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| Population
(Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Texas Secretary of State) Total Resident Population, July 1, 2016 est. 27,862,596 Registered Voters, Nov. 2016 15,249,541 Texas has: 254 Counties. Largest counties (five over 1 million): Harris, Dallas, Tarrant, Bexar, Travis. Largest cities (three over 1 million): Houston, San Antonio, Dallas. Government
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| Voting Eligible
Population*: 17,396,296. VEP Highest Office Turnout Rate: 51.6%. Voter Registration Deadline: Oct. 11, 2016. Early Voting: Oct. 24-Nov. 4, 2016. |
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Overview: Texas last voted
for the Democratic candidate
for president in 1976 (Jimmy Carter), and the last time a Democrat was elected
statewide in Texas was in 1994. However, Democrats saw signs that something might be afoot. Along with several other states, the Clinton campaign designated Texas an "expansion state." On Sept. 7 the Dallas Morning News endorsed Clinton, its first endorsement of a Democrat for president since before World War II. National Democrats opened several offices, starting with one in Houston on Sept. 10. The Clinton campaign even ran a very modest one-week ad buy totalling around $100,000, first reported Oct. 17. In addition Hillary Clinton herself had long ties to the state; she came here for several months in 1972 to register black and Hispanic voters in South Texas for the DNC during the McGovern presidential campaign. In terms of visits by the candidates, Texas mostly served as a fundraising stop. Texas is a minority-majority state. According to the Pew Research Center (>), the state has a Hispanic population of about 10.4 million, accounting for 39% of the total population, the third highest share of any state. 4.8 million of these people are eligible to vote, or 28% of the total eligible to vote. Implementation of Texas' tough voter ID law continued to be fraught with problems. A report by ProPublica, co-published with The Texas Tribune, found "the state’s efforts to enact and enforce the strictest voter ID law in the nation were so plagued by delays, revisions, court interventions and inadequate education that the casting of ballots was inevitably troubled (>)." The Trump-Pence ticket prevailed with a plurality of 807,179 votes (8.99 percentage points), carrying 227 counties to 27 for Clinton-Kaine. Trump did not end up winning all 38 electoral votes, however, as one Texas elector backed Kasich and another backed Ron Paul. General Election Visits Clinton | Trump BALLOT [PDF] |
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| Democrats 251 Delegates: 145 District, 48 At-Large, 29 PLEO, 29 Unpledged. details |
Republicans 155 Delegates: 3 RNC; 44 At-Large; 108 by CD (3 x 36). details |
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| Bush 40.56% |
Dole 48.75% |
Bush 59.30% |
Bush 61.09% |
McCain 55.45% |
Romney 57.16% |
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the
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| Voting Eligible
Population*: 16,100,196. VEP Highest Office Turnout Rate: 49.7%. Voter Registration Deadline: October 9, 2012. Early Voting: October 22-November 2, 2012. |
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2012
Overview Texas, which last voted for the Democrat Jimmy Carter in 1976, remained solidly in the Republican column. The Romney/Ryan ticket garnered a plurality of 1,261,719 votes (15.78 percentage points). The state did not see much of the presidential campaign other than as a stop for fundraising; according to the FEC (>) during the primaries and general election presidential candidates raised a total of over $82 million from Texas contributors, including $39.7 for Romney and $24.2 million for Obama. Texas is a minority-majority state; according to the 2010 Census the population was 45.3% white, 37.6% Hispanic, 11.8% black and 4.1% Asian. The U.S. Department of Justice blocked a voter ID law, and the matter went to court on July 9, 2012. General Elction Visits Obama | Romney BALLOT [PDF] |
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| Voting Eligible Population*: 14,780,857. VEP Highest Office Turnout Rate: 54.7%. According to the unofficial tabulation 5.35 million people (about 66.5%) voted early. |
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2008
Overview The major candidates made a few visits to Texas, almost all of which were for fundraising. McCain-Palin caried the state with a plurality of 950,795 votes (11.77 percentage points). Obama/Allies | McCain/Allies | Nader | Barr |
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| Voting Eligible Population*: 13,796,256. VEP Highest Office Turnout Rate: 53.7%. According to the unofficial tabulation a bit fewer than 3.8 million people (over 51% of voters) voted early. |
Total Number of
Voters:
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2004
Overview Bush won his home state with a plurality of 1,694,213 votes (22.87 percentage points), carrying 236 of the 254 counties. General Election Details Kerry/Allies | Bush-Cheney '04 |
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| Voting Eligible Population*: 13,033,081. VEP Highest Office Turnout Rate: 49.2%. Early voting in person: Oct. 23-Nov. 3, 2000. According to the unofficial tabulation more than 2.4 million people (over 38% of voters) voted early. |
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2000
Overview Gov. Bush won handily in his home state, gaining a plurality of 1,365,893 votes (21.32 percentage points) and carrying 230 of 254 counties. |
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