1996 United States presidential election in Texas
← 1992 November 5, 1996 2000 →
Turnout53.24% (of registered voters) Decrease
40.97% (of voting age population)[1]
 
Nominee Bob Dole Bill Clinton Ross Perot
Party Republican Democratic Reform
Home state Kansas Arkansas Texas
Running mate Jack Kemp Al Gore Pat Choate
Electoral vote 32 0 0
Popular vote 2,736,167 2,459,683 378,537
Percentage 48.76% 43.83% 6.75%
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Bill Clinton
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The 1996 United States presidential election in Texas took place on November 5, 1996. All fifty states, and the District of Columbia, took part in the 1996 United States presidential election. State voters chose 32 electors to the Electoral College, which selected the president and vice president.

Texas was won by Kansas Senator Bob Dole, who was running against incumbent President Bill Clinton of Arkansas. Clinton ran a second time with incumbent Vice President Al Gore as his running mate, and Dole ran with former New York Representative Jack Kemp. Texas provided both two of the nation's three most Republican counties – High Plains-based Ochiltree in its north and Glasscock in the central plains – and its most Democratic county in rock-ribbed Tejano Starr County at the opposite end of the state.[2]

Texas weighed in for this election as 13% more Republican than the national average. With its 32 electoral votes, Texas was Dole's biggest electoral college prize, If Clinton had won the state, then he would have won over 400 electoral votes with it being 411. The presidential election of 1996 was a very multi-partisan election for Texas, with more than 7% of the electorate voting for third-party candidates. In his second bid for the presidency, Ross Perot led the newly reformed Reform Party to gain over 6% of the votes in his home state of Texas, and to pull in support nationally as the most popular third-party candidate to run for United States presidency in recent times. Loving County, Texas was one of two counties nationwide in which Ross Perot came in second place, ahead of one of the two major-party nominees, in 1996, the other being Arthur County, Nebraska.

Thanks to the political realignment of rural America in the 21st century, and aided by Texas Governor George W. Bush being the Republican nominee in the 2000 and 2004 presidential elections, the state's rural areas--particularly traditional Democratic strongholds like East Texas--grew dramatically more Republican after this election. Primarily due to Clinton's rural appeal, this was the last election where rural Texas played a factor in the close margin, as almost all of these counties switched from Democrat to Republican beginning in 2000.

Results

1996 United States presidential election in Texas
Party Candidate Votes Percentage Electoral votes
Republican Bob Dole 2,736,167 48.76% 32
Democratic Bill Clinton 2,459,683 43.83% 0
Independent Ross Perot 378,537 6.75% 0
Libertarian Harry Browne 20,256 0.36% 0
Taxpayers’ Howard Phillips 7,472 0.13% 0
Green Ralph Nader (write-in) 4,810 0.09% 0
Natural Law John Hagelin 4,422 0.08% 0
Other write-ins 297 0.01% 0
Totals 5,611,644 100.00% 32
Voter turnout (voting age/registered) 41.3%/58.8%

