Texas 2008 Presidential Election Results by County

In 2008, the Republican candidate won 226 of Texas's 254 counties.

County Winner Party Votes Vote Share Margin Total Votes Cast
Anderson John McCain Republican 11,884 71.4% 43.6 pts 16,655
Andrews John McCain Republican 3,816 82.4% 65.4 pts 4,629
Angelina John McCain Republican 19,569 67.1% 35.0 pts 29,153
Aransas John McCain Republican 6,693 68.4% 37.7 pts 9,778
Archer John McCain Republican 3,595 82.4% 65.4 pts 4,365
Armstrong John McCain Republican 856 86.5% 73.5 pts 990
Atascosa John McCain Republican 5,462 55.0% 10.5 pts 9,938
Austin John McCain Republican 8,786 75.0% 50.9 pts 11,721
Bailey John McCain Republican 1,618 69.9% 40.4 pts 2,316
Bandera John McCain Republican 6,935 74.6% 50.4 pts 9,297
Bastrop John McCain Republican 13,817 53.3% 8.2 pts 25,918
Baylor John McCain Republican 1,262 76.8% 54.5 pts 1,643
Bee John McCain Republican 4,471 54.8% 10.1 pts 8,157
Bell John McCain Republican 49,242 54.5% 9.8 pts 90,334
Bexar Barack Obama Democratic 275,527 52.4% 5.6 pts 525,715
Blanco John McCain Republican 3,418 69.2% 39.5 pts 4,939
Borden John McCain Republican 316 87.5% 76.5 pts 361
Bosque John McCain Republican 5,762 75.4% 51.9 pts 7,646
Bowie John McCain Republican 24,162 68.7% 37.9 pts 35,186
Brazoria John McCain Republican 67,515 64.3% 29.6 pts 104,940
Brazos John McCain Republican 37,465 63.9% 28.9 pts 58,673
Brewster Barack Obama Democratic 1,970 50.5% 2.9 pts 3,900
Briscoe John McCain Republican 617 74.3% 49.6 pts 830
Brooks Barack Obama Democratic 1,747 75.7% 51.6 pts 2,309
Brown John McCain Republican 12,052 80.3% 61.5 pts 15,015
Burleson John McCain Republican 4,547 68.2% 37.4 pts 6,665
Burnet John McCain Republican 12,059 71.4% 44.1 pts 16,893
Caldwell John McCain Republican 6,107 52.4% 6.0 pts 11,648
Calhoun John McCain Republican 4,106 59.7% 20.0 pts 6,879
Callahan John McCain Republican 4,589 80.3% 61.7 pts 5,716
Cameron Barack Obama Democratic 48,480 64.1% 28.8 pts 75,657
Camp John McCain Republican 2,798 61.3% 23.3 pts 4,567
Carson John McCain Republican 2,548 85.5% 71.9 pts 2,980
Cass John McCain Republican 8,279 69.9% 40.4 pts 11,846
Castro John McCain Republican 1,562 68.2% 36.8 pts 2,291
Chambers John McCain Republican 9,988 75.1% 51.2 pts 13,292
Cherokee John McCain Republican 11,695 71.2% 43.2 pts 16,417
Childress John McCain Republican 1,782 77.6% 56.0 pts 2,296
Clay John McCain Republican 4,213 78.9% 58.6 pts 5,339
Cochran John McCain Republican 758 71.7% 44.8 pts 1,057
Coke John McCain Republican 1,252 79.8% 60.7 pts 1,569
Coleman John McCain Republican 3,011 81.3% 64.0 pts 3,702
Collin John McCain Republican 184,897 62.3% 25.6 pts 296,583
Collingsworth John McCain Republican 943 78.9% 59.3 pts 1,195
Colorado John McCain Republican 5,795 69.4% 39.4 pts 8,353
Comal John McCain Republican 35,233 73.2% 47.4 pts 48,158
Comanche John McCain Republican 3,813 73.1% 47.5 pts 5,217
Concho John McCain Republican 807 74.9% 51.1 pts 1,077
Cooke John McCain Republican 11,871 79.0% 58.7 pts 15,032
Coryell John McCain Republican 11,550 63.0% 26.9 pts 18,332
Cottle John McCain Republican 509 72.2% 45.7 pts 705
