Texas — 2008 presidential election
Recent presidential results
Akashicstate2008 presidential electionTexas · PresidentMcCainR+11.8
How it voted
Share of the 2008 vote
| John McCain ✓Republican | 55.5% | 4,479,328 |
|---|---|---|
| Barack ObamaDemocratic | 43.7% | 3,528,633 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 0.9% | 69,834 |
2008presidential margin
D+60R+60
254 counties, each filled by 2008 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Texas cast 34 electoral votes this cycle.
County-level results (254 counties) — table
| County | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| Anderson County, TX | Republican | R+43.6 |
| Andrews County, TX | Republican | R+65.4 |
| Angelina County, TX | Republican | R+35.0 |
| Aransas County, TX | Republican | R+37.7 |
| Archer County, TX | Republican | R+65.4 |
| Armstrong County, TX | Republican | R+73.5 |
| Atascosa County, TX | Republican | R+10.5 |
| Austin County, TX | Republican | R+50.9 |
| Bailey County, TX | Republican | R+40.4 |
| Bandera County, TX | Republican | R+50.4 |
| Bastrop County, TX | Republican | R+8.2 |
| Baylor County, TX | Republican | R+54.5 |
| Bee County, TX | Republican | R+10.1 |
| Bell County, TX | Republican | R+9.8 |
| Bexar County, TX | Democratic | D+5.6 |
| Blanco County, TX | Republican | R+39.5 |
| Borden County, TX | Republican | R+76.5 |
| Bosque County, TX | Republican | R+51.9 |
| Bowie County, TX | Republican | R+37.9 |
| Brazoria County, TX | Republican | R+29.6 |
| Brazos County, TX | Republican | R+28.9 |
| Brewster County, TX | Democratic | D+2.9 |
| Briscoe County, TX | Republican | R+49.6 |
| Brooks County, TX | Democratic | D+51.6 |
| Brown County, TX | Republican | R+61.5 |
| Burleson County, TX | Republican | R+37.4 |
| Burnet County, TX | Republican | R+44.1 |
| Caldwell County, TX | Republican | R+6.0 |
| Calhoun County, TX | Republican | R+20.0 |
| Callahan County, TX | Republican | R+61.7 |
| Cameron County, TX | Democratic | D+28.8 |
| Camp County, TX | Republican | R+23.3 |
| Carson County, TX | Republican | R+71.9 |
| Cass County, TX | Republican | R+40.4 |
| Castro County, TX | Republican | R+36.8 |
| Chambers County, TX | Republican | R+51.2 |
| Cherokee County, TX | Republican | R+43.2 |
| Childress County, TX | Republican | R+56.0 |
| Clay County, TX | Republican | R+58.6 |
| Cochran County, TX | Republican | R+44.8 |
| Coke County, TX | Republican | R+60.7 |
| Coleman County, TX | Republican | R+64.0 |
| Collin County, TX | Republican | R+25.6 |
| Collingsworth County, TX | Republican | R+59.3 |
| Colorado County, TX | Republican | R+39.4 |
| Comal County, TX | Republican | R+47.4 |
| Comanche County, TX | Republican | R+47.5 |
| Concho County, TX | Republican | R+51.1 |
| Cooke County, TX | Republican | R+58.7 |
| Coryell County, TX | Republican | R+26.9 |
| Cottle County, TX | Republican | R+45.7 |
| Crane County, TX | Republican | R+55.0 |
| Crockett County, TX | Republican | R+33.3 |
| Crosby County, TX | Republican | R+28.1 |
| Culberson County, TX | Democratic | D+31.0 |
| Dallam County, TX | Republican | R+60.9 |
| Dallas County, TX | Democratic | D+15.3 |
| Dawson County, TX | Republican | R+42.8 |
| Deaf Smith County, TX | Republican | R+46.8 |
| Delta County, TX | Republican | R+45.3 |
| Denton County, TX | Republican | R+24.2 |
| DeWitt County, TX | Republican | R+47.9 |
| Dickens County, TX | Republican | R+51.0 |
| Dimmit County, TX | Democratic | D+50.7 |
| Donley County, TX | Republican | R+64.1 |
| Duval County, TX | Democratic | D+50.4 |
| Eastland County, TX | Republican | R+59.8 |
| Ector County, TX | Republican | R+48.0 |
| Edwards County, TX | Republican | R+31.6 |
| El Paso County, TX | Democratic | D+32.5 |
| Ellis County, TX | Republican | R+42.2 |
| Erath County, TX | Republican | R+54.5 |
| Falls County, TX | Republican | R+19.7 |
| Fannin County, TX | Republican | R+39.6 |
| Fayette County, TX | Republican | R+42.6 |
| Fisher County, TX | Republican | R+22.2 |
| Floyd County, TX | Republican | R+41.8 |
| Foard County, TX | Republican | R+24.0 |
| Fort Bend County, TX | Republican | R+2.4 |
| Franklin County, TX | Republican | R+52.5 |
| Freestone County, TX | Republican | R+43.5 |