Results by county

County Bob Dole
Republican 		Bill Clinton
Democratic 		Ross Perot
Independent 		Various candidates
Other parties 		Margin Total votes cast
# % # % # % # % # %
Anderson 6,458 48.19% 5,693 42.49% 1,170 8.73% 79 0.59% 765 5.71% 13,400
Andrews 2,360 58.99% 1,181 29.52% 431 10.77% 29 0.72% 1,179 29.47% 4,001
Angelina 11,789 46.38% 11,346 44.63% 2,160 8.50% 126 0.50% 443 1.74% 25,421
Aransas 3,769 50.66% 2,964 39.84% 655 8.80% 52 0.70% 805 10.82% 7,440
Archer 1,974 54.01% 1,235 33.79% 437 11.96% 9 0.25% 739 20.22% 3,655
Armstrong 582 62.18% 272 29.06% 75 8.01% 7 0.75% 310 33.12% 936
Atascosa 4,102 44.33% 4,259 46.02% 813 8.79% 80 0.86% -157 -1.70% 9,254
Austin 4,669 58.36% 2,719 33.98% 577 7.21% 36 0.45% 1,950 24.37% 8,001
Bailey 1,246 60.31% 706 34.17% 109 5.28% 5 0.24% 540 26.14% 2,066
Bandera 3,700 65.22% 1,383 24.38% 520 9.17% 70 1.23% 2,317 40.84% 5,673
Bastrop 6,323 43.35% 6,773 46.44% 1,342 9.20% 147 1.01% -450 -3.09% 14,585
Baylor 860 41.23% 955 45.78% 262 12.56% 9 0.43% -95 -4.55% 2,086
Bee 3,611 41.19% 4,561 52.03% 539 6.15% 55 0.63% -950 -10.84% 8,766
Bell 30,348 53.20% 22,638 39.68% 3,666 6.43% 397 0.70% 7,710 13.51% 57,049
Bexar 161,619 44.59% 180,308 49.74% 17,822 4.92% 2,740 0.76% -18,689 -5.16% 362,489
Blanco 1,919 57.87% 1,028 31.00% 330 9.95% 39 1.18% 891 26.87% 3,316
Borden 194 58.08% 93 27.84% 45 13.47% 2 0.60% 101 30.24% 334
Bosque 2,840 47.13% 2,427 40.28% 739 12.26% 20 0.33% 413 6.85% 6,026
Bowie 12,750 43.56% 13,657 46.66% 2,760 9.43% 103 0.35% -907 -3.10% 29,270
Brazoria 36,392 55.44% 22,959 34.98% 5,869 8.94% 418 0.64% 13,433 20.47% 65,638
Brazos 22,082 57.14% 13,968 36.15% 2,215 5.73% 379 0.98% 8,114 21.00% 38,644
Brewster 1,438 41.66% 1,643 47.60% 299 8.66% 72 2.09% -205 -5.94% 3,452
Briscoe 416 46.64% 408 45.74% 65 7.29% 3 0.34% 8 0.90% 892
Brooks 413 11.84% 2,945 84.43% 108 3.10% 22 0.63% -2,532 -72.59% 3,488
Brown 6,524 55.35% 4,138 35.11% 1,081 9.17% 44 0.37% 2,386 20.24% 11,787
Burleson 2,174 43.89% 2,419 48.84% 347 7.01% 13 0.26% -245 -4.95% 4,953
Burnet 5,744 51.99% 4,123 37.32% 1,108 10.03% 74 0.67% 1,621 14.67% 11,049
Caldwell 3,239 41.41% 3,961 50.65% 545 6.97% 76 0.97% -722 -9.23% 7,821
Calhoun 2,832 46.33% 2,753 45.04% 507 8.29% 21 0.34% 79 1.29% 6,113
Callahan 2,480 52.82% 1,666 35.48% 534 11.37% 15 0.32% 814 17.34% 4,695
Cameron 18,434 32.63% 34,891 61.76% 2,760 4.89% 408 0.72% -16,457 -29.13% 56,493
Camp 1,488 40.63% 1,912 52.21% 252 6.88% 10 0.27% -424 -11.58% 3,662
Carson 1,742 63.81% 742 27.18% 227 8.32% 19 0.70% 1,000 36.63% 2,730
Cass 4,066 37.51% 5,691 52.50% 1,038 9.58% 44 0.41% -1,625 -14.99% 10,839
Castro 1,231 49.22% 1,107 44.26% 144 5.76% 19 0.76% 124 4.96% 2,501
Chambers 4,101 52.37% 2,876 36.73% 818 10.45% 36 0.46% 1,225 15.64% 7,831
Cherokee 6,483 51.07% 5,185 40.85% 971 7.65% 55 0.43% 1,298 10.23% 12,694
Childress 1,072 54.64% 719 36.65% 165 8.41% 6 0.31% 353 17.99% 1,962
Clay 1,997 48.00% 1,690 40.63% 465 11.18% 8 0.19% 307 7.38% 4,160
Cochran 667 49.93% 541 40.49% 127 9.51% 1 0.07% 126 9.43% 1,336
