Zapata County, Texas presidential election results

In 2024 Donald J. Trump won Zapata County by 22.4 points, out of 4,871 votes for president.

Zapata 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	2,970	61.0%
Kamala Harris DEM	1,877	38.5%
All other candidates	24	0.5%
Total	4,871

Zapata County was R+22.5 against R+13.7 statewide, 8.8 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	2,033	52.5%
Joseph R. Biden DEM	1,826	47.1%
All other candidates	15	0.4%
Total	3,874

Zapata County was R+5.4 against R+5.6 statewide, 0.2 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

2016

Texas 2016

Ticket	Votes	Share
Hillary Clinton DEM	2,063	65.7%
Donald J. Trump REP	1,029	32.7%
All other candidates	50	1.6%
Total	3,142

Zapata County was D+33.0 against R+9.0 statewide, 42.0 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	2,527	71.3%
Mitt Romney REP	997	28.1%
All other candidates	19	0.5%
Total	3,543

Zapata County was D+43.2 against R+15.8 statewide, 59.0 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	1,939	67.7%
John McCain REP	919	32.1%
All other candidates	8	0.3%
Total	2,866

Zapata County was D+35.6 against R+11.8 statewide, 47.4 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)

2004

Texas 2004

Ticket	Votes	Share
John Kerry DEM	1,662	57.3%
George W. Bush REP	1,228	42.4%
All other candidates	8	0.3%
Total	2,898

Zapata County was D+14.9 against R+22.9 statewide, 37.8 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	1,638	62.6%
George W. Bush REP	953	36.4%
All other candidates	25	1.0%
Total	2,616

Zapata County was D+26.2 against R+21.3 statewide, 47.5 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)

Questions and answers

Who won Zapata County, Texas in 2024?

Donald J. Trump won Zapata County by 22.4 points, out of 4,871 votes counted for president.

Is Zapata County Republican or Democratic?

Presidential results: 2024: Republican by 22.5 points; 2020: Republican by 5.4 points; 2016: Democratic by 33.0 points; 2012: Democratic by 43.2 points; 2008: Democratic by 35.6 points; 2004: Democratic by 14.9 points; 2000: Democratic by 26.2 points.

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

In 2024 it was 8.8 points more Republican than the state as a whole (Republican by 22.5 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