Rusk, TX politics & representatives
Rusk is represented in Congress by Senators John Cornyn and Ted Cruz and Representative Jake Ellzey. Greg Abbott is governor.
Who represents Rusk in Washington and in Texas, with how to reach each office.
How Cherokee County voted in 2024
Official results for all of Cherokee County. Rusk's own results aren't published in a form we can match to the town exactly, so these are the county's.
President 20,507 votes
Texas: Trump 56.1%, Harris 42.5%
U.S. Senate 20,393 votes
Texas: Cruz 53.1%, Allred 44.6%
U.S. House · Texas's 6th District 286,442 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 Rusk in Congress
U.S. Senate Both senators represent all of Texas
U.S. House · Texas's 6th District
Who represents Rusk in state government
State Senate · District 3
State House · District 8
Rusk'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 Rusk by land area, so if the town is split, your street decides which one is yours.