Hays County, Texas presidential election results

In 2024 Kamala Harris won Hays County by 5.6 points, out of 125,688 votes for president.

Hays 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	65,528	52.1%
Donald J. Trump REP	58,438	46.5%
All other candidates	1,722	1.4%
Total	125,688

Hays 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	59,524	54.4%
Donald J. Trump REP	47,680	43.6%
All other candidates	2,153	2.0%
Total	109,357

Hays County was D+10.8 against R+5.6 statewide, 16.4 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
Donald J. Trump REP	33,826	46.9%
Hillary Clinton DEM	33,224	46.0%
All other candidates	5,114	7.1%
Total	72,164

Hays County was R+0.9 against R+9.0 statewide, 8.1 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)

2012

Texas 2012

Ticket	Votes	Share
Mitt Romney REP	31,661	53.7%
Barack Obama DEM	25,537	43.3%
All other candidates	1,813	3.1%
Total	59,011

Hays County was R+10.4 against R+15.8 statewide, 5.4 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)

2008

Texas 2008

Ticket	Votes	Share
John McCain REP	29,638	50.2%
Barack Obama DEM	28,431	48.1%
All other candidates	983	1.7%
Total	59,052

Hays County was R+2.1 against R+11.8 statewide, 9.7 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)

2004

Texas 2004

Ticket	Votes	Share
George W. Bush REP	27,021	56.5%
John Kerry DEM	20,110	42.1%
All other candidates	692	1.4%
Total	47,823

Hays County was R+14.4 against R+22.9 statewide, 8.5 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	20,170	58.8%
Albert Gore, Jr. DEM	11,387	33.2%
All other candidates	2,760	8.0%
Total	34,317

Hays County was R+25.6 against R+21.3 statewide, 4.3 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)

Questions and answers

Who won Hays County, Texas in 2024?

Kamala Harris won Hays County by 5.6 points, out of 125,688 votes counted for president.

Is Hays County Republican or Democratic?

Presidential results: 2024: Democratic by 5.6 points; 2020: Democratic by 10.8 points; 2016: Republican by 0.9 points; 2012: Republican by 10.4 points; 2008: Republican by 2.1 points; 2004: Republican by 14.4 points; 2000: Republican by 25.6 points.

How does Hays 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