Nueces County, Texas presidential election results

In 2024 Donald J. Trump won Nueces County by 11.5 points, out of 121,614 votes for president.

Nueces 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	67,201	55.3%
Kamala Harris DEM	53,248	43.8%
All other candidates	1,165	1.0%
Total	121,614

Nueces County was R+11.5 against R+13.7 statewide, 2.2 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	64,617	50.8%
Joseph R. Biden DEM	60,925	47.9%
All other candidates	1,772	1.4%
Total	127,314

Nueces County was R+2.9 against R+5.6 statewide, 2.7 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	50,766	48.6%
Hillary Clinton DEM	49,198	47.1%
All other candidates	4,441	4.3%
Total	104,405

Nueces County was R+1.5 against R+9.0 statewide, 7.5 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
Mitt Romney REP	48,966	51.0%
Barack Obama DEM	45,772	47.6%
All other candidates	1,366	1.4%
Total	96,104

Nueces County was R+3.4 against R+15.8 statewide, 12.4 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
John McCain REP	52,391	51.8%
Barack Obama DEM	47,912	47.3%
All other candidates	927	0.9%
Total	101,230

Nueces County was R+4.5 against R+11.8 statewide, 7.3 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)

2004

Texas 2004

Ticket	Votes	Share
George W. Bush REP	59,359	56.8%
John Kerry DEM	44,439	42.5%
All other candidates	762	0.7%
Total	104,560

Nueces County was R+14.3 against R+22.9 statewide, 8.6 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)

2000

Texas 2000

Ticket	Votes	Share
George W. Bush REP	49,906	51.3%
Albert Gore, Jr. DEM	45,349	46.6%
All other candidates	2,071	2.1%
Total	97,326

Nueces County was R+4.7 against R+21.3 statewide, 16.6 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 Nueces County, Texas in 2024?

Donald J. Trump won Nueces County by 11.5 points, out of 121,614 votes counted for president.

Is Nueces County Republican or Democratic?

Presidential results: 2024: Republican by 11.5 points; 2020: Republican by 2.9 points; 2016: Republican by 1.5 points; 2012: Republican by 3.4 points; 2008: Republican by 4.5 points; 2004: Republican by 14.3 points; 2000: Republican by 4.7 points.

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

In 2024 it was 2.2 points more Democratic than the state as a whole (Republican by 11.5 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