Texas

Voting Population

Eligibility (63.7% eligible to vote)

Texas became a state in December 1845, participating in its first presidential election in 1848. Texas seceded from the Union in 1861 and was not included in the 1864 or 1868 elections. From 1872 through 1976, Texas went Democratic in the vast majority of elections. However, that changed in 1980, and Texas has sided with the Republicans ever since. Having a Bush on the ticket each election from 1980 through 2004 (except 1996) helped make Texas a reliably “red” state. In 2016, Donald Trump won the state by a margin of 52 percent to 43 percent over Hillary Clinton. Two of the state's Electors were faithless that year, one each voting for Ron Paul and John Kasich.

has 38 Electoral College votes to cast in Presidential elections.

State Capital: Austin, TX • 2020 Population: 29,472,295 • US Representatives: 36

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Recent Election Results

Leaning

58%

Republican

2016 Presidential (27.3% voted Republican)

2012 Presidential (19.3% voted Democratic)

2016 US Senate

2016 US House

2014 Gubernatorial

Current Elected Officials

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Elected Role Descriptions

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