| Frio County, TX | Democratic | D+18.7 |
| Gaines County, TX | Republican | R+67.2 |
| Galveston County, TX | Republican | R+19.5 |
| Garza County, TX | Republican | R+56.1 |
| Gillespie County, TX | Republican | R+56.6 |
| Glasscock County, TX | Republican | R+80.8 |
| Goliad County, TX | Republican | R+26.5 |
| Gonzales County, TX | Republican | R+30.4 |
| Gray County, TX | Republican | R+71.0 |
| Grayson County, TX | Republican | R+37.9 |
| Gregg County, TX | Republican | R+37.6 |
| Grimes County, TX | Republican | R+34.3 |
| Guadalupe County, TX | Republican | R+31.0 |
| Hale County, TX | Republican | R+44.9 |
| Hall County, TX | Republican | R+47.9 |
| Hamilton County, TX | Republican | R+53.3 |
| Hansford County, TX | Republican | R+76.5 |
| Hardeman County, TX | Republican | R+51.8 |
| Hardin County, TX | Republican | R+61.2 |
| Harris County, TX | Democratic | D+1.6 |
| Harrison County, TX | Republican | R+31.4 |
| Hartley County, TX | Republican | R+73.6 |
| Haskell County, TX | Republican | R+32.6 |
| Hays County, TX | Republican | R+2.0 |
| Hemphill County, TX | Republican | R+71.9 |
| Henderson County, TX | Republican | R+44.6 |
| Hidalgo County, TX | Democratic | D+38.7 |
| Hill County, TX | Republican | R+41.3 |
| Hockley County, TX | Republican | R+52.3 |
| Hood County, TX | Republican | R+54.0 |
| Hopkins County, TX | Republican | R+44.7 |
| Houston County, TX | Republican | R+37.3 |
| Howard County, TX | Republican | R+46.3 |
| Hudspeth County, TX | Republican | R+3.1 |
| Hunt County, TX | Republican | R+40.6 |
| Hutchinson County, TX | Republican | R+68.9 |
| Irion County, TX | Republican | R+58.8 |
| Jack County, TX | Republican | R+68.1 |
| Jackson County, TX | Republican | R+47.9 |
| Jasper County, TX | Republican | R+42.0 |
| Jeff Davis County, TX | Republican | R+22.7 |
| Jefferson County, TX | Democratic | D+2.2 |
| Jim Hogg County, TX | Democratic | D+47.6 |
| Jim Wells County, TX | Democratic | D+16.1 |
| Johnson County, TX | Republican | R+47.5 |
| Jones County, TX | Republican | R+46.1 |
| Karnes County, TX | Republican | R+21.6 |
| Kaufman County, TX | Republican | R+35.8 |
| Kendall County, TX | Republican | R+56.0 |
| Kenedy County, TX | Democratic | D+6.9 |
| Kent County, TX | Republican | R+54.2 |
| Kerr County, TX | Republican | R+49.6 |
| Kimble County, TX | Republican | R+62.1 |
| King County, TX | Republican | R+87.7 |
| Kinney County, TX | Republican | R+17.7 |
| Kleberg County, TX | Democratic | D+7.2 |
| Knox County, TX | Republican | R+45.2 |
| La Salle County, TX | Democratic | D+19.0 |
| Lamar County, TX | Republican | R+42.0 |
| Lamb County, TX | Republican | R+48.4 |
| Lampasas County, TX | Republican | R+49.1 |
| Lavaca County, TX | Republican | R+53.8 |
| Lee County, TX | Republican | R+36.3 |
| Leon County, TX | Republican | R+58.9 |
| Liberty County, TX | Republican | R+43.7 |
| Limestone County, TX | Republican | R+33.5 |
| Lipscomb County, TX | Republican | R+74.7 |
| Live Oak County, TX | Republican | R+49.0 |
| Llano County, TX | Republican | R+52.2 |
| Loving County, TX | Republican | R+69.6 |
| Lubbock County, TX | Republican | R+36.7 |
| Lynn County, TX | Republican | R+40.0 |
| Madison County, TX | Republican | R+42.8 |
| Marion County, TX | Republican | R+21.7 |
| Martin County, TX | Republican | R+62.7 |
| Mason County, TX | Republican | R+47.1 |
| Matagorda County, TX | Republican | R+27.4 |
| Maverick County, TX | Democratic | D+57.0 |
| McCulloch County, TX | Republican | R+51.0 |
| McLennan County, TX | Republican | R+23.9 |
| McMullen County, TX | Republican | R+49.9 |
| Medina County, TX | Republican | R+33.9 |
| Menard County, TX | Republican | R+41.0 |
| Midland County, TX | Republican | R+57.3 |
| Milam County, TX | Republican | R+26.0 |
| Mills County, TX | Republican | R+62.2 |
| Mitchell County, TX | Republican | R+50.6 |
| Montague County, TX | Republican | R+58.5 |
| Montgomery County, TX | Republican | R+52.7 |
| Moore County, TX | Republican | R+58.1 |
| Morris County, TX | Republican | R+21.0 |
| Motley County, TX | Republican | R+76.6 |
| Nacogdoches County, TX | Republican | R+27.5 |
| Navarro County, TX | Republican | R+33.1 |
| Newton County, TX | Republican | R+32.2 |