Crane John McCain Republican 1,119 77.0% 55.0 pts 1,454
Crockett John McCain Republican 1,026 66.4% 33.3 pts 1,545
Crosby John McCain Republican 1,221 63.8% 28.1 pts 1,914
Culberson Barack Obama Democratic 492 64.8% 31.0 pts 759
Dallam John McCain Republican 1,269 79.9% 60.9 pts 1,589
Dallas Barack Obama Democratic 422,989 57.3% 15.3 pts 738,463
Dawson John McCain Republican 2,906 70.9% 42.8 pts 4,096
DeWitt John McCain Republican 4,888 73.8% 47.9 pts 6,626
Deaf Smith John McCain Republican 3,466 73.1% 46.8 pts 4,744
Delta John McCain Republican 1,580 72.2% 45.3 pts 2,187
Denton John McCain Republican 149,935 61.6% 24.2 pts 243,263
Dickens John McCain Republican 730 75.1% 51.0 pts 972
Dimmit Barack Obama Democratic 2,692 75.0% 50.7 pts 3,587
Donley John McCain Republican 1,374 81.3% 64.1 pts 1,690
Duval Barack Obama Democratic 3,298 74.8% 50.4 pts 4,409
Eastland John McCain Republican 5,165 79.4% 59.8 pts 6,509
Ector John McCain Republican 26,199 73.6% 48.0 pts 35,606
Edwards John McCain Republican 673 65.0% 31.6 pts 1,035
El Paso Barack Obama Democratic 122,021 65.9% 32.5 pts 185,233
Ellis John McCain Republican 38,078 70.7% 42.2 pts 53,853
Erath John McCain Republican 10,768 76.8% 54.5 pts 14,019
Falls John McCain Republican 3,328 59.4% 19.7 pts 5,599
Fannin John McCain Republican 8,092 69.2% 39.6 pts 11,694
Fayette John McCain Republican 7,582 70.8% 42.6 pts 10,714
Fisher John McCain Republican 1,083 60.7% 22.2 pts 1,784
Floyd John McCain Republican 1,784 70.8% 41.8 pts 2,521
Foard John McCain Republican 327 60.8% 24.0 pts 538
Fort Bend John McCain Republican 103,206 50.9% 2.4 pts 202,822
Franklin John McCain Republican 3,392 75.5% 52.5 pts 4,491
Freestone John McCain Republican 5,205 71.4% 43.5 pts 7,288
Frio Barack Obama Democratic 2,405 59.2% 18.7 pts 4,062
Gaines John McCain Republican 3,385 83.2% 67.2 pts 4,067
Galveston John McCain Republican 62,258 59.3% 19.5 pts 105,004
Garza John McCain Republican 1,356 77.5% 56.1 pts 1,750
Gillespie John McCain Republican 9,563 77.5% 56.6 pts 12,338
Glasscock John McCain Republican 502 90.1% 80.8 pts 557
Goliad John McCain Republican 2,298 62.9% 26.5 pts 3,655
Gonzales John McCain Republican 4,076 64.8% 30.4 pts 6,287
Gray John McCain Republican 6,924 85.1% 71.0 pts 8,133
Grayson John McCain Republican 31,136 68.5% 37.9 pts 45,477
Gregg John McCain Republican 29,203 68.5% 37.6 pts 42,610
Grimes John McCain Republican 5,562 66.8% 34.3 pts 8,322
Guadalupe John McCain Republican 30,869 65.0% 31.0 pts 47,461
Hale John McCain Republican 7,171 72.1% 44.9 pts 9,943
Hall John McCain Republican 930 73.6% 47.9 pts 1,264
Hamilton John McCain Republican 2,876 76.1% 53.3 pts 3,778
Hansford John McCain Republican 1,847 87.9% 76.5 pts 2,102
Hardeman John McCain Republican 1,199 75.2% 51.8 pts 1,595
Hardin John McCain Republican 16,603 80.2% 61.2 pts 20,702
Harris Barack Obama Democratic 590,982 50.4% 1.6 pts 1,171,472
Harrison John McCain Republican 17,103 65.4% 31.4 pts 26,158
Hartley John McCain Republican 1,711 86.2% 73.6 pts 1,985
Haskell John McCain Republican 1,388 65.6% 32.6 pts 2,116
Hays John McCain Republican 29,638 50.2% 2.0 pts 59,052
