Galveston County, Texas presidential election results

In 2024 Donald J. Trump won Galveston County by 27.4 points, out of 158,933 votes for president.

Galveston 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	100,295	63.1%
Kamala Harris DEM	56,732	35.7%
All other candidates	1,906	1.2%
Total	158,933

Galveston County was R+27.4 against R+13.7 statewide, 13.7 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	93,911	60.6%
Joseph R. Biden DEM	58,842	37.9%
All other candidates	2,307	1.5%
Total	155,060

Galveston County was R+22.7 against R+5.6 statewide, 17.1 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	73,757	60.0%
Hillary Clinton DEM	43,658	35.5%
All other candidates	5,488	4.5%
Total	122,903

Galveston County was R+24.5 against R+9.0 statewide, 15.5 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)

2012

Texas 2012

Ticket	Votes	Share
Mitt Romney REP	69,059	62.7%
Barack Obama DEM	39,511	35.9%
All other candidates	1,508	1.4%
Total	110,078

Galveston County was R+26.8 against R+15.8 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)

2008

Texas 2008

Ticket	Votes	Share
John McCain REP	62,258	59.3%
Barack Obama DEM	41,805	39.8%
All other candidates	941	0.9%
Total	105,004

Galveston County was R+19.5 against R+11.8 statewide, 7.7 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)

2004

Texas 2004

Ticket	Votes	Share
George W. Bush REP	61,290	57.8%
John Kerry DEM	43,919	41.4%
All other candidates	772	0.7%
Total	105,981

Galveston County was R+16.4 against R+22.9 statewide, 6.5 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)

2000

Texas 2000

Ticket	Votes	Share
George W. Bush REP	50,397	54.2%
Albert Gore, Jr. DEM	40,020	43.0%
All other candidates	2,566	2.8%
Total	92,983

Galveston County was R+11.2 against R+21.3 statewide, 10.1 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 Galveston County, Texas in 2024?

Donald J. Trump won Galveston County by 27.4 points, out of 158,933 votes counted for president.

Is Galveston County Republican or Democratic?

Presidential results: 2024: Republican by 27.4 points; 2020: Republican by 22.7 points; 2016: Republican by 24.5 points; 2012: Republican by 26.8 points; 2008: Republican by 19.5 points; 2004: Republican by 16.4 points; 2000: Republican by 11.2 points.

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

In 2024 it was 13.7 points more Republican than the state as a whole (Republican by 27.4 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