Cook County vs Harris County

Side-by-side: the political memory, the demographic profile, and the deepest deltas between these two places.

Cook County

LatestD+41.6in 2024

Population5,182,0902024 ACS

County seatChicagoIL

Most similarAllendale CountySC · twin score 100.0

Key facts

2024 presidential margin: D+41.6MIT Election Lab
Population: 5,182,0902024 5-year
Median household income: $83,4982024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic): 40.1%2024 5-year
Black: 21.8%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino: 26.8%2024 5-year
County seat: Chicago
Peak Democratic margin: D+53.4 in 2008MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin: R+49.0 in 1920MIT Election Lab
Most similar: Allendale County, SC · twin score 100.0

presidential history

Margin, 1892–2024 (partial returns from 1876)

Presidential margin over time
Year	Margin (D minus R)
1892	+12.8%
1896	−18.4%
1900	−4.4%
1904	−32.1%
1908	−18.6%
1912	+13.0%
1916	−6.6%
1920	−49.0%
1924	−41.6%
1928	−6.2%
1932	+13.8%
1936	+27.5%
1940	+10.9%
1944	+15.9%
1948	+8.9%
1952	−0.7%
1956	−13.9%
1960	+13.0%
1964	+26.4%
1968	+9.5%
1972	−7.4%
1976	+8.7%
1980	+12.4%
1984	+2.6%
1988	+12.4%
1992	+30.0%
1996	+40.1%
2000	+40.0%
2004	+41.1%
2008	+53.4%
2012	+49.3%
2016	+53.1%
2020	+50.2%
2024	+41.6%

38 presidential elections

Third column names the leading third-party or independent finisher. Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024). Swing · margin change from the prior cycle.
Year	Won	Democratic	Republican	Other	Margin	Swing	Total
2024	D	69.6%Harris1,447,821	28.1%Trump583,852	1.2%Kennedy25,127	D+41.6	R+8.7	2,079,239
2020	D	74.2%Biden1,725,973	24.0%Trump558,269	0.8%Jorgensen17,657	D+50.2	R+2.9	2,325,405
2016	D	73.9%Clinton1,611,946	20.8%Trump453,287	2.7%Johnson58,678	D+53.1	D+3.9	2,180,344
2012	D	73.9%Obama1,488,537	24.6%Romney495,542	0.8%JOHNSON15,845	D+49.3	R+4.1	2,014,819
2008	D	76.2%Obama1,629,024	22.8%McCain487,736	1.0%	D+53.4	D+12.3	2,137,466
2004	D	70.2%Kerry1,439,724	29.1%Bush597,405	0.6%	D+41.1	D+1.1	2,049,434
2000	D	68.6%Gore1,280,547	28.6%Bush534,542	2.3%Nader42,068	D+40.0	R+0.1	1,865,907
1996	D	66.8%Clinton1,153,289	26.7%Dole461,557	5.6%Perot96,633	D+40.1	D+10.1	1,726,666
1992	D	58.2%Clinton1,249,533	28.2%Bush605,300	13.1%Perot281,999	D+30.0	D+17.6	2,146,655
1988	D	55.8%Dukakis1,129,973	43.4%Bush878,582	0.9%	D+12.4	D+9.8	2,026,144
1984	D	51.0%Mondale1,112,641	48.4%Reagan1,055,558	0.6%	D+2.6	R+9.8	2,180,735
1980	D	52.0%Carter1,124,584	39.6%Reagan856,574	8.4%	D+12.4	D+3.6	2,163,097
1976	D	53.4%Carter1,180,814	44.7%Ford987,498	1.9%	D+8.7	D+16.1	2,209,748
1972	R	46.0%McGovern1,063,268	53.4%Nixon1,234,307	0.6%	R+7.4	R+16.9	2,311,037
1968	D	50.6%Humphrey1,181,316	41.1%Nixon960,493	8.3%	D+9.5	R+16.9	2,336,538
1964	D	63.2%Johnson1,537,181	36.8%Goldwater895,718	0.0%	D+26.4	D+13.3	2,432,899
1960	D	56.4%Kennedy1,378,343	43.3%Nixon1,059,607	0.3%	D+13.0	D+26.9	2,445,269
1956	R	42.9%Stevenson977,821	56.8%Eisenhower1,293,223	0.3%	R+13.9	R+13.2	2,276,844
1952	R	49.5%Stevenson1,172,454	50.2%Eisenhower1,188,973	0.3%	R+0.7	R+9.6	2,367,939
1948	D	54.2%Truman1,216,636	45.2%Dewey1,015,800	0.6%	D+8.9	R+7.0	2,245,899
1944	D	57.8%Roosevelt1,275,367	41.9%Dewey924,659	0.3%	D+15.9	D+5.0	2,206,191
1940	D	55.2%Roosevelt1,168,141	44.4%Willkie938,454	0.4%	D+10.9	R+16.6	2,114,807
1936	D	62.4%Roosevelt1,253,164	34.9%Landon701,206	2.7%	D+27.5	D+13.7	2,009,457
1932	D	55.2%Roosevelt919,231	41.5%Hoover690,146	3.3%	D+13.8	D+20.0	1,664,232
1928	R	46.5%Smith716,283	52.7%Hoover812,063	0.8%	R+6.2	D+35.3	1,540,171
1924	R	20.3%Davis226,141	61.9%Coolidge688,973	17.6%La Follette196,149	R+41.6	D+7.4	1,113,652
1920	R	22.1%Cox197,499	71.1%Harding635,197	6.8%	R+49.0	R+42.4	893,137
1916	R	44.6%Wilson379,438	51.3%Hughes435,695	4.1%	R+6.6	R+19.6	849,913
1912	O	30.4%Wilson130,702	17.4%Taft74,851	52.1%	Roosevelt +21.7	D+31.7	429,312
1908	R	36.9%Bryan152,990	55.5%Taft230,400	7.6%	R+18.6	D+13.4	415,091
1904	R	26.4%Parker103,762	58.5%Roosevelt229,848	15.1%	R+32.1	R+27.7	392,945
1900	R	46.4%Bryan186,193	50.8%McKinley203,760	2.8%	R+4.4	D+14.0	401,134
1896	R	40.1%Bryan152,146	58.4%McKinley221,823	1.5%	R+18.4	R+31.1	379,608
1892	D	55.3%Cleveland144,604	42.6%Harrison111,254	2.1%	D+12.8	—	261,330
1888	—	—	—	—	No data	—	—
1884	—	—	—	—	No data	—	—
1880	—	—	—	—	No data	—	—
1876	—	—	—	—	No data	—	—

