Shelby County, Texas presidential election results

In 2024 Donald J. Trump won Shelby County by 64.6 points, out of 9,948 votes for president.

Shelby 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	8,164	82.1%
Kamala Harris DEM	1,741	17.5%
All other candidates	43	0.4%
Total	9,948

Shelby County was R+64.6 against R+13.7 statewide, 50.9 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	7,975	79.1%
Joseph R. Biden DEM	2,068	20.5%
All other candidates	41	0.4%
Total	10,084

Shelby County was R+58.6 against R+5.6 statewide, 53.0 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	7,179	79.0%
Hillary Clinton DEM	1,758	19.3%
All other candidates	149	1.6%
Total	9,086

Shelby County was R+59.7 against R+9.0 statewide, 50.7 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	6,879	74.1%
Barack Obama DEM	2,322	25.0%
All other candidates	83	0.9%
Total	9,284

Shelby County was R+49.1 against R+15.8 statewide, 33.3 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	6,630	71.9%
Barack Obama DEM	2,548	27.6%
All other candidates	42	0.5%
Total	9,220

Shelby County was R+44.3 against R+11.8 statewide, 32.5 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	6,295	67.8%
John Kerry DEM	2,951	31.8%
All other candidates	33	0.4%
Total	9,279

Shelby County was R+36.0 against R+22.9 statewide, 13.1 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)

2000

Texas 2000

Ticket	Votes	Share
George W. Bush REP	5,692	63.2%
Albert Gore, Jr. DEM	3,227	35.8%
All other candidates	86	1.0%
Total	9,005

Shelby County was R+27.4 against R+21.3 statewide, 6.1 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)

Questions and answers

Who won Shelby County, Texas in 2024?

Donald J. Trump won Shelby County by 64.6 points, out of 9,948 votes counted for president.

Is Shelby County Republican or Democratic?

Presidential results: 2024: Republican by 64.6 points; 2020: Republican by 58.6 points; 2016: Republican by 59.7 points; 2012: Republican by 49.1 points; 2008: Republican by 44.3 points; 2004: Republican by 36.0 points; 2000: Republican by 27.4 points.

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

In 2024 it was 50.9 points more Republican than the state as a whole (Republican by 64.6 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