Texas — 2012 presidential election
Recent presidential results
Akashicstate2012 presidential electionTexas · PresidentRomneyR+15.8
How it voted
Share of the 2012 vote
| Mitt Romney ✓Republican | 57.1% | 4,569,843 |
|---|---|---|
| Barack ObamaDemocratic | 41.4% | 3,308,124 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 1.5% | 121,690 |
2012presidential margin
D+60R+60
254 counties, each filled by 2012 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Texas cast 38 electoral votes this cycle.
County-level results (254 counties) — table
| County | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| Anderson County, TX | Republican | R+52.1 |
| Andrews County, TX | Republican | R+63.5 |
| Angelina County, TX | Republican | R+43.9 |
| Aransas County, TX | Republican | R+42.8 |
| Archer County, TX | Republican | R+73.8 |
| Armstrong County, TX | Republican | R+78.1 |
| Atascosa County, TX | Republican | R+18.3 |
| Austin County, TX | Republican | R+60.2 |
| Bailey County, TX | Republican | R+48.1 |
| Bandera County, TX | Republican | R+58.9 |
| Bastrop County, TX | Republican | R+17.0 |
| Baylor County, TX | Republican | R+64.7 |
| Bee County, TX | Republican | R+11.5 |
| Bell County, TX | Republican | R+16.3 |
| Bexar County, TX | Democratic | D+4.5 |
| Blanco County, TX | Republican | R+48.6 |
| Borden County, TX | Republican | R+80.4 |
| Bosque County, TX | Republican | R+61.4 |
| Bowie County, TX | Republican | R+41.4 |
| Brazoria County, TX | Republican | R+34.1 |
| Brazos County, TX | Republican | R+35.3 |
| Brewster County, TX | Republican | R+5.5 |
| Briscoe County, TX | Republican | R+65.7 |
| Brooks County, TX | Democratic | D+57.4 |
| Brown County, TX | Republican | R+71.6 |
| Burleson County, TX | Republican | R+45.9 |
| Burnet County, TX | Republican | R+54.6 |
| Caldwell County, TX | Republican | R+11.1 |
| Calhoun County, TX | Republican | R+26.1 |
| Callahan County, TX | Republican | R+69.8 |
| Cameron County, TX | Democratic | D+31.1 |
| Camp County, TX | Republican | R+33.5 |
| Carson County, TX | Republican | R+77.7 |
| Cass County, TX | Republican | R+49.5 |
| Castro County, TX | Republican | R+39.6 |
| Chambers County, TX | Republican | R+61.1 |
| Cherokee County, TX | Republican | R+51.0 |
| Childress County, TX | Republican | R+67.4 |
| Clay County, TX | Republican | R+69.7 |
| Cochran County, TX | Republican | R+42.9 |
| Coke County, TX | Republican | R+73.8 |
| Coleman County, TX | Republican | R+73.6 |
| Collin County, TX | Republican | R+31.5 |
| Collingsworth County, TX | Republican | R+68.3 |
| Colorado County, TX | Republican | R+49.2 |
| Comal County, TX | Republican | R+54.1 |
| Comanche County, TX | Republican | R+62.3 |
| Concho County, TX | Republican | R+59.8 |
| Cooke County, TX | Republican | R+67.6 |
| Coryell County, TX | Republican | R+36.5 |
| Cottle County, TX | Republican | R+50.6 |
| Crane County, TX | Republican | R+55.3 |
| Crockett County, TX | Republican | R+32.7 |
| Crosby County, TX | Republican | R+27.6 |
| Culberson County, TX | Democratic | D+31.1 |
| Dallam County, TX | Republican | R+64.9 |
| Dallas County, TX | Democratic | D+15.4 |
| Dawson County, TX | Republican | R+43.2 |
| Deaf Smith County, TX | Republican | R+41.8 |
| Delta County, TX | Republican | R+53.0 |
| Denton County, TX | Republican | R+31.6 |
| DeWitt County, TX | Republican | R+55.1 |
| Dickens County, TX | Republican | R+56.6 |
| Dimmit County, TX | Democratic | D+47.3 |
| Donley County, TX | Republican | R+69.1 |
| Duval County, TX | Democratic | D+54.1 |
| Eastland County, TX | Republican | R+68.9 |
| Ector County, TX | Republican | R+48.9 |
| Edwards County, TX | Republican | R+46.4 |
| El Paso County, TX | Democratic | D+32.3 |
| Ellis County, TX | Republican | R+47.4 |
| Erath County, TX | Republican | R+67.1 |
| Falls County, TX | Republican | R+24.3 |
| Fannin County, TX | Republican | R+52.5 |
| Fayette County, TX | Republican | R+54.7 |
| Fisher County, TX | Republican | R+35.7 |
| Floyd County, TX | Republican | R+46.6 |
| Foard County, TX | Republican | R+42.0 |
| Fort Bend County, TX | Republican | R+6.8 |
