The 1976 United States presidential election in Texas was held on November 2, 1976.
Texas was won by former governor Jimmy Carter of Georgia with 51.14 percent of the vote,[1] giving him 26 electoral votes. He also beat the incumbent President Gerald Ford in the general election. As of the 2016 presidential election, this remains the last time that a Democratic candidate won Texas.
Carter’s southern roots as a former governor of Georgia struck a chord with many voters in Texas, along with strong anti-Republican sentiment following Watergate. Still, this was a relatively weak performance for a victorious Democratic candidate in Texas, and two factors can be identified. One was Carter’s underwhelming performance in the more rural counties, and the second being President Ford’s strong performances in Dallas and Harris counties, and some of their surrounding suburbs. The rise of the Republican Party in these areas would result in Ronald Reagan’s win in the state four years later.
Carter carried 191 of the state’s 254 counties, including seventy-four which have never voted Democratic since, namely Grayson, Chambers, Motley, Gaines, Live Oak, Mason, Sherman, Colorado, Stephens, Lamb, Oldham, Floyd, Real, Fayette, Terry, Donley, Parmer, Dallam, Moore, Hale, Wheeler, Bailey, Armstrong, Hamilton, Goliad, Carson, Childress, Collingsworth, Wilbarger, Wilson, Castro, Eastland, Gonzales, Parker, Hood, Johnson, Anderson, Brazoria, Matagorda, Kinney, Medina, Wharton, Lavaca, Archer, Bosque, Aransas, Bell, Borden, Brown, Burnet, Callahan, Cochran, Coryell, Walker, Shackelford, King, Jeff Davis, Wichita, McLennan, Llano, Williamson, Hockley, Garza, Hunt, Young, Wood, Jackson, Lynn, Howard, Ellis, and Lampasas Counties.[2]
Results
United States presidential election in Texas, 1976 |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
Percentage |
Electoral votes |
|
Democratic |
Jimmy Carter |
2,082,319 |
51.14% |
26 |
|
Republican |
Gerald Ford |
1,953,300 |
47.97% |
0 |
|
Independent |
Eugene McCarthy |
20,118 |
0.49% |
0 |
|
American Independent |
Thomas Anderson |
11,442 |
0.28% |
0 |
|
- |
Other |
4,705 |
0.12% |
0 |
Totals |
4,071,884 |
100.0% |
26 |
Results by county
|
James Earl Carter Democratic |
Gerald Rudolph Ford Republican |
Various candidates Other parties |
Margin |
Total votes cast |
County |
# |
% |
# |
% |
# |
% |
# |
% |
# |
Anderson |
5,499 |
56.60% |
4,172 |
42.94% |
44 |
0.45% |
1,327 |
13.66% |
9,715 |
Andrews |
1,777 |
45.14% |
2,127 |
54.03% |
33 |
0.84% |
-350 |
-8.89% |
3,937 |
Angelina |
9,750 |
56.98% |
7,223 |
42.21% |
139 |
0.81% |
2,527 |
14.77% |
17,112 |
Aransas |
2,136 |
51.09% |
1,985 |
47.48% |
60 |
1.44% |
151 |
3.61% |
4,181 |
Archer |
1,577 |
61.58% |
966 |
37.72% |
18 |
0.70% |
611 |
23.86% |
2,561 |
Armstrong |
513 |
49.95% |
506 |
49.27% |
8 |
0.78% |
7 |
0.68% |
1,027 |
Atascosa |
