Bell County, Texas presidential election results

In 2024 Donald J. Trump won Bell County by 16.2 points, out of 130,557 votes for president.

Bell County margin: Republican minus Democratic share, in points. Bars above the line lean Republican, below lean Democratic.

2024

Texas 2024

Ticket	Votes	Share
Donald J. Trump REP	75,161	57.6%
Kamala Harris DEM	53,973	41.3%
All other candidates	1,423	1.1%
Total	130,557

Bell County was R+16.3 against R+13.7 statewide, 2.6 points more Republican than the state.

Source: County results compiled by Tony McGovern from news-media election-night tallies (Fox News, Politico, The New York Times); not a certified state document

2020

Texas 2020

Ticket	Votes	Share
Donald J. Trump REP	67,893	53.3%
Joseph R. Biden DEM	57,014	44.8%
All other candidates	2,468	1.9%
Total	127,375

Bell County was R+8.5 against R+5.6 statewide, 2.9 points more Republican than the state.

Source: County results compiled by Tony McGovern from news-media election-night tallies (Fox News, Politico, The New York Times); not a certified state document

2016

Texas 2016

Ticket	Votes	Share
Donald J. Trump REP	51,998	54.7%
Hillary Clinton DEM	37,801	39.8%
All other candidates	5,195	5.5%
Total	94,994

Bell County was R+14.9 against R+9.0 statewide, 5.9 points more Republican than the state.

Source: MIT Election Data and Science Lab, County Presidential Election Returns 2000-2016 (compiled from official state election records)

2012

Texas 2012

Ticket	Votes	Share
Mitt Romney REP	49,574	57.5%
Barack Obama DEM	35,512	41.2%
All other candidates	1,120	1.3%
Total	86,206

Bell County was R+16.3 against R+15.8 statewide, 0.5 points more Republican than the state.

Source: MIT Election Data and Science Lab, County Presidential Election Returns 2000-2016 (compiled from official state election records)

2008

Texas 2008

Ticket	Votes	Share
John McCain REP	49,242	54.5%
Barack Obama DEM	40,413	44.7%
All other candidates	679	0.8%
Total	90,334

Bell County was R+9.8 against R+11.8 statewide, 2.0 points more Democratic than the state.

Source: MIT Election Data and Science Lab, County Presidential Election Returns 2000-2016 (compiled from official state election records)

2004

Texas 2004

Ticket	Votes	Share
George W. Bush REP	52,135	65.4%
John Kerry DEM	27,165	34.1%
All other candidates	424	0.5%
Total	79,724

Bell County was R+31.3 against R+22.9 statewide, 8.4 points more Republican than the state.

Source: MIT Election Data and Science Lab, County Presidential Election Returns 2000-2016 (compiled from official state election records)

2000

Texas 2000

Ticket	Votes	Share
George W. Bush REP	41,208	65.1%
Albert Gore, Jr. DEM	21,011	33.2%
All other candidates	1,072	1.7%
Total	63,291

Bell County was R+31.9 against R+21.3 statewide, 10.6 points more Republican than the state.

Source: MIT Election Data and Science Lab, County Presidential Election Returns 2000-2016 (compiled from official state election records)

Questions and answers

Who won Bell County, Texas in 2024?

Donald J. Trump won Bell County by 16.2 points, out of 130,557 votes counted for president.

Is Bell County Republican or Democratic?

Presidential results: 2024: Republican by 16.3 points; 2020: Republican by 8.5 points; 2016: Republican by 14.9 points; 2012: Republican by 16.3 points; 2008: Republican by 9.8 points; 2004: Republican by 31.3 points; 2000: Republican by 31.9 points.

How does Bell County vote compared with the rest of Texas?

In 2024 it was 2.6 points more Republican than the state as a whole (Republican by 16.3 points against Republican by 13.7 points statewide).

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