The district includes portions of the State from Lubbock to Abilene.

With a Cook Partisan Voting Index rating of R+26, it is one of the most Republican districts in Texas.

The area is predominantly rural, with the exceptions of Abilene and Lubbock, and includes many state parks, ranches, and farms.

Much of this region continued to elect conservative Democrats to local offices and the Texas Legislature until 1994.

There are virtually no elected Democrats in office other than at the county level, and Republicans usually win most races by 70 percent or more of the vote.