Rusk County, Texas presidential election results

In 2024 Donald J. Trump won Rusk County by 59.4 points, out of 21,702 votes for president.

Rusk 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	17,234	79.4%
Kamala Harris DEM	4,337	20.0%
All other candidates	131	0.6%
Total	21,702

Rusk County was R+59.4 against R+13.7 statewide, 45.7 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

2020

Texas 2020

Ticket	Votes	Share
Donald J. Trump REP	16,534	77.4%
Joseph R. Biden DEM	4,629	21.7%
All other candidates	205	1.0%
Total	21,368

Rusk County was R+55.7 against R+5.6 statewide, 50.1 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
Donald J. Trump REP	14,675	77.3%
Hillary Clinton DEM	3,935	20.7%
All other candidates	384	2.0%
Total	18,994

Rusk County was R+56.6 against R+9.0 statewide, 47.6 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	13,924	75.1%
Barack Obama DEM	4,451	24.0%
All other candidates	171	0.9%
Total	18,546

Rusk County was R+51.1 against R+15.8 statewide, 35.3 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)

2008

Texas 2008

Ticket	Votes	Share
John McCain REP	13,646	72.9%
Barack Obama DEM	4,983	26.6%
All other candidates	93	0.5%
Total	18,722

Rusk County was R+46.3 against R+11.8 statewide, 34.5 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	13,390	73.0%
John Kerry DEM	4,899	26.7%
All other candidates	55	0.3%
Total	18,344

Rusk County was R+46.3 against R+22.9 statewide, 23.4 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)

2000

Texas 2000

Ticket	Votes	Share
George W. Bush REP	11,611	69.8%
Albert Gore, Jr. DEM	4,841	29.1%
All other candidates	181	1.1%
Total	16,633

Rusk County was R+40.7 against R+21.3 statewide, 19.4 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)

Questions and answers

Who won Rusk County, Texas in 2024?

Donald J. Trump won Rusk County by 59.4 points, out of 21,702 votes counted for president.

Is Rusk County Republican or Democratic?

Presidential results: 2024: Republican by 59.4 points; 2020: Republican by 55.7 points; 2016: Republican by 56.6 points; 2012: Republican by 51.1 points; 2008: Republican by 46.3 points; 2004: Republican by 46.3 points; 2000: Republican by 40.7 points.

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

In 2024 it was 45.7 points more Republican than the state as a whole (Republican by 59.4 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