| Franklin County, TX | Republican | R+63.3 |
| Freestone County, TX | Republican | R+50.1 |
| Frio County, TX | Democratic | D+20.6 |
| Gaines County, TX | Republican | R+72.5 |
| Galveston County, TX | Republican | R+26.8 |
| Garza County, TX | Republican | R+63.1 |
| Gillespie County, TX | Republican | R+65.7 |
| Glasscock County, TX | Republican | R+83.4 |
| Goliad County, TX | Republican | R+33.7 |
| Gonzales County, TX | Republican | R+40.3 |
| Gray County, TX | Republican | R+75.2 |
| Grayson County, TX | Republican | R+48.0 |
| Gregg County, TX | Republican | R+39.4 |
| Grimes County, TX | Republican | R+44.2 |
| Guadalupe County, TX | Republican | R+35.0 |
| Hale County, TX | Republican | R+48.0 |
| Hall County, TX | Republican | R+51.1 |
| Hamilton County, TX | Republican | R+65.5 |
| Hansford County, TX | Republican | R+83.0 |
| Hardeman County, TX | Republican | R+58.5 |
| Hardin County, TX | Republican | R+67.6 |
| Harris County, TX | Democratic | D+0.1 |
| Harrison County, TX | Republican | R+34.6 |
| Hartley County, TX | Republican | R+79.7 |
| Haskell County, TX | Republican | R+43.3 |
| Hays County, TX | Republican | R+10.4 |
| Hemphill County, TX | Republican | R+73.3 |
| Henderson County, TX | Republican | R+54.7 |
| Hidalgo County, TX | Democratic | D+41.7 |
| Hill County, TX | Republican | R+53.0 |
| Hockley County, TX | Republican | R+56.9 |
| Hood County, TX | Republican | R+64.5 |
| Hopkins County, TX | Republican | R+55.4 |
| Houston County, TX | Republican | R+44.0 |
| Howard County, TX | Republican | R+49.9 |
| Hudspeth County, TX | Republican | R+10.7 |
| Hunt County, TX | Republican | R+51.1 |
| Hutchinson County, TX | Republican | R+72.6 |
| Irion County, TX | Republican | R+70.6 |
| Jack County, TX | Republican | R+78.3 |
| Jackson County, TX | Republican | R+56.4 |
| Jasper County, TX | Republican | R+48.3 |
| Jeff Davis County, TX | Republican | R+23.4 |
| Jefferson County, TX | Democratic | D+1.6 |
| Jim Hogg County, TX | Democratic | D+56.7 |
| Jim Wells County, TX | Democratic | D+17.0 |
| Johnson County, TX | Republican | R+55.6 |
| Jones County, TX | Republican | R+54.5 |
| Karnes County, TX | Republican | R+35.8 |
| Kaufman County, TX | Republican | R+44.3 |
| Kendall County, TX | Republican | R+64.5 |
| Kenedy County, TX | Republican | R+1.2 |
| Kent County, TX | Republican | R+66.4 |
| Kerr County, TX | Republican | R+59.1 |
| Kimble County, TX | Republican | R+76.6 |
| King County, TX | Republican | R+92.4 |
| Kinney County, TX | Republican | R+25.1 |
| Kleberg County, TX | Democratic | D+7.8 |
| Knox County, TX | Republican | R+54.8 |
| La Salle County, TX | Democratic | D+18.0 |
| Lamar County, TX | Republican | R+50.3 |
| Lamb County, TX | Republican | R+50.4 |
| Lampasas County, TX | Republican | R+57.5 |
| Lavaca County, TX | Republican | R+64.6 |
| Lee County, TX | Republican | R+46.1 |
| Leon County, TX | Republican | R+68.3 |
| Liberty County, TX | Republican | R+53.3 |
| Limestone County, TX | Republican | R+40.7 |
| Lipscomb County, TX | Republican | R+79.2 |
| Live Oak County, TX | Republican | R+54.3 |
| Llano County, TX | Republican | R+60.6 |
| Loving County, TX | Republican | R+70.3 |
| Lubbock County, TX | Republican | R+40.8 |
| Lynn County, TX | Republican | R+47.6 |
| Madison County, TX | Republican | R+51.2 |
| Marion County, TX | Republican | R+28.9 |
| Martin County, TX | Republican | R+69.0 |
| Mason County, TX | Republican | R+60.2 |
| Matagorda County, TX | Republican | R+33.5 |
| Maverick County, TX | Democratic | D+58.1 |
| McCulloch County, TX | Republican | R+62.9 |
| McLennan County, TX | Republican | R+29.8 |
| McMullen County, TX | Republican | R+72.4 |
| Medina County, TX | Republican | R+39.2 |
| Menard County, TX | Republican | R+58.2 |
| Midland County, TX | Republican | R+61.3 |
| Milam County, TX | Republican | R+34.6 |
| Mills County, TX | Republican | R+72.8 |
| Mitchell County, TX | Republican | R+52.6 |
| Montague County, TX | Republican | R+70.1 |
| Montgomery County, TX | Republican | R+60.5 |
| Moore County, TX | Republican | R+60.3 |
