El Refugio, TX politics & representatives
El Refugio is represented in Congress by Senators John Cornyn and Ted Cruz and Representative Henry Cuellar. Greg Abbott is governor.
Who represents El Refugio in Washington and in Texas, with how to reach each office.
How Starr County voted in 2024
Official results for all of Starr County. El Refugio's own results aren't published in a form we can match to the town exactly, so these are the county's.
President 16,421 votes
Texas: Trump 56.1%, Harris 42.5%
U.S. Senate 14,182 votes
Texas: Cruz 53.1%, Allred 44.6%
U.S. House · Texas's 28th District 237,648 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 El Refugio in Congress
U.S. Senate Both senators represent all of Texas
U.S. House · Texas's 28th District
Who represents El Refugio in state government
State Senate · District 21
State House · District 31
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 El Refugio by land area, so if the town is split, your street decides which one is yours.