4,565 |
64.55% |
2,415 |
34.15% |
92 |
1.30% |
2,150 |
30.40% |
7,072 |
Austin |
2,313 |
45.96% |
2,686 |
53.37% |
34 |
0.68% |
-373 |
-7.41% |
5,033 |
Bailey |
1,356 |
51.62% |
1,255 |
47.77% |
16 |
0.61% |
101 |
3.84% |
2,627 |
Bandera |
1,183 |
42.77% |
1,554 |
56.18% |
29 |
1.05% |
-371 |
-13.41% |
2,766 |
Bastrop |
4,788 |
66.46% |
2,383 |
33.08% |
33 |
0.46% |
2,405 |
33.38% |
7,204 |
Baylor |
1,335 |
62.68% |
783 |
36.76% |
12 |
0.56% |
552 |
25.92% |
2,130 |
Bee |
3,690 |
54.89% |
2,953 |
43.93% |
79 |
1.18% |
737 |
10.96% |
6,722 |
Bell |
17,499 |
53.17% |
15,126 |
45.96% |
287 |
0.87% |
2,373 |
7.21% |
32,912 |
Bexar |
146,581 |
54.00% |
121,176 |
44.64% |
3,673 |
1.35% |
25,405 |
9.36% |
271,430 |
Blanco |
923 |
47.19% |
1,015 |
51.89% |
18 |
0.92% |
-92 |
-4.70% |
1,956 |
Borden |
234 |
60.00% |
150 |
38.46% |
6 |
1.54% |
84 |
21.54% |
390 |
Bosque |
2,954 |
60.50% |
1,912 |
39.16% |
17 |
0.35% |
1,042 |
21.34% |
4,883 |
Bowie |
12,445 |
56.02% |
9,590 |
43.17% |
179 |
0.81% |
2,855 |
12.85% |
22,214 |
Brazoria |
21,711 |
52.01% |
19,475 |
46.65% |
558 |
1.34% |
2,236 |
5.36% |
41,744 |
Brazos |
10,628 |
39.81% |
15,685 |
58.75% |
387 |
1.45% |
-5,057 |
-18.94% |
26,700 |
Brewster |
1,227 |
46.76% |
1,368 |
52.13% |
29 |
1.11% |
-141 |
-5.37% |
2,624 |
Briscoe |
823 |
73.55% |
285 |
25.47% |
11 |
0.98% |
538 |
48.08% |
1,119 |
Brooks |
2,782 |
81.13% |
641 |
18.69% |
6 |
0.17% |
2,141 |
62.44% |
3,429 |
Brown |
5,577 |
55.25% |
4,483 |
44.41% |
35 |
0.35% |
1,094 |
10.84% |
10,095 |
Burleson |
2,924 |
71.65% |
1,142 |
27.98% |
15 |
0.37% |
1,782 |
43.67% |
4,081 |
Burnet |
3,818 |
57.53% |
2,777 |
41.85% |
41 |
0.62% |
1,041 |
15.69% |
6,636 |
Caldwell |
3,647 |
61.59% |
2,235 |
37.75% |
39 |
0.66% |
1,412 |
23.85% |
5,921 |
Calhoun |
3,642 |
60.09% |
2,377 |
39.22% |
42 |
0.69% |
1,265 |
20.87% |
6,061 |
Callahan |
2,241 |
58.00% |
1,581 |
40.92% |
42 |
1.09% |
660 |
17.08% |
3,864 |
Cameron |
25,310 |
60.10% |
16,448 |
39.06% |
353 |
0.84% |
8,862 |
21.04% |
42,111 |
Camp |
2,146 |
65.33% |
1,133 |
34.49% |
6 |
0.18% |
1,013 |
30.84% |
3,285 |
Carson |
1,542 |
54.60% |
1,269 |
44.94% |
13 |
0.46% |
273 |
9.67% |
2,824 |
Cass |
5,134 |
57.85% |
3,712 |
41.83% |
29 |
0.33% |
1,422 |
16.02% |
8,875 |
Castro |
2,033 |
66.09% |
1,007 |
32.74% |
36 |
1.17% |
1,026 |
33.36% |
3,076 |
Chambers |
2,927 |
60.33% |
1,835 |
37.82% |
90 |
1.85% |
1,092 |
22.51% |
4,852 |
Cherokee |
6,509 |
62.20% |
3,921 |
37.47% |
35 |
0.33% |
2,588 |
24.73% |
10,465 |
Childress |
1,578 |
60.09% |
1,043 |
39.72% |
5 |
0.19% |
535 |
20.37% |
2,626 |
Clay |
2,568 |
67.88% |
1,200 |
31.72% |
15 |
0.40% |
1,368 |
36.16% |
3,783 |
Cochran |
1,031 |
59.29% |
701 |
40.31% |
7 |
0.40% |
330 |
18.98% |
1,739 |
Coke |
844 |
61.29% |
517 |
37.55% |
16 |
1.16% |
327 |
23.75% |
1,377 |
Coleman |
2,264 |
57.24% |
1,669 |
42.20% |
22 |
0.56% |