Coke 790 51.10% 595 38.49% 157 10.16% 4 0.26% 195 12.61% 1,546
Coleman 1,793 49.19% 1,488 40.82% 349 9.57% 15 0.41% 305 8.37% 3,645
Collin 83,750 63.01% 37,854 28.48% 10,443 7.86% 878 0.66% 45,896 34.53% 132,925
Collingsworth 729 50.94% 581 40.60% 118 8.25% 3 0.21% 148 10.34% 1,431
Colorado 3,381 49.90% 2,795 41.25% 574 8.47% 25 0.37% 586 8.65% 6,775
Comal 16,763 64.33% 7,132 27.37% 1,903 7.30% 259 0.99% 9,631 36.96% 26,057
Comanche 2,123 44.42% 2,138 44.74% 511 10.69% 7 0.15% -15 -0.31% 4,779
Concho 488 47.29% 434 42.05% 107 10.37% 3 0.29% 54 5.23% 1,032
Cooke 7,320 59.53% 3,782 30.76% 1,150 9.35% 45 0.37% 3,538 28.77% 12,297
Coryell 7,143 51.23% 5,300 38.01% 1,443 10.35% 58 0.42% 1,843 13.22% 13,944
Cottle 331 40.46% 404 49.39% 77 9.41% 6 0.73% -73 -8.92% 818
Crane 984 54.21% 616 33.94% 201 11.07% 14 0.77% 368 20.28% 1,815
Crockett 714 45.98% 684 44.04% 147 9.47% 8 0.52% 30 1.93% 1,553
Crosby 968 42.33% 1,122 49.06% 189 8.26% 8 0.35% -154 -6.73% 2,287
Culberson 329 26.51% 804 64.79% 99 7.98% 9 0.73% -475 -38.28% 1,241
Dallam 970 59.36% 483 29.56% 170 10.40% 11 0.67% 487 29.80% 1,634
Dallas 260,058 46.78% 255,766 46.00% 36,759 6.61% 3,370 0.61% 4,292 0.77% 555,953
Dawson 2,319 55.53% 1,612 38.60% 232 5.56% 13 0.31% 707 16.93% 4,176
Deaf Smith 3,051 60.44% 1,655 32.79% 310 6.14% 32 0.63% 1,396 27.65% 5,048
Delta 744 42.69% 849 48.71% 146 8.38% 4 0.23% -105 -6.02% 1,743
Denton 65,313 58.53% 36,138 32.38% 9,294 8.33% 851 0.76% 29,175 26.14% 111,596
Dewitt 3,577 58.03% 2,074 33.65% 483 7.84% 30 0.49% 1,503 24.38% 6,164
Dickens 421 39.98% 509 48.34% 117 11.11% 6 0.57% -88 -8.36% 1,053
Dimmit 604 20.19% 2,242 74.96% 128 4.28% 17 0.57% -1,638 -54.76% 2,991
Donley 988 62.33% 495 31.23% 97 6.12% 5 0.32% 493 31.10% 1,585
Duval 543 11.65% 3,958 84.94% 136 2.92% 23 0.49% -3,415 -73.28% 4,660
Eastland 3,272 49.61% 2,594 39.33% 705 10.69% 25 0.38% 678 10.28% 6,596
Ector 17,746 54.29% 12,017 36.76% 2,511 7.68% 412 1.26% 5,729 17.53% 32,686
Edwards 511 50.44% 437 43.14% 60 5.92% 5 0.49% 74 7.31% 1,013
Ellis 16,046 53.91% 10,832 36.39% 2,750 9.24% 138 0.46% 5,214 17.52% 29,766
El Paso 43,255 32.11% 83,964 62.33% 6,300 4.68% 1,191 0.88% -40,709 -30.22% 134,710
Erath 4,750 49.49% 3,664 38.17% 1,134 11.81% 50 0.52% 1,086 11.31% 9,598
Falls 2,260 37.59% 3,256 54.16% 479 7.97% 17 0.28% -996 -16.57% 6,012
Fannin 3,495 39.73% 4,276 48.61% 980 11.14% 45 0.51% -781 -8.88% 8,796
Fayette 4,195 52.00% 3,119 38.66% 708 8.78% 46 0.57% 1,076 13.34% 8,068
Fisher 537 29.04% 1,142 61.76% 170 9.19% 0 0.00% -605 -32.72% 1,849
Floyd 1,530 57.78% 986 37.24% 126 4.76% 6 0.23% 544 20.54% 2,648
Foard 166 28.97% 355 61.95% 52 9.08% 0 0.00% -189 -32.98% 573
Fort Bend 49,945 53.79% 38,163 41.10% 4,363 4.70% 385 0.41% 11,782 12.69% 92,856
Franklin 1,575 45.63% 1,484 42.99% 386 11.18% 7 0.20% 91 2.64% 3,452
Freestone 2,888 47.37% 2,630 43.14% 568 9.32% 11 0.18% 258 4.23% 6,097
Frio 1,225 29.94% 2,593 63.37% 253 6.18% 21 0.51% -1,368 -33.43% 4,092
Gaines 1,812 56.73% 1,012 31.68% 353 11.05% 17 0.53% 800 25.05% 3,194
Galveston 35,251 44.01% 38,458 48.02% 5,897 7.36% 483 0.60% -3,207 -4.00% 80,089