| Morris County, TX | Republican | R+26.7 |
| Motley County, TX | Republican | R+80.5 |
| Nacogdoches County, TX | Republican | R+36.1 |
| Navarro County, TX | Republican | R+42.3 |
| Newton County, TX | Republican | R+41.5 |
| Nolan County, TX | Republican | R+45.2 |
| Nueces County, TX | Republican | R+3.3 |
| Ochiltree County, TX | Republican | R+82.4 |
| Oldham County, TX | Republican | R+82.7 |
| Orange County, TX | Republican | R+54.0 |
| Palo Pinto County, TX | Republican | R+59.7 |
| Panola County, TX | Republican | R+56.1 |
| Parker County, TX | Republican | R+65.8 |
| Parmer County, TX | Republican | R+58.0 |
| Pecos County, TX | Republican | R+22.2 |
| Polk County, TX | Republican | R+48.1 |
| Potter County, TX | Republican | R+44.6 |
| Presidio County, TX | Democratic | D+42.8 |
| Rains County, TX | Republican | R+61.6 |
| Randall County, TX | Republican | R+68.2 |
| Reagan County, TX | Republican | R+61.4 |
| Real County, TX | Republican | R+62.5 |
| Red River County, TX | Republican | R+40.7 |
| Reeves County, TX | Democratic | D+16.2 |
| Refugio County, TX | Republican | R+24.8 |
| Roberts County, TX | Republican | R+85.6 |
| Robertson County, TX | Republican | R+22.2 |
| Rockwall County, TX | Republican | R+53.1 |
| Runnels County, TX | Republican | R+70.5 |
| Rusk County, TX | Republican | R+51.1 |
| Sabine County, TX | Republican | R+63.8 |
| San Augustine County, TX | Republican | R+34.6 |
| San Jacinto County, TX | Republican | R+48.8 |
| San Patricio County, TX | Republican | R+20.7 |
| San Saba County, TX | Republican | R+70.0 |
| Schleicher County, TX | Republican | R+55.7 |
| Scurry County, TX | Republican | R+65.4 |
| Shackelford County, TX | Republican | R+79.8 |
| Shelby County, TX | Republican | R+49.0 |
| Sherman County, TX | Republican | R+75.8 |
| Smith County, TX | Republican | R+45.1 |
| Somervell County, TX | Republican | R+63.8 |
| Starr County, TX | Democratic | D+73.3 |
| Stephens County, TX | Republican | R+70.8 |
| Sterling County, TX | Republican | R+86.6 |
| Stonewall County, TX | Republican | R+51.4 |
| Sutton County, TX | Republican | R+49.7 |
| Swisher County, TX | Republican | R+47.4 |
| Tarrant County, TX | Republican | R+15.7 |
| Taylor County, TX | Republican | R+53.5 |
| Terrell County, TX | Republican | R+31.4 |
| Terry County, TX | Republican | R+41.6 |
| Throckmorton County, TX | Republican | R+72.7 |
| Titus County, TX | Republican | R+38.8 |
| Tom Green County, TX | Republican | R+47.9 |
| Travis County, TX | Democratic | D+23.9 |
| Trinity County, TX | Republican | R+46.9 |
| Tyler County, TX | Republican | R+55.4 |
| Upshur County, TX | Republican | R+59.7 |
| Upton County, TX | Republican | R+47.7 |
| Uvalde County, TX | Republican | R+8.3 |
| Val Verde County, TX | Democratic | D+5.4 |
| Van Zandt County, TX | Republican | R+66.5 |
| Victoria County, TX | Republican | R+37.7 |
| Walker County, TX | Republican | R+31.5 |
| Waller County, TX | Republican | R+17.2 |
| Ward County, TX | Republican | R+47.0 |
| Washington County, TX | Republican | R+51.9 |
| Webb County, TX | Democratic | D+53.9 |
| Wharton County, TX | Republican | R+39.1 |
| Wheeler County, TX | Republican | R+77.3 |
| Wichita County, TX | Republican | R+47.0 |
| Wilbarger County, TX | Republican | R+49.9 |
| Willacy County, TX | Democratic | D+43.1 |
| Williamson County, TX | Republican | R+21.4 |
| Wilson County, TX | Republican | R+43.0 |
| Winkler County, TX | Republican | R+52.9 |
| Wise County, TX | Republican | R+67.4 |
| Wood County, TX | Republican | R+64.2 |
| Yoakum County, TX | Republican | R+60.6 |
| Young County, TX | Republican | R+71.5 |
| Zapata County, TX | Democratic | D+43.2 |
| Zavala County, TX | Democratic | D+67.6 |
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 | Mitt Romney+8,449 | 12,26275.6% | 3,81323.5% | 1370.8% | 16,212 |
| Andrews County | Mitt Romney+2,844 | 3,63981.2% | 79517.7% | 481.1% | 4,482 |
| Angelina County | Mitt Romney+12,469 | 20,30371.5% | 7,83427.6% | 2690.9% | 28,406 |
| Aransas County | Mitt Romney+4,126 | 6,83070.8% | 2,70428.0% | 1141.2% | 9,648 |