595 |
15.04% |
3,955 |
Collin |
14,039 |
39.00% |
21,608 |
60.02% |
353 |
0.98% |
-7,569 |
-21.03% |
36,000 |
Collingsworth |
1,169 |
64.80% |
629 |
34.87% |
6 |
0.33% |
540 |
29.93% |
1,804 |
Colorado |
3,028 |
49.84% |
2,991 |
49.23% |
56 |
0.92% |
37 |
0.61% |
6,075 |
Comal |
4,068 |
38.54% |
6,377 |
60.42% |
109 |
1.03% |
-2,309 |
-21.88% |
10,554 |
Comanche |
3,414 |
72.16% |
1,297 |
27.41% |
20 |
0.42% |
2,117 |
44.75% |
4,731 |
Concho |
715 |
59.83% |
474 |
39.67% |
6 |
0.50% |
241 |
20.17% |
1,195 |
Cooke |
4,483 |
48.05% |
4,804 |
51.50% |
42 |
0.45% |
-321 |
-3.44% |
9,329 |
Coryell |
4,710 |
52.75% |
4,140 |
46.37% |
79 |
0.88% |
570 |
6.38% |
8,929 |
Cottle |
1,047 |
76.93% |
311 |
22.85% |
3 |
0.22% |
736 |
54.08% |
1,361 |
Crane |
664 |
39.52% |
963 |
57.32% |
53 |
3.15% |
-299 |
-17.80% |
1,680 |
Crockett |
804 |
50.00% |
802 |
49.88% |
2 |
0.12% |
2 |
0.12% |
1,608 |
Crosby |
2,176 |
70.38% |
897 |
29.01% |
19 |
0.61% |
1,279 |
41.36% |
3,092 |
Culberson |
407 |
51.72% |
373 |
47.40% |
7 |
0.89% |
34 |
4.32% |
787 |
Dallam |
1,029 |
51.27% |
936 |
46.64% |
42 |
2.09% |
93 |
4.63% |
2,007 |
Dallas |
196,303 |
42.27% |
263,081 |
56.65% |
5,001 |
1.08% |
-66,778 |
-14.38% |
464,385 |
Dawson |
2,162 |
46.46% |
2,474 |
53.17% |
17 |
0.37% |
-312 |
-6.71% |
4,653 |
Deaf Smith |
2,613 |
48.08% |
2,776 |
51.08% |
46 |
0.85% |
-163 |
-3.00% |
5,435 |
Delta |
1,563 |
78.50% |
421 |
21.15% |
7 |
0.35% |
1,142 |
57.36% |
1,991 |
Denton |
18,887 |
47.58% |
20,440 |
51.50% |
365 |
0.92% |
-1,553 |
-3.91% |
39,692 |
Dewitt |
2,540 |
47.68% |
2,754 |
51.70% |
33 |
0.62% |
-214 |
-4.02% |
5,327 |
Dickens |
1,222 |
77.78% |
343 |
21.83% |
6 |
0.38% |
879 |
55.95% |
1,571 |
Dimmit |
1,721 |
65.59% |
890 |
33.92% |
13 |
0.50% |
831 |
31.67% |
2,624 |
Donley |
1,095 |
60.70% |
704 |
39.02% |
5 |
0.28% |
391 |
21.67% |
1,804 |
Duval |
4,267 |
86.36% |
661 |
13.38% |
13 |
0.26% |
3,606 |
72.98% |
4,941 |
Eastland |
4,320 |
64.53% |
2,340 |
34.95% |
35 |
0.52% |
1,980 |
29.57% |
6,695 |
Ector |
10,802 |
35.62% |
18,973 |
62.56% |
553 |
1.82% |
-8,171 |
-26.94% |
30,328 |
Edwards |
258 |
38.39% |
412 |
61.31% |
2 |
0.30% |
-154 |
-22.92% |
672 |
Ellis |
9,991 |
58.58% |
6,996 |
41.02% |
68 |
0.40% |
2,995 |
17.56% |
17,055 |
El Paso |
45,477 |
50.83% |
42,697 |
47.72% |
1,291 |
1.44% |
2,780 |
3.11% |
89,465 |
Erath |
4,821 |
61.89% |
2,925 |
37.55% |
44 |
0.56% |
1,896 |
24.34% |
7,790 |
Falls |
4,277 |
65.13% |
2,261 |
34.43% |
29 |
0.44% |
2,016 |
30.70% |
6,567 |
Fannin |
5,845 |
73.20% |
2,102 |
26.32% |
38 |
0.48% |
3,743 |
46.88% |
7,985 |
Fayette |
3,428 |
52.80% |
3,030 |
46.67% |
35 |
0.54% |
398 |
6.13% |
6,493 |
Fisher |
1,993 |
77.37% |
573 |
22.24% |
10 |
0.39% |
1,420 |
55.12% |
2,576 |
Floyd |
1,991 |
58.32% |
1,402 |
41.07% |
21 |
0.62% |
589 |
17.25% |
3,414 |
Foard |
706 |
74.32% |
240 |
25.26% |
