Cameron County, Texas presidential election results

In 2024 Donald J. Trump won Cameron County by 5.8 points, out of 116,122 votes for president.

Cameron 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	60,991	52.5%
Kamala Harris DEM	54,258	46.7%
All other candidates	873	0.8%
Total	116,122

Cameron County was R+5.8 against R+13.7 statewide, 7.9 points more Democratic 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
Joseph R. Biden DEM	64,063	56.1%
Donald J. Trump REP	49,032	42.9%
All other candidates	1,079	0.9%
Total	114,174

Cameron County was D+13.2 against R+5.6 statewide, 18.8 points more Democratic 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
Hillary Clinton DEM	59,402	64.5%
Donald J. Trump REP	29,472	32.0%
All other candidates	3,205	3.5%
Total	92,079

Cameron County was D+32.5 against R+9.0 statewide, 41.5 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)

2012

Texas 2012

Ticket	Votes	Share
Barack Obama DEM	49,975	65.0%
Mitt Romney REP	26,099	33.9%
All other candidates	821	1.1%
Total	76,895

Cameron County was D+31.1 against R+15.8 statewide, 46.9 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)

2008

Texas 2008

Ticket	Votes	Share
Barack Obama DEM	48,480	64.1%
John McCain REP	26,671	35.3%
All other candidates	506	0.7%
Total	75,657

Cameron County was D+28.8 against R+11.8 statewide, 40.6 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	34,801	50.3%
John Kerry DEM	33,998	49.2%
All other candidates	357	0.5%
Total	69,156

Cameron County was R+1.1 against R+22.9 statewide, 21.8 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)

2000

Texas 2000

Ticket	Votes	Share
Albert Gore, Jr. DEM	33,214	53.5%
George W. Bush REP	27,800	44.8%
All other candidates	1,043	1.7%
Total	62,057

Cameron County was D+8.7 against R+21.3 statewide, 30.0 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)

Questions and answers

Who won Cameron County, Texas in 2024?

Donald J. Trump won Cameron County by 5.8 points, out of 116,122 votes counted for president.

Is Cameron County Republican or Democratic?

Presidential results: 2024: Republican by 5.8 points; 2020: Democratic by 13.2 points; 2016: Democratic by 32.5 points; 2012: Democratic by 31.1 points; 2008: Democratic by 28.8 points; 2004: Republican by 1.1 points; 2000: Democratic by 8.7 points.

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

In 2024 it was 7.9 points more Democratic than the state as a whole (Republican by 5.8 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