1996 United States presidential election in Texas explained

Election Name:1996 United States presidential election in Texas
Country:Texas
Type:presidential
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:1992 United States presidential election in Texas
Previous Year:1992
Next Election:2000 United States presidential election in Texas
Next Year:2000
Election Date:November 5, 1996
Turnout:53.24% (of registered voters)
40.97% (of voting age population)[1]
Nominee2:Bill Clinton
Party2:Democratic Party (United States)
Home State2:Arkansas
Running Mate2:Al Gore
Electoral Vote2:0
Popular Vote2:2,459,683
Percentage2:43.83%
Image1:Ks 1996 dole (cropped).jpg
Nominee1:Bob Dole
Party1:Republican Party (United States)
Home State1:Kansas
Running Mate1:Jack Kemp
Electoral Vote1:32
Popular Vote1:2,736,167
Percentage1:48.76%
Image3:RossPerotColor.jpg
Nominee3:Ross Perot
Party3:Reform Party of the United States of America
Home State3:Texas
Running Mate3:Pat Choate
Electoral Vote3:0
Popular Vote3:378,537
Percentage3:6.75%
President
Before Election:Bill Clinton
Before Party:Democratic Party (United States)
After Election:Bill Clinton
After Party:Democratic Party (United States)

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. 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
PartyCandidateVotesPercentageElectoral votes
RepublicanBob Dole 2,736,16748.76%32
DemocraticBill Clinton (incumbent)2,459,683 43.83%0
IndependentRoss Perot378,5376.75%0
LibertarianHarry Browne20,2560.36%0
Taxpayers’Howard Phillips7,4720.13%0
GreenRalph Nader (write-in)4,810 0.09%0
Natural LawJohn Hagelin4,422 0.08%0
Other write-ins2970.01%0
Totals5,611,644100.00%32
Voter turnout (voting age/registered)41.3%/58.8%

Results by county

CountyBob Dole
Republican
Bill Clinton
Democratic
Ross Perot
Independent
Various candidates
Other parties
MarginTotal votes cast
%%%%%
Anderson6,45848.19%5,69342.49%1,1708.73%790.59%7655.70%13,400
Andrews2,36058.99%1,18129.52%43110.77%290.72%1,17929.47%4,001
Angelina11,78946.38%11,34644.63%2,1608.50%1260.50%4431.75%25,421
Aransas3,76950.66%2,96439.84%6558.80%520.70%80510.82%7,440
Archer1,97454.01%1,23533.79%43711.96%90.25%73920.22%3,655
Armstrong58262.18%27229.06%758.01%70.75%31033.12%936
Atascosa4,10244.33%4,25946.02%8138.79%800.86%-157-1.69%9,254
Austin4,66958.36%2,71933.98%5777.21%360.45%1,95024.38%8,001
Bailey1,24660.31%70634.17%1095.28%50.24%54026.14%2,066
Bandera3,70065.22%1,38324.38%5209.17%701.23%2,31740.84%5,673
Bastrop6,32343.35%6,77346.44%1,3429.20%1471.01%-450-3.09%14,585
Baylor86041.23%95545.78%26212.56%90.43%-95-4.55%2,086
Bee3,61141.19%4,56152.03%5396.15%550.63%-950-10.84%8,766
Bell30,34853.20%22,63839.68%3,6666.43%3970.70%7,71013.52%57,049
Bexar161,61944.59%180,30849.74%17,8224.92%2,7400.76%-18,689-5.15%362,489
Blanco1,91957.87%1,02831.00%3309.95%391.18%89126.87%3,316
Borden19458.08%9327.84%4513.47%20.60%10130.24%334
Bosque2,84047.13%2,42740.28%73912.26%200.33%4136.85%6,026
