Politics · Riverside

Riverside, TX politics & representatives

Riverside is represented in Congress by Senators John Cornyn and Ted Cruz and Representative Pete Sessions. Greg Abbott is governor.

Who represents Riverside in Washington and in Texas, with how to reach each office.

Elections · 2024 general election

How Walker County voted in 2024

Official results for all of Walker County. Riverside's own results aren't published in a form we can match to the town exactly, so these are the county's.

President 25,175 votes

Donald J TrumpRepublican
69.6%
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat
29.6%
Others
0.8%

Texas: Trump 56.1%, Harris 42.5%

U.S. Senate 24,978 votes

CruzRepublican
67.2%
AllredDemocrat
30.9%
Others
1.9%

Texas: Cruz 53.1%, Allred 44.6%

U.S. House · Texas's 17th District 291,031 votes

SessionsRepublican
66.3%
LorenzenDemocrat
33.7%

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.

In Washington

Who represents Riverside in Congress

U.S. Senate Both senators represent all of Texas

John Cornyn
John CornynU.S. SenatorRepublican · Serving since 2002 Official site ↗202-224-2934
Ted Cruz
Ted CruzU.S. SenatorRepublican · Serving since 2013 Official site ↗202-224-5922

U.S. House · Texas's 17th District

Pete Sessions
Pete SessionsU.S. RepresentativeRepublican · Serving since 2021 Official site ↗202-225-6105
In Texas

Who represents Riverside in state government

Greg AbbottGovernor of TexasRepublican · Serving since 2015 Official site ↗512-463-2000

State Senate · District 5

Charles SchwertnerState SenatorRepublican Official site ↗512-863-8456Email

State House · District 12

Trey WhartonState RepresentativeRepublican Official site ↗936-649-0510Email

Riverside'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 Riverside by land area, so if the town is split, your street decides which one is yours.

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