Harris County

LatestD+5.5in 2024

Population4,838,3032024 ACS

County seatHoustonTX

Most similarLoudoun CountyVA · twin score 96.0

Key facts

2024 presidential margin: D+5.5MIT Election Lab
Population: 4,838,3032024 5-year
Median household income: $74,9832024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic): 26.6%2024 5-year
Black: 18.6%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino: 44.0%2024 5-year
County seat: Houston
Peak Democratic margin: D+75.7 in 1936MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin: R+25.6 in 1972MIT Election Lab
Most similar: Loudoun County, VA · twin score 96.0

presidential history

Margin, 1892–2024 (partial returns from 1876)

Presidential margin over time
Year	Margin (D minus R)
1908	+47.8%
1912	+62.2%
1916	+52.2%
1920	+24.5%
1924	+36.0%
1928	−11.6%
1932	+68.4%
1936	+75.7%
1940	+55.8%
1944	+56.9%
1948	+12.5%
1952	−15.3%
1956	−24.2%
1960	−6.1%
1964	+19.2%
1968	−4.1%
1972	−25.6%
1976	−5.2%
1980	−19.8%
1984	−23.1%
1988	−14.9%
1992	−4.9%
1996	−4.1%
2000	−11.4%
2004	−10.2%
2008	+1.6%
2012	+0.1%
2016	+12.3%
2020	+13.3%
2024	+5.5%

