San Benito, Texas
San Benito is a city in Cameron County, Texas, with 24,861 residents in 2020. It is in Texas's 34th congressional district. It spans 2 state house districts. Its state senate district is State Senate District 27.
County
| County | Share of residents |
|---|---|
| Cameron County | 100% |
Congressional district
| Congressional district | Share of residents |
|---|---|
| Texas's 34th congressional district (TX-34) | 100% |
Elected officials
| Office | Member | Contact | Share of residents |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mayor | Ricardo "Rick" Guerra | citywide | |
| U.S. Representative (TX-34) | Vicente Gonzalez (D) | 202-225-2531 | 100% |
| U.S. Senator | John Cornyn (R) | 202-224-2934 · contact form | statewide |
| U.S. Senator | Ted Cruz (R) | 202-224-5922 · contact form | statewide |
| State Senator (State Senate District 27) | Adam Hinojosa (R) | 956-542-2211 | 100% |
| State Representative (State House District 35) | Oscar Longoria (Democratic) | 956-797-2101 | 85% |
| State Representative (State House District 37) | Janie Lopez (R) | 956-247-3610 | 15% |
From Wikidata (community-maintained); confirm on the city's website.
Elected in 2024 under TX's previous congressional map; this district's lines changed for the 120th Congress (seated January 3, 2027).
Officials serving now (members of Congress until January 3, 2027). Sources: State legislators: Open States (public domain); Members of Congress: the @unitedstates project, congress-legislators (CC0); Mayors: Wikidata (CC0).
Local government
- San Benito website: https://www.cityofsanbenito.com/
- San Benito laws: search for the San Benito, Texas code of ordinances
- Cameron County website: https://www.cameroncountytx.gov/
- Cameron County laws: search for the Cameron County, Texas code of ordinances
State legislative districts
| State senate district | Share of residents |
|---|---|
| State Senate District 27 | 100% |
| State house district | Share of residents |
|---|---|
| State House District 35 | 85% |
| State House District 37 | 15% |
ZIP codes
Percentages mark ZIPs only partly in San Benito: the share of that ZIP's residents living in it.
- 78586 (50%)
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San Benito here is the Census Bureau's place boundary as of January 1, 2025. Shares are of 2020 Census population. Districts are the maps in force for the November 3, 2026 election.