| Nolan County, TX | Republican | R+38.8 |
| Nueces County, TX | Republican | R+4.4 |
| Ochiltree County, TX | Republican | R+83.9 |
| Oldham County, TX | Republican | R+77.3 |
| Orange County, TX | Republican | R+47.1 |
| Palo Pinto County, TX | Republican | R+48.2 |
| Panola County, TX | Republican | R+48.9 |
| Parker County, TX | Republican | R+55.2 |
| Parmer County, TX | Republican | R+60.6 |
| Pecos County, TX | Republican | R+25.0 |
| Polk County, TX | Republican | R+37.2 |
| Potter County, TX | Republican | R+39.4 |
| Presidio County, TX | Democratic | D+43.4 |
| Rains County, TX | Republican | R+49.5 |
| Randall County, TX | Republican | R+62.7 |
| Reagan County, TX | Republican | R+60.2 |
| Real County, TX | Republican | R+53.0 |
| Red River County, TX | Republican | R+38.0 |
| Reeves County, TX | Democratic | D+5.2 |
| Refugio County, TX | Republican | R+14.5 |
| Roberts County, TX | Republican | R+84.2 |
| Robertson County, TX | Republican | R+19.4 |
| Rockwall County, TX | Republican | R+46.2 |
| Runnels County, TX | Republican | R+62.0 |
| Rusk County, TX | Republican | R+46.3 |
| Sabine County, TX | Republican | R+54.8 |
| San Augustine County, TX | Republican | R+27.3 |
| San Jacinto County, TX | Republican | R+38.3 |
| San Patricio County, TX | Republican | R+16.6 |
| San Saba County, TX | Republican | R+59.2 |
| Schleicher County, TX | Republican | R+49.5 |
| Scurry County, TX | Republican | R+59.7 |
| Shackelford County, TX | Republican | R+71.5 |
| Shelby County, TX | Republican | R+44.3 |
| Sherman County, TX | Republican | R+74.2 |
| Smith County, TX | Republican | R+39.5 |
| Somervell County, TX | Republican | R+53.2 |
| Starr County, TX | Democratic | D+69.3 |
| Stephens County, TX | Republican | R+63.6 |
| Sterling County, TX | Republican | R+68.3 |
| Stonewall County, TX | Republican | R+43.3 |
| Sutton County, TX | Republican | R+51.2 |
| Swisher County, TX | Republican | R+34.3 |
| Tarrant County, TX | Republican | R+11.7 |
| Taylor County, TX | Republican | R+45.6 |
| Terrell County, TX | Republican | R+26.4 |
| Terry County, TX | Republican | R+35.0 |
| Throckmorton County, TX | Republican | R+60.3 |
| Titus County, TX | Republican | R+31.2 |
| Tom Green County, TX | Republican | R+41.7 |
| Travis County, TX | Democratic | D+29.4 |
| Trinity County, TX | Republican | R+35.7 |
| Tyler County, TX | Republican | R+44.0 |
| Upshur County, TX | Republican | R+49.0 |
| Upton County, TX | Republican | R+51.0 |
| Uvalde County, TX | Republican | R+5.3 |
| Val Verde County, TX | Democratic | D+9.6 |
| Van Zandt County, TX | Republican | R+55.1 |
| Victoria County, TX | Republican | R+33.6 |
| Walker County, TX | Republican | R+22.4 |
| Waller County, TX | Republican | R+7.2 |
| Ward County, TX | Republican | R+49.1 |
| Washington County, TX | Republican | R+42.7 |
| Webb County, TX | Democratic | D+43.4 |
| Wharton County, TX | Republican | R+31.2 |
| Wheeler County, TX | Republican | R+71.4 |
| Wichita County, TX | Republican | R+38.8 |
| Wilbarger County, TX | Republican | R+46.3 |
| Willacy County, TX | Democratic | D+39.8 |
| Williamson County, TX | Republican | R+13.0 |
| Wilson County, TX | Republican | R+33.9 |
| Winkler County, TX | Republican | R+51.8 |
| Wise County, TX | Republican | R+55.7 |
| Wood County, TX | Republican | R+54.3 |
| Yoakum County, TX | Republican | R+62.6 |
| Young County, TX | Republican | R+63.5 |
| Zapata County, TX | Democratic | D+35.6 |
| Zavala County, TX | Democratic | D+68.8 |
Texas results by county
254 counties. Third-party and independent votes are reported by the county source as one combined figure; every named candidate is listed in the complete result below.
| Led by | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anderson County | John McCain+7,254 | 11,88471.4% | 4,63027.8% | 1410.8% | 16,655 |
| Andrews County | John McCain+3,026 | 3,81682.4% | 79017.1% | 230.5% | 4,629 |
| Angelina County | John McCain+10,190 | 19,56967.1% | 9,37932.2% | 2050.7% | 29,153 |
| Aransas County | John McCain+3,687 | 6,69368.4% | 3,00630.7% | 790.8% | 9,778 |
| Archer County | John McCain+2,855 | 3,59582.4% | 74017.0% | 300.7% | 4,365 |
| Armstrong County | John McCain+728 | 85686.5% | 12812.9% | 60.6% | 990 |