Bowie12,75043.56%13,65746.66%2,7609.43%1030.35%-907-3.10%29,270
Brazoria36,39255.44%22,95934.98%5,8698.94%4180.64%13,43320.46%65,638
Brazos22,08257.14%13,96836.15%2,2155.73%3790.98%8,11420.99%38,644
Brewster1,43841.66%1,64347.60%2998.66%722.09%-205-5.94%3,452
Briscoe41646.64%40845.74%657.29%30.34%80.90%892
Brooks41311.84%2,94584.43%1083.10%220.63%-2,532-72.59%3,488
Brown6,52455.35%4,13835.11%1,0819.17%440.37%2,38620.24%11,787
Burleson2,17443.89%2,41948.84%3477.01%130.26%-245-4.95%4,953
Burnet5,74451.99%4,12337.32%1,10810.03%740.67%1,62114.67%11,049
Caldwell3,23941.41%3,96150.65%5456.97%760.97%-722-9.24%7,821
Calhoun2,83246.33%2,75345.04%5078.29%210.34%791.29%6,113
Callahan2,48052.82%1,66635.48%53411.37%150.32%81417.34%4,695
Cameron18,43432.63%34,89161.76%2,7604.89%4080.72%-16,457-29.13%56,493
Camp1,48840.63%1,91252.21%2526.88%100.27%-424-11.58%3,662
Carson1,74263.81%74227.18%2278.32%190.70%1,00036.63%2,730
Cass4,06637.51%5,69152.50%1,0389.58%440.41%-1,625-14.99%10,839
Castro1,23149.22%1,10744.26%1445.76%190.76%1244.96%2,501
Chambers4,10152.37%2,87636.73%81810.45%360.46%1,22515.64%7,831
Cherokee6,48351.07%5,18540.85%9717.65%550.43%1,29810.22%12,694
Childress1,07254.64%71936.65%1658.41%60.31%35317.99%1,962
Clay1,99748.00%1,69040.63%46511.18%80.19%3077.37%4,160
Cochran66749.93%54140.49%1279.51%10.07%1269.44%1,336
Coke79051.10%59538.49%15710.16%40.26%19512.61%1,546
Coleman1,79349.19%1,48840.82%3499.57%150.41%3058.37%3,645
Collin83,75063.01%37,85428.48%10,4437.86%8780.66%45,89634.53%132,925
Collingsworth72950.94%58140.60%1188.25%30.21%14810.34%1,431
Colorado3,38149.90%2,79541.25%5748.47%250.37%5868.65%6,775
Comal16,76364.33%7,13227.37%1,9037.30%2590.99%9,63136.96%26,057
Comanche2,12344.42%2,13844.74%51110.69%70.15%-15-0.32%4,779
Concho48847.29%43442.05%10710.37%30.29%545.24%1,032
Cooke7,32059.53%3,78230.76%1,1509.35%450.37%3,53828.77%12,297
Coryell7,14351.23%5,30038.01%1,44310.35%580.42%1,84313.22%13,944
Cottle33140.46%40449.39%779.41%60.73%-73-8.93%818
Crane98454.21%61633.94%20111.07%140.77%36820.27%1,815
Crockett71445.98%68444.04%1479.47%80.52%301.94%1,553
Crosby96842.33%1,12249.06%1898.26%80.35%-154-6.73%2,287
Culberson32926.51%80464.79%997.98%90.73%-475-38.28%1,241
Dallam97059.36%48329.56%17010.40%110.67%48729.80%1,634
Dallas260,05846.78%255,76646.00%36,7596.61%3,3700.61%4,2920.78%555,953
Dawson2,31955.53%1,61238.60%2325.56%130.31%70716.93%4,176
Deaf Smith3,05160.44%1,65532.79%3106.14%320.63%1,39627.65%5,048
Delta74442.69%84948.71%1468.38%40.23%-105-6.02%1,743
Denton65,31358.53%36,13832.38%9,2948.33%8510.76%29,17526.15%111,596
Dewitt3,57758.03%2,07433.65%4837.84%300.49%1,50324.38%6,164
Dickens42139.98%50948.34%11711.11%60.57%-88-8.36%1,053
Dimmit60420.19%2,24274.96%1284.28%170.57%-1,638-54.77%2,991
Donley98862.33%49531.23%976.12%50.32%49331.10%1,585
Duval54311.65%3,95884.94%1362.92%230.49%-3,415-73.29%4,660
Eastland3,27249.61%2,59439.33%70510.69%250.38%67810.28%6,596
