1- to 6-character alphanumeric census code unique within each county.
• Boundaries were provided by state governments through the formal 2010 Census Redistricting Data Program.

Limitations

• No voting district data exists for Kentucky and Rhode Island in the 2020 Census products.
• Coverage of voting districts is incomplete for Montana and Oregon.
• The specific row count and file size for this Texas extract are unknown.

Provenance

Source

U.S. Census Bureau, Department of Commerce

Collection Method

Extracted from the Master Address File / Topologically Integrated Geographic Encoding and Referencing (MAF/TIGER) Database.

Time Range

2020

Freshness

Data reflects the 2020 Census and was last updated in November 2022.

Geography

Texas, United States