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The States · 2026 outlook

Texas

One state, every federal race and the provisional balance of power in its capitol.

2024 presidentR+13.7
SenateR+1.0
U.S. HouseD 9R 29
GovernorR+11.6
County by county · U.S. Senateprojected margin
County view
Projected margin
R+40R+20EvenD+20D+40
Striped = seat changes partyProjected county outcome

Counties colored by the projected margin — the 2024 result shifted by the state's projected swing, summing exactly to the forecast above. Hover a county for its numbers.

County numbers

Harris628,720 (59.3%)411,246 (38.8%)D+20.51,060,108
Dallas393,473 (68.0%)173,816 (30.1%)D+38.0578,276
Tarrant296,440 (52.9%)253,296 (45.2%)D+7.7560,383
Bexar318,383 (61.7%)187,830 (36.4%)D+25.3516,017
Travis292,022 (73.9%)95,739 (24.2%)D+49.7395,271
Collin177,682 (50.6%)166,566 (47.5%)D+3.2350,915
Denton148,953 (48.7%)150,899 (49.4%)R+0.6305,660
Fort Bend143,233 (58.0%)98,838 (40.1%)D+18.0246,759
Williamson112,218 (53.5%)93,705 (44.6%)D+8.8209,911
Montgomery63,167 (30.2%)142,068 (67.9%)R+37.7209,210
El Paso114,828 (67.1%)53,145 (31.0%)D+36.0171,226
Hidalgo86,486 (58.5%)58,649 (39.6%)D+18.8147,946
Brazoria48,462 (43.9%)59,757 (54.2%)R+10.2110,315
Galveston44,620 (41.2%)61,583 (56.9%)R+15.7108,260
Bell43,125 (48.5%)44,116 (49.6%)R+1.188,931
Hays49,739 (58.1%)34,249 (40.0%)D+18.185,615
Lubbock30,644 (36.0%)52,866 (62.1%)R+26.185,127
Nueces42,566 (51.4%)38,700 (46.7%)D+4.782,840
Cameron45,107 (57.0%)32,489 (41.1%)D+16.079,099
Smith22,688 (32.1%)46,683 (66.0%)R+33.970,715
Comal21,420 (30.4%)47,718 (67.7%)R+37.370,477
McLennan27,616 (40.8%)38,865 (57.3%)R+16.667,769
Ellis25,772 (38.0%)40,706 (60.1%)R+22.067,766
Brazos28,417 (45.4%)32,957 (52.7%)R+7.362,563
Parker11,276 (18.2%)49,400 (79.9%)R+61.661,851
Jefferson30,579 (52.0%)27,070 (46.1%)D+6.058,766
Guadalupe23,403 (40.4%)33,461 (57.7%)R+17.457,965
Johnson14,774 (26.9%)39,146 (71.2%)R+44.354,964
Kaufman18,771 (39.7%)27,581 (58.4%)R+18.647,250
Randall9,895 (21.7%)34,779 (76.4%)R+54.645,539
Grayson11,790 (26.3%)32,238 (71.8%)R+45.644,881
Webb26,373 (58.8%)17,626 (39.3%)D+19.544,851
Rockwall14,054 (33.1%)27,543 (65.0%)R+31.842,403
Midland8,959 (22.4%)30,333 (75.7%)R+53.440,053
Taylor10,851 (28.8%)26,159 (69.3%)R+40.637,727
Hunt7,906 (24.9%)23,303 (73.2%)R+48.431,813
Gregg10,657 (33.5%)20,549 (64.6%)R+31.131,810
Tom Green9,095 (29.4%)21,268 (68.7%)R+39.330,951
Wichita9,461 (31.2%)20,273 (66.9%)R+35.730,310
Ector7,964 (27.4%)20,512 (70.7%)R+43.229,028
Bastrop12,417 (45.8%)14,170 (52.3%)R+6.527,102
Henderson5,379 (20.5%)20,366 (77.6%)R+57.126,244
Wise4,205 (16.1%)21,341 (82.0%)R+65.826,041
Bowie7,555 (30.3%)16,921 (67.8%)R+37.524,950
Hood4,605 (18.5%)19,811 (79.6%)R+61.124,889
Orange4,573 (18.5%)19,702 (79.6%)R+61.124,745
Victoria7,912 (33.0%)15,636 (65.1%)R+32.224,004
Angelina6,663 (28.4%)16,337 (69.7%)R+41.323,445
Potter7,084 (32.4%)14,360 (65.7%)R+33.321,859
Liberty4,526 (21.2%)16,400 (76.9%)R+55.721,331
Harrison5,910 (28.7%)14,288 (69.4%)R+40.720,589
Kendall4,889 (24.5%)14,687 (73.6%)R+49.119,955
Hardin2,450 (12.8%)16,366 (85.3%)R+72.619,180
Kerr4,860 (25.3%)13,955 (72.8%)R+47.419,179
