Starr County, Texas presidential election results

In 2024 Donald J. Trump won Starr County by 16.0 points, out of 16,419 votes for president.

Starr 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	9,487	57.8%
Kamala Harris DEM	6,862	41.8%
All other candidates	70	0.4%
Total	16,419

Starr County was R+16.0 against R+13.7 statewide, 2.3 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
Joseph R. Biden DEM	9,123	52.1%
Donald J. Trump REP	8,247	47.1%
All other candidates	155	0.9%
Total	17,525

Starr County was D+5.0 against R+5.6 statewide, 10.6 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
Hillary Clinton DEM	9,289	79.1%
Donald J. Trump REP	2,224	18.9%
All other candidates	227	1.9%
Total	11,740

Starr County was D+60.2 against R+9.0 statewide, 69.2 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	10,260	86.3%
Mitt Romney REP	1,547	13.0%
All other candidates	76	0.6%
Total	11,883

Starr County was D+73.3 against R+15.8 statewide, 89.1 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)

2008

Texas 2008

Ticket	Votes	Share
Barack Obama DEM	8,274	84.5%
John McCain REP	1,492	15.2%
All other candidates	26	0.3%
Total	9,792

Starr County was D+69.3 against R+11.8 statewide, 81.1 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)

2004

Texas 2004

Ticket	Votes	Share
John Kerry DEM	7,199	73.6%
George W. Bush REP	2,552	26.1%
All other candidates	30	0.3%
Total	9,781

Starr County was D+47.5 against R+22.9 statewide, 70.4 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)

2000

Texas 2000

Ticket	Votes	Share
Albert Gore, Jr. DEM	6,505	76.9%
George W. Bush REP	1,911	22.6%
All other candidates	48	0.6%
Total	8,464

Starr County was D+54.3 against R+21.3 statewide, 75.6 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 Starr County, Texas in 2024?

Donald J. Trump won Starr County by 16.0 points, out of 16,419 votes counted for president.

Is Starr County Republican or Democratic?

Presidential results: 2024: Republican by 16.0 points; 2020: Democratic by 5.0 points; 2016: Democratic by 60.2 points; 2012: Democratic by 73.3 points; 2008: Democratic by 69.3 points; 2004: Democratic by 47.5 points; 2000: Democratic by 54.3 points.

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

In 2024 it was 2.3 points more Republican than the state as a whole (Republican by 16.0 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