| Archer County | Mitt Romney+3,075 | 3,60086.5% | 52512.6% | 390.9% | 4,164 |
| Armstrong County | Mitt Romney+730 | 82888.6% | 9810.5% | 91.0% | 935 |
| Atascosa County | Mitt Romney+2,328 | 7,46158.7% | 5,13340.4% | 1271.0% | 12,721 |
| Austin County | Mitt Romney+7,013 | 9,26579.5% | 2,25219.3% | 1321.1% | 11,649 |
| Bailey County | Mitt Romney+873 | 1,33973.7% | 46625.7% | 110.6% | 1,816 |
| Bandera County | Mitt Romney+5,562 | 7,42678.6% | 1,86419.7% | 1581.7% | 9,448 |
| Bastrop County | Mitt Romney+4,169 | 14,03357.3% | 9,86440.3% | 5842.4% | 24,481 |
| Baylor County | Mitt Romney+1,030 | 1,29781.5% | 26716.8% | 281.8% | 1,592 |
| Bee County | Mitt Romney+904 | 4,35655.3% | 3,45243.8% | 710.9% | 7,879 |
| Bell County | Mitt Romney+14,062 | 49,57457.4% | 35,51241.1% | 1,3391.5% | 86,425 |
| Bexar County | Barack Obama+23,239 | 241,61746.9% | 264,85651.5% | 8,2371.6% | 514,710 |
| Blanco County | Mitt Romney+2,418 | 3,63873.2% | 1,22024.5% | 1152.3% | 4,973 |
| Borden County | Mitt Romney+292 | 32489.3% | 328.8% | 71.9% | 363 |
| Bosque County | Mitt Romney+4,518 | 5,88580.0% | 1,36718.6% | 1041.4% | 7,356 |
| Bowie County | Mitt Romney+14,673 | 24,86970.2% | 10,19628.8% | 3391.0% | 35,404 |
| Brazoria County | Mitt Romney+36,441 | 70,86266.4% | 34,42132.2% | 1,4561.4% | 106,739 |
| Brazos County | Mitt Romney+19,732 | 37,20966.5% | 17,47731.2% | 1,2762.3% | 55,962 |
| Brewster County | Mitt Romney+211 | 1,97651.1% | 1,76545.6% | 1263.3% | 3,867 |
| Briscoe County | Mitt Romney+461 | 57882.3% | 11716.7% | 71.0% | 702 |
| Brooks County | Barack Obama+1,379 | 50721.1% | 1,88678.5% | 100.4% | 2,403 |
| Brown County | Mitt Romney+9,991 | 11,89585.3% | 1,90413.7% | 1481.1% | 13,947 |
| Burleson County | Mitt Romney+2,966 | 4,67172.4% | 1,70526.4% | 801.2% | 6,456 |
| Burnet County | Mitt Romney+9,169 | 12,84376.5% | 3,67421.9% | 2791.7% | 16,796 |
| Caldwell County | Mitt Romney+1,230 | 6,02154.4% | 4,79143.3% | 2562.3% | 11,068 |
| Calhoun County | Mitt Romney+1,734 | 4,14462.3% | 2,41036.3% | 941.4% | 6,648 |
| Callahan County | Mitt Romney+3,627 | 4,37884.2% | 75114.5% | 681.3% | 5,197 |
| Cameron County | Barack Obama+23,876 | 26,09933.9% | 49,97565.0% | 8211.1% | 76,895 |
| Camp County | Mitt Romney+1,453 | 2,88166.5% | 1,42832.9% | 260.6% | 4,335 |
| Carson County | Mitt Romney+2,159 | 2,45188.2% | 29210.5% | 351.3% | 2,778 |
| Cass County | Mitt Romney+5,839 | 8,76374.3% | 2,92424.8% | 1010.9% | 11,788 |
| Castro County | Mitt Romney+840 | 1,47069.4% | 63029.7% | 190.9% | 2,119 |
| Chambers County | Mitt Romney+8,997 | 11,78780.0% | 2,79018.9% | 1581.1% | 14,735 |
| Cherokee County | Mitt Romney+8,219 | 12,09475.0% | 3,87524.0% | 1571.0% | 16,126 |
| Childress County | Mitt Romney+1,345 | 1,66583.4% | 32016.0% | 110.6% | 1,996 |
| Clay County | Mitt Romney+3,526 | 4,26684.4% | 74014.6% | 511.0% | 5,057 |
| Cochran County | Mitt Romney+393 | 64970.8% | 25627.9% | 121.3% | 917 |
| Coke County | Mitt Romney+1,039 | 1,21886.5% | 17912.7% | 110.8% | 1,408 |
| Coleman County | Mitt Romney+2,570 | 3,01286.3% | 44212.7% | 381.1% | 3,492 |
| Collin County | Mitt Romney+95,473 | 196,88864.9% | 101,41533.4% | 5,2641.7% | 303,567 |
| Collingsworth County | Mitt Romney+785 | 96283.7% | 17715.4% | 111.0% | 1,150 |
| Colorado County | Mitt Romney+3,997 | 6,02674.2% | 2,02925.0% | 620.8% | 8,117 |
| Comal County | Mitt Romney+27,868 | 39,31876.3% | 11,45022.2% | 7611.5% | 51,529 |
| Comanche County | Mitt Romney+3,054 | 3,94480.4% | 89018.1% | 721.5% | 4,906 |
| Concho County | Mitt Romney+599 | 79379.2% | 19419.4% | 141.4% | 1,001 |
| Cooke County | Mitt Romney+9,705 | 11,95183.3% | 2,24615.7% | 1541.1% | 14,351 |
| Coryell County | Mitt Romney+6,062 | 11,22067.6% | 5,15831.1% | 2261.4% | 16,604 |
| Cottle County | Mitt Romney+375 | 55574.9% | 18024.3% | 60.8% | 741 |
| Crane County | Mitt Romney+710 | 98576.8% | 27521.4% | 231.8% | 1,283 |
| Crockett County | Mitt Romney+477 | 95765.7% | 48032.9% | 201.4% | 1,457 |
| Crosby County | Mitt Romney+493 | 1,13263.3% | 63935.8% | 160.9% | 1,787 |
| Culberson County | Barack Obama+273 | 29533.6% | 56864.6% | 161.8% | 879 |
