Athens, TX politics & representatives
Athens is represented in Congress by Senators John Cornyn and Ted Cruz and Representative Lance Gooden. Greg Abbott is governor.
Who represents Athens in Washington and in Texas, with how to reach each office.
How Henderson County voted in 2024
Official results for all of Henderson County. Athens's own results aren't published in a form we can match to the town exactly, so these are the county's.
President 38,603 votes
Texas: Trump 56.1%, Harris 42.5%
U.S. Senate 38,217 votes
Texas: Cruz 53.1%, Allred 44.6%
U.S. House · Texas's 5th District 299,897 votes
Whole-district result
Source: MIT Election Data + Science Lab, official 2024 precinct returns (statewide totals from its official state files). Percentages are of votes for candidates; blank and spoiled ballots aren't counted.
Who represents Athens in Congress
U.S. Senate Both senators represent all of Texas
U.S. House · Texas's 5th District
Who represents Athens in state government
State Senate · District 3
State House · District 4 Covers about 84% of Athens
State House · District 8 Covers about 16% of Athens
Athens is split between state legislative districts. Find yours by address ↗
Athens's own government: Town Hall →
Sources: congressional and state legislative districts from the U.S. Census Bureau (119th Congress, 2024 state districts); members of Congress from the congress-legislators project (portraits public domain); governors and state legislators from Open States. Districts are matched to Athens by land area, so if the town is split, your street decides which one is yours.