In 2020, the Democrat also lost several counties - Val Verde, Jim Wells, Frio among them - that Barack Obama, Clinton and Beto O’Rourke had won in previous elections.įor all the talk of Texas being in play at the presidential level, is on track to win the fewest counties (21) of any top-of-ticket Democrat in years #tx2020 /UwqRcIWxHq- Evan Smith November 4, 2020
The president’s share of the county’s vote jumped from 33 percent to 52 percent in his reelection bid. A number of heavily Hispanic counties in the Rio Grande Valley shifted toward Trump: Zapata County, to name one, broke for Trump by 5 points with most of the expected vote counted after Clinton won it by more than 30 points in 2016. Republicans showed strength with Hispanic Texansīiden won the Hispanic vote by 19 points this year, according to the exits, but that’s down from Hillary Clinton’s 27-point margin in 2016. (Exit polls should always be read with caution, however.)īut Trump held a huge edge among white voters without a college degree (winning them by 45 points, per the Times) and he seemed to make up ground with nonwhites who don’t have a college degree, particularly Hispanics. A combination of longstanding demographic trends (Texas is becoming more nonwhite) and the formerly Republican suburbs turning on Trump seemed to give them a chance to compete as soon as 2020.ĭemocrats did appear to make some inroads with the voters they needed: After Trump won white college graduates by 30 points in 2016, Biden narrowed the president’s margin to 13 this year, according to the New York Times exit poll. It was another disappointing night for Democrats in a state they believe is destined to turn their way. Evan Smith, CEO of the Texas Tribune, declared 2020 a “great big bag of bupkis for the Democrats.” One Democratic super PAC spent $12 million to flip the state House.īut instead, Democrats may not gain any congressional seats, and the Texas House will remain in the GOP’s hands.
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Texas saw a record amount of Democratic spending, with the Biden campaign putting down $6 million on TV ads and Michael Bloomberg adding another $15 million in the final days of the race. But that is a hollow victory for Democrats.Ī close race was supposed to power the party’s down-ballot candidates and flip US House seats and the Texas House, giving them a foothold of power in the state government. President Donald Trump’s estimated margin of victory over Joe Biden (6 points, 52-46) appears to be the narrowest for a Republican since Bob Dole beat Bill Clinton by 5 in 1996. Democratic dreams of flipping Texas will not be realized this year: For the 11th presidential election in a row, the state has voted for the Republican candidate.
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