Ector17,74654.29%12,01736.76%2,5117.68%4121.26%5,72917.53%32,686
Edwards51150.44%43743.14%605.92%50.49%747.30%1,013
Ellis16,04653.91%10,83236.39%2,7509.24%1380.46%5,21417.52%29,766
El Paso43,25532.11%83,96462.33%6,3004.68%1,1910.88%-40,709-30.22%134,710
Erath4,75049.49%3,66438.17%1,13411.81%500.52%1,08611.32%9,598
Falls2,26037.59%3,25654.16%4797.97%170.28%-996-16.57%6,012
Fannin3,49539.73%4,27648.61%98011.14%450.51%-781-8.88%8,796
Fayette4,19552.00%3,11938.66%7088.78%460.57%1,07613.34%8,068
Fisher53729.04%1,14261.76%1709.19%00.00%-605-32.72%1,849
Floyd1,53057.78%98637.24%1264.76%60.23%54420.54%2,648
Foard16628.97%35561.95%529.08%00.00%-189-32.98%573
Fort Bend49,94553.79%38,16341.10%4,3634.70%3850.41%11,78212.69%92,856
Franklin1,57545.63%1,48442.99%38611.18%70.20%912.64%3,452
Freestone2,88847.37%2,63043.14%5689.32%110.18%2584.23%6,097
Frio1,22529.94%2,59363.37%2536.18%210.51%-1,368-33.43%4,092
Gaines1,81256.73%1,01231.68%35311.05%170.53%80025.05%3,194
Galveston35,25144.01%38,45848.02%5,8977.36%4830.60%-3,207-4.01%80,089
Garza94653.93%70340.08%1035.87%20.11%24313.85%1,754
Gillespie5,86771.98%1,65520.30%5426.65%871.07%4,21251.68%8,151
Glasscock38278.93%7014.46%306.20%20.41%31264.47%484
Goliad1,33550.66%1,13543.07%1485.62%170.65%2007.59%2,635
Gonzales2,68751.85%2,11040.72%3546.83%310.60%57711.13%5,182
Gray6,10269.15%2,11423.96%5686.44%400.45%3,98845.19%8,824
Grayson17,16948.48%14,33840.49%3,74510.58%1590.45%2,8317.99%35,411
Gregg21,61157.66%13,65936.45%2,0795.55%1290.34%7,95221.21%37,478
Grimes2,56444.97%2,58445.33%5389.44%150.26%-20-0.36%5,701
Guadalupe14,25458.41%8,07933.11%1,8117.42%2591.06%6,17525.30%24,403
Hale5,90560.59%3,20432.88%6056.21%320.33%2,70127.71%9,746
Hall62642.53%75050.95%946.39%20.14%-124-8.42%1,472
Hamilton1,49349.26%1,20039.59%32310.66%150.49%2939.67%3,031
Hansford1,49376.80%34317.64%1055.40%30.15%1,15059.16%1,944
Hardeman61039.84%75048.99%16810.97%30.20%-140-9.15%1,531
Hardin8,52947.65%7,17940.11%2,11211.80%800.45%1,3507.54%17,900
Harris421,46249.24%386,72645.18%42,3644.95%5,3410.62%34,7364.06%855,893
Harrison9,83545.42%10,30747.60%1,4276.59%860.40%-472-2.18%21,655
Hartley1,24268.66%46325.59%1015.58%30.17%77943.07%1,809
Haskell96637.56%1,37453.42%2258.75%70.27%-408-15.86%2,572
Hays12,86547.93%11,58043.14%1,9907.41%4051.51%1,2854.79%26,840
Hemphill98668.57%34423.92%1047.23%40.28%64244.65%1,438
Henderson10,34545.43%10,08544.29%2,2749.99%680.30%2601.14%22,772
Hidalgo24,43728.84%56,33566.49%3,5364.17%4190.49%-31,898-37.65%84,727
Hill4,40146.46%3,98842.10%1,05211.11%320.34%4134.36%9,473
Hockley4,23060.86%2,17031.22%5197.47%310.45%2,06029.64%6,950
Hood7,57552.06%5,45937.52%1,4459.93%710.49%2,11614.54%14,550
Hopkins4,34143.72%4,52245.54%1,03410.41%320.32%-181-1.82%9,929
Houston3,44346.28%3,38345.48%5857.86%280.38%600.80%7,439
Howard5,00750.80%3,73237.86%1,03710.52%810.82%1,27512.94%9,857
Hudspeth36740.87%42747.55%9210.24%121.34%-60-6.68%898
Hunt10,74649.12%8,80140.23%2,22510.17%1040.48%1,9458.89%21,876