4 |
0.42% |
466 |
49.05% |
950 |
Fort Bend |
11,264 |
39.13% |
17,354 |
60.28% |
169 |
0.59% |
-6,090 |
-21.16% |
28,787 |
Franklin |
1,636 |
68.05% |
758 |
31.53% |
10 |
0.42% |
878 |
36.52% |
2,404 |
Freestone |
2,679 |
61.43% |
1,674 |
38.39% |
8 |
0.18% |
1,005 |
23.05% |
4,361 |
Frio |
2,598 |
66.48% |
1,280 |
32.75% |
30 |
0.77% |
1,318 |
33.73% |
3,908 |
Gaines |
1,880 |
53.05% |
1,643 |
46.36% |
21 |
0.59% |
237 |
6.69% |
3,544 |
Galveston |
37,873 |
59.42% |
25,251 |
39.62% |
611 |
0.96% |
12,622 |
19.80% |
63,735 |
Garza |
957 |
55.48% |
755 |
43.77% |
13 |
0.75% |
202 |
11.71% |
1,725 |
Gillespie |
1,260 |
25.79% |
3,541 |
72.49% |
84 |
1.72% |
-2,281 |
-46.69% |
4,885 |
Glasscock |
190 |
46.00% |
218 |
52.78% |
5 |
1.21% |
-28 |
-6.78% |
413 |
Goliad |
875 |
50.55% |
846 |
48.87% |
10 |
0.58% |
29 |
1.68% |
1,731 |
Gonzales |
3,219 |
64.05% |
1,789 |
35.59% |
18 |
0.36% |
1,430 |
28.45% |
5,026 |
Gray |
3,872 |
38.87% |
6,010 |
60.33% |
80 |
0.80% |
-2,138 |
-21.46% |
9,962 |
Grayson |
17,015 |
58.48% |
11,981 |
41.18% |
99 |
0.34% |
5,034 |
17.30% |
29,095 |
Gregg |
9,827 |
35.59% |
17,582 |
63.68% |
203 |
0.74% |
-7,755 |
-28.09% |
27,612 |
Grimes |
2,656 |
64.03% |
1,473 |
35.51% |
19 |
0.46% |
1,183 |
28.52% |
4,148 |
Guadalupe |
6,054 |
46.80% |
6,766 |
52.31% |
115 |
0.89% |
-712 |
-5.50% |
12,935 |
Hale |
5,580 |
50.70% |
5,390 |
48.97% |
37 |
0.34% |
190 |
1.73% |
11,007 |
Hall |
1,633 |
70.57% |
671 |
29.00% |
10 |
0.43% |
962 |
41.57% |
2,314 |
Hamilton |
1,981 |
62.12% |
1,176 |
36.88% |
32 |
1.00% |
805 |
25.24% |
3,189 |
Hansford |
983 |
40.86% |
1,401 |
58.23% |
22 |
0.91% |
-418 |
-17.37% |
2,406 |
Hardeman |
1,403 |
63.06% |
805 |
36.18% |
17 |
0.76% |
598 |
26.88% |
2,225 |
Hardin |
6,558 |
61.36% |
4,046 |
37.86% |
84 |
0.79% |
2,512 |
23.50% |
10,688 |
Harris |
321,897 |
46.97% |
357,536 |
52.17% |
5,831 |
0.85% |
-35,639 |
-5.20% |
685,264 |
Harrison |
7,796 |
49.85% |
7,787 |
49.79% |
56 |
0.36% |
9 |
0.06% |
15,639 |
Hartley |
774 |
48.47% |
811 |
50.78% |
12 |
0.75% |
-37 |
-2.32% |
1,597 |
Haskell |
2,512 |
74.78% |
838 |
24.95% |
9 |
0.27% |
1,674 |
49.84% |
3,359 |
Hays |
7,005 |
54.41% |
5,714 |
44.38% |
156 |
1.21% |
1,291 |
10.03% |
12,875 |
Hemphill |
707 |
44.80% |
858 |
54.37% |
13 |
0.82% |
-151 |
-9.57% |
1,578 |
Henderson |
8,245 |
63.73% |
4,658 |
36.01% |
34 |
0.26% |
3,587 |
27.73% |
12,937 |
Hidalgo |
35,021 |
64.15% |
19,199 |
35.17% |
373 |
0.68% |
15,822 |
28.98% |
54,593 |
Hill |
5,327 |
66.32% |
2,680 |
33.37% |
25 |
0.31% |
2,647 |
32.96% |
8,032 |
Hockley |
3,949 |
55.39% |
3,137 |
44.00% |
44 |
0.62% |
812 |
11.39% |
7,130 |
Hood |
3,181 |
62.85% |
1,857 |
36.69% |
23 |
0.45% |
1,324 |
26.16% |
5,061 |
Hopkins |
4,992 |
65.75% |
2,556 |
33.67% |
44 |
0.58% |
2,436 |
32.09% |
7,592 |
Houston |
3,179 |
58.64% |
2,229 |
41.12% |
13 |
0.24% |
950 |
17.52% |
