2020 United States presidential election in Texas

2020 United States presidential election in Texas
Turnout	66.73% (of registered voters) ; 52.39% (of voting age population)
Trump 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% 90–100%	Biden 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% 90–100%
President before election; Donald Trump; Republican	Elected President ; Joe Biden; Democratic

The 2020 United States presidential election in Texas was held on Tuesday, November 3, 2020, as part of the 2020 United States presidential election in which all 50 states plus the District of Columbia participated.^[3] Texas voters chose 38 electors to represent them in the Electoral College. In a popular vote the Republican Party's nominee, incumbent President Donald Trump, and running mate Vice President Mike Pence won all the electors against the Democratic Party's nominee, former Vice President Joe Biden, and his running mate California Senator Kamala Harris.^[4]

Although it was considered a vulnerable state for Trump by some pollsters and experts and a potential upset victory for Biden due to its recent demographic trends, Trump held Texas with 52.1% of the vote, roughly the same percentage he carried it with in 2016. Biden improved on Hillary Clinton's 2016 vote share by 3.24%, giving him the largest percentage in the state by a Democratic presidential candidate since Jimmy Carter carried the state in 1976. Trump's 5.58% margin of victory was also the narrowest for a Republican since 1996. Texas was the third-narrowest of Trump's state victories, behind only Florida and North Carolina, and the ninth-closest state overall. The election was also the first time Texas placed in the top ten closest states since 1968, and the first time since 1976 that Texas voted to the left of Ohio.^[5]^[6] This was also the first election since 1964 that the counties containing the five largest cities in Texas, consisting of Houston, San Antonio, Dallas, Austin, and Fort Worth, would vote Democratic at the same time. Voter turnout in the state increased to its highest level since 1992, when two Texans, George H. W. Bush and Ross Perot, were on the ballot, and the last time Texas was a battleground state.^[7]

^ "Official Canvass Report - 2020 November 3rd General Election" (PDF). Texas Secretary of State. November 2020.
^ "Turnout and Voter Registration Figures (1970-current)".
^ Kelly, Ben (August 13, 2018). "US elections key dates: When are the 2018 midterms and the 2020 presidential campaign?". The Independent. Archived from the original on August 2, 2018. Retrieved January 3, 2019.
^ "Distribution of Electoral Votes". National Archives and Records Administration. Retrieved January 3, 2019.
^ Leip, Dave. "Ohio Election Results". Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections. Retrieved March 1, 2023.
^ Leip, Dave. "Texas Election Results". Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections. Retrieved March 1, 2023.
^ Ramsey, Ross (November 6, 2020). "Analysis: Texas voters elect to stay the course". The Texas Tribune. Retrieved November 10, 2020.

[1] "Official Canvass Report - 2020 November 3rd General Election" (PDF). Texas Secretary of State. November 2020.

[2] "Turnout and Voter Registration Figures (1970-current)".

[3] Kelly, Ben (August 13, 2018). "US elections key dates: When are the 2018 midterms and the 2020 presidential campaign?". The Independent. Archived from the original on August 2, 2018. Retrieved January 3, 2019.

[4] "Distribution of Electoral Votes". National Archives and Records Administration. Retrieved January 3, 2019.

[5] Leip, Dave. "Ohio Election Results". Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections. Retrieved March 1, 2023.

[6] Leip, Dave. "Texas Election Results". Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections. Retrieved March 1, 2023.

[7] Ramsey, Ross (November 6, 2020). "Analysis: Texas voters elect to stay the course". The Texas Tribune. Retrieved November 10, 2020.

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