Texas presidential election results and history

Texas has voted in 43 presidential elections in this record and backed the national winner in 25 of the 43 with a recorded winner (58%).

Current members of Congress from Texas (39)

John Cornyn Senator · Republican
Ted Cruz Senator · Republican
Nathaniel Moran District 1 · Republican
Dan Crenshaw District 2 · Republican
Keith Self District 3 · Republican
Pat Fallon District 4 · Republican
Lance Gooden District 5 · Republican
Jake Ellzey District 6 · Republican
Lizzie Fletcher District 7 · Democrat
Morgan Luttrell District 8 · Republican
Al Green District 9 · Democrat
Michael T. McCaul District 10 · Republican
August Pfluger District 11 · Republican
Craig A. Goldman District 12 · Republican
Ronny Jackson District 13 · Republican
Randy K. Weber, Sr. District 14 · Republican
Monica De La Cruz District 15 · Republican
Veronica Escobar District 16 · Democrat
Pete Sessions District 17 · Republican
Christian D. Menefee District 18 · Democrat
Jodey C. Arrington District 19 · Republican
Joaquin Castro District 20 · Democrat
Chip Roy District 21 · Republican
Troy E. Nehls District 22 · Republican
Beth Van Duyne District 24 · Republican
Roger Williams District 25 · Republican
Brandon Gill District 26 · Republican
Michael Cloud District 27 · Republican
Henry Cuellar District 28 · Democrat
Sylvia R. Garcia District 29 · Democrat
Jasmine Crockett District 30 · Democrat
John R. Carter District 31 · Republican
Julie Johnson District 32 · Democrat
Marc A. Veasey District 33 · Democrat
Vicente Gonzalez District 34 · Democrat
Greg Casar District 35 · Democrat
Brian Babin District 36 · Republican
Lloyd Doggett District 37 · Democrat
Wesley Hunt District 38 · Republican

Latest (2024): Donald J. Trump13.7 pts
Electoral votes: 40
Democratic wins: 26
Republican wins: 16

Texas, Republican vs Democratic margin since 1856: Republican minus Democratic share, in points. Bars above the line lean Republican, below lean Democratic.

