Jim Wells County, Texas presidential election results

In 2024 Donald J. Trump won Jim Wells County by 15.5 points, out of 13,268 votes for president.

Jim Wells 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	7,636	57.6%
Kamala Harris DEM	5,577	42.0%
All other candidates	55	0.4%
Total	13,268

Jim Wells County was R+15.6 against R+13.7 statewide, 1.9 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

2020

Texas 2020

Ticket	Votes	Share
Donald J. Trump REP	7,453	54.5%
Joseph R. Biden DEM	6,119	44.8%
All other candidates	97	0.7%
Total	13,669

Jim Wells County was R+9.7 against R+5.6 statewide, 4.1 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
Hillary Clinton DEM	6,694	54.1%
Donald J. Trump REP	5,420	43.8%
All other candidates	265	2.1%
Total	12,379

Jim Wells County was D+10.3 against R+9.0 statewide, 19.3 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	6,492	58.1%
Mitt Romney REP	4,598	41.2%
All other candidates	76	0.7%
Total	11,166

Jim Wells County was D+16.9 against R+15.8 statewide, 32.7 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)

2008

Texas 2008

Ticket	Votes	Share
Barack Obama DEM	6,706	57.8%
John McCain REP	4,841	41.7%
All other candidates	65	0.6%
Total	11,612

Jim Wells County was D+16.1 against R+11.8 statewide, 27.9 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	6,824	53.8%
George W. Bush REP	5,817	45.8%
All other candidates	50	0.4%
Total	12,691

Jim Wells County was D+8.0 against R+22.9 statewide, 30.9 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	7,418	61.7%
George W. Bush REP	4,498	37.4%
All other candidates	107	0.9%
Total	12,023

Jim Wells County was D+24.3 against R+21.3 statewide, 45.6 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)

Questions and answers

Who won Jim Wells County, Texas in 2024?

Donald J. Trump won Jim Wells County by 15.5 points, out of 13,268 votes counted for president.

Is Jim Wells County Republican or Democratic?

Presidential results: 2024: Republican by 15.6 points; 2020: Republican by 9.7 points; 2016: Democratic by 10.3 points; 2012: Democratic by 16.9 points; 2008: Democratic by 16.1 points; 2004: Democratic by 8.0 points; 2000: Democratic by 24.3 points.

How does Jim Wells County vote compared with the rest of Texas?

In 2024 it was 1.9 points more Republican than the state as a whole (Republican by 15.6 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