Hutchinson6,35064.78%2,55326.04%8648.81%360.37%3,79738.74%9,803
Irion38655.94%21330.87%8612.46%50.72%17325.07%690
Jack1,16246.72%1,01940.97%30112.10%50.20%1435.75%2,487
Jackson2,53354.59%1,78538.47%3096.66%130.28%74816.12%4,640
Jasper4,52342.51%5,03947.36%1,0419.78%370.35%-516-4.85%10,640
Jeff Davis48250.05%37038.42%9910.28%121.25%11211.63%963
Jefferson32,82138.88%45,85454.31%5,3146.29%4370.52%-13,033-15.43%84,426
Jim Hogg30716.94%1,43779.30%643.53%40.22%-1,130-62.36%1,812
Jim Wells2,98928.27%7,11667.31%4304.07%370.35%-4,127-39.04%10,572
Johnson16,24650.03%12,81739.47%3,25010.01%1600.49%3,42910.56%32,473
Jones2,35143.46%2,42244.77%61411.35%230.43%-71-1.31%5,410
Karnes1,86943.12%2,15449.70%2916.71%200.46%-285-6.58%4,334
Kaufman8,69748.34%7,38341.03%1,83110.18%820.46%1,3147.31%17,993
Kendall5,94067.65%2,09223.82%6207.06%1291.47%3,84843.83%8,781
Kenedy7134.13%13363.94%41.92%00.00%-62-29.81%208
Kent18736.31%26050.49%6713.01%10.19%-73-14.18%515
Kerr11,17366.61%4,19224.99%1,2367.37%1741.04%6,98141.62%16,775
Kimble89857.45%52133.33%1318.38%130.83%37724.12%1,563
King9753.30%4625.27%2915.93%105.49%5128.03%182
Kinney65051.75%50340.05%977.72%60.48%14711.70%1,256
Kleberg3,39137.68%5,13657.07%4314.79%410.46%-1,745-19.39%8,999
Knox59938.97%78551.07%1499.69%40.26%-186-12.10%1,537
Lamar6,39346.59%6,07544.27%1,1988.73%560.41%3182.32%13,722
Lamb2,59356.69%1,68336.79%2836.19%150.33%91019.90%4,574
Lampasas3,00856.10%1,81933.92%5099.49%260.48%1,18922.18%5,362
La Salle57026.10%1,52269.69%853.89%70.32%-952-43.59%2,184
Lavaca3,69753.93%2,57537.56%5518.04%320.47%1,12216.37%6,855
Lee2,35449.00%2,00841.80%4218.76%210.44%3467.20%4,804
Leon2,83951.01%2,21739.83%4998.97%110.20%62211.18%5,566
Liberty7,78446.41%6,87741.00%2,01111.99%1010.60%9075.41%16,773
Limestone2,69140.49%3,23648.69%69310.43%260.39%-545-8.20%6,646
Lipscomb86964.66%35726.56%1158.56%30.22%51238.10%1,344
Live Oak1,92953.41%1,37237.98%2928.08%190.53%55715.43%3,612
Llano4,29055.45%2,63334.03%7629.85%520.67%1,65721.42%7,737
Loving4862.34%1418.18%1519.48%00.00%3342.86%77
Lubbock47,30463.50%22,78630.59%3,9965.36%4030.54%24,51832.91%74,489
Lynn1,15152.39%90341.10%1366.19%70.32%24811.29%2,197
Madison1,57647.03%1,47043.87%2938.74%120.36%1063.16%3,351
Marion1,26034.45%2,02855.46%3539.65%160.44%-768-21.01%3,657
Martin97354.88%64336.27%1407.90%170.96%33018.61%1,773
Mason94954.70%61835.62%1518.70%170.98%33119.08%1,735
Matagorda5,87647.03%5,37443.01%1,1909.52%540.43%5024.02%12,494
Maverick1,05015.94%5,30780.58%2023.07%270.41%-4,257-64.64%6,586
McCulloch1,46548.70%1,23140.92%2969.84%160.53%2347.78%3,008
McLennan30,66648.61%27,05042.88%5,1318.13%2360.37%3,6165.73%63,083
McMullen27463.72%11727.21%358.14%40.93%15736.51%430
Medina5,71055.03%3,88037.39%7156.89%720.69%1,83017.64%10,377
Menard44342.47%49046.98%1029.78%80.77%-47-4.51%1,043
Midland25,38268.01%9,51325.49%2,0795.57%3460.93%15,86942.52%37,320
Milam3,01939.90%3,86951.13%6578.68%220.29%-850-11.23%7,567