Hemphill John McCain Republican 1,345 85.7% 71.9 pts 1,570
Henderson John McCain Republican 20,857 71.9% 44.6 pts 28,993
Hidalgo Barack Obama Democratic 90,261 69.0% 38.7 pts 130,784
Hill John McCain Republican 9,264 70.2% 41.3 pts 13,188
Hockley John McCain Republican 5,795 75.8% 52.3 pts 7,645
Hood John McCain Republican 17,299 76.6% 54.0 pts 22,596
Hopkins John McCain Republican 9,299 72.0% 44.7 pts 12,919
Houston John McCain Republican 5,872 68.1% 37.3 pts 8,624
Howard John McCain Republican 7,029 72.5% 46.3 pts 9,689
Hudspeth John McCain Republican 458 51.0% 3.1 pts 898
Hunt John McCain Republican 20,573 69.7% 40.6 pts 29,524
Hutchinson John McCain Republican 7,361 84.0% 68.9 pts 8,761
Irion John McCain Republican 644 78.8% 58.8 pts 817
Jack John McCain Republican 2,528 83.6% 68.1 pts 3,023
Jackson John McCain Republican 3,723 73.6% 47.9 pts 5,057
Jasper John McCain Republican 9,022 70.6% 42.0 pts 12,776
Jeff Davis John McCain Republican 749 60.6% 22.7 pts 1,236
Jefferson Barack Obama Democratic 44,888 50.8% 2.2 pts 88,296
Jim Hogg Barack Obama Democratic 1,336 73.6% 47.6 pts 1,815
Jim Wells Barack Obama Democratic 6,706 57.8% 16.1 pts 11,612
Johnson John McCain Republican 36,685 73.3% 47.5 pts 50,050
Jones John McCain Republican 4,203 72.4% 46.1 pts 5,808
Karnes John McCain Republican 2,736 60.4% 21.6 pts 4,527
Kaufman John McCain Republican 23,735 67.5% 35.8 pts 35,145
Kendall John McCain Republican 12,971 77.5% 56.0 pts 16,746
Kenedy Barack Obama Democratic 108 53.5% 6.9 pts 202
Kent John McCain Republican 342 76.3% 54.2 pts 448
Kerr John McCain Republican 16,752 74.3% 49.6 pts 22,556
Kimble John McCain Republican 1,487 80.7% 62.1 pts 1,843
King John McCain Republican 151 92.6% 87.7 pts 163
Kinney John McCain Republican 907 58.5% 17.7 pts 1,551
Kleberg Barack Obama Democratic 5,256 53.2% 7.2 pts 9,876
Knox John McCain Republican 986 72.1% 45.2 pts 1,368
La Salle Barack Obama Democratic 1,052 59.2% 19.0 pts 1,776
Lamar John McCain Republican 12,952 70.5% 42.0 pts 18,362
Lamb John McCain Republican 3,344 73.9% 48.4 pts 4,525
Lampasas John McCain Republican 5,651 74.0% 49.1 pts 7,634
Lavaca John McCain Republican 6,293 76.5% 53.8 pts 8,223
Lee John McCain Republican 4,312 67.6% 36.3 pts 6,377
Leon John McCain Republican 5,566 79.1% 58.9 pts 7,041
Liberty John McCain Republican 15,448 71.4% 43.7 pts 21,626
Limestone John McCain Republican 5,079 66.4% 33.5 pts 7,652
Lipscomb John McCain Republican 1,093 87.0% 74.7 pts 1,256
Live Oak John McCain Republican 3,095 74.1% 49.0 pts 4,176
Llano John McCain Republican 7,281 75.6% 52.2 pts 9,629
Loving John McCain Republican 67 84.8% 69.6 pts 79
Lubbock John McCain Republican 66,304 68.0% 36.7 pts 97,534
Lynn John McCain Republican 1,473 69.6% 40.0 pts 2,116
Madison John McCain Republican 2,891 71.0% 42.8 pts 4,074
Marion John McCain Republican 2,567 60.4% 21.7 pts 4,252
Martin John McCain Republican 1,389 81.0% 62.7 pts 1,715
Mason John McCain Republican 1,544 72.8% 47.1 pts 2,121
Matagorda John McCain Republican 7,835 63.3% 27.4 pts 12,373
Maverick Barack Obama Democratic 8,554 78.2% 57.0 pts 10,939
McCulloch John McCain Republican 2,263 75.2% 51.0 pts 3,010