| Atascosa County | John McCain+1,047 | 5,46255.0% | 4,41544.4% | 610.6% | 9,938 |
| Austin County | John McCain+5,965 | 8,78675.0% | 2,82124.1% | 1141.0% | 11,721 |
| Bailey County | John McCain+936 | 1,61869.9% | 68229.4% | 160.7% | 2,316 |
| Bandera County | John McCain+4,685 | 6,93574.6% | 2,25024.2% | 1121.2% | 9,297 |
| Bastrop County | John McCain+2,130 | 13,81753.3% | 11,68745.1% | 4141.6% | 25,918 |
| Baylor County | John McCain+896 | 1,26276.8% | 36622.3% | 150.9% | 1,643 |
| Bee County | John McCain+826 | 4,47154.8% | 3,64544.7% | 410.5% | 8,157 |
| Bell County | John McCain+8,829 | 49,24254.5% | 40,41344.7% | 6790.8% | 90,334 |
| Bexar County | Barack Obama+29,252 | 246,27546.8% | 275,52752.4% | 3,9130.7% | 525,715 |
| Blanco County | John McCain+1,951 | 3,41869.2% | 1,46729.7% | 541.1% | 4,939 |
| Borden County | John McCain+276 | 31687.5% | 4011.1% | 51.4% | 361 |
| Bosque County | John McCain+3,965 | 5,76275.4% | 1,79723.5% | 871.1% | 7,646 |
| Bowie County | John McCain+13,347 | 24,16268.7% | 10,81530.7% | 2090.6% | 35,186 |
| Brazoria County | John McCain+31,035 | 67,51564.3% | 36,48034.8% | 9450.9% | 104,940 |
| Brazos County | John McCain+16,963 | 37,46563.9% | 20,50234.9% | 7061.2% | 58,673 |
| Brewster County | Barack Obama+115 | 1,85547.6% | 1,97050.5% | 751.9% | 3,900 |
| Briscoe County | John McCain+412 | 61774.3% | 20524.7% | 81.0% | 830 |
| Brooks County | Barack Obama+1,191 | 55624.1% | 1,74775.7% | 60.3% | 2,309 |
| Brown County | John McCain+9,230 | 12,05280.3% | 2,82218.8% | 1410.9% | 15,015 |
| Burleson County | John McCain+2,494 | 4,54768.2% | 2,05330.8% | 651.0% | 6,665 |
| Burnet County | John McCain+7,451 | 12,05971.4% | 4,60827.3% | 2261.3% | 16,893 |
| Caldwell County | John McCain+704 | 6,10752.4% | 5,40346.4% | 1381.2% | 11,648 |
| Calhoun County | John McCain+1,377 | 4,10659.7% | 2,72939.7% | 440.6% | 6,879 |
| Callahan County | John McCain+3,526 | 4,58980.3% | 1,06318.6% | 641.1% | 5,716 |
| Cameron County | Barack Obama+21,809 | 26,67135.3% | 48,48064.1% | 5060.7% | 75,657 |
| Camp County | John McCain+1,064 | 2,79861.3% | 1,73438.0% | 350.8% | 4,567 |
| Carson County | John McCain+2,142 | 2,54885.5% | 40613.6% | 260.9% | 2,980 |
| Cass County | John McCain+4,789 | 8,27969.9% | 3,49029.5% | 770.7% | 11,846 |
| Castro County | John McCain+843 | 1,56268.2% | 71931.4% | 100.4% | 2,291 |
| Chambers County | John McCain+6,800 | 9,98875.1% | 3,18824.0% | 1160.9% | 13,292 |
| Cherokee County | John McCain+7,085 | 11,69571.2% | 4,61028.1% | 1120.7% | 16,417 |
| Childress County | John McCain+1,285 | 1,78277.6% | 49721.6% | 170.7% | 2,296 |
| Clay County | John McCain+3,128 | 4,21378.9% | 1,08520.3% | 410.8% | 5,339 |
| Cochran County | John McCain+474 | 75871.7% | 28426.9% | 151.4% | 1,057 |
| Coke County | John McCain+953 | 1,25279.8% | 29919.1% | 181.1% | 1,569 |
| Coleman County | John McCain+2,368 | 3,01181.3% | 64317.4% | 481.3% | 3,702 |
| Collin County | John McCain+75,850 | 184,89762.3% | 109,04736.8% | 2,6390.9% | 296,583 |
| Collingsworth County | John McCain+709 | 94378.9% | 23419.6% | 181.5% | 1,195 |
| Colorado County | John McCain+3,287 | 5,79569.4% | 2,50830.0% | 500.6% | 8,353 |
| Comal County | John McCain+22,849 | 35,23373.2% | 12,38425.7% | 5411.1% | 48,158 |
| Comanche County | John McCain+2,479 | 3,81373.1% | 1,33425.6% | 701.3% | 5,217 |
| Concho County | John McCain+550 | 80774.9% | 25723.9% | 131.2% | 1,077 |
| Cooke County | John McCain+8,820 | 11,87179.0% | 3,05120.3% | 1100.7% | 15,032 |
| Coryell County | John McCain+4,931 | 11,55063.0% | 6,61936.1% | 1630.9% | 18,332 |
| Cottle County | John McCain+322 | 50972.2% | 18726.5% | 91.3% | 705 |
| Crane County | John McCain+800 | 1,11977.0% | 31921.9% | 161.1% | 1,454 |
| Crockett County | John McCain+514 | 1,02666.4% | 51233.1% | 70.5% | 1,545 |
| Crosby County | John McCain+537 | 1,22163.8% | 68435.7% | 90.5% | 1,914 |
| Culberson County | Barack Obama+235 | 25733.9% | 49264.8% | 101.3% | 759 |
| Dallam County | John McCain+967 | 1,26979.9% | 30219.0% | 181.1% | 1,589 |
| Dallas County | Barack Obama+112,989 | 310,00042.0% | 422,98957.3% | 5,4740.7% | 738,463 |
| Dawson County | John McCain+1,754 | 2,90670.9% | 1,15228.1% | 380.9% | 4,096 |