| Dallam County | Mitt Romney+995 | 1,24881.4% | 25316.5% | 332.2% | 1,534 |
| Dallas County | Barack Obama+109,758 | 295,81341.6% | 405,57157.0% | 10,2281.4% | 711,612 |
| Dawson County | Mitt Romney+1,572 | 2,59171.1% | 1,01928.0% | 320.9% | 3,642 |
| Deaf Smith County | Mitt Romney+1,803 | 3,04270.6% | 1,23928.8% | 280.6% | 4,309 |
| Delta County | Mitt Romney+1,070 | 1,52475.5% | 45422.5% | 402.0% | 2,018 |
| Denton County | Mitt Romney+76,601 | 157,57964.9% | 80,97833.4% | 4,2241.7% | 242,781 |
| DeWitt County | Mitt Romney+3,655 | 5,12277.2% | 1,46722.1% | 490.7% | 6,638 |
| Dickens County | Mitt Romney+577 | 79377.8% | 21621.2% | 101.0% | 1,019 |
| Dimmit County | Barack Obama+1,379 | 76226.1% | 2,14173.4% | 140.5% | 2,917 |
| Donley County | Mitt Romney+1,061 | 1,28783.8% | 22614.7% | 221.4% | 1,535 |
| Duval County | Barack Obama+2,351 | 98022.6% | 3,33176.7% | 330.8% | 4,344 |
| Eastland County | Mitt Romney+4,474 | 5,44483.8% | 97014.9% | 811.2% | 6,495 |
| Ector County | Mitt Romney+15,892 | 24,01073.8% | 8,11825.0% | 3851.2% | 32,513 |
| Edwards County | Mitt Romney+410 | 64272.6% | 23226.2% | 101.1% | 884 |
| El Paso County | Barack Obama+55,802 | 57,15033.1% | 112,95265.4% | 2,6011.5% | 172,703 |
| Ellis County | Mitt Romney+25,693 | 39,57472.9% | 13,88125.6% | 7991.5% | 54,254 |
| Erath County | Mitt Romney+8,364 | 10,32982.8% | 1,96515.8% | 1791.4% | 12,473 |
| Falls County | Mitt Romney+1,323 | 3,35661.8% | 2,03337.4% | 450.8% | 5,434 |
| Fannin County | Mitt Romney+5,675 | 8,16175.5% | 2,48623.0% | 1571.5% | 10,804 |
| Fayette County | Mitt Romney+5,791 | 8,10676.6% | 2,31521.9% | 1601.5% | 10,581 |
| Fisher County | Mitt Romney+582 | 1,09467.2% | 51231.4% | 231.4% | 1,629 |
| Floyd County | Mitt Romney+972 | 1,52373.0% | 55126.4% | 110.5% | 2,085 |
| Foard County | Mitt Romney+208 | 34870.3% | 14028.3% | 71.4% | 495 |
| Fort Bend County | Mitt Romney+14,982 | 116,12652.9% | 101,14446.1% | 2,2191.0% | 219,489 |
| Franklin County | Mitt Romney+2,695 | 3,44680.9% | 75117.6% | 601.4% | 4,257 |
| Freestone County | Mitt Romney+3,796 | 5,64674.6% | 1,85024.4% | 741.0% | 7,570 |
| Frio County | Barack Obama+817 | 1,55939.3% | 2,37659.9% | 330.8% | 3,968 |
| Gaines County | Mitt Romney+2,949 | 3,48485.7% | 53513.2% | 471.2% | 4,066 |
| Galveston County | Mitt Romney+29,548 | 69,05962.7% | 39,51135.9% | 1,5081.4% | 110,078 |
| Garza County | Mitt Romney+984 | 1,26381.0% | 27917.9% | 181.2% | 1,560 |
| Gillespie County | Mitt Romney+8,251 | 10,30682.1% | 2,05516.4% | 1891.5% | 12,550 |
| Glasscock County | Mitt Romney+482 | 52691.0% | 447.6% | 81.4% | 578 |
| Goliad County | Mitt Romney+1,167 | 2,29466.3% | 1,12732.6% | 371.1% | 3,458 |
| Gonzales County | Mitt Romney+2,439 | 4,21669.6% | 1,77729.3% | 641.1% | 6,057 |
| Gray County | Mitt Romney+5,557 | 6,44387.2% | 88612.0% | 600.8% | 7,389 |
| Grayson County | Mitt Romney+20,266 | 30,93673.2% | 10,67025.2% | 6581.6% | 42,264 |
| Gregg County | Mitt Romney+16,344 | 28,74269.2% | 12,39829.9% | 3670.9% | 41,507 |
| Grimes County | Mitt Romney+3,802 | 6,14171.4% | 2,33927.2% | 1211.4% | 8,601 |
| Guadalupe County | Mitt Romney+17,373 | 33,11766.7% | 15,74431.7% | 7651.5% | 49,626 |
| Hale County | Mitt Romney+4,247 | 6,49073.3% | 2,24325.3% | 1211.4% | 8,854 |
| Hall County | Mitt Romney+567 | 83275.0% | 26523.9% | 121.1% | 1,109 |
| Hamilton County | Mitt Romney+2,327 | 2,91882.2% | 59116.6% | 431.2% | 3,552 |
| Hansford County | Mitt Romney+1,629 | 1,78891.1% | 1598.1% | 150.8% | 1,962 |
| Hardeman County | Mitt Romney+874 | 1,17678.7% | 30220.2% | 171.1% | 1,495 |
| Hardin County | Mitt Romney+14,387 | 17,74683.3% | 3,35915.8% | 1920.9% | 21,297 |
| Harris County | Barack Obama+971 | 586,07349.3% | 587,04449.4% | 15,4681.3% | 1,188,585 |
| Harrison County | Mitt Romney+9,056 | 17,51266.9% | 8,45632.3% | 2020.8% | 26,170 |
| Hartley County | Mitt Romney+1,524 | 1,70889.3% | 1849.6% | 211.1% | 1,913 |
| Haskell County | Mitt Romney+871 | 1,42470.7% | 55327.5% | 361.8% | 2,013 |
| Hays County | Mitt Romney+6,124 | 31,66153.7% | 25,53743.3% | 1,8133.1% | 59,011 |
| Hemphill County | Mitt Romney+1,106 | 1,29886.0% | 19212.7% | 191.3% | 1,509 |