38 presidential elections

Third column names the leading third-party or independent finisher. Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024). Swing · margin change from the prior cycle.
Year	Won	Democratic	Republican	Other	Margin	Swing	Total
2024	D	51.9%Harris808,771	46.4%Trump722,695	1.0%Stein15,117 +2	D+5.5	R+7.7	1,557,484
All 5 candidates in 2024 · 3 minor / independent Kamala D HarrisDemocratic51.9%808,771 Donald J TrumpRepublican46.4%722,695 Jill SteinIndependent1.0%15,117 Chase OliverLibertarian0.6%9,727 OtherAll other candidates0.1%1,174
2020	D	55.9%Biden918,193	42.7%Trump700,630	1.0%Jorgensen16,819	D+13.3	D+0.9	1,641,257
2016	D	54.0%Clinton707,914	41.6%Trump545,955	3.0%Johnson39,781	D+12.3	D+12.3	1,312,112
2012	D	49.4%Obama587,044	49.3%Romney586,073	0.9%Gray11,098	D+0.1	R+1.5	1,188,585
2008	D	50.4%Obama590,982	48.8%McCain571,883	0.7%	D+1.6	D+11.8	1,171,472
2004	R	44.6%Kerry475,865	54.8%Bush584,723	0.7%	R+10.2	D+1.2	1,067,968
2000	R	42.9%Gore418,267	54.3%Bush529,159	2.4%Nader22,994	R+11.4	R+7.3	974,822
1996	R	45.2%Clinton386,726	49.2%Dole421,462	4.9%Perot42,364	R+4.1	D+0.9	855,893
1992	R	38.2%Clinton360,171	43.1%Bush406,778	18.3%Perot172,922	R+4.9	D+10.0	942,947
1988	R	42.1%Dukakis342,919	57.0%Bush464,217	0.9%	R+14.9	D+8.3	814,160
1984	R	38.3%Mondale334,135	61.5%Reagan536,029	0.2%	R+23.1	R+3.3	872,167
1980	R	38.1%Carter274,061	57.9%Reagan416,655	4.1%	R+19.8	R+14.6	720,014
1976	R	47.0%Carter321,897	52.2%Ford357,536	0.9%	R+5.2	D+20.4	685,264
1972	R	36.9%McGovern215,916	62.6%Nixon365,672	0.5%	R+25.6	R+21.5	584,531
1968	R	38.8%Humphrey182,546	42.9%Nixon202,079	18.3%	R+4.1	R+23.3	471,037
1964	D	59.5%Johnson227,819	40.3%Goldwater154,401	0.2%	D+19.2	D+25.3	382,985
1960	R	45.6%Kennedy148,275	51.7%Nixon168,170	2.8%	R+6.1	D+18.1	325,399
1956	R	36.9%Stevenson93,961	61.1%Eisenhower155,555	2.0%	R+24.2	R+8.8	254,549
1952	R	42.3%Stevenson107,604	57.6%Eisenhower146,665	0.1%	R+15.3	R+27.9	254,497
1948	D	47.7%Truman58,488	35.2%Dewey43,117	17.1%	D+12.5	R+44.4	122,617
1944	D	68.3%Roosevelt71,077	11.4%Dewey11,843	20.4%	D+56.9	D+1.1	104,119
1940	D	77.8%Roosevelt73,520	22.0%Willkie20,797	0.1%	D+55.8	R+19.9	94,453
1936	D	87.7%Roosevelt59,205	12.0%Landon8,083	0.4%	D+75.7	D+7.3	67,533
1932	D	83.8%Roosevelt46,886	15.4%Hoover8,604	0.9%	D+68.4	D+80.0	55,970
1928	R	44.1%Smith21,536	55.7%Hoover27,188	0.2%	R+11.6	R+47.6	48,810
1924	D	63.6%Davis20,648	27.6%Coolidge8,953	8.9%La Follette2,878	D+36.0	D+11.5	32,479
1920	D	51.4%Cox14,808	26.8%Harding7,735	21.8%	D+24.5	R+27.7	28,837
1916	D	74.2%Wilson10,131	22.0%Hughes3,009	3.7%	D+52.2	R+10.0	13,647
1912	D	70.2%Wilson6,409	7.9%Taft726	21.9%	D+62.2	D+14.5	9,134
1908	D	72.3%Bryan5,074	24.5%Taft1,722	3.2%	D+47.8	—	7,018
1904	—	—	—	—	No data	—	—
1900	—	—	—	—	No data	—	—
1896	—	—	—	—	No data	—	—
1892	—	—	—	—	No data	—	—
1888	—	—	—	—	No data	—	—
1884	—	—	—	—	No data	—	—
1880	—	—	—	—	No data	—	—
1876	—	—	—	—	No data	—	—

Biggest differences

Top 9 deltas, ranked by absolute magnitude.
Metric	Cook County	Harris County
Population	5,182,090	4,838,303
Median household income	$83,498	$74,983
Latest presidential margin	D+41.6	D+5.5
Hispanic / Latino	26.8%	44.0%
White (non-Hispanic)	40.1%	26.6%
Median age	38.0	34.6
Black	21.8%	18.6%
Poverty rate (overall)	13.5%	16.3%
Asian	7.9%	7.3%

Cook County vs Harris County

Side-by-side: the political memory, the demographic profile, and the deepest deltas between these two places.

