Hidalgo County, Texas presidential election results

In 2024 Donald J. Trump won Hidalgo County by 2.9 points, out of 217,194 votes for president.

Hidalgo 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	110,760	51.0%
Kamala Harris DEM	104,517	48.1%
All other candidates	1,917	0.9%
Total	217,194

Hidalgo County was R+2.9 against R+13.7 statewide, 10.8 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	128,199	58.0%
Donald J. Trump REP	90,527	41.0%
All other candidates	2,158	1.0%
Total	220,884

Hidalgo County was D+17.0 against R+5.6 statewide, 22.6 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

2016

Texas 2016

Ticket	Votes	Share
Hillary Clinton DEM	118,809	68.5%
Donald J. Trump REP	48,642	28.0%
All other candidates	5,986	3.5%
Total	173,437

Hidalgo County was D+40.5 against R+9.0 statewide, 49.5 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)

2012

Texas 2012

Ticket	Votes	Share
Barack Obama DEM	97,969	70.4%
Mitt Romney REP	39,865	28.6%
All other candidates	1,325	1.0%
Total	139,159

Hidalgo County was D+41.8 against R+15.8 statewide, 57.6 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	90,261	69.0%
John McCain REP	39,668	30.3%
All other candidates	855	0.7%
Total	130,784

Hidalgo County was D+38.7 against R+11.8 statewide, 50.5 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)

2004

Texas 2004

Ticket	Votes	Share
John Kerry DEM	62,369	54.9%
George W. Bush REP	50,931	44.8%
All other candidates	383	0.3%
Total	113,683

Hidalgo County was D+10.1 against R+22.9 statewide, 33.0 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
Albert Gore, Jr. DEM	61,390	60.8%
George W. Bush REP	38,301	37.9%
All other candidates	1,359	1.3%
Total	101,050

Hidalgo County was D+22.9 against R+21.3 statewide, 44.2 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 Hidalgo County, Texas in 2024?

Donald J. Trump won Hidalgo County by 2.9 points, out of 217,194 votes counted for president.

Is Hidalgo County Republican or Democratic?

Presidential results: 2024: Republican by 2.9 points; 2020: Democratic by 17.0 points; 2016: Democratic by 40.5 points; 2012: Democratic by 41.8 points; 2008: Democratic by 38.7 points; 2004: Democratic by 10.1 points; 2000: Democratic by 22.9 points.

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

In 2024 it was 10.8 points more Democratic than the state as a whole (Republican by 2.9 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