Garza 946 53.93% 703 40.08% 103 5.87% 2 0.11% 243 13.85% 1,754
Gillespie 5,867 71.98% 1,655 20.30% 542 6.65% 87 1.07% 4,212 51.67% 8,151
Glasscock 382 78.93% 70 14.46% 30 6.20% 2 0.41% 312 64.46% 484
Goliad 1,335 50.66% 1,135 43.07% 148 5.62% 17 0.65% 200 7.59% 2,635
Gonzales 2,687 51.85% 2,110 40.72% 354 6.83% 31 0.60% 577 11.13% 5,182
Gray 6,102 69.15% 2,114 23.96% 568 6.44% 40 0.45% 3,988 45.19% 8,824
Grayson 17,169 48.48% 14,338 40.49% 3,745 10.58% 159 0.45% 2,831 7.99% 35,411
Gregg 21,611 57.66% 13,659 36.45% 2,079 5.55% 129 0.34% 7,952 21.22% 37,478
Grimes 2,564 44.97% 2,584 45.33% 538 9.44% 15 0.26% -20 -0.35% 5,701
Guadalupe 14,254 58.41% 8,079 33.11% 1,811 7.42% 259 1.06% 6,175 25.30% 24,403
Hale 5,905 60.59% 3,204 32.88% 605 6.21% 32 0.33% 2,701 27.71% 9,746
Hall 626 42.53% 750 50.95% 94 6.39% 2 0.14% -124 -8.42% 1,472
Hamilton 1,493 49.26% 1,200 39.59% 323 10.66% 15 0.49% 293 9.67% 3,031
Hansford 1,493 76.80% 343 17.64% 105 5.40% 3 0.15% 1,150 59.16% 1,944
Hardeman 610 39.84% 750 48.99% 168 10.97% 3 0.20% -140 -9.14% 1,531
Hardin 8,529 47.65% 7,179 40.11% 2,112 11.80% 80 0.45% 1,350 7.54% 17,900
Harris 421,462 49.24% 386,726 45.18% 42,364 4.95% 5,341 0.62% 34,736 4.06% 855,893
Harrison 9,835 45.42% 10,307 47.60% 1,427 6.59% 86 0.40% -472 -2.18% 21,655
Hartley 1,242 68.66% 463 25.59% 101 5.58% 3 0.17% 779 43.06% 1,809
Haskell 966 37.56% 1,374 53.42% 225 8.75% 7 0.27% -408 -15.86% 2,572
Hays 12,865 47.93% 11,580 43.14% 1,990 7.41% 405 1.51% 1,285 4.79% 26,840
Hemphill 986 68.57% 344 23.92% 104 7.23% 4 0.28% 642 44.65% 1,438
Henderson 10,345 45.43% 10,085 44.29% 2,274 9.99% 68 0.30% 260 1.14% 22,772
Hidalgo 24,437 28.84% 56,335 66.49% 3,536 4.17% 419 0.49% -31,898 -37.65% 84,727
Hill 4,401 46.46% 3,988 42.10% 1,052 11.11% 32 0.34% 413 4.36% 9,473
Hockley 4,230 60.86% 2,170 31.22% 519 7.47% 31 0.45% 2,060 29.64% 6,950
Hood 7,575 52.06% 5,459 37.52% 1,445 9.93% 71 0.49% 2,116 14.54% 14,550
Hopkins 4,341 43.72% 4,522 45.54% 1,034 10.41% 32 0.32% -181 -1.82% 9,929
Houston 3,443 46.28% 3,383 45.48% 585 7.86% 28 0.38% 60 0.81% 7,439
Howard 5,007 50.80% 3,732 37.86% 1,037 10.52% 81 0.82% 1,275 12.93% 9,857
Hudspeth 367 40.87% 427 47.55% 92 10.24% 12 1.34% -60 -6.68% 898
Hunt 10,746 49.12% 8,801 40.23% 2,225 10.17% 104 0.48% 1,945 8.89% 21,876
Hutchinson 6,350 64.78% 2,553 26.04% 864 8.81% 36 0.37% 3,797 38.73% 9,803
Irion 386 55.94% 213 30.87% 86 12.46% 5 0.72% 173 25.07% 690
Jack 1,162 46.72% 1,019 40.97% 301 12.10% 5 0.20% 143 5.75% 2,487
Jackson 2,533 54.59% 1,785 38.47% 309 6.66% 13 0.28% 748 16.12% 4,640
Jasper 4,523 42.51% 5,039 47.36% 1,041 9.78% 37 0.35% -516 -4.85% 10,640
Jeff Davis 482 50.05% 370 38.42% 99 10.28% 12 1.25% 112 11.63% 963
Jefferson 32,821 38.88% 45,854 54.31% 5,314 6.29% 437 0.52% -13,033 -15.44% 84,426
Jim Hogg 307 16.94% 1,437 79.30% 64 3.53% 4 0.22% -1,130 -62.36% 1,812
Jim Wells 2,989 28.27% 7,116 67.31% 430 4.07% 37 0.35% -4,127 -39.04% 10,572
Johnson 16,246 50.03% 12,817 39.47% 3,250 10.01% 160 0.49% 3,429 10.56% 32,473