| Henderson County | Mitt Romney+15,125 | 21,23176.8% | 6,10622.1% | 2901.0% | 27,627 |
| Hidalgo County | Barack Obama+58,104 | 39,86528.6% | 97,96970.3% | 1,4881.1% | 139,322 |
| Hill County | Mitt Romney+6,380 | 9,13275.8% | 2,75222.8% | 1611.3% | 12,045 |
| Hockley County | Mitt Romney+4,060 | 5,54677.7% | 1,48620.8% | 1021.4% | 7,134 |
| Hood County | Mitt Romney+14,566 | 18,40981.5% | 3,84317.0% | 3271.4% | 22,579 |
| Hopkins County | Mitt Romney+7,059 | 9,83677.1% | 2,77721.8% | 1401.1% | 12,753 |
| Houston County | Mitt Romney+3,615 | 5,88071.6% | 2,26527.6% | 690.8% | 8,214 |
| Howard County | Mitt Romney+4,343 | 6,45374.2% | 2,11024.3% | 1321.5% | 8,695 |
| Hudspeth County | Mitt Romney+92 | 47154.6% | 37943.9% | 131.5% | 863 |
| Hunt County | Mitt Romney+14,340 | 21,01174.9% | 6,67123.8% | 3671.3% | 28,049 |
| Hutchinson County | Mitt Romney+5,759 | 6,80485.8% | 1,04513.2% | 791.0% | 7,928 |
| Irion County | Mitt Romney+556 | 66884.8% | 11214.2% | 81.0% | 788 |
| Jack County | Mitt Romney+2,277 | 2,58088.7% | 30310.4% | 250.9% | 2,908 |
| Jackson County | Mitt Romney+2,836 | 3,90677.7% | 1,07021.3% | 491.0% | 5,025 |
| Jasper County | Mitt Romney+6,534 | 9,95773.7% | 3,42325.3% | 1371.0% | 13,517 |
| Jeff Davis County | Mitt Romney+279 | 71960.3% | 44036.9% | 332.8% | 1,192 |
| Jefferson County | Barack Obama+1,426 | 43,24248.7% | 44,66850.3% | 8250.9% | 88,735 |
| Jim Hogg County | Barack Obama+945 | 35621.4% | 1,30178.0% | 100.6% | 1,667 |
| Jim Wells County | Barack Obama+1,894 | 4,59841.2% | 6,49258.1% | 760.7% | 11,166 |
| Johnson County | Mitt Romney+27,165 | 37,66177.1% | 10,49621.5% | 6811.4% | 48,838 |
| Jones County | Mitt Romney+3,036 | 4,26276.6% | 1,22622.0% | 791.4% | 5,567 |
| Karnes County | Mitt Romney+1,500 | 2,82567.5% | 1,32531.7% | 350.8% | 4,185 |
| Kaufman County | Mitt Romney+15,374 | 24,84671.7% | 9,47227.3% | 3521.0% | 34,670 |
| Kendall County | Mitt Romney+11,465 | 14,50881.6% | 3,04317.1% | 2321.3% | 17,783 |
| Kenedy County | Mitt Romney+2 | 8450.3% | 8249.1% | 10.6% | 167 |
| Kent County | Mitt Romney+269 | 33582.7% | 6616.3% | 41.0% | 405 |
| Kerr County | Mitt Romney+12,936 | 17,27479.0% | 4,33819.8% | 2671.2% | 21,879 |
| Kimble County | Mitt Romney+1,450 | 1,66788.1% | 21711.5% | 80.4% | 1,892 |
| King County | Mitt Romney+134 | 13995.9% | 53.4% | 10.7% | 145 |
| Kinney County | Mitt Romney+358 | 88061.8% | 52236.6% | 231.6% | 1,425 |
| Kleberg County | Barack Obama+696 | 4,05845.6% | 4,75453.4% | 951.1% | 8,907 |
| Knox County | Mitt Romney+828 | 1,16076.8% | 33222.0% | 181.2% | 1,510 |
| La Salle County | Barack Obama+296 | 66940.6% | 96558.6% | 120.7% | 1,646 |
| Lamar County | Mitt Romney+8,645 | 12,82674.6% | 4,18124.3% | 1901.1% | 17,197 |
| Lamb County | Mitt Romney+2,060 | 3,05874.7% | 99824.4% | 350.9% | 4,091 |
| Lampasas County | Mitt Romney+4,142 | 5,62178.0% | 1,47920.5% | 1041.4% | 7,204 |
| Lavaca County | Mitt Romney+5,368 | 6,79681.7% | 1,42817.2% | 901.1% | 8,314 |
| Lee County | Mitt Romney+2,875 | 4,50772.3% | 1,63226.2% | 971.6% | 6,236 |
| Leon County | Mitt Romney+4,752 | 5,81483.5% | 1,06215.3% | 841.2% | 6,960 |
| Liberty County | Mitt Romney+12,121 | 17,32376.2% | 5,20222.9% | 2211.0% | 22,746 |
| Limestone County | Mitt Romney+3,080 | 5,28869.9% | 2,20829.2% | 670.9% | 7,563 |
| Lipscomb County | Mitt Romney+925 | 1,04489.4% | 11910.2% | 50.4% | 1,168 |
| Live Oak County | Mitt Romney+2,235 | 3,15476.7% | 91922.3% | 401.0% | 4,113 |
| Llano County | Mitt Romney+5,788 | 7,61079.6% | 1,82219.1% | 1261.3% | 9,558 |
| Loving County | Mitt Romney+45 | 5484.4% | 914.1% | 11.6% | 64 |
| Lubbock County | Mitt Romney+37,198 | 63,46969.6% | 26,27128.8% | 1,4441.6% | 91,184 |
| Lynn County | Mitt Romney+933 | 1,43973.5% | 50625.8% | 140.7% | 1,959 |
| Madison County | Mitt Romney+2,061 | 3,02875.2% | 96724.0% | 330.8% | 4,028 |
| Marion County | Mitt Romney+1,238 | 2,73363.8% | 1,49534.9% | 541.3% | 4,282 |
| Martin County | Mitt Romney+1,120 | 1,36884.2% | 24815.3% | 80.5% | 1,624 |
| Mason County | Mitt Romney+1,185 | 1,56579.5% | 38019.3% | 231.2% | 1,968 |