McLennan John McCain Republican 49,044 61.6% 23.9 pts 79,674
McMullen John McCain Republican 400 74.5% 49.9 pts 537
Medina John McCain Republican 10,480 66.6% 33.9 pts 15,737
Menard John McCain Republican 712 69.9% 41.0 pts 1,018
Midland John McCain Republican 36,155 78.2% 57.3 pts 46,216
Milam John McCain Republican 5,217 62.4% 26.0 pts 8,357
Mills John McCain Republican 1,753 80.5% 62.2 pts 2,177
Mitchell John McCain Republican 1,815 74.7% 50.6 pts 2,431
Montague John McCain Republican 6,245 78.6% 58.5 pts 7,950
Montgomery John McCain Republican 119,884 75.9% 52.7 pts 157,847
Moore John McCain Republican 4,282 78.8% 58.1 pts 5,437
Morris John McCain Republican 3,158 60.2% 21.0 pts 5,248
Motley John McCain Republican 522 87.9% 76.6 pts 594
Nacogdoches John McCain Republican 14,828 63.4% 27.5 pts 23,391
Navarro John McCain Republican 10,810 66.2% 33.1 pts 16,321
Newton John McCain Republican 3,446 65.5% 32.2 pts 5,260
Nolan John McCain Republican 3,485 68.8% 38.8 pts 5,063
Nueces John McCain Republican 52,391 51.8% 4.4 pts 101,230
Ochiltree John McCain Republican 2,851 91.7% 83.9 pts 3,109
Oldham John McCain Republican 813 88.4% 77.3 pts 920
Orange John McCain Republican 21,509 73.1% 47.1 pts 29,406
Palo Pinto John McCain Republican 7,264 73.4% 48.2 pts 9,890
Panola John McCain Republican 7,582 74.2% 48.9 pts 10,216
Parker John McCain Republican 36,974 77.1% 55.2 pts 47,951
Parmer John McCain Republican 2,969 80.0% 60.6 pts 3,713
Pecos John McCain Republican 2,480 61.8% 25.0 pts 4,010
Polk John McCain Republican 13,731 68.1% 37.2 pts 20,149
Potter John McCain Republican 20,761 69.2% 39.4 pts 30,013
Presidio Barack Obama Democratic 1,252 71.3% 43.4 pts 1,757
Rains John McCain Republican 3,146 74.3% 49.5 pts 4,236
Randall John McCain Republican 41,948 80.9% 62.7 pts 51,832
Reagan John McCain Republican 795 80.0% 60.2 pts 994
Real John McCain Republican 1,238 76.0% 53.0 pts 1,628
Red River John McCain Republican 3,461 68.5% 38.0 pts 5,052
Reeves Barack Obama Democratic 1,606 52.2% 5.2 pts 3,077
Refugio John McCain Republican 1,855 56.9% 14.5 pts 3,261
Roberts John McCain Republican 477 92.1% 84.2 pts 518
Robertson John McCain Republican 3,980 59.3% 19.4 pts 6,710
Rockwall John McCain Republican 23,300 72.7% 46.2 pts 32,066
Runnels John McCain Republican 3,118 80.6% 62.0 pts 3,867
Rusk John McCain Republican 13,646 72.9% 46.3 pts 18,722
Sabine John McCain Republican 3,749 76.9% 54.8 pts 4,874
San Augustine John McCain Republican 2,342 63.0% 27.3 pts 3,715
San Jacinto John McCain Republican 6,151 68.7% 38.3 pts 8,958
San Patricio John McCain Republican 12,404 58.0% 16.6 pts 21,396
San Saba John McCain Republican 1,941 79.0% 59.2 pts 2,457
Schleicher John McCain Republican 970 74.4% 49.5 pts 1,304
Scurry John McCain Republican 4,414 79.3% 59.7 pts 5,569
Shackelford John McCain Republican 1,284 85.3% 71.5 pts 1,505
Shelby John McCain Republican 6,630 71.9% 44.3 pts 9,220
Sherman John McCain Republican 884 86.7% 74.2 pts 1,020
Smith John McCain Republican 55,187 69.4% 39.5 pts 79,561
Somervell John McCain Republican 2,677 75.8% 53.2 pts 3,533
Starr Barack Obama Democratic 8,274 84.5% 69.3 pts 9,792
