Deep-red rural county where Republicans routinely post landslide margins
Houston County, anchored by the small city of Crockett, is a heavily rural East Texas county where Republican presidential candidates have carried more than three-quarters of the vote in recent cycles, reflecting the region's long shift away from its historically Democratic roots.
Contextual statewide polling for Texas. County pages stay rooted in county returns, but live statewide polling helps frame the current cycle.