| Matagorda County | Mitt Romney+4,060 | 8,04066.3% | 3,98032.8% | 1130.9% | 12,133 |
| Maverick County | Barack Obama+6,132 | 2,17120.6% | 8,30378.6% | 890.8% | 10,563 |
| McCulloch County | Mitt Romney+1,882 | 2,41980.8% | 53717.9% | 371.2% | 2,993 |
| McLennan County | Mitt Romney+22,209 | 47,90364.3% | 25,69434.5% | 9441.3% | 74,541 |
| McMullen County | Mitt Romney+364 | 43185.7% | 6713.3% | 51.0% | 503 |
| Medina County | Mitt Romney+6,295 | 11,07969.0% | 4,78429.8% | 1861.2% | 16,049 |
| Menard County | Mitt Romney+494 | 66578.3% | 17120.1% | 131.5% | 849 |
| Midland County | Mitt Romney+27,403 | 35,68979.8% | 8,28618.5% | 7221.6% | 44,697 |
| Milam County | Mitt Romney+2,845 | 5,48166.6% | 2,63632.0% | 1131.4% | 8,230 |
| Mills County | Mitt Romney+1,603 | 1,88285.5% | 27912.7% | 401.8% | 2,201 |
| Mitchell County | Mitt Romney+1,218 | 1,75675.8% | 53823.2% | 220.9% | 2,316 |
| Montague County | Mitt Romney+5,433 | 6,54984.5% | 1,11614.4% | 861.1% | 7,751 |
| Montgomery County | Mitt Romney+105,049 | 137,96979.5% | 32,92019.0% | 2,6341.5% | 173,523 |
| Moore County | Mitt Romney+3,004 | 3,96879.6% | 96419.3% | 531.1% | 4,985 |
| Morris County | Mitt Romney+1,374 | 3,23262.9% | 1,85836.2% | 491.0% | 5,139 |
| Motley County | Mitt Romney+483 | 53889.7% | 559.2% | 71.2% | 600 |
| Nacogdoches County | Mitt Romney+7,460 | 13,92567.4% | 6,46531.3% | 2631.3% | 20,653 |
| Navarro County | Mitt Romney+6,497 | 10,84770.6% | 4,35028.3% | 1671.1% | 15,364 |
| Newton County | Mitt Romney+2,435 | 4,11270.1% | 1,67728.6% | 801.4% | 5,869 |
| Nolan County | Mitt Romney+2,066 | 3,28271.7% | 1,21626.6% | 771.7% | 4,575 |
| Nueces County | Mitt Romney+3,194 | 48,96651.0% | 45,77247.6% | 1,3661.4% | 96,104 |
| Ochiltree County | Mitt Romney+2,466 | 2,71990.8% | 2538.5% | 210.7% | 2,993 |
| Oldham County | Mitt Romney+719 | 79090.9% | 718.2% | 80.9% | 869 |
| Orange County | Mitt Romney+16,566 | 23,36676.1% | 6,80022.2% | 5291.7% | 30,695 |
| Palo Pinto County | Mitt Romney+5,582 | 7,39379.1% | 1,81119.4% | 1471.6% | 9,351 |
| Panola County | Mitt Romney+5,739 | 7,95077.7% | 2,21121.6% | 690.7% | 10,230 |
| Parker County | Mitt Romney+31,390 | 39,24382.3% | 7,85316.5% | 5981.3% | 47,694 |
| Parmer County | Mitt Romney+1,482 | 2,01178.7% | 52920.7% | 140.5% | 2,554 |
| Pecos County | Mitt Romney+921 | 2,51260.5% | 1,59138.3% | 471.1% | 4,150 |
| Polk County | Mitt Romney+9,212 | 14,07173.5% | 4,85925.4% | 2041.1% | 19,134 |
| Potter County | Mitt Romney+11,792 | 18,91871.5% | 7,12626.9% | 4061.5% | 26,450 |
| Presidio County | Barack Obama+778 | 50427.7% | 1,28270.6% | 311.7% | 1,817 |
| Rains County | Mitt Romney+2,518 | 3,27980.2% | 76118.6% | 471.1% | 4,087 |
| Randall County | Mitt Romney+33,873 | 41,44783.4% | 7,57415.2% | 6751.4% | 49,696 |
| Reagan County | Mitt Romney+518 | 67680.2% | 15818.7% | 91.1% | 843 |
| Real County | Mitt Romney+959 | 1,23680.5% | 27718.0% | 221.4% | 1,535 |
| Red River County | Mitt Romney+2,067 | 3,54969.9% | 1,48229.2% | 430.8% | 5,074 |
| Reeves County | Barack Obama+467 | 1,18841.3% | 1,65557.5% | 341.2% | 2,877 |
| Refugio County | Mitt Romney+665 | 1,66362.1% | 99837.3% | 160.6% | 2,677 |
| Roberts County | Mitt Romney+435 | 46892.1% | 336.5% | 71.4% | 508 |
| Robertson County | Mitt Romney+1,621 | 4,41960.6% | 2,79838.4% | 701.0% | 7,287 |
| Rockwall County | Mitt Romney+18,993 | 27,11375.8% | 8,12022.7% | 5311.5% | 35,764 |
| Runnels County | Mitt Romney+2,585 | 3,10484.6% | 51914.1% | 451.2% | 3,668 |
| Rusk County | Mitt Romney+9,473 | 13,92475.1% | 4,45124.0% | 1710.9% | 18,546 |
| Sabine County | Mitt Romney+2,920 | 3,72781.4% | 80717.6% | 441.0% | 4,578 |
| San Augustine County | Mitt Romney+1,276 | 2,46966.9% | 1,19332.3% | 280.8% | 3,690 |
| San Jacinto County | Mitt Romney+4,697 | 7,10773.9% | 2,41025.1% | 991.0% | 9,616 |
| San Patricio County | Mitt Romney+4,149 | 12,00559.8% | 7,85639.1% | 2171.1% | 20,078 |
| San Saba County | Mitt Romney+1,582 | 1,90584.3% | 32314.3% | 311.4% | 2,259 |
| Schleicher County | Mitt Romney+566 | 78777.4% | 22121.7% | 90.9% | 1,017 |