5,421 |
Howard |
6,984 |
58.34% |
4,899 |
40.92% |
89 |
0.74% |
2,085 |
17.42% |
11,972 |
Hudspeth |
479 |
54.37% |
395 |
44.84% |
7 |
0.79% |
84 |
9.53% |
881 |
Hunt |
8,543 |
55.79% |
6,676 |
43.59% |
95 |
0.62% |
1,867 |
12.19% |
15,314 |
Hutchinson |
3,691 |
37.16% |
6,137 |
61.78% |
105 |
1.06% |
-2,446 |
-24.62% |
9,933 |
Irion |
297 |
49.17% |
302 |
50.00% |
5 |
0.83% |
-5 |
-0.83% |
604 |
Jack |
1,814 |
63.18% |
1,049 |
36.54% |
8 |
0.28% |
765 |
26.65% |
2,871 |
Jackson |
2,524 |
56.94% |
1,884 |
42.50% |
25 |
0.56% |
640 |
14.44% |
4,433 |
Jasper |
5,422 |
63.00% |
3,167 |
36.80% |
18 |
0.21% |
2,255 |
26.20% |
8,607 |
Jeff Davis |
309 |
50.91% |
288 |
47.45% |
10 |
1.65% |
21 |
3.46% |
607 |
Jefferson |
47,581 |
59.07% |
32,451 |
40.29% |
514 |
0.64% |
15,130 |
18.78% |
80,546 |
Jim Hogg |
1,645 |
79.32% |
429 |
20.68% |
0 |
0.00% |
1,216 |
58.63% |
2,074 |
Jim Wells |
7,961 |
68.93% |
3,547 |
30.71% |
42 |
0.36% |
4,414 |
38.22% |
11,550 |
Johnson |
10,864 |
59.93% |
7,194 |
39.69% |
69 |
0.38% |
3,670 |
20.25% |
18,127 |
Jones |
3,318 |
61.26% |
2,072 |
38.26% |
26 |
0.48% |
1,246 |
23.01% |
5,416 |
Karnes |
2,996 |
63.50% |
1,675 |
35.50% |
47 |
1.00% |
1,321 |
28.00% |
4,718 |
Kaufman |
6,302 |
61.76% |
3,867 |
37.90% |
35 |
0.34% |
2,435 |
23.86% |
10,204 |
Kendall |
1,190 |
31.37% |
2,543 |
67.04% |
60 |
1.58% |
-1,353 |
-35.67% |
3,793 |
Kenedy |
139 |
67.80% |
65 |
31.71% |
1 |
0.49% |
74 |
36.10% |
205 |
Kent |
474 |
73.26% |
171 |
26.43% |
2 |
0.31% |
303 |
46.83% |
647 |
Kerr |
3,767 |
37.75% |
6,021 |
60.34% |
190 |
1.90% |
-2,254 |
-22.59% |
9,978 |
Kimble |
759 |
46.51% |
846 |
51.84% |
27 |
1.65% |
-87 |
-5.33% |
1,632 |
King |
100 |
50.76% |
96 |
48.73% |
1 |
0.51% |
4 |
2.03% |
197 |
Kinney |
516 |
61.21% |
318 |
37.72% |
9 |
1.07% |
198 |
23.49% |
843 |
Kleberg |
5,803 |
60.15% |
3,771 |
39.09% |
73 |
0.76% |
2,032 |
21.06% |
9,647 |
Knox |
1,498 |
72.72% |
551 |
26.75% |
11 |
0.53% |
947 |
45.97% |
2,060 |
Lamar |
8,601 |
65.78% |
4,443 |
33.98% |
32 |
0.24% |
4,158 |
31.80% |
13,076 |
Lamb |
3,374 |
58.02% |
2,413 |
41.50% |
28 |
0.48% |
961 |
16.53% |
5,815 |
Lampasas |
2,376 |
59.67% |
1,563 |
39.25% |
43 |
1.08% |
813 |
20.42% |
3,982 |
La Salle |
1,294 |
65.25% |
677 |
34.14% |
12 |
0.61% |
617 |
31.11% |
1,983 |
Lavaca |
3,458 |
57.98% |
2,466 |
41.35% |
40 |
0.67% |
992 |
16.63% |
5,964 |
Lee |
1,937 |
58.64% |
1,348 |
40.81% |
18 |
0.54% |
589 |
17.83% |
3,303 |
Leon |
2,085 |
63.94% |
1,161 |
35.60% |
15 |
0.46% |
924 |
28.33% |
3,261 |
Liberty |
7,086 |
60.54% |
4,552 |
38.89% |
66 |
0.56% |
2,534 |
21.65% |
11,704 |
Limestone |
3,825 |
64.83% |
2,045 |
34.66% |
30 |
0.51% |
1,780 |
30.17% |
5,900 |
Lipscomb |
644 |
41.05% |
911 |
58.06% |
14 |
0.89% |
-267 |
-17.02% |
1,569 |
Live Oak |
1,656 |
55.93% |
1,287 |
43.47% |
18 |
0.61% |
369 |
12.46% |
2,961 |
Llano |
2,361 |