| Deaf Smith County | John McCain+2,219 | 3,46673.1% | 1,24726.3% | 310.7% | 4,744 |
| Delta County | John McCain+991 | 1,58072.2% | 58926.9% | 180.8% | 2,187 |
| Denton County | John McCain+58,775 | 149,93561.6% | 91,16037.5% | 2,1680.9% | 243,263 |
| DeWitt County | John McCain+3,172 | 4,88873.8% | 1,71625.9% | 220.3% | 6,626 |
| Dickens County | John McCain+496 | 73075.1% | 23424.1% | 80.8% | 972 |
| Dimmit County | Barack Obama+1,818 | 87424.4% | 2,69275.0% | 210.6% | 3,587 |
| Donley County | John McCain+1,083 | 1,37481.3% | 29117.2% | 251.5% | 1,690 |
| Duval County | Barack Obama+2,222 | 1,07624.4% | 3,29874.8% | 350.8% | 4,409 |
| Eastland County | John McCain+3,894 | 5,16579.4% | 1,27119.5% | 731.1% | 6,509 |
| Ector County | John McCain+17,076 | 26,19973.6% | 9,12325.6% | 2840.8% | 35,606 |
| Edwards County | John McCain+327 | 67365.0% | 34633.4% | 161.5% | 1,035 |
| El Paso County | Barack Obama+60,238 | 61,78333.4% | 122,02165.9% | 1,4290.8% | 185,233 |
| Ellis County | John McCain+22,745 | 38,07870.7% | 15,33328.5% | 4420.8% | 53,853 |
| Erath County | John McCain+7,640 | 10,76876.8% | 3,12822.3% | 1230.9% | 14,019 |
| Falls County | John McCain+1,103 | 3,32859.4% | 2,22539.7% | 460.8% | 5,599 |
| Fannin County | John McCain+4,628 | 8,09269.2% | 3,46429.6% | 1381.2% | 11,694 |
| Fayette County | John McCain+4,568 | 7,58270.8% | 3,01428.1% | 1181.1% | 10,714 |
| Fisher County | John McCain+396 | 1,08360.7% | 68738.5% | 140.8% | 1,784 |
| Floyd County | John McCain+1,054 | 1,78470.8% | 73029.0% | 70.3% | 2,521 |
| Foard County | John McCain+129 | 32760.8% | 19836.8% | 132.4% | 538 |
| Fort Bend County | John McCain+4,838 | 103,20650.9% | 98,36848.5% | 1,2480.6% | 202,822 |
| Franklin County | John McCain+2,356 | 3,39275.5% | 1,03623.1% | 631.4% | 4,491 |
| Freestone County | John McCain+3,171 | 5,20571.4% | 2,03427.9% | 490.7% | 7,288 |
| Frio County | Barack Obama+761 | 1,64440.5% | 2,40559.2% | 130.3% | 4,062 |
| Gaines County | John McCain+2,735 | 3,38583.2% | 65016.0% | 320.8% | 4,067 |
| Galveston County | John McCain+20,453 | 62,25859.3% | 41,80539.8% | 9410.9% | 105,004 |
| Garza County | John McCain+981 | 1,35677.5% | 37521.4% | 191.1% | 1,750 |
| Gillespie County | John McCain+6,987 | 9,56377.5% | 2,57620.9% | 1991.6% | 12,338 |
| Glasscock County | John McCain+450 | 50290.1% | 529.3% | 30.5% | 557 |
| Goliad County | John McCain+969 | 2,29862.9% | 1,32936.4% | 280.8% | 3,655 |
| Gonzales County | John McCain+1,909 | 4,07664.8% | 2,16734.5% | 440.7% | 6,287 |
| Gray County | John McCain+5,771 | 6,92485.1% | 1,15314.2% | 560.7% | 8,133 |
| Grayson County | John McCain+17,236 | 31,13668.5% | 13,90030.6% | 4411.0% | 45,477 |
| Gregg County | John McCain+16,037 | 29,20368.5% | 13,16630.9% | 2410.6% | 42,610 |
| Grimes County | John McCain+2,858 | 5,56266.8% | 2,70432.5% | 560.7% | 8,322 |
| Guadalupe County | John McCain+14,713 | 30,86965.0% | 16,15634.0% | 4360.9% | 47,461 |
| Hale County | John McCain+4,463 | 7,17172.1% | 2,70827.2% | 640.6% | 9,943 |
| Hall County | John McCain+606 | 93073.6% | 32425.6% | 100.8% | 1,264 |
| Hamilton County | John McCain+2,013 | 2,87676.1% | 86322.8% | 391.0% | 3,778 |
| Hansford County | John McCain+1,607 | 1,84787.9% | 24011.4% | 150.7% | 2,102 |
| Hardeman County | John McCain+826 | 1,19975.2% | 37323.4% | 231.4% | 1,595 |
| Hardin County | John McCain+12,664 | 16,60380.2% | 3,93919.0% | 1600.8% | 20,702 |
| Harris County | Barack Obama+19,099 | 571,88348.8% | 590,98250.4% | 8,6070.7% | 1,171,472 |
| Harrison County | John McCain+8,216 | 17,10365.4% | 8,88734.0% | 1680.6% | 26,158 |
| Hartley County | John McCain+1,461 | 1,71186.2% | 25012.6% | 241.2% | 1,985 |
| Haskell County | John McCain+689 | 1,38865.6% | 69933.0% | 291.4% | 2,116 |
| Hays County | John McCain+1,207 | 29,63850.2% | 28,43148.1% | 9831.7% | 59,052 |
| Hemphill County | John McCain+1,129 | 1,34585.7% | 21613.8% | 90.6% | 1,570 |
| Henderson County | John McCain+12,944 | 20,85771.9% | 7,91327.3% | 2230.8% | 28,993 |
| Hidalgo County | Barack Obama+50,593 | 39,66830.3% | 90,26169.0% | 8550.7% | 130,784 |
| Hill County | John McCain+5,453 | 9,26470.2% | 3,81128.9% | 1130.9% | 13,188 |