Jones 2,351 43.46% 2,422 44.77% 614 11.35% 23 0.43% -71 -1.31% 5,410
Karnes 1,869 43.12% 2,154 49.70% 291 6.71% 20 0.46% -285 -6.58% 4,334
Kaufman 8,697 48.34% 7,383 41.03% 1,831 10.18% 82 0.46% 1,314 7.30% 17,993
Kendall 5,940 67.65% 2,092 23.82% 620 7.06% 129 1.47% 3,848 43.82% 8,781
Kenedy 71 34.13% 133 63.94% 4 1.92% 0 0.00% -62 -29.81% 208
Kent 187 36.31% 260 50.49% 67 13.01% 1 0.19% -73 -14.17% 515
Kerr 11,173 66.61% 4,192 24.99% 1,236 7.37% 174 1.04% 6,981 41.62% 16,775
Kimble 898 57.45% 521 33.33% 131 8.38% 13 0.83% 377 24.12% 1,563
King 97 53.30% 46 25.27% 29 15.93% 10 5.49% 51 28.02% 182
Kinney 650 51.75% 503 40.05% 97 7.72% 6 0.48% 147 11.70% 1,256
Kleberg 3,391 37.68% 5,136 57.07% 431 4.79% 41 0.46% -1,745 -19.39% 8,999
Knox 599 38.97% 785 51.07% 149 9.69% 4 0.26% -186 -12.10% 1,537
Lamar 6,393 46.59% 6,075 44.27% 1,198 8.73% 56 0.41% 318 2.32% 13,722
Lamb 2,593 56.69% 1,683 36.79% 283 6.19% 15 0.33% 910 19.90% 4,574
Lampasas 3,008 56.10% 1,819 33.92% 509 9.49% 26 0.48% 1,189 22.17% 5,362
La Salle 570 26.10% 1,522 69.69% 85 3.89% 7 0.32% -952 -43.59% 2,184
Lavaca 3,697 53.93% 2,575 37.56% 551 8.04% 32 0.47% 1,122 16.37% 6,855
Lee 2,354 49.00% 2,008 41.80% 421 8.76% 21 0.44% 346 7.20% 4,804
Leon 2,839 51.01% 2,217 39.83% 499 8.97% 11 0.20% 622 11.17% 5,566
Liberty 7,784 46.41% 6,877 41.00% 2,011 11.99% 101 0.60% 907 5.41% 16,773
Limestone 2,691 40.49% 3,236 48.69% 693 10.43% 26 0.39% -545 -8.20% 6,646
Lipscomb 869 64.66% 357 26.56% 115 8.56% 3 0.22% 512 38.10% 1,344
Live Oak 1,929 53.41% 1,372 37.98% 292 8.08% 19 0.53% 557 15.42% 3,612
Llano 4,290 55.45% 2,633 34.03% 762 9.85% 52 0.67% 1,657 21.42% 7,737
Loving 48 62.34% 14 18.18% 15 19.48% 0 0.00% 33[a] 42.86% 77
Lubbock 47,304 63.50% 22,786 30.59% 3,996 5.36% 403 0.54% 24,518 32.91% 74,489
Lynn 1,151 52.39% 903 41.10% 136 6.19% 7 0.32% 248 11.29% 2,197
Madison 1,576 47.03% 1,470 43.87% 293 8.74% 12 0.36% 106 3.16% 3,351
Marion 1,260 34.45% 2,028 55.46% 353 9.65% 16 0.44% -768 -21.00% 3,657
Martin 973 54.88% 643 36.27% 140 7.90% 17 0.96% 330 18.61% 1,773
Mason 949 54.70% 618 35.62% 151 8.70% 17 0.98% 331 19.08% 1,735
Matagorda 5,876 47.03% 5,374 43.01% 1,190 9.52% 54 0.43% 502 4.02% 12,494
Maverick 1,050 15.94% 5,307 80.58% 202 3.07% 27 0.41% -4,257 -64.64% 6,586
McCulloch 1,465 48.70% 1,231 40.92% 296 9.84% 16 0.53% 234 7.78% 3,008
McLennan 30,666 48.61% 27,050 42.88% 5,131 8.13% 236 0.37% 3,616 5.73% 63,083
McMullen 274 63.72% 117 27.21% 35 8.14% 4 0.93% 157 36.51% 430
Medina 5,710 55.03% 3,880 37.39% 715 6.89% 72 0.69% 1,830 17.64% 10,377
Menard 443 42.47% 490 46.98% 102 9.78% 8 0.77% -47 -4.51% 1,043
Midland 25,382 68.01% 9,513 25.49% 2,079 5.57% 346 0.93% 15,869 42.52% 37,320
Milam 3,019 39.90% 3,869 51.13% 657 8.68% 22 0.29% -850 -11.23% 7,567
Mills 1,044 51.35% 748 36.79% 230 11.31% 11 0.54% 296 14.56% 2,033
Mitchell 949 39.46% 1,213 50.44% 232 9.65% 11 0.46% -264 -10.98% 2,405
Montague 3,029 45.71% 2,718 41.02% 842 12.71% 37 0.56% 311 4.69% 6,626
Montgomery 51,011 65.23% 20,722 26.50% 6,065 7.76% 404 0.52% 30,289 38.73% 78,202