54.60% |
1,947 |
45.03% |
16 |
0.37% |
414 |
9.57% |
4,324 |
Loving |
35 |
40.70% |
47 |
54.65% |
4 |
4.65% |
-12 |
-13.95% |
86 |
Lubbock |
24,797 |
38.92% |
38,478 |
60.40% |
432 |
0.68% |
-13,681 |
-21.47% |
63,707 |
Lynn |
1,575 |
57.13% |
1,166 |
42.29% |
16 |
0.58% |
409 |
14.83% |
2,757 |
McCulloch |
1,888 |
58.87% |
1,300 |
40.54% |
19 |
0.59% |
588 |
18.33% |
3,207 |
McLennan |
30,091 |
53.76% |
25,370 |
45.33% |
509 |
0.91% |
4,721 |
8.43% |
55,970 |
McMullen |
194 |
47.20% |
217 |
52.80% |
0 |
0.00% |
-23 |
-5.60% |
411 |
Madison |
1,885 |
63.66% |
1,062 |
35.87% |
14 |
0.47% |
823 |
27.79% |
2,961 |
Marion |
1,860 |
58.73% |
1,291 |
40.76% |
16 |
0.51% |
569 |
17.97% |
3,167 |
Martin |
907 |
56.06% |
698 |
43.14% |
13 |
0.80% |
209 |
12.92% |
1,618 |
Mason |
814 |
49.63% |
805 |
49.09% |
21 |
1.28% |
9 |
0.55% |
1,640 |
Matagorda |
4,971 |
56.94% |
3,679 |
42.14% |
81 |
0.93% |
1,292 |
14.80% |
8,731 |
Maverick |
2,840 |
74.70% |
924 |
24.30% |
38 |
1.00% |
1,916 |
50.39% |
3,802 |
Medina |
3,681 |
52.68% |
3,252 |
46.54% |
55 |
0.79% |
429 |
6.14% |
6,988 |
Menard |
543 |
54.30% |
441 |
44.10% |
16 |
1.60% |
102 |
10.20% |
1,000 |
Midland |
7,725 |
28.41% |
19,178 |
70.52% |
292 |
1.07% |
-11,453 |
-42.11% |
27,195 |
Milam |
4,871 |
66.59% |
2,404 |
32.86% |
40 |
0.55% |
2,467 |
33.73% |
7,315 |
Mills |
1,012 |
59.18% |
684 |
40.00% |
14 |
0.82% |
328 |
19.18% |
1,710 |
Mitchell |
1,730 |
61.70% |
1,058 |
37.73% |
16 |
0.57% |
672 |
23.97% |
2,804 |
Montague |
4,087 |
64.93% |
2,182 |
34.67% |
25 |
0.40% |
1,905 |
30.27% |
6,294 |
Montgomery |
13,718 |
46.25% |
15,739 |
53.07% |
202 |
0.68% |
-2,021 |
-6.81% |
29,659 |
Moore |
2,767 |
49.63% |
2,759 |
49.49% |
49 |
0.88% |
8 |
0.14% |
5,575 |
Morris |
3,071 |
62.28% |
1,843 |
37.38% |
17 |
0.34% |
1,228 |
24.90% |
4,931 |
Motley |
522 |
54.32% |
428 |
44.54% |
11 |
1.14% |
94 |
9.78% |
961 |
Nacogdoches |
6,697 |
47.36% |
7,315 |
51.73% |
129 |
0.91% |
-618 |
-4.37% |
14,141 |
Navarro |
6,995 |
63.20% |
4,012 |
36.25% |
61 |
0.55% |
2,983 |
26.95% |
11,068 |
Newton |
3,468 |
77.03% |
1,011 |
22.46% |
23 |
0.51% |
2,457 |
54.58% |
4,502 |
Nolan |
3,094 |
55.80% |
2,431 |
43.84% |
20 |
0.36% |
663 |
11.96% |
5,545 |
Nueces |
52,755 |
61.11% |
32,797 |
37.99% |
773 |
0.90% |
19,958 |
23.12% |
86,325 |
Ochiltree |
1,084 |
30.22% |
2,471 |
68.89% |
32 |
0.89% |
-1,387 |
-38.67% |
3,587 |
Oldham |
554 |
60.81% |
354 |
38.86% |
3 |
0.33% |
200 |
21.95% |
911 |
Orange |
15,177 |
61.99% |
9,147 |
37.36% |
160 |
0.65% |
6,030 |
24.63% |
24,484 |
Palo Pinto |
5,170 |
65.40% |
2,684 |
33.95% |
51 |
0.65% |
2,486 |
31.45% |
7,905 |
Panola |
3,731 |
53.48% |
3,218 |
46.12% |
28 |
0.40% |
513 |
7.35% |
6,977 |
Parker |
8,186 |
63.12% |
4,692 |
36.18% |
91 |
0.70% |
3,494 |
26.94% |
12,969 |
Parmer |
1,914 |
56.01% |
1,487 |
43.52% |
16 |
0.47% |
427 |
12.50% |
