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Texas's location in the American South and largely in the greater Bible Belt has given the Republican Party the upper hand in the state in recent decades. [92] Trump received the most raw votes for a political candidate ever in Texas, breaking his own record from 2020 by over 500,000. The Democratic vote total fell by 425,000 between 2020 and 2024.
Following is a table of United States presidential elections in Texas, ordered by year.Since its admission to statehood in 1845, Texas has participated in every U.S. presidential election except the 1864 election during the American Civil War, when the state had seceded to join the Confederacy, and the 1868 election, when the state was undergoing Reconstruction.
As of April 2024, more than 190 candidates have filed with the Federal Election Commission (FEC) to run for the Democratic presidential nomination in 2024. [58]Following the withdrawal of President Biden on July 21, 2024, the race became an open contest to be decided at the Democratic National Convention.
Sebastian Gehrig and Trey Hunt are running in the Democratic primary. Goldman, a current state representative, leads in fundraising, with $1.1 million raised this cycle, according to the FEC.
Findings worthy of note include the fact that, 60 years ago, around 98 percent of ethnic minorities supported the Democratic nominee for president; this year, that number was around 30 percent lower.
Meanwhile, the vice president is holding a rally in Houston with an expected performance from city-native Beyoncé. Here’s what you need to know about both Texas appearances. Trump in Austin
The 2024 Texas Democratic presidential primary took place on March 5, 2024, as part of the Democratic Party primaries for the 2024 presidential election. 272 delegates to the Democratic National Convention were allocated to presidential candidates. [1] The contest was held on Super Tuesday alongside primaries in 14 other states and territories.
Starr County, with a population of nearly 66,000 people, had served as a key support for Democrats, with Biden winning the county in 2020 with 52% of the vote, and Hillary Clinton with 79% in 2016.