| Hockley County | John McCain+3,998 | 5,79575.8% | 1,79723.5% | 530.7% | 7,645 |
| Hood County | John McCain+12,212 | 17,29976.6% | 5,08722.5% | 2100.9% | 22,596 |
| Hopkins County | John McCain+5,769 | 9,29972.0% | 3,53027.3% | 900.7% | 12,919 |
| Houston County | John McCain+3,216 | 5,87268.1% | 2,65630.8% | 961.1% | 8,624 |
| Howard County | John McCain+4,484 | 7,02972.5% | 2,54526.3% | 1151.2% | 9,689 |
| Hudspeth County | John McCain+28 | 45851.0% | 43047.9% | 101.1% | 898 |
| Hunt County | John McCain+11,979 | 20,57369.7% | 8,59429.1% | 3571.2% | 29,524 |
| Hutchinson County | John McCain+6,039 | 7,36184.0% | 1,32215.1% | 780.9% | 8,761 |
| Irion County | John McCain+480 | 64478.8% | 16420.1% | 91.1% | 817 |
| Jack County | John McCain+2,058 | 2,52883.6% | 47015.5% | 250.8% | 3,023 |
| Jackson County | John McCain+2,422 | 3,72373.6% | 1,30125.7% | 330.7% | 5,057 |
| Jasper County | John McCain+5,364 | 9,02270.6% | 3,65828.6% | 960.8% | 12,776 |
| Jeff Davis County | John McCain+281 | 74960.6% | 46837.9% | 191.5% | 1,236 |
| Jefferson County | Barack Obama+1,983 | 42,90548.6% | 44,88850.8% | 5030.6% | 88,296 |
| Jim Hogg County | Barack Obama+864 | 47226.0% | 1,33673.6% | 70.4% | 1,815 |
| Jim Wells County | Barack Obama+1,865 | 4,84141.7% | 6,70657.8% | 650.6% | 11,612 |
| Johnson County | John McCain+23,773 | 36,68573.3% | 12,91225.8% | 4530.9% | 50,050 |
| Jones County | John McCain+2,675 | 4,20372.4% | 1,52826.3% | 771.3% | 5,808 |
| Karnes County | John McCain+976 | 2,73660.4% | 1,76038.9% | 310.7% | 4,527 |
| Kaufman County | John McCain+12,574 | 23,73567.5% | 11,16131.8% | 2490.7% | 35,145 |
| Kendall County | John McCain+9,372 | 12,97177.5% | 3,59921.5% | 1761.1% | 16,746 |
| Kenedy County | Barack Obama+14 | 9446.5% | 10853.5% | 00.0% | 202 |
| Kent County | John McCain+243 | 34276.3% | 9922.1% | 71.6% | 448 |
| Kerr County | John McCain+11,182 | 16,75274.3% | 5,57024.7% | 2341.0% | 22,556 |
| Kimble County | John McCain+1,145 | 1,48780.7% | 34218.6% | 140.8% | 1,843 |
| King County | John McCain+143 | 15192.6% | 84.9% | 42.5% | 163 |
| Kinney County | John McCain+274 | 90758.5% | 63340.8% | 110.7% | 1,551 |
| Kleberg County | Barack Obama+716 | 4,54046.0% | 5,25653.2% | 800.8% | 9,876 |
| Knox County | John McCain+619 | 98672.1% | 36726.8% | 151.1% | 1,368 |
| La Salle County | Barack Obama+338 | 71440.2% | 1,05259.2% | 100.6% | 1,776 |
| Lamar County | John McCain+7,709 | 12,95270.5% | 5,24328.6% | 1670.9% | 18,362 |
| Lamb County | John McCain+2,188 | 3,34473.9% | 1,15625.5% | 250.6% | 4,525 |
| Lampasas County | John McCain+3,748 | 5,65174.0% | 1,90324.9% | 801.0% | 7,634 |
| Lavaca County | John McCain+4,424 | 6,29376.5% | 1,86922.7% | 610.7% | 8,223 |
| Lee County | John McCain+2,312 | 4,31267.6% | 2,00031.4% | 651.0% | 6,377 |
| Leon County | John McCain+4,148 | 5,56679.1% | 1,41820.1% | 570.8% | 7,041 |
| Liberty County | John McCain+9,457 | 15,44871.4% | 5,99127.7% | 1870.9% | 21,626 |
| Limestone County | John McCain+2,563 | 5,07966.4% | 2,51632.9% | 570.7% | 7,652 |
| Lipscomb County | John McCain+938 | 1,09387.0% | 15512.3% | 80.6% | 1,256 |
| Live Oak County | John McCain+2,047 | 3,09574.1% | 1,04825.1% | 330.8% | 4,176 |
| Llano County | John McCain+5,031 | 7,28175.6% | 2,25023.4% | 981.0% | 9,629 |
| Loving County | John McCain+55 | 6784.8% | 1215.2% | 00.0% | 79 |
| Lubbock County | John McCain+35,818 | 66,30468.0% | 30,48631.3% | 7440.8% | 97,534 |
| Lynn County | John McCain+846 | 1,47369.6% | 62729.6% | 160.8% | 2,116 |
| Madison County | John McCain+1,745 | 2,89171.0% | 1,14628.1% | 370.9% | 4,074 |
| Marion County | John McCain+923 | 2,56760.4% | 1,64438.7% | 411.0% | 4,252 |
| Martin County | John McCain+1,075 | 1,38981.0% | 31418.3% | 120.7% | 1,715 |
| Mason County | John McCain+998 | 1,54472.8% | 54625.7% | 311.5% | 2,121 |
| Matagorda County | John McCain+3,395 | 7,83563.3% | 4,44035.9% | 980.8% | 12,373 |
| Maverick County | Barack Obama+6,238 | 2,31621.2% | 8,55478.2% | 690.6% | 10,939 |
| McCulloch County | John McCain+1,535 | 2,26375.2% | 72824.2% | 190.6% | 3,010 |
| McLennan County | John McCain+19,046 | 49,04461.6% | 29,99837.7% | 6320.8% | 79,674 |
| McMullen County | John McCain+268 | 40074.5% | 13224.6% | 50.9% | 537 |