Cook County

LatestD+41.6in 2024

Population5,182,0902024 ACS

County seatChicagoIL

Most similarAllendale CountySC · twin score 100.0

Key facts

2024 presidential margin: D+41.6MIT Election Lab
Population: 5,182,0902024 5-year
Median household income: $83,4982024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic): 40.1%2024 5-year
Black: 21.8%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino: 26.8%2024 5-year
County seat: Chicago
Peak Democratic margin: D+53.4 in 2008MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin: R+49.0 in 1920MIT Election Lab
Most similar: Allendale County, SC · twin score 100.0

presidential history

Margin, 1892–2024 (partial returns from 1876)

Presidential margin over time
Year	Margin (D minus R)
1892	+12.8%
1896	−18.4%
1900	−4.4%
1904	−32.1%
1908	−18.6%
1912	+13.0%
1916	−6.6%
1920	−49.0%
1924	−41.6%
1928	−6.2%
1932	+13.8%
1936	+27.5%
1940	+10.9%
1944	+15.9%
1948	+8.9%
1952	−0.7%
1956	−13.9%
1960	+13.0%
1964	+26.4%
1968	+9.5%
1972	−7.4%
1976	+8.7%
1980	+12.4%
1984	+2.6%
1988	+12.4%
1992	+30.0%
1996	+40.1%
2000	+40.0%
2004	+41.1%
2008	+53.4%
2012	+49.3%
2016	+53.1%
2020	+50.2%
2024	+41.6%

38 presidential elections

Third column names the leading third-party or independent finisher. Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024). Swing · margin change from the prior cycle.
Year	Won	Democratic	Republican	Other	Margin	Swing	Total
2024	D	69.6%Harris1,447,821	28.1%Trump583,852	1.2%Kennedy25,127	D+41.6	R+8.7	2,079,239
2020	D	74.2%Biden1,725,973	24.0%Trump558,269	0.8%Jorgensen17,657	D+50.2	R+2.9	2,325,405
2016	D	73.9%Clinton1,611,946	20.8%Trump453,287	2.7%Johnson58,678	D+53.1	D+3.9	2,180,344
2012	D	73.9%Obama1,488,537	24.6%Romney495,542	0.8%JOHNSON15,845	D+49.3	R+4.1	2,014,819
2008	D	76.2%Obama1,629,024	22.8%McCain487,736	1.0%	D+53.4	D+12.3	2,137,466
2004	D	70.2%Kerry1,439,724	29.1%Bush597,405	0.6%	D+41.1	D+1.1	2,049,434
2000	D	68.6%Gore1,280,547	28.6%Bush534,542	2.3%Nader42,068	D+40.0	R+0.1	1,865,907
1996	D	66.8%Clinton1,153,289	26.7%Dole461,557	5.6%Perot96,633	D+40.1	D+10.1	1,726,666
1992	D	58.2%Clinton1,249,533	28.2%Bush605,300	13.1%Perot281,999	D+30.0	D+17.6	2,146,655
1988	D	55.8%Dukakis1,129,973	43.4%Bush878,582	0.9%	D+12.4	D+9.8	2,026,144
1984	D	51.0%Mondale1,112,641	48.4%Reagan1,055,558	0.6%	D+2.6	R+9.8	2,180,735
1980	D	52.0%Carter1,124,584	39.6%Reagan856,574	8.4%	D+12.4	D+3.6	2,163,097
1976	D	53.4%Carter1,180,814	44.7%Ford987,498	1.9%	D+8.7	D+16.1	2,209,748
1972	R	46.0%McGovern1,063,268	53.4%Nixon1,234,307	0.6%	R+7.4	R+16.9	2,311,037
1968	D	50.6%Humphrey1,181,316	41.1%Nixon960,493	8.3%	D+9.5	R+16.9	2,336,538
1964	D	63.2%Johnson1,537,181	36.8%Goldwater895,718	0.0%	D+26.4	D+13.3	2,432,899
1960	D	56.4%Kennedy1,378,343	43.3%Nixon1,059,607	0.3%	D+13.0	D+26.9	2,445,269
1956	R	42.9%Stevenson977,821	56.8%Eisenhower1,293,223	0.3%	R+13.9	R+13.2	2,276,844
1952	R	49.5%Stevenson1,172,454	50.2%Eisenhower1,188,973	0.3%	R+0.7	R+9.6	2,367,939
1948	D	54.2%Truman1,216,636	45.2%Dewey1,015,800	0.6%	D+8.9	R+7.0	2,245,899
1944	D	57.8%Roosevelt1,275,367	41.9%Dewey924,659	0.3%	D+15.9	D+5.0	2,206,191
1940	D	55.2%Roosevelt1,168,141	44.4%Willkie938,454	0.4%	D+10.9	R+16.6	2,114,807
1936	D	62.4%Roosevelt1,253,164	34.9%Landon701,206	2.7%	D+27.5	D+13.7	2,009,457
1932	D	55.2%Roosevelt919,231	41.5%Hoover690,146	3.3%	D+13.8	D+20.0	1,664,232
1928	R	46.5%Smith716,283	52.7%Hoover812,063	0.8%	R+6.2	D+35.3	1,540,171
1924	R	20.3%Davis226,141	61.9%Coolidge688,973	17.6%La Follette196,149	R+41.6	D+7.4	1,113,652
1920	R	22.1%Cox197,499	71.1%Harding635,197	6.8%	R+49.0	R+42.4	893,137
1916	R	44.6%Wilson379,438	51.3%Hughes435,695	4.1%	R+6.6	R+19.6	849,913
1912	O	30.4%Wilson130,702	17.4%Taft74,851	52.1%	Roosevelt +21.7	D+31.7	429,312
1908	R	36.9%Bryan152,990	55.5%Taft230,400	7.6%	R+18.6	D+13.4	415,091
1904	R	26.4%Parker103,762	58.5%Roosevelt229,848	15.1%	R+32.1	R+27.7	392,945
1900	R	46.4%Bryan186,193	50.8%McKinley203,760	2.8%	R+4.4	D+14.0	401,134
1896	R	40.1%Bryan152,146	58.4%McKinley221,823	1.5%	R+18.4	R+31.1	379,608
1892	D	55.3%Cleveland144,604	42.6%Harrison111,254	2.1%	D+12.8	—	261,330
1888	—	—	—	—	No data	—	—
1884	—	—	—	—	No data	—	—
1880	—	—	—	—	No data	—	—
1876	—	—	—	—	No data	—	—