Stephens John McCain Republican 2,869 81.4% 63.6 pts 3,526
Sterling John McCain Republican 520 84.0% 68.3 pts 619
Stonewall John McCain Republican 524 71.3% 43.3 pts 735
Sutton John McCain Republican 1,189 75.3% 51.2 pts 1,578
Swisher John McCain Republican 1,683 66.4% 34.3 pts 2,535
Tarrant John McCain Republican 348,420 55.4% 11.7 pts 628,553
Taylor John McCain Republican 34,317 72.3% 45.6 pts 47,439
Terrell John McCain Republican 323 62.2% 26.4 pts 519
Terry John McCain Republican 2,879 67.3% 35.0 pts 4,280
Throckmorton John McCain Republican 671 80.1% 60.3 pts 838
Titus John McCain Republican 6,028 65.2% 31.2 pts 9,245
Tom Green John McCain Republican 27,362 70.4% 41.7 pts 38,861
Travis Barack Obama Democratic 254,017 63.9% 29.4 pts 397,714
Trinity John McCain Republican 4,095 67.4% 35.7 pts 6,077
Tyler John McCain Republican 5,644 71.4% 44.0 pts 7,910
Upshur John McCain Republican 11,222 74.0% 49.0 pts 15,164
Upton John McCain Republican 898 75.0% 51.0 pts 1,197
Uvalde John McCain Republican 4,590 52.4% 5.3 pts 8,766
Val Verde Barack Obama Democratic 6,982 54.5% 9.6 pts 12,820
Van Zandt John McCain Republican 15,734 77.1% 55.1 pts 20,395
Victoria John McCain Republican 19,878 66.4% 33.6 pts 29,931
Walker John McCain Republican 11,623 60.7% 22.4 pts 19,146
Waller John McCain Republican 8,265 53.3% 7.2 pts 15,508
Ward John McCain Republican 2,667 74.0% 49.1 pts 3,602
Washington John McCain Republican 10,176 70.8% 42.7 pts 14,377
Webb Barack Obama Democratic 33,452 71.4% 43.4 pts 46,821
Wharton John McCain Republican 9,431 65.4% 31.2 pts 14,418
Wheeler John McCain Republican 1,918 85.4% 71.4 pts 2,245
Wichita John McCain Republican 31,731 69.0% 38.8 pts 45,982
Wilbarger John McCain Republican 3,283 72.8% 46.3 pts 4,509
Willacy Barack Obama Democratic 3,409 69.5% 39.8 pts 4,903
Williamson John McCain Republican 88,323 55.8% 13.0 pts 158,403
Wilson John McCain Republican 10,904 66.6% 33.9 pts 16,366
Winkler John McCain Republican 1,529 75.2% 51.8 pts 2,032
Wise John McCain Republican 15,973 77.4% 55.7 pts 20,639
Wood John McCain Republican 13,658 76.8% 54.3 pts 17,784
Yoakum John McCain Republican 1,989 80.9% 62.6 pts 2,458
Young John McCain Republican 5,942 81.3% 63.5 pts 7,305
Zapata Barack Obama Democratic 1,939 67.7% 35.6 pts 2,866
Zavala Barack Obama Democratic 3,263 84.2% 68.8 pts 3,876

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which party won the most counties in Texas in 2008?

The Republican candidate won 226 of Texas's 254 counties in 2008, with 28 counties going to the other major party.

Which Texas county had the closest presidential result in 2008?

Harris had the closest margin in Texas in 2008, with Barack Obama (Democratic) winning by 1.6 points out of 1,171,472 total votes cast.

Which Texas county had the widest presidential margin in 2008?

King had the widest margin in Texas in 2008, with John McCain (Republican) winning by 87.7 points.

How many counties are included in Texas's 2008 presidential results?

This page covers 254 counties in Texas for the 2008 presidential election, based on MEDSL/EveryElectionResult.com county-level returns.