Moore 3,353 65.96% 1,358 26.72% 359 7.06% 13 0.26% 1,995 39.25% 5,083
Morris 1,449 30.01% 2,973 61.58% 402 8.33% 4 0.08% -1,524 -31.57% 4,828
Motley 380 62.81% 164 27.11% 56 9.26% 5 0.83% 216 35.70% 605
Nacogdoches 10,361 53.25% 7,641 39.27% 1,352 6.95% 104 0.53% 2,720 13.98% 19,458
Navarro 5,236 41.88% 6,078 48.62% 1,140 9.12% 48 0.38% -842 -6.73% 12,502
Newton 1,409 31.62% 2,554 57.32% 474 10.64% 19 0.43% -1,145 -25.70% 4,456
Nolan 2,166 40.18% 2,582 47.89% 613 11.37% 30 0.56% -416 -7.72% 5,391
Nueces 37,470 40.22% 50,009 53.68% 5,103 5.48% 586 0.63% -12,539 -13.46% 93,168
Ochiltree 2,448 79.20% 467 15.11% 167 5.40% 9 0.29% 1,981 64.09% 3,091
Oldham 583 66.17% 213 24.18% 77 8.74% 8 0.91% 370 42.00% 881
Orange 12,560 42.85% 13,741 46.88% 2,836 9.68% 174 0.59% -1,181 -4.03% 29,311
Palo Pinto 3,666 42.36% 3,938 45.50% 1,011 11.68% 40 0.46% -272 -3.14% 8,655
Panola 4,008 44.59% 4,168 46.37% 777 8.64% 35 0.39% -160 -1.78% 8,988
Parker 14,580 54.29% 9,447 35.18% 2,703 10.07% 125 0.47% 5,133 19.11% 26,855
Parmer 2,042 70.71% 676 23.41% 160 5.54% 10 0.35% 1,366 47.30% 2,888
Pecos 1,730 43.89% 1,816 46.07% 369 9.36% 27 0.68% -86 -2.18% 3,942
Polk 6,473 45.44% 6,360 44.65% 1,347 9.46% 64 0.45% 113 0.79% 14,244
Potter 14,995 57.13% 9,273 35.33% 1,799 6.85% 178 0.68% 5,722 21.80% 26,245
Presidio 383 22.32% 1,205 70.22% 111 6.47% 17 0.99% -822 -47.90% 1,716
Rains 1,123 41.09% 1,265 46.29% 335 12.26% 10 0.37% -142 -5.20% 2,733
Randall 28,266 71.33% 9,177 23.16% 1,985 5.01% 199 0.50% 19,089 48.17% 39,627
Reagan 645 55.22% 407 34.85% 101 8.65% 15 1.28% 238 20.38% 1,168
Real 845 58.40% 414 28.61% 178 12.30% 10 0.69% 431 29.79% 1,447
Red River 1,783 39.06% 2,339 51.24% 433 9.49% 10 0.22% -556 -12.18% 4,565
Reeves 1,007 28.40% 2,279 64.27% 245 6.91% 15 0.42% -1,272 -35.87% 3,546
Refugio 1,376 42.35% 1,635 50.32% 222 6.83% 16 0.49% -259 -7.97% 3,249
Roberts 421 72.09% 122 20.89% 40 6.85% 1 0.17% 299 51.20% 584
Robertson 1,944 37.57% 2,912 56.27% 315 6.09% 4 0.08% -968 -18.71% 5,175
Rockwall 8,319 65.01% 3,289 25.70% 1,121 8.76% 67 0.52% 5,030 39.31% 12,796
Runnels 1,941 51.58% 1,417 37.66% 396 10.52% 9 0.24% 524 13.93% 3,763
Rusk 8,423 54.22% 5,988 38.55% 1,072 6.90% 51 0.33% 2,435 15.68% 15,534
Sabine 1,660 42.29% 1,913 48.74% 334 8.51% 18 0.46% -253 -6.45% 3,925
San Augustine 1,296 36.39% 1,924 54.03% 324 9.10% 17 0.48% -628 -17.64% 3,561
San Jacinto 2,878 44.38% 2,771 42.73% 810 12.49% 26 0.40% 107 1.65% 6,485
San Patricio 7,678 45.21% 8,132 47.88% 1,085 6.39% 88 0.52% -454 -2.67% 16,983
San Saba 991 51.72% 726 37.89% 194 10.13% 5 0.26% 265 13.83% 1,916
Schleicher 587 48.67% 505 41.87% 111 9.20% 3 0.25% 82 6.80% 1,206
Scurry 2,929 49.95% 2,099 35.79% 813 13.86% 23 0.39% 830 14.15% 5,864
Shackelford 792 53.84% 502 34.13% 169 11.49% 8 0.54% 290 19.71% 1,471
Shelby 3,482 43.27% 3,720 46.22% 815 10.13% 31 0.39% -238 -2.96% 8,048
Sherman 809 70.78% 243 21.26% 89 7.79% 2 0.17% 566 49.52% 1,143
Smith 32,171 59.97% 18,265 34.05% 2,933 5.47% 274 0.51% 13,906 25.92% 53,643
Somervell 1,099 46.23% 993 41.78% 273 11.49% 12 0.50% 106 4.46% 2,377
