Jefferson County, Texas presidential election results

In 2024 Donald J. Trump won Jefferson County by 8.9 points, out of 86,272 votes for president.

Jefferson 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	46,596	54.0%
Kamala Harris DEM	38,936	45.1%
All other candidates	740	0.9%
Total	86,272

Jefferson County was R+8.9 against R+13.7 statewide, 4.8 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
Donald J. Trump REP	47,570	50.2%
Joseph R. Biden DEM	46,073	48.6%
All other candidates	1,096	1.2%
Total	94,739

Jefferson County was R+1.6 against R+5.6 statewide, 4.0 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	42,862	48.9%
Hillary Clinton DEM	42,443	48.4%
All other candidates	2,313	2.6%
Total	87,618

Jefferson County was R+0.5 against R+9.0 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)

2012

Texas 2012

Ticket	Votes	Share
Barack Obama DEM	44,668	50.4%
Mitt Romney REP	43,242	48.8%
All other candidates	717	0.8%
Total	88,627

Jefferson County was D+1.6 against R+15.8 statewide, 17.4 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
Barack Obama DEM	44,888	50.8%
John McCain REP	42,905	48.6%
All other candidates	503	0.6%
Total	88,296

Jefferson County was D+2.2 against R+11.8 statewide, 14.0 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)

2004

Texas 2004

Ticket	Votes	Share
John Kerry DEM	47,066	51.2%
George W. Bush REP	44,423	48.4%
All other candidates	377	0.4%
Total	91,866

Jefferson County was D+2.8 against R+22.9 statewide, 25.7 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
Albert Gore, Jr. DEM	45,409	52.2%
George W. Bush REP	40,320	46.4%
All other candidates	1,180	1.4%
Total	86,909

Jefferson County was D+5.8 against R+21.3 statewide, 27.1 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)

Questions and answers

Who won Jefferson County, Texas in 2024?

Donald J. Trump won Jefferson County by 8.9 points, out of 86,272 votes counted for president.

Is Jefferson County Republican or Democratic?

Presidential results: 2024: Republican by 8.9 points; 2020: Republican by 1.6 points; 2016: Republican by 0.5 points; 2012: Democratic by 1.6 points; 2008: Democratic by 2.2 points; 2004: Democratic by 2.8 points; 2000: Democratic by 5.8 points.

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

In 2024 it was 4.8 points more Democratic than the state as a whole (Republican by 8.9 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