Ellis County, Texas presidential election results

In 2024 Donald J. Trump won Ellis County by 31.1 points, out of 99,485 votes for president.

Ellis 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	64,763	65.1%
Kamala Harris DEM	33,850	34.0%
All other candidates	872	0.9%
Total	99,485

Ellis County was R+31.1 against R+13.7 statewide, 17.4 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	56,717	66.3%
Joseph R. Biden DEM	27,565	32.2%
All other candidates	1,211	1.4%
Total	85,493

Ellis County was R+34.1 against R+5.6 statewide, 28.5 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	44,941	70.6%
Hillary Clinton DEM	16,253	25.5%
All other candidates	2,479	3.9%
Total	63,673

Ellis County was R+45.1 against R+9.0 statewide, 36.1 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	39,574	73.1%
Barack Obama DEM	13,881	25.6%
All other candidates	696	1.3%
Total	54,151

Ellis County was R+47.5 against R+15.8 statewide, 31.7 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	38,078	70.7%
Barack Obama DEM	15,333	28.5%
All other candidates	442	0.8%
Total	53,853

Ellis County was R+42.2 against R+11.8 statewide, 30.4 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)

2004

Texas 2004

Ticket	Votes	Share
George W. Bush REP	34,602	74.5%
John Kerry DEM	11,640	25.1%
All other candidates	202	0.4%
Total	46,444

Ellis County was R+49.4 against R+22.9 statewide, 26.5 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)

2000

Texas 2000

Ticket	Votes	Share
George W. Bush REP	26,091	69.9%
Albert Gore, Jr. DEM	10,629	28.5%
All other candidates	587	1.6%
Total	37,307

Ellis County was R+41.4 against R+21.3 statewide, 20.1 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 Ellis County, Texas in 2024?

Donald J. Trump won Ellis County by 31.1 points, out of 99,485 votes counted for president.

Is Ellis County Republican or Democratic?

Presidential results: 2024: Republican by 31.1 points; 2020: Republican by 34.1 points; 2016: Republican by 45.1 points; 2012: Republican by 47.5 points; 2008: Republican by 42.2 points; 2004: Republican by 49.4 points; 2000: Republican by 41.4 points.

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

In 2024 it was 17.4 points more Republican than the state as a whole (Republican by 31.1 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