3,417 |
Pecos |
1,971 |
46.56% |
2,234 |
52.78% |
28 |
0.66% |
-263 |
-6.21% |
4,233 |
Polk |
4,384 |
62.93% |
2,529 |
36.30% |
54 |
0.78% |
1,855 |
26.63% |
6,967 |
Potter |
11,917 |
45.77% |
13,819 |
53.08% |
300 |
1.15% |
-1,902 |
-7.31% |
26,036 |
Presidio |
1,232 |
63.64% |
687 |
35.49% |
17 |
0.88% |
545 |
28.15% |
1,936 |
Rains |
1,339 |
72.18% |
510 |
27.49% |
6 |
0.32% |
829 |
44.69% |
1,855 |
Randall |
9,074 |
34.21% |
17,115 |
64.53% |
335 |
1.26% |
-8,041 |
-30.32% |
26,524 |
Reagan |
563 |
45.62% |
666 |
53.97% |
5 |
0.41% |
-103 |
-8.35% |
1,234 |
Real |
510 |
52.63% |
448 |
46.23% |
11 |
1.14% |
62 |
6.40% |
969 |
Red River |
3,670 |
66.33% |
1,852 |
33.47% |
11 |
0.20% |
1,818 |
32.86% |
5,533 |
Reeves |
2,613 |
60.18% |
1,711 |
39.41% |
18 |
0.41% |
902 |
20.77% |
4,342 |
Refugio |
2,218 |
58.91% |
1,537 |
40.82% |
10 |
0.27% |
681 |
18.09% |
3,765 |
Roberts |
202 |
35.94% |
350 |
62.28% |
10 |
1.78% |
-148 |
-26.33% |
562 |
Robertson |
3,741 |
74.88% |
1,244 |
24.90% |
11 |
0.22% |
2,497 |
49.98% |
4,996 |
Rockwall |
1,828 |
46.44% |
2,087 |
53.02% |
21 |
0.53% |
-259 |
-6.58% |
3,936 |
Runnels |
2,068 |
48.30% |
2,203 |
51.45% |
11 |
0.26% |
-135 |
-3.15% |
4,282 |
Rusk |
6,063 |
46.95% |
6,800 |
52.65% |
52 |
0.40% |
-737 |
-5.71% |
12,915 |
Sabine |
2,391 |
72.54% |
904 |
27.43% |
1 |
0.03% |
1,487 |
45.12% |
3,296 |
San Augustine |
1,817 |
63.31% |
1,047 |
36.48% |
6 |
0.21% |
770 |
26.83% |
2,870 |
San Jacinto |
2,406 |
68.18% |
1,094 |
31.00% |
29 |
0.82% |
1,312 |
37.18% |
3,529 |
San Patricio |
9,469 |
61.51% |
5,853 |
38.02% |
73 |
0.47% |
3,616 |
23.49% |
15,395 |
San Saba |
1,408 |
70.22% |
582 |
29.03% |
15 |
0.75% |
826 |
41.20% |
2,005 |
Schleicher |
468 |
47.13% |
516 |
51.96% |
9 |
0.91% |
-48 |
-4.83% |
993 |
Scurry |
2,639 |
48.34% |
2,797 |
51.24% |
23 |
0.42% |
-158 |
-2.89% |
5,459 |
Shackelford |
764 |
50.33% |
748 |
49.28% |
6 |
0.40% |
16 |
1.05% |
1,518 |
Shelby |
4,680 |
63.35% |
2,695 |
36.48% |
12 |
0.16% |
1,985 |
26.87% |
7,387 |
Sherman |
718 |
50.71% |
679 |
47.95% |
19 |
1.34% |
39 |
2.75% |
1,416 |
Smith |
16,856 |
42.92% |
22,238 |
56.62% |
181 |
0.46% |
-5,382 |
-13.70% |
39,275 |
Somervell |
1,054 |
75.77% |
332 |
23.87% |
5 |
0.36% |
722 |
51.91% |
1,391 |
Starr |
4,646 |
87.25% |
664 |
12.47% |
15 |
0.28% |
3,982 |
74.78% |
5,325 |
Stephens |
1,796 |
52.38% |
1,621 |
47.27% |
12 |
0.35% |
175 |
5.10% |
3,429 |
Sterling |
174 |
45.67% |
202 |
53.02% |
5 |
1.31% |
-28 |
-7.35% |
381 |
Stonewall |
812 |
75.89% |
252 |
23.55% |
6 |
0.56% |
560 |
52.34% |
1,070 |
Sutton |
768 |
47.73% |
831 |
51.65% |
10 |
0.62% |
-63 |
-3.92% |
1,609 |
Swisher |
2,811 |
78.59% |
753 |
21.05% |
13 |
0.36% |
2,058 |
57.53% |
3,577 |
Tarrant |
122,287 |
49.18% |
124,433 |
50.05% |
1,911 |
0.77% |
-2,146 |
-0.86% |
248,631 |
Taylor |
14,453 |
41.84% |
19,822 |
57.38% |
268 |
