Houston County, Texas presidential election results

In 2024 Donald J. Trump won Houston County by 55.4 points, out of 9,362 votes for president.

Houston 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	7,247	77.4%
Kamala Harris DEM	2,065	22.1%
All other candidates	50	0.5%
Total	9,362

Houston County was R+55.3 against R+13.7 statewide, 41.6 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	7,060	74.8%
Joseph R. Biden DEM	2,314	24.5%
All other candidates	63	0.7%
Total	9,437

Houston County was R+50.3 against R+5.6 statewide, 44.7 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

2016

Texas 2016

Ticket	Votes	Share
Donald J. Trump REP	6,205	74.3%
Hillary Clinton DEM	1,978	23.7%
All other candidates	170	2.0%
Total	8,353

Houston County was R+50.6 against R+9.0 statewide, 41.6 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	5,880	71.6%
Barack Obama DEM	2,265	27.6%
All other candidates	69	0.8%
Total	8,214

Houston County was R+44.0 against R+15.8 statewide, 28.2 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	5,872	68.1%
Barack Obama DEM	2,656	30.8%
All other candidates	96	1.1%
Total	8,624

Houston County was R+37.3 against R+11.8 statewide, 25.5 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)

2004

Texas 2004

Ticket	Votes	Share
George W. Bush REP	5,848	66.4%
John Kerry DEM	2,921	33.2%
All other candidates	37	0.4%
Total	8,806

Houston County was R+33.2 against R+22.9 statewide, 10.3 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)

2000

Texas 2000

Ticket	Votes	Share
George W. Bush REP	5,308	64.4%
Albert Gore, Jr. DEM	2,833	34.4%
All other candidates	95	1.2%
Total	8,236

Houston County was R+30.0 against R+21.3 statewide, 8.7 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)

Questions and answers

Who won Houston County, Texas in 2024?

Donald J. Trump won Houston County by 55.4 points, out of 9,362 votes counted for president.

Is Houston County Republican or Democratic?

Presidential results: 2024: Republican by 55.3 points; 2020: Republican by 50.3 points; 2016: Republican by 50.6 points; 2012: Republican by 44.0 points; 2008: Republican by 37.3 points; 2004: Republican by 33.2 points; 2000: Republican by 30.0 points.

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

In 2024 it was 41.6 points more Republican than the state as a whole (Republican by 55.3 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