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2024 Presidential Election: How did North Texas counties vote compared to past elections?
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2024 Presidential Election: How did North Texas counties vote compared to past elections?

Texas overwhelmingly supported Donald Trump While running for the White House Kamala Harris.

Unofficial results from the Associated Press show Trump winning 56 percent of the vote in the Lone Star State.

READ MORE: 2024 Presidential Election: How did Texas vote by county?

At the county level, things were a little different in North Texas.

Let’s take a closer look at how the 2024 results compare to past elections.

Dallas County

Dallas County was one of the strongest counties in the state for Vice President Harris.

He won more than 60 percent of the vote in Dallas County.

That total was behind the 65 percent that President Joe Biden won in 2020.

In 2016, Hillary Clinton fared slightly better, receiving 60.75 percent of the vote.

Dallas County last voted for a Republican in the 2004 presidential election for George W. Bush.

Tarrant County

Many people were watching Tarrant County to see what would happen.

In 2020, Joe Biden narrowly won the district, long a Republican stronghold.

The fast-growing county turned red again in 2024 when Donald Trump won by five percentage points over Kamala Harris (51-46).

Collin County

Collin County has experienced explosive growth in recent years.

There were four Collin County cities Among the country’s fastest growingAccording to the US Census Bureau.

This growth did not change the party preference of the district,

Collin County has been the most consistently Republican county among North Texas’ four largest counties over the past three decades.

Donald Trump beat Joe Biden in the district by 8 points in 2020.

In 2024, Trump beat Harris by more than double digits.

Denton County

Denton County was another consistently Republican county in the last presidential election.

According to unofficial results, Trump defeated Harris by 13 points in 2024.

2020 was the toughest race in the last 30 years, with Donald Trump defeating Joe Biden by less than 5 points.

By comparison, George W. Bush beat Al Gore in Denton County by 42 percentage points in 2004.

Republican presidential candidates have won Denton County every year since 1992.