| Medina County | John McCain+5,333 | 10,48066.6% | 5,14732.7% | 1100.7% | 15,737 |
| Menard County | John McCain+417 | 71269.9% | 29529.0% | 111.1% | 1,018 |
| Midland County | John McCain+26,464 | 36,15578.2% | 9,69121.0% | 3700.8% | 46,216 |
| Milam County | John McCain+2,173 | 5,21762.4% | 3,04436.4% | 961.1% | 8,357 |
| Mills County | John McCain+1,355 | 1,75380.5% | 39818.3% | 261.2% | 2,177 |
| Mitchell County | John McCain+1,229 | 1,81574.7% | 58624.1% | 301.2% | 2,431 |
| Montague County | John McCain+4,648 | 6,24578.6% | 1,59720.1% | 1081.4% | 7,950 |
| Montgomery County | John McCain+83,181 | 119,88475.9% | 36,70323.3% | 1,2600.8% | 157,847 |
| Moore County | John McCain+3,159 | 4,28278.8% | 1,12320.7% | 320.6% | 5,437 |
| Morris County | John McCain+1,103 | 3,15860.2% | 2,05539.2% | 350.7% | 5,248 |
| Motley County | John McCain+455 | 52287.9% | 6711.3% | 50.8% | 594 |
| Nacogdoches County | John McCain+6,435 | 14,82863.4% | 8,39335.9% | 1700.7% | 23,391 |
| Navarro County | John McCain+5,410 | 10,81066.2% | 5,40033.1% | 1110.7% | 16,321 |
| Newton County | John McCain+1,695 | 3,44665.5% | 1,75133.3% | 631.2% | 5,260 |
| Nolan County | John McCain+1,964 | 3,48568.8% | 1,52130.0% | 571.1% | 5,063 |
| Nueces County | John McCain+4,479 | 52,39151.8% | 47,91247.3% | 9270.9% | 101,230 |
| Ochiltree County | John McCain+2,608 | 2,85191.7% | 2437.8% | 150.5% | 3,109 |
| Oldham County | John McCain+711 | 81388.4% | 10211.1% | 50.5% | 920 |
| Orange County | John McCain+13,863 | 21,50973.1% | 7,64626.0% | 2510.9% | 29,406 |
| Palo Pinto County | John McCain+4,765 | 7,26473.4% | 2,49925.3% | 1271.3% | 9,890 |
| Panola County | John McCain+4,996 | 7,58274.2% | 2,58625.3% | 480.5% | 10,216 |
| Parker County | John McCain+26,472 | 36,97477.1% | 10,50221.9% | 4751.0% | 47,951 |
| Parmer County | John McCain+2,250 | 2,96980.0% | 71919.4% | 250.7% | 3,713 |
| Pecos County | John McCain+1,004 | 2,48061.8% | 1,47636.8% | 541.3% | 4,010 |
| Polk County | John McCain+7,501 | 13,73168.1% | 6,23030.9% | 1880.9% | 20,149 |
| Potter County | John McCain+11,822 | 20,76169.2% | 8,93929.8% | 3131.0% | 30,013 |
| Presidio County | Barack Obama+763 | 48927.8% | 1,25271.3% | 160.9% | 1,757 |
| Rains County | John McCain+2,098 | 3,14674.3% | 1,04824.7% | 421.0% | 4,236 |
| Randall County | John McCain+32,480 | 41,94880.9% | 9,46818.3% | 4160.8% | 51,832 |
| Reagan County | John McCain+598 | 79580.0% | 19719.8% | 20.2% | 994 |
| Real County | John McCain+863 | 1,23876.0% | 37523.0% | 150.9% | 1,628 |
| Red River County | John McCain+1,922 | 3,46168.5% | 1,53930.5% | 521.0% | 5,052 |
| Reeves County | Barack Obama+161 | 1,44547.0% | 1,60652.2% | 260.8% | 3,077 |
| Refugio County | John McCain+473 | 1,85556.9% | 1,38242.4% | 240.7% | 3,261 |
| Roberts County | John McCain+436 | 47792.1% | 417.9% | 00.0% | 518 |
| Robertson County | John McCain+1,305 | 3,98059.3% | 2,67539.9% | 550.8% | 6,710 |
| Rockwall County | John McCain+14,808 | 23,30072.7% | 8,49226.5% | 2740.9% | 32,066 |
| Runnels County | John McCain+2,398 | 3,11880.6% | 72018.6% | 290.7% | 3,867 |
| Rusk County | John McCain+8,663 | 13,64672.9% | 4,98326.6% | 930.5% | 18,722 |
| Sabine County | John McCain+2,672 | 3,74976.9% | 1,07722.1% | 481.0% | 4,874 |
| San Augustine County | John McCain+1,014 | 2,34263.0% | 1,32835.7% | 451.2% | 3,715 |
| San Jacinto County | John McCain+3,430 | 6,15168.7% | 2,72130.4% | 861.0% | 8,958 |
| San Patricio County | John McCain+3,550 | 12,40458.0% | 8,85441.4% | 1380.6% | 21,396 |
| San Saba County | John McCain+1,454 | 1,94179.0% | 48719.8% | 291.2% | 2,457 |
| Schleicher County | John McCain+646 | 97074.4% | 32424.8% | 100.8% | 1,304 |
| Scurry County | John McCain+3,326 | 4,41479.3% | 1,08819.5% | 671.2% | 5,569 |
| Shackelford County | John McCain+1,076 | 1,28485.3% | 20813.8% | 130.9% | 1,505 |
| Shelby County | John McCain+4,082 | 6,63071.9% | 2,54827.6% | 420.5% | 9,220 |
| Sherman County | John McCain+757 | 88486.7% | 12712.5% | 90.9% | 1,020 |
| Smith County | John McCain+31,461 | 55,18769.4% | 23,72629.8% | 6480.8% | 79,561 |
| Somervell County | John McCain+1,878 | 2,67775.8% | 79922.6% | 571.6% | 3,533 |