| Scurry County | Mitt Romney+3,286 | 4,12482.0% | 83816.7% | 651.3% | 5,027 |
| Shackelford County | Mitt Romney+1,087 | 1,21889.4% | 1319.6% | 141.0% | 1,363 |
| Shelby County | Mitt Romney+4,557 | 6,87974.0% | 2,32225.0% | 911.0% | 9,292 |
| Sherman County | Mitt Romney+787 | 90887.5% | 12111.7% | 90.9% | 1,038 |
| Smith County | Mitt Romney+35,875 | 57,33172.0% | 21,45627.0% | 8141.0% | 79,601 |
| Somervell County | Mitt Romney+2,258 | 2,87181.1% | 61317.3% | 541.5% | 3,538 |
| Starr County | Barack Obama+8,713 | 1,54713.0% | 10,26086.3% | 760.6% | 11,883 |
| Stephens County | Mitt Romney+2,417 | 2,89284.8% | 47513.9% | 451.3% | 3,412 |
| Sterling County | Mitt Romney+428 | 45992.9% | 316.3% | 40.8% | 494 |
| Stonewall County | Mitt Romney+347 | 50775.1% | 16023.7% | 81.2% | 675 |
| Sutton County | Mitt Romney+741 | 1,11074.4% | 36924.7% | 120.8% | 1,491 |
| Swisher County | Mitt Romney+1,076 | 1,65572.9% | 57925.5% | 361.6% | 2,270 |
| Tarrant County | Mitt Romney+95,849 | 348,92057.1% | 253,07141.4% | 8,8991.5% | 610,890 |
| Taylor County | Mitt Romney+23,154 | 32,90476.1% | 9,75022.5% | 6091.4% | 43,263 |
| Terrell County | Mitt Romney+174 | 35864.5% | 18433.2% | 132.3% | 555 |
| Terry County | Mitt Romney+1,543 | 2,60270.2% | 1,05928.6% | 481.3% | 3,709 |
| Throckmorton County | Mitt Romney+591 | 70086.1% | 10913.4% | 40.5% | 813 |
| Titus County | Mitt Romney+3,436 | 6,08468.7% | 2,64829.9% | 1221.4% | 8,854 |
| Tom Green County | Mitt Romney+17,584 | 26,87873.2% | 9,29425.3% | 5481.5% | 36,720 |
| Travis County | Barack Obama+92,636 | 140,15236.2% | 232,78860.1% | 14,1173.6% | 387,057 |
| Trinity County | Mitt Romney+2,923 | 4,53772.8% | 1,61425.9% | 841.3% | 6,235 |
| Tyler County | Mitt Romney+4,242 | 5,91077.2% | 1,66821.8% | 761.0% | 7,654 |
| Upshur County | Mitt Romney+9,044 | 12,01579.4% | 2,97119.6% | 1521.0% | 15,138 |
| Upton County | Mitt Romney+620 | 95373.3% | 33325.6% | 141.1% | 1,300 |
| Uvalde County | Mitt Romney+704 | 4,52953.7% | 3,82545.3% | 811.0% | 8,435 |
| Val Verde County | Barack Obama+650 | 5,63546.6% | 6,28552.0% | 1611.3% | 12,081 |
| Van Zandt County | Mitt Romney+12,710 | 15,79482.7% | 3,08416.1% | 2221.2% | 19,100 |
| Victoria County | Mitt Romney+10,890 | 19,69268.2% | 8,80230.5% | 3591.2% | 28,853 |
| Walker County | Mitt Romney+5,888 | 12,14065.0% | 6,25233.5% | 2931.6% | 18,685 |
| Waller County | Mitt Romney+2,730 | 9,24458.1% | 6,51441.0% | 1440.9% | 15,902 |
| Ward County | Mitt Romney+1,525 | 2,36672.9% | 84125.9% | 381.2% | 3,245 |
| Washington County | Mitt Romney+7,476 | 10,85775.4% | 3,38123.5% | 1591.1% | 14,397 |
| Webb County | Barack Obama+26,519 | 11,07822.5% | 37,59776.4% | 5211.1% | 49,196 |
| Wharton County | Mitt Romney+5,515 | 9,75069.2% | 4,23530.1% | 1020.7% | 14,087 |
| Wheeler County | Mitt Romney+1,646 | 1,87888.3% | 23210.9% | 180.8% | 2,128 |
| Wichita County | Mitt Romney+19,287 | 29,81272.7% | 10,52525.7% | 6811.7% | 41,018 |
| Wilbarger County | Mitt Romney+1,985 | 2,95674.3% | 97124.4% | 531.3% | 3,980 |
| Willacy County | Barack Obama+2,184 | 1,41628.0% | 3,60071.1% | 480.9% | 5,064 |
| Williamson County | Mitt Romney+35,131 | 97,00659.2% | 61,87537.8% | 4,9233.0% | 163,804 |
| Wilson County | Mitt Romney+7,397 | 12,21871.0% | 4,82128.0% | 1661.0% | 17,205 |
| Winkler County | Mitt Romney+913 | 1,31176.0% | 39823.1% | 160.9% | 1,725 |
| Wise County | Mitt Romney+13,986 | 17,20782.9% | 3,22115.5% | 3171.5% | 20,745 |
| Wood County | Mitt Romney+11,295 | 14,35181.6% | 3,05617.4% | 1741.0% | 17,581 |
| Yoakum County | Mitt Romney+1,289 | 1,69879.8% | 40919.2% | 211.0% | 2,128 |
| Young County | Mitt Romney+5,233 | 6,22585.1% | 99213.6% | 991.4% | 7,316 |
| Zapata County | Barack Obama+1,530 | 99728.1% | 2,52771.3% | 190.5% | 3,543 |
| Zavala County | Barack Obama+2,468 | 57415.7% | 3,04283.3% | 371.0% | 3,653 |
Nominees: Barack Obama (D) · Mitt Romney (R)
Texas's presidential margins
1904–2024, the 2012 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, 2012TX
Source. MIT Election Data + Science Lab — 2012 presidential returns · official county-level results. Real returns — nothing estimated.