Harris County

LatestD+5.5in 2024

Population4,838,3032024 ACS

County seatHoustonTX

Most similarLoudoun CountyVA · twin score 96.0

Key facts

2024 presidential margin: D+5.5MIT Election Lab
Population: 4,838,3032024 5-year
Median household income: $74,9832024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic): 26.6%2024 5-year
Black: 18.6%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino: 44.0%2024 5-year
County seat: Houston
Peak Democratic margin: D+75.7 in 1936MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin: R+25.6 in 1972MIT Election Lab
Most similar: Loudoun County, VA · twin score 96.0

presidential history

Margin, 1892–2024 (partial returns from 1876)

Presidential margin over time
Year	Margin (D minus R)
1908	+47.8%
1912	+62.2%
1916	+52.2%
1920	+24.5%
1924	+36.0%
1928	−11.6%
1932	+68.4%
1936	+75.7%
1940	+55.8%
1944	+56.9%
1948	+12.5%
1952	−15.3%
1956	−24.2%
1960	−6.1%
1964	+19.2%
1968	−4.1%
1972	−25.6%
1976	−5.2%
1980	−19.8%
1984	−23.1%
1988	−14.9%
1992	−4.9%
1996	−4.1%
2000	−11.4%
2004	−10.2%
2008	+1.6%
2012	+0.1%
2016	+12.3%
2020	+13.3%
2024	+5.5%