0.78% |
-5,369 |
-15.54% |
34,543 |
Terrell |
321 |
50.00% |
317 |
49.38% |
4 |
0.62% |
4 |
0.62% |
642 |
Terry |
2,859 |
57.17% |
2,113 |
42.25% |
29 |
0.58% |
746 |
14.92% |
5,001 |
Throckmorton |
658 |
64.76% |
356 |
35.04% |
2 |
0.20% |
302 |
29.72% |
1,016 |
Titus |
4,205 |
61.64% |
2,603 |
38.16% |
14 |
0.21% |
1,602 |
23.48% |
6,822 |
Tom Green |
11,064 |
46.97% |
12,316 |
52.29% |
174 |
0.74% |
-1,252 |
-5.32% |
23,554 |
Travis |
78,585 |
51.63% |
71,031 |
46.67% |
2,597 |
1.71% |
7,554 |
4.96% |
152,213 |
Trinity |
2,100 |
66.58% |
1,042 |
33.04% |
12 |
0.38% |
1,058 |
33.54% |
3,154 |
Tyler |
3,322 |
62.47% |
1,965 |
36.95% |
31 |
0.58% |
1,357 |
25.52% |
5,318 |
Upshur |
4,902 |
59.70% |
3,272 |
39.85% |
37 |
0.45% |
1,630 |
19.85% |
8,211 |
Upton |
686 |
43.95% |
869 |
55.67% |
6 |
0.38% |
-183 |
-11.72% |
1,561 |
Uvalde |
2,299 |
42.19% |
3,103 |
56.95% |
47 |
0.86% |
-804 |
-14.76% |
5,449 |
Val Verde |
4,603 |
56.46% |
3,476 |
42.64% |
73 |
0.90% |
1,127 |
13.82% |
8,152 |
Van Zandt |
6,449 |
65.15% |
3,385 |
34.20% |
64 |
0.65% |
3,064 |
30.96% |
9,898 |
Victoria |
7,326 |
43.02% |
9,594 |
56.34% |
108 |
0.63% |
-2,268 |
-13.32% |
17,028 |
Walker |
5,105 |
50.19% |
4,974 |
48.90% |
92 |
0.90% |
131 |
1.29% |
10,171 |
Waller |
2,828 |
58.17% |
1,992 |
40.97% |
42 |
0.86% |
836 |
17.19% |
4,862 |
Ward |
2,046 |
48.51% |
2,123 |
50.33% |
49 |
1.16% |
-77 |
-1.83% |
4,218 |
Washington |
2,635 |
40.54% |
3,820 |
58.77% |
45 |
0.69% |
-1,185 |
-18.23% |
6,500 |
Webb |
10,362 |
70.50% |
4,222 |
28.72% |
114 |
0.78% |
6,140 |
41.77% |
14,698 |
Wharton |
5,914 |
55.56% |
4,682 |
43.99% |
48 |
0.45% |
1,232 |
11.57% |
10,644 |
Wheeler |
1,598 |
55.33% |
1,273 |
44.08% |
17 |
0.59% |
325 |
11.25% |
2,888 |
Wichita |
22,017 |
53.35% |
19,024 |
46.10% |
225 |
0.55% |
2,993 |
7.25% |
41,266 |
Wilbarger |
3,280 |
59.90% |
2,145 |
39.17% |
51 |
0.93% |
1,135 |
20.73% |
5,476 |
Willacy |
2,984 |
65.48% |
1,542 |
33.84% |
31 |
0.68% |
1,442 |
31.64% |
4,557 |
Williamson |
9,355 |
55.00% |
7,481 |
43.98% |
174 |
1.02% |
1,874 |
11.02% |
17,010 |
Wilson |
3,973 |
67.32% |
1,926 |
32.63% |
3 |
0.05% |
2,047 |
34.68% |
5,902 |
Winkler |
1,382 |
42.31% |
1,842 |
56.40% |
42 |
1.29% |
-460 |
-14.08% |
3,266 |
Wise |
5,133 |
64.06% |
2,856 |
35.64% |
24 |
0.30% |
2,277 |
28.42% |
8,013 |
Wood |
4,107 |
56.84% |
3,076 |
42.57% |
43 |
0.60% |
1,031 |
14.27% |
7,226 |
Yoakum |
1,181 |
44.07% |
1,477 |
55.11% |
22 |
0.82% |
-296 |
-11.04% |
2,680 |
Young |
3,473 |
56.33% |
2,652 |
43.01% |
41 |
0.66% |
821 |
13.31% |
6,166 |
Zapata |
1,216 |
72.29% |
462 |
27.47% |
4 |
0.24% |
754 |
44.83% |
1,682 |
Zavala |
1,822 |
70.67% |
735 |
28.51% |
21 |
0.81% |
1,087 |
42.16% |
2,578 |
Totals | 2,082,319 | 51.14% | 1,953,300 | 47.97% | 36,265 | 0.89% | 129,019 | 3.17% | 4,071,884 |
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