| Starr County | Barack Obama+6,782 | 1,49215.2% | 8,27484.5% | 260.3% | 9,792 |
| Stephens County | John McCain+2,243 | 2,86981.4% | 62617.8% | 310.9% | 3,526 |
| Sterling County | John McCain+423 | 52084.0% | 9715.7% | 20.3% | 619 |
| Stonewall County | John McCain+318 | 52471.3% | 20628.0% | 50.7% | 735 |
| Sutton County | John McCain+808 | 1,18975.3% | 38124.1% | 80.5% | 1,578 |
| Swisher County | John McCain+870 | 1,68366.4% | 81332.1% | 391.5% | 2,535 |
| Tarrant County | John McCain+73,540 | 348,42055.4% | 274,88043.7% | 5,2530.8% | 628,553 |
| Taylor County | John McCain+21,627 | 34,31772.3% | 12,69026.8% | 4320.9% | 47,439 |
| Terrell County | John McCain+137 | 32362.2% | 18635.8% | 101.9% | 519 |
| Terry County | John McCain+1,500 | 2,87967.3% | 1,37932.2% | 220.5% | 4,280 |
| Throckmorton County | John McCain+505 | 67180.1% | 16619.8% | 10.1% | 838 |
| Titus County | John McCain+2,883 | 6,02865.2% | 3,14534.0% | 720.8% | 9,245 |
| Tom Green County | John McCain+16,204 | 27,36270.4% | 11,15828.7% | 3410.9% | 38,861 |
| Travis County | Barack Obama+117,036 | 136,98134.4% | 254,01763.9% | 6,7161.7% | 397,714 |
| Trinity County | John McCain+2,170 | 4,09567.4% | 1,92531.7% | 570.9% | 6,077 |
| Tyler County | John McCain+3,478 | 5,64471.4% | 2,16627.4% | 1001.3% | 7,910 |
| Upshur County | John McCain+7,432 | 11,22274.0% | 3,79025.0% | 1521.0% | 15,164 |
| Upton County | John McCain+610 | 89875.0% | 28824.1% | 110.9% | 1,197 |
| Uvalde County | John McCain+464 | 4,59052.4% | 4,12647.1% | 500.6% | 8,766 |
| Val Verde County | Barack Obama+1,230 | 5,75244.9% | 6,98254.5% | 860.7% | 12,820 |
| Van Zandt County | John McCain+11,229 | 15,73477.1% | 4,50522.1% | 1560.8% | 20,395 |
| Victoria County | John McCain+10,046 | 19,87866.4% | 9,83232.8% | 2210.7% | 29,931 |
| Walker County | John McCain+4,289 | 11,62360.7% | 7,33438.3% | 1891.0% | 19,146 |
| Waller County | John McCain+1,112 | 8,26553.3% | 7,15346.1% | 900.6% | 15,508 |
| Ward County | John McCain+1,768 | 2,66774.0% | 89925.0% | 361.0% | 3,602 |
| Washington County | John McCain+6,142 | 10,17670.8% | 4,03428.1% | 1671.2% | 14,377 |
| Webb County | Barack Obama+20,333 | 13,11928.0% | 33,45271.4% | 2500.5% | 46,821 |
| Wharton County | John McCain+4,494 | 9,43165.4% | 4,93734.2% | 500.3% | 14,418 |
| Wheeler County | John McCain+1,604 | 1,91885.4% | 31414.0% | 130.6% | 2,245 |
| Wichita County | John McCain+17,863 | 31,73169.0% | 13,86830.2% | 3830.8% | 45,982 |
| Wilbarger County | John McCain+2,087 | 3,28372.8% | 1,19626.5% | 300.7% | 4,509 |
| Willacy County | Barack Obama+1,953 | 1,45629.7% | 3,40969.5% | 380.8% | 4,903 |
| Williamson County | John McCain+20,632 | 88,32355.8% | 67,69142.7% | 2,3891.5% | 158,403 |
| Wilson County | John McCain+5,542 | 10,90466.6% | 5,36232.8% | 1000.6% | 16,366 |
| Winkler County | John McCain+1,052 | 1,52975.2% | 47723.5% | 261.3% | 2,032 |
| Wise County | John McCain+11,502 | 15,97377.4% | 4,47121.7% | 1950.9% | 20,639 |
| Wood County | John McCain+9,648 | 13,65876.8% | 4,01022.5% | 1160.7% | 17,784 |
| Yoakum County | John McCain+1,539 | 1,98980.9% | 45018.3% | 190.8% | 2,458 |
| Young County | John McCain+4,639 | 5,94281.3% | 1,30317.8% | 600.8% | 7,305 |
| Zapata County | Barack Obama+1,020 | 91932.1% | 1,93967.7% | 80.3% | 2,866 |
| Zavala County | Barack Obama+2,667 | 59615.4% | 3,26384.2% | 170.4% | 3,876 |
Nominees: Barack Obama (D) · John McCain (R)
Texas's presidential margins
1904–2024, the 2008 contest in context
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1904 | +49.6% |
| 1908 | +51.6% |
| 1912 | +63.2% |
| 1916 | +59.6% |
| 1920 | +36.6% |
| 1924 | +52.6% |
| 1928 | −3.9% |
| 1932 | +77.0% |
| 1936 | +74.8% |
| 1940 | +62.0% |
| 1944 | +54.8% |
| 1948 | +41.7% |
| 1952 | −6.4% |
| 1956 | −11.3% |
| 1960 | +2.0% |
| 1964 | +26.8% |
| 1968 | +1.3% |
| 1972 | −33.0% |
| 1976 | +3.2% |
| 1980 | −13.9% |
| 1984 | −27.5% |
| 1988 | −12.6% |
| 1992 | −3.5% |
| 1996 | −4.9% |
| 2000 | −21.3% |
| 2004 | −22.9% |
| 2008 | −11.8% |
| 2012 | −15.8% |
| 2016 | −9.0% |
| 2020 | −5.6% |
| 2024 | −13.7% |
Same ballot, 2008TX
Source. MIT Election Data + Science Lab — 2008 presidential returns · official county-level results. Real returns — nothing estimated.