Counties in 2024

Full 2024 results

Every presidential election in Texas

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Year	Carried by	Share	Runner-up	Margin	EV	Votes counted	National winner
2024	Donald J. Trump	56.1%	Kamala Harris	13.7	40	11,388,674	Donald J. Trump ✓
2020	Donald J. Trump	52.1%	Joseph R. Biden	5.6	38	11,315,056	Joseph R. Biden ✗
2016	Donald J. Trump	52.2%	Hillary Clinton	9.0	38	8,969,226	Donald J. Trump ✓
2012	Mitt Romney	57.2%	Barack Obama	15.8	38	7,993,851	Barack Obama ✗
2008	John McCain	55.5%	Barack Obama	11.8	34	8,077,795	Barack Obama ✗
2004	George W. Bush	61.1%	John Kerry	22.9	34	7,410,765	George W. Bush ✓
2000	George W. Bush	59.3%	Albert Gore, Jr.	21.3	32	6,407,637	George W. Bush ✓
1996	Robert Dole	48.8%	William J. Clinton	4.9	32	5,611,644	William J. Clinton ✗
1992	George H. W. Bush	40.6%	William J. Clinton	3.5	32	6,154,018	William J. Clinton ✗
1988	George H. W. Bush	56.0%	Michael Dukakis	12.6	29	5,427,410	George H. W. Bush ✓
1984	Ronald Reagan	63.6%	Walter Mondale	27.5	29	5,397,571	Ronald Reagan ✓
1980	Ronald Reagan	55.3%	Jimmy Carter	13.9	26	4,541,636	Ronald Reagan ✓
1976	Jimmy Carter	51.1%	Gerald R. Ford	3.2	26	4,071,884	Jimmy Carter ✓
1972	Richard M. Nixon	66.2%	George McGovern	33.0	26	3,471,281	Richard M. Nixon ✓
1968	Hubert Humphrey	41.1%	Richard M. Nixon	1.3	25	3,079,216	Richard M. Nixon ✗
1964	Lyndon B. Johnson	63.3%	Barry Goldwater	26.8	25	2,626,811	Lyndon B. Johnson ✓
1960	John F. Kennedy	50.5%	Richard M. Nixon	2.0	24	2,311,084	John F. Kennedy ✓
1956	Dwight D. Eisenhower	55.3%	Adlai Stevenson	11.3	24	1,955,168	Dwight D. Eisenhower ✓
1952	Dwight D. Eisenhower	53.1%	Adlai Stevenson	6.4	24	2,075,946	Dwight D. Eisenhower ✓
1948	Harry S Truman	65.4%	Thomas E. Dewey	40.8	23	1,147,245	Harry S Truman ✓
1944	Franklin D. Roosevelt	71.4%	Thomas E. Dewey	54.8	23	1,150,334	Franklin D. Roosevelt ✓
1940	Franklin D. Roosevelt	80.7%	Wendell L. Willkie	61.6	23	1,041,168	Franklin D. Roosevelt ✓
1936	Franklin D. Roosevelt	87.1%	Alfred M. Landon	74.8	23	843,482	Franklin D. Roosevelt ✓
1932	Franklin D. Roosevelt	88.1%	Herbert Hoover	76.7	23	863,406	Franklin D. Roosevelt ✓
1928	Herbert Hoover	51.8%	Alfred E. Smith	3.7	20	708,999	Herbert Hoover ✓
1924	John W. Davis	73.6%	Calvin Coolidge	53.7	20	657,054	Calvin Coolidge ✗
1920	James M. Cox	59.2%	Warren G. Harding	35.6	20	486,109	Warren G. Harding ✗
1916	Woodrow Wilson	76.9%	Charles E. Hughes	59.5	20	372,467	Woodrow Wilson ✓
1912	Woodrow Wilson	72.7%	William Howard Taft	63.3	20	300,961	Woodrow Wilson ✓
1908	William Jennings Bryan	74.0%	William Howard Taft	51.6	18	292,913	William Howard Taft ✗
1904	Alton B. Parker	71.5%	Theodore Roosevelt	49.6	18	233,609	Theodore Roosevelt ✗
1900	William Jennings Bryan	63.1%	William McKinley	32.2	15	424,334	William McKinley ✗
1896	William Jennings Bryan	51.9%	William McKinley	20.2	15	515,987	William McKinley ✗
1892	Grover Cleveland	56.6%	James B. Weaver	33.0	15	422,447	Grover Cleveland ✓
1888	Grover Cleveland	65.0%	Benjamin Harrison	39.2	13	363,484	Benjamin Harrison ✗
1884	Grover Cleveland	69.3%	James G. Blaine	40.8	13	326,458	Grover Cleveland ✓
1880	Winfield S. Hancock	64.8%	James A. Garfield	41.0	8	240,659	James A. Garfield ✗
1876	Samuel Tilden	70.2%	Rutherford B. Hayes	40.5	8	151,431	Rutherford B. Hayes ✗
1872	Horace Greeley	58.5%	Ulysses S. Grant	17.1	—	115,700	Ulysses S. Grant ✗
1860	John C. Breckinridge	75.5%	John Bell	51.0	4	62,986	Abraham Lincoln ✗
1856	James Buchanan	66.6%	Millard Fillmore	33.3	4	48,005	James Buchanan ✓
1852	Franklin Pierce	73.5%	Winfield Scott	47.0	4	20,223	Franklin Pierce ✓
1848	Lewis Cass	68.5%	Zachary Taylor	37.4	4	17,000	Zachary Taylor ✗

Counties

Questions and answers

How has Texas voted in recent presidential elections?

2024: Donald J. Trump by 13.7 points; 2020: Donald J. Trump by 5.6 points; 2016: Donald J. Trump by 9.0 points; 2012: Mitt Romney by 15.8 points; 2008: John McCain by 11.8 points.

When did Texas last vote Democratic for president?

In 1976, for Jimmy Carter.

When did Texas last vote Republican for president?

In 2024, for Donald J. Trump.

How often does Texas vote for the winning presidential candidate?

Texas backed the national winner in 25 of 43 elections in this record (58%).

Is Texas a swing state?

Not usually. It leans clearly to one party: in 2012, 2016, 2020 and 2024 its margins were Republican by 15.8 points, Republican by 9.0 points, Republican by 5.6 points and Republican by 13.7 points.

Official results As published by The American Presidency Project (UC Santa Barbara) and the state documents it links. How we use this data