Starr 756 10.41% 6,312 86.94% 157 2.16% 35 0.48% -5,556 -76.53% 7,260
Stephens 1,714 52.27% 1,218 37.15% 336 10.25% 11 0.34% 496 15.13% 3,279
Sterling 394 58.89% 186 27.80% 86 12.86% 3 0.45% 208 31.09% 669
Stonewall 323 35.22% 487 53.11% 105 11.45% 2 0.22% -164 -17.88% 917
Sutton 688 52.84% 508 39.02% 102 7.83% 4 0.31% 180 13.82% 1,302
Swisher 1,159 44.71% 1,224 47.22% 195 7.52% 14 0.54% -65 -2.51% 2,592
Tarrant 208,312 50.85% 170,431 41.60% 28,715 7.01% 2,186 0.53% 37,881 9.25% 409,644
Taylor 23,682 59.17% 13,213 33.02% 2,912 7.28% 214 0.53% 10,469 26.16% 40,021
Terrell 185 35.65% 278 53.56% 47 9.06% 9 1.73% -93 -17.92% 519
Terry 2,013 56.43% 1,272 35.66% 269 7.54% 13 0.36% 741 20.77% 3,567
Throckmorton 360 48.85% 285 38.67% 90 12.21% 2 0.27% 75 10.18% 737
Titus 3,438 43.37% 3,725 46.99% 744 9.38% 21 0.26% -287 -3.62% 7,928
Tom Green 18,112 55.21% 11,782 35.91% 2,757 8.40% 157 0.48% 6,330 19.29% 32,808
Travis 98,454 39.97% 128,970 52.36% 14,008 5.69% 4,869 1.98% -30,516 -12.39% 246,301
Trinity 2,058 38.76% 2,774 52.24% 460 8.66% 18 0.34% -716 -13.48% 5,310
Tyler 2,804 41.11% 3,340 48.97% 645 9.46% 32 0.47% -536 -7.86% 6,821
Upshur 5,174 45.71% 5,032 44.45% 1,086 9.59% 28 0.25% 142 1.25% 11,320
Upton 685 56.89% 424 35.22% 88 7.31% 7 0.58% 261 21.68% 1,204
Uvalde 3,494 47.65% 3,397 46.32% 403 5.50% 39 0.53% 97 1.32% 7,333
Val Verde 4,357 41.10% 5,623 53.05% 548 5.17% 72 0.68% -1,266 -11.94% 10,600
Van Zandt 7,453 49.60% 5,752 38.28% 1,756 11.69% 65 0.43% 1,701 11.32% 15,026
Victoria 14,457 59.94% 8,238 34.16% 1,197 4.96% 227 0.94% 6,219 25.78% 24,119
Walker 7,177 49.27% 6,088 41.79% 1,186 8.14% 116 0.80% 1,089 7.48% 14,567
Waller 3,559 41.28% 4,535 52.60% 499 5.79% 29 0.34% -976 -11.32% 8,622
Ward 1,620 43.41% 1,644 44.05% 446 11.95% 22 0.59% -24 -0.64% 3,732
Washington 6,319 60.65% 3,460 33.21% 601 5.77% 39 0.37% 2,859 27.44% 10,419
Webb 4,712 19.02% 18,997 76.67% 936 3.78% 132 0.53% -14,285 -57.65% 24,777
Wharton 6,163 50.38% 5,176 42.31% 871 7.12% 24 0.20% 987 8.07% 12,234
Wheeler 1,355 59.20% 750 32.77% 174 7.60% 10 0.44% 605 26.43% 2,289
Wichita 20,495 51.30% 15,775 39.49% 3,371 8.44% 309 0.77% 4,720 11.81% 39,950
Wilbarger 2,037 47.73% 1,730 40.53% 465 10.90% 36 0.84% 307 7.19% 4,268
Willacy 1,332 24.62% 3,789 70.02% 241 4.45% 49 0.91% -2,457 -45.41% 5,411
Williamson 36,836 55.37% 24,175 36.34% 4,931 7.41% 580 0.87% 12,661 19.03% 66,522
Wilson 4,530 49.96% 3,713 40.95% 760 8.38% 64 0.71% 817 9.01% 9,067
Winkler 1,009 47.98% 872 41.46% 218 10.37% 4 0.19% 137 6.51% 2,103
Wise 6,330 48.81% 5,056 38.99% 1,516 11.69% 66 0.51% 1,274 9.82% 12,968
Wood 6,228 51.21% 4,711 38.74% 1,184 9.74% 38 0.31% 1,517 12.47% 12,161
Yoakum 1,485 60.51% 738 30.07% 218 8.88% 13 0.53% 747 30.44% 2,454
Young 3,647 54.46% 2,394 35.75% 639 9.54% 17 0.25% 1,253 18.71% 6,697
Zapata 521 21.27% 1,786 72.90% 131 5.35% 12 0.49% -1,265 -51.63% 2,450
Zavala 463 14.50% 2,629 82.34% 91 2.85% 10 0.31% -2,166 -67.84% 3,193
Totals 2,736,167 48.76% 2,459,683 43.83% 378,537 6.75% 37,257 0.66% 276,484 4.93% 5,611,644

Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican

Counties that flipped from Independent to Republican

Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic

Analysis

As of the 2020 presidential election, this is the last time a Democratic presidential candidate won the following counties: Hudspeth, Pecos, Terrell, Ward, Swisher, Hall, Cottle, Hardeman, Foard, Baylor, Knox, Haskell, Stonewall, Kent, Dickens, Crosby, Jones, Fisher, Nolan, Mitchell, Menard, Comanche, Palo Pinto, Bastrop, Caldwell, Nueces, San Patricio, Refugio, Bee, Karnes, Atascosa, Burleson, Milam, Falls, Limestone, Navarro, Waller, Grimes, Galveston, Trinity, Orange, Jasper, Tyler, Sabine, San Augustine, Shelby, Panola, Harrison, Marion, Cass, Bowie, Camp, Titus, Red River, Rains, Hopkins, Delta, and Fannin.[3] The 58 counties who have not voted for a Democrat since 1996 are the most from one state in this election -- an election already defined by being the end of white rural Southern support for the Democrats writ large -- and the most from one state since 1976 (also Texas, with 73).

This would also be the last election until 2016 in which the margin of victory for a Republican in Texas would be in the single digits, and the most recent one when the Republican candidate's vote percentage was held to only a plurality. This is also the last time a Democrat won a county in the Texas Panhandle. Clinton became the first ever Democrat to win the White House without carrying Angelina, Briscoe County, Texas, Clay, Concho, Franklin, Freestone, Hardin, Hays, Henderson, Hill, Houston, La Salle, Liberty, McCulloch, Montague, Polk, Throckmorton, or Upshur Counties, as well as the first to do so without carrying Madison County since James Buchanan in 1856, the first to do so without carrying San Jacinto County since Grover Cleveland in 1892, and the first to do so without carrying Coleman, Crockett, Jack, or Mills Counties since John F. Kennedy in 1960. This was the first election that a Democrat was elected twice without ever carrying the state.

See also

Notes

  1. ^ In this county where Perot ran second ahead of Clinton, margin given is Dole vote minus Perot vote.

References

  1. ^ "Turnout and Voter Registration Figures (1970-current)".
  2. ^ "1996 Presidential General Election Results – Texas". Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections. Retrieved January 26, 2018.
  3. ^ Sullivan, Robert David; ‘How the Red and Blue Map Evolved Over the Past Century’; America Magazine in The National Catholic Review; June 29, 2016
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