Mills1,04451.35%74836.79%23011.31%110.54%29614.56%2,033
Mitchell94939.46%1,21350.44%2329.65%110.46%-264-10.98%2,405
Montague3,02945.71%2,71841.02%84212.71%370.56%3114.69%6,626
Montgomery51,01165.23%20,72226.50%6,0657.76%4040.52%30,28938.73%78,202
Moore3,35365.96%1,35826.72%3597.06%130.26%1,99539.24%5,083
Morris1,44930.01%2,97361.58%4028.33%40.08%-1,524-31.57%4,828
Motley38062.81%16427.11%569.26%50.83%21635.70%605
Nacogdoches10,36153.25%7,64139.27%1,3526.95%1040.53%2,72013.98%19,458
Navarro5,23641.88%6,07848.62%1,1409.12%480.38%-842-6.74%12,502
Newton1,40931.62%2,55457.32%47410.64%190.43%-1,145-25.70%4,456
Nolan2,16640.18%2,58247.89%61311.37%300.56%-416-7.71%5,391
Nueces37,47040.22%50,00953.68%5,1035.48%5860.63%-12,539-13.46%93,168
Ochiltree2,44879.20%46715.11%1675.40%90.29%1,98164.09%3,091
Oldham58366.17%21324.18%778.74%80.91%37041.99%881
Orange12,56042.85%13,74146.88%2,8369.68%1740.59%-1,181-4.03%29,311
Palo Pinto3,66642.36%3,93845.50%1,01111.68%400.46%-272-3.14%8,655
Panola4,00844.59%4,16846.37%7778.64%350.39%-160-1.78%8,988
Parker14,58054.29%9,44735.18%2,70310.07%1250.47%5,13319.11%26,855
Parmer2,04270.71%67623.41%1605.54%100.35%1,36647.30%2,888
Pecos1,73043.89%1,81646.07%3699.36%270.68%-86-2.18%3,942
Polk6,47345.44%6,36044.65%1,3479.46%640.45%1130.79%14,244
Potter14,99557.13%9,27335.33%1,7996.85%1780.68%5,72221.80%26,245
Presidio38322.32%1,20570.22%1116.47%170.99%-822-47.90%1,716
Rains1,12341.09%1,26546.29%33512.26%100.37%-142-5.20%2,733
Randall28,26671.33%9,17723.16%1,9855.01%1990.50%19,08948.17%39,627
Reagan64555.22%40734.85%1018.65%151.28%23820.37%1,168
Real84558.40%41428.61%17812.30%100.69%43129.79%1,447
Red River1,78339.06%2,33951.24%4339.49%100.22%-556-12.18%4,565
Reeves1,00728.40%2,27964.27%2456.91%150.42%-1,272-35.87%3,546
Refugio1,37642.35%1,63550.32%2226.83%160.49%-259-7.97%3,249
Roberts42172.09%12220.89%406.85%10.17%29951.20%584
Robertson1,94437.57%2,91256.27%3156.09%40.08%-968-18.70%5,175
Rockwall8,31965.01%3,28925.70%1,1218.76%670.52%5,03039.31%12,796
Runnels1,94151.58%1,41737.66%39610.52%90.24%52413.92%3,763
Rusk8,42354.22%5,98838.55%1,0726.90%510.33%2,43515.67%15,534
Sabine1,66042.29%1,91348.74%3348.51%180.46%-253-6.45%3,925
San Augustine1,29636.39%1,92454.03%3249.10%170.48%-628-17.64%3,561
San Jacinto2,87844.38%2,77142.73%81012.49%260.40%1071.65%6,485
San Patricio7,67845.21%8,13247.88%1,0856.39%880.52%-454-2.67%16,983
San Saba99151.72%72637.89%19410.13%50.26%26513.83%1,916
Schleicher58748.67%50541.87%1119.20%30.25%826.80%1,206
Scurry2,92949.95%2,09935.79%81313.86%230.39%83014.16%5,864
Shackelford79253.84%50234.13%16911.49%80.54%29019.71%1,471
Shelby3,48243.27%3,72046.22%81510.13%310.39%-238-2.95%8,048
Sherman80970.78%24321.26%897.79%20.17%56649.52%1,143
Smith32,17159.97%18,26534.05%2,9335.47%2740.51%13,90625.92%53,643
Somervell1,09946.23%99341.78%27311.49%120.50%1064.45%2,377
Starr75610.41%6,31286.94%1572.16%350.48%-5,556-76.53%7,260