38 presidential elections

Third column names the leading third-party or independent finisher. Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024). Swing · margin change from the prior cycle.
Year	Won	Democratic	Republican	Other	Margin	Swing	Total
2024	D	51.9%Harris808,771	46.4%Trump722,695	1.0%Stein15,117 +2	D+5.5	R+7.7	1,557,484
All 5 candidates in 2024 · 3 minor / independent Kamala D HarrisDemocratic51.9%808,771 Donald J TrumpRepublican46.4%722,695 Jill SteinIndependent1.0%15,117 Chase OliverLibertarian0.6%9,727 OtherAll other candidates0.1%1,174
2020	D	55.9%Biden918,193	42.7%Trump700,630	1.0%Jorgensen16,819	D+13.3	D+0.9	1,641,257
2016	D	54.0%Clinton707,914	41.6%Trump545,955	3.0%Johnson39,781	D+12.3	D+12.3	1,312,112
2012	D	49.4%Obama587,044	49.3%Romney586,073	0.9%Gray11,098	D+0.1	R+1.5	1,188,585
2008	D	50.4%Obama590,982	48.8%McCain571,883	0.7%	D+1.6	D+11.8	1,171,472
2004	R	44.6%Kerry475,865	54.8%Bush584,723	0.7%	R+10.2	D+1.2	1,067,968
2000	R	42.9%Gore418,267	54.3%Bush529,159	2.4%Nader22,994	R+11.4	R+7.3	974,822
1996	R	45.2%Clinton386,726	49.2%Dole421,462	4.9%Perot42,364	R+4.1	D+0.9	855,893
1992	R	38.2%Clinton360,171	43.1%Bush406,778	18.3%Perot172,922	R+4.9	D+10.0	942,947
1988	R	42.1%Dukakis342,919	57.0%Bush464,217	0.9%	R+14.9	D+8.3	814,160
1984	R	38.3%Mondale334,135	61.5%Reagan536,029	0.2%	R+23.1	R+3.3	872,167
1980	R	38.1%Carter274,061	57.9%Reagan416,655	4.1%	R+19.8	R+14.6	720,014
1976	R	47.0%Carter321,897	52.2%Ford357,536	0.9%	R+5.2	D+20.4	685,264
1972	R	36.9%McGovern215,916	62.6%Nixon365,672	0.5%	R+25.6	R+21.5	584,531
1968	R	38.8%Humphrey182,546	42.9%Nixon202,079	18.3%	R+4.1	R+23.3	471,037
1964	D	59.5%Johnson227,819	40.3%Goldwater154,401	0.2%	D+19.2	D+25.3	382,985
1960	R	45.6%Kennedy148,275	51.7%Nixon168,170	2.8%	R+6.1	D+18.1	325,399
1956	R	36.9%Stevenson93,961	61.1%Eisenhower155,555	2.0%	R+24.2	R+8.8	254,549
1952	R	42.3%Stevenson107,604	57.6%Eisenhower146,665	0.1%	R+15.3	R+27.9	254,497
1948	D	47.7%Truman58,488	35.2%Dewey43,117	17.1%	D+12.5	R+44.4	122,617
1944	D	68.3%Roosevelt71,077	11.4%Dewey11,843	20.4%	D+56.9	D+1.1	104,119
1940	D	77.8%Roosevelt73,520	22.0%Willkie20,797	0.1%	D+55.8	R+19.9	94,453
1936	D	87.7%Roosevelt59,205	12.0%Landon8,083	0.4%	D+75.7	D+7.3	67,533
1932	D	83.8%Roosevelt46,886	15.4%Hoover8,604	0.9%	D+68.4	D+80.0	55,970
1928	R	44.1%Smith21,536	55.7%Hoover27,188	0.2%	R+11.6	R+47.6	48,810
1924	D	63.6%Davis20,648	27.6%Coolidge8,953	8.9%La Follette2,878	D+36.0	D+11.5	32,479
1920	D	51.4%Cox14,808	26.8%Harding7,735	21.8%	D+24.5	R+27.7	28,837
1916	D	74.2%Wilson10,131	22.0%Hughes3,009	3.7%	D+52.2	R+10.0	13,647
1912	D	70.2%Wilson6,409	7.9%Taft726	21.9%	D+62.2	D+14.5	9,134
1908	D	72.3%Bryan5,074	24.5%Taft1,722	3.2%	D+47.8	—	7,018
1904	—	—	—	—	No data	—	—
1900	—	—	—	—	No data	—	—
1896	—	—	—	—	No data	—	—
1892	—	—	—	—	No data	—	—
1888	—	—	—	—	No data	—	—
1884	—	—	—	—	No data	—	—
1880	—	—	—	—	No data	—	—
1876	—	—	—	—	No data	—	—

Biggest differences

Top 9 deltas, ranked by absolute magnitude.
Metric	Cook County	Harris County
Population	5,182,090	4,838,303
Median household income	$83,498	$74,983
Latest presidential margin	D+41.6	D+5.5
Hispanic / Latino	26.8%	44.0%
White (non-Hispanic)	40.1%	26.6%
Median age	38.0	34.6
Black	21.8%	18.6%
Poverty rate (overall)	13.5%	16.3%
Asian	7.9%	7.3%