Howard County, Texas presidential election results

In 2024 Donald J. Trump won Howard County by 62.8 points, out of 9,640 votes for president.

Howard 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	7,817	81.1%
Kamala Harris DEM	1,759	18.2%
All other candidates	64	0.7%
Total	9,640

Howard County was R+62.9 against R+13.7 statewide, 49.2 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	8,054	78.7%
Joseph R. Biden DEM	2,069	20.2%
All other candidates	117	1.1%
Total	10,240

Howard County was R+58.5 against R+5.6 statewide, 52.9 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	6,637	76.1%
Hillary Clinton DEM	1,770	20.3%
All other candidates	316	3.6%
Total	8,723

Howard County was R+55.8 against R+9.0 statewide, 46.8 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	6,453	74.2%
Barack Obama DEM	2,110	24.3%
All other candidates	132	1.5%
Total	8,695

Howard County was R+49.9 against R+15.8 statewide, 34.1 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	7,029	72.5%
Barack Obama DEM	2,545	26.3%
All other candidates	115	1.2%
Total	9,689

Howard County was R+46.2 against R+11.8 statewide, 34.4 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	7,480	73.3%
John Kerry DEM	2,663	26.1%
All other candidates	58	0.6%
Total	10,201

Howard County was R+47.2 against R+22.9 statewide, 24.3 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	6,668	69.8%
Albert Gore, Jr. DEM	2,744	28.7%
All other candidates	136	1.4%
Total	9,548

Howard County was R+41.1 against R+21.3 statewide, 19.8 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 Howard County, Texas in 2024?

Donald J. Trump won Howard County by 62.8 points, out of 9,640 votes counted for president.

Is Howard County Republican or Democratic?

Presidential results: 2024: Republican by 62.9 points; 2020: Republican by 58.5 points; 2016: Republican by 55.8 points; 2012: Republican by 49.9 points; 2008: Republican by 46.2 points; 2004: Republican by 47.2 points; 2000: Republican by 41.1 points.

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

In 2024 it was 49.2 points more Republican than the state as a whole (Republican by 62.9 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