Stephens1,71452.27%1,21837.15%33610.25%110.34%49615.12%3,279
Sterling39458.89%18627.80%8612.86%30.45%20831.09%669
Stonewall32335.22%48753.11%10511.45%20.22%-164-17.89%917
Sutton68852.84%50839.02%1027.83%40.31%18013.82%1,302
Swisher1,15944.71%1,22447.22%1957.52%140.54%-65-2.51%2,592
Tarrant208,31250.85%170,43141.60%28,7157.01%2,1860.53%37,8819.25%409,644
Taylor23,68259.17%13,21333.02%2,9127.28%2140.53%10,46926.15%40,021
Terrell18535.65%27853.56%479.06%91.73%-93-17.91%519
Terry2,01356.43%1,27235.66%2697.54%130.36%74120.77%3,567
Throckmorton36048.85%28538.67%9012.21%20.27%7510.18%737
Titus3,43843.37%3,72546.99%7449.38%210.26%-287-3.62%7,928
Tom Green18,11255.21%11,78235.91%2,7578.40%1570.48%6,33019.30%32,808
Travis98,45439.97%128,97052.36%14,0085.69%4,8691.98%-30,516-12.39%246,301
Trinity2,05838.76%2,77452.24%4608.66%180.34%-716-13.48%5,310
Tyler2,80441.11%3,34048.97%6459.46%320.47%-536-7.86%6,821
Upshur5,17445.71%5,03244.45%1,0869.59%280.25%1421.26%11,320
Upton68556.89%42435.22%887.31%70.58%26121.67%1,204
Uvalde3,49447.65%3,39746.32%4035.50%390.53%971.33%7,333
Val Verde4,35741.10%5,62353.05%5485.17%720.68%-1,266-11.95%10,600
Van Zandt7,45349.60%5,75238.28%1,75611.69%650.43%1,70111.32%15,026
Victoria14,45759.94%8,23834.16%1,1974.96%2270.94%6,21925.78%24,119
Walker7,17749.27%6,08841.79%1,1868.14%1160.80%1,0897.48%14,567
Waller3,55941.28%4,53552.60%4995.79%290.34%-976-11.32%8,622
Ward1,62043.41%1,64444.05%44611.95%220.59%-24-0.64%3,732
Washington6,31960.65%3,46033.21%6015.77%390.37%2,85927.44%10,419
Webb4,71219.02%18,99776.67%9363.78%1320.53%-14,285-57.65%24,777
Wharton6,16350.38%5,17642.31%8717.12%240.20%9878.07%12,234
Wheeler1,35559.20%75032.77%1747.60%100.44%60526.43%2,289
Wichita20,49551.30%15,77539.49%3,3718.44%3090.77%4,72011.81%39,950
Wilbarger2,03747.73%1,73040.53%46510.90%360.84%3077.20%4,268
Willacy1,33224.62%3,78970.02%2414.45%490.91%-2,457-45.40%5,411
Williamson36,83655.37%24,17536.34%4,9317.41%5800.87%12,66119.03%66,522
Wilson4,53049.96%3,71340.95%7608.38%640.71%8179.01%9,067
Winkler1,00947.98%87241.46%21810.37%40.19%1376.52%2,103
Wise6,33048.81%5,05638.99%1,51611.69%660.51%1,2749.82%12,968
Wood6,22851.21%4,71138.74%1,1849.74%380.31%1,51712.47%12,161
Yoakum1,48560.51%73830.07%2188.88%130.53%74730.44%2,454
Young3,64754.46%2,39435.75%6399.54%170.25%1,25318.71%6,697
Zapata52121.27%1,78672.90%1315.35%120.49%-1,265-51.63%2,450
Zavala46314.50%2,62982.34%912.85%100.31%-2,166-67.84%3,193
Totals2,736,16748.76%2,459,68343.83%378,5376.75%37,2570.66%276,4844.93%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

, 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, 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 and References

  1. Web site: Turnout and Voter Registration Figures (1970-current).
  2. Web site: 1996 Presidential General Election Results – Texas. Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections . 26 January 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