Harris County, Texas presidential election results

In 2024 Kamala Harris won Harris County by 5.5 points, out of 1,556,310 votes for president.

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

2024

Texas 2024

Ticket	Votes	Share
Kamala Harris DEM	808,771	52.0%
Donald J. Trump REP	722,695	46.4%
All other candidates	24,844	1.6%
Total	1,556,310

Harris County was D+5.6 against R+13.7 statewide, 19.3 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	918,193	56.0%
Donald J. Trump REP	700,630	42.7%
All other candidates	21,995	1.3%
Total	1,640,818

Harris County was D+13.3 against R+5.6 statewide, 18.9 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

2016

Texas 2016

Ticket	Votes	Share
Hillary Clinton DEM	707,914	54.0%
Donald J. Trump REP	545,955	41.6%
All other candidates	58,243	4.4%
Total	1,312,112

Harris County was D+12.4 against R+9.0 statewide, 21.4 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	587,044	49.4%
Mitt Romney REP	586,073	49.3%
All other candidates	15,468	1.3%
Total	1,188,585

Harris County was D+0.1 against R+15.8 statewide, 15.9 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	590,982	50.4%
John McCain REP	571,883	48.8%
All other candidates	8,607	0.7%
Total	1,171,472

Harris County was D+1.6 against R+11.8 statewide, 13.4 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	584,723	54.8%
John Kerry DEM	475,865	44.6%
All other candidates	7,380	0.7%
Total	1,067,968

Harris County was R+10.2 against R+22.9 statewide, 12.7 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	529,159	54.3%
Albert Gore, Jr. DEM	418,267	42.9%
All other candidates	27,396	2.8%
Total	974,822

Harris County was R+11.4 against R+21.3 statewide, 9.9 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)

Questions and answers

Who won Harris County, Texas in 2024?

Kamala Harris won Harris County by 5.5 points, out of 1,556,310 votes counted for president.

Is Harris County Republican or Democratic?

Presidential results: 2024: Democratic by 5.6 points; 2020: Democratic by 13.3 points; 2016: Democratic by 12.4 points; 2012: Democratic by 0.1 points; 2008: Democratic by 1.6 points; 2004: Republican by 10.2 points; 2000: Republican by 11.4 points.

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

In 2024 it was 19.3 points more Democratic than the state as a whole (Democratic by 5.6 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