Denton County, Texas presidential election results

In 2024 Donald J. Trump won Denton County by 13.2 points, out of 448,729 votes for president.

Denton 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	250,521	55.8%
Kamala Harris DEM	191,503	42.7%
All other candidates	6,705	1.5%
Total	448,729

Denton County was R+13.1 against R+13.7 statewide, 0.6 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
Donald J. Trump REP	222,480	53.2%
Joseph R. Biden DEM	188,695	45.1%
All other candidates	6,789	1.6%
Total	417,964

Denton County was R+8.1 against R+5.6 statewide, 2.5 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	170,603	57.1%
Hillary Clinton DEM	110,890	37.1%
All other candidates	17,152	5.7%
Total	298,645

Denton County was R+20.0 against R+9.0 statewide, 11.0 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	157,579	64.9%
Barack Obama DEM	80,978	33.4%
All other candidates	4,224	1.7%
Total	242,781

Denton County was R+31.5 against R+15.8 statewide, 15.7 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	149,935	61.6%
Barack Obama DEM	91,160	37.5%
All other candidates	2,168	0.9%
Total	243,263

Denton County was R+24.1 against R+11.8 statewide, 12.3 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)

2004

Texas 2004

Ticket	Votes	Share
George W. Bush REP	140,891	70.0%
John Kerry DEM	59,346	29.5%
All other candidates	1,173	0.6%
Total	201,410

Denton County was R+40.5 against R+22.9 statewide, 17.6 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)

2000

Texas 2000

Ticket	Votes	Share
George W. Bush REP	102,171	69.6%
Albert Gore, Jr. DEM	40,144	27.3%
All other candidates	4,475	3.0%
Total	146,790

Denton County was R+42.3 against R+21.3 statewide, 21.0 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 Denton County, Texas in 2024?

Donald J. Trump won Denton County by 13.2 points, out of 448,729 votes counted for president.

Is Denton County Republican or Democratic?

Presidential results: 2024: Republican by 13.1 points; 2020: Republican by 8.1 points; 2016: Republican by 20.0 points; 2012: Republican by 31.5 points; 2008: Republican by 24.1 points; 2004: Republican by 40.5 points; 2000: Republican by 42.3 points.

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

In 2024 it was 0.6 points more Democratic than the state as a whole (Republican by 13.1 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