TORRES, RUTH MS.
D Β· house
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- FEC candidate id
H2TX05253- Internal id
bed65216-6b14-4de5-a9d6-370ea2945a29- Status
- challenger
Who this candidate represents
Who lives here β American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2024), TX-05. Source.
| Category | Metric | Value |
|---|---|---|
| People | Population | 806,900 |
| People | Median age | 37 |
| Income | Median household income | $78,587 |
| Income | Per-capita income | $34,430 |
| Income | In poverty | 11.4% |
| Income | Unemployed | 5.0% |
| Income | Gini inequality index | 0.421 |
| Race | White alone | 51.6% |
| Race | Black alone | 14.9% |
| Race | Asian alone | 4.5% |
| Race | Hispanic or Latino | 30.8% |
| Race | Two or more races | 21.1% |
| Origin | Foreign-born | 16.1% |
| Language | Speaks English only at home | 70.3% |
| Language | Speaks Spanish at home | 23.4% |
| Education | High school or higher | 54.0% |
| Education | Bachelor's or higher | 24.4% |
| Education | Advanced degree | 8.0% |
| Household | Family households | 74.1% |
| Household | Avg household size | 2.92 |
| Household | Never married (15+) | 31.1% |
| Housing | Median home value | $270,100 |
| Housing | Median gross rent | $1,488 |
| Housing | Single-family detached | 73.5% |
| Housing | Built before 1940 | 1.6% |
| Housing | Overcrowded (>1 per room) | 5.2% |
| Housing | Vacant units | 9.2% |
| Service | Veterans (18+) | 6.3% |
| Health | With a disability | 12.6% |
| Connectivity | Households with broadband | 91.6% |
| Connectivity | Households with no internet | 6.3% |
| Commute | Drove alone | 74.3% |
| Commute | Public transit | 0.5% |
| Commute | Worked from home | 12.0% |
Cycle financials
Source: FEC weball bulk file (cycle summary). Numbers in USD; 0 = no activity reported.
| Cycle | Raised | Spent | Cash on hand | Debts | Indiv. contribs. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | $20,748 | $16,989 | $4,035 | $38,040 | $748 |
| 2024 | $39,343 | $38,991 | $363 | $18,040 | $24,043 |
| 2022 | $4,970 | $4,960 | $10 | $1,230 | $3,740 |
Elections
- 2022 general house Β· TX-5 β lost_general
- 2024 general house Β· TX-5 β lost_general
- 2026 general house Β· TX-5 β running
Committees
- RUTH TORRES TRUTH IN CONGRESS β principal Β· type H
Election prediction
Cycle 2026 Β· model baseline-v1 Β· base rate 15.1%
P(win) = 25.1%
| Feature | Ξ P(win) |
|---|---|
| Base rate (historical) | 15.1% |
| D (major party) | +10.0% |
Baseline model (incumbency Γ party Γ office). Calibration: backtest Brier score is the reference, see npm run db:ingest -- --source=predict-backtest-election. Future model versions must beat baseline Brier on the same held-out cohort or they don't ship.
Connected on the graph
Outbound (1)
| date | type | to | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| β | principal_candidate_of | RUTH TORRES TRUTH IN CONGRESS | β | candidate_committees |