Burnet4,706 (24.5%)14,103 (73.6%)R+49.019,173
Van Zandt2,562 (13.5%)16,104 (84.6%)R+71.219,028
Waller7,729 (41.2%)10,678 (56.9%)R+15.718,763
Wilson5,050 (27.2%)13,172 (70.9%)R+43.718,575
San Patricio6,567 (37.7%)10,521 (60.4%)R+22.717,419
Nacogdoches6,330 (36.5%)10,689 (61.6%)R+25.117,349
Walker6,210 (36.2%)10,609 (61.9%)R+25.717,145
Chambers3,300 (19.4%)13,386 (78.7%)R+59.317,009
Medina5,429 (32.4%)11,008 (65.7%)R+33.316,755
Wood2,716 (16.4%)13,576 (81.7%)R+65.416,608
Polk3,922 (23.7%)12,306 (74.4%)R+50.716,542
Coryell5,728 (35.2%)10,250 (62.9%)R+27.816,287
Rusk3,409 (23.1%)11,093 (75.0%)R+52.014,783
Lamar3,194 (22.1%)10,996 (76.0%)R+53.914,465
Cherokee3,176 (22.7%)10,524 (75.4%)R+52.613,965
Cooke2,505 (18.0%)11,149 (80.1%)R+62.113,918
Upshur2,112 (15.6%)11,174 (82.5%)R+66.913,543
Navarro3,877 (28.7%)9,373 (69.4%)R+40.713,507
Anderson2,867 (21.7%)10,066 (76.4%)R+54.613,183
Atascosa4,395 (35.0%)7,928 (63.1%)R+28.112,562
Erath2,255 (18.0%)10,007 (80.1%)R+62.012,499
Washington3,258 (26.3%)8,909 (71.8%)R+45.612,403
Brown1,579 (13.8%)9,683 (84.3%)R+70.611,480
Hopkins2,296 (20.1%)8,912 (78.0%)R+57.911,425
Hill2,291 (20.1%)8,871 (78.0%)R+57.811,378
Gillespie2,412 (21.5%)8,602 (76.6%)R+55.111,227
Wharton3,359 (30.0%)7,635 (68.1%)R+38.211,207
Starr5,811 (52.0%)5,161 (46.1%)D+5.811,184
Fannin2,058 (18.4%)8,891 (79.7%)R+61.211,161
Jasper2,124 (19.7%)8,460 (78.4%)R+58.710,789
Maverick5,435 (50.7%)5,085 (47.4%)D+3.310,724
Caldwell5,152 (48.2%)5,330 (49.9%)R+1.710,685
Austin2,245 (21.4%)8,032 (76.7%)R+55.210,476
Val Verde4,611 (46.4%)5,130 (51.7%)R+5.29,930
Cass2,016 (20.9%)7,433 (77.2%)R+56.29,632
Grimes2,318 (24.2%)7,066 (73.9%)R+49.69,566
Llano1,996 (21.5%)7,107 (76.6%)R+55.19,279
Bandera1,937 (20.9%)7,145 (77.2%)R+56.39,258
Palo Pinto1,651 (18.2%)7,258 (79.9%)R+61.79,082
Fayette1,976 (21.8%)6,930 (76.3%)R+54.69,078
Matagorda2,654 (29.3%)6,239 (68.8%)R+39.59,065
Jim Wells4,332 (47.9%)4,534 (50.2%)R+2.29,038
Aransas2,257 (25.4%)6,448 (72.7%)R+47.28,874
San Jacinto1,691 (19.4%)6,854 (78.7%)R+59.38,711
Panola1,458 (18.7%)6,185 (79.4%)R+60.77,791
Lampasas1,709 (22.2%)5,839 (75.9%)R+53.77,694
Montague875 (11.6%)6,540 (86.5%)R+74.97,559
Milam1,901 (25.2%)5,511 (72.9%)R+47.87,556
Lavaca918 (12.9%)6,089 (85.2%)R+72.47,143
Titus2,012 (28.9%)4,809 (69.2%)R+40.26,953
Kleberg3,545 (52.0%)3,143 (46.1%)D+5.96,818
Colorado1,758 (25.8%)4,921 (72.3%)R+46.46,808
Shelby1,450 (21.4%)5,197 (76.7%)R+55.36,776
Uvalde2,817 (42.3%)3,711 (55.8%)R+13.46,654
Howard1,403 (21.4%)5,038 (76.7%)R+55.46,566
Tyler952 (14.6%)5,448 (83.5%)R+68.96,524
Bosque1,161 (17.8%)5,234 (80.3%)R+62.56,519
Burleson1,396 (21.9%)4,862 (76.2%)R+54.36,379
Houston1,669 (26.2%)4,587 (71.9%)R+45.86,377
Hale1,605 (25.4%)4,595 (72.7%)R+47.36,320
Limestone1,604 (26.0%)4,457 (72.1%)R+46.26,178
Leon753 (12.2%)5,301 (85.9%)R+73.76,171
Freestone1,207 (19.6%)4,837 (78.5%)R+58.96,161
Bee2,258 (37.7%)3,615 (60.4%)R+22.75,987
Blanco1,603 (27.6%)4,089 (70.5%)R+42.85,802
Lee1,317 (23.0%)4,305 (75.1%)R+52.15,731
Eastland666 (11.7%)4,923 (86.4%)R+74.75,697
Young703 (12.4%)4,849 (85.7%)R+73.35,660
Hutchinson664 (11.8%)4,843 (86.3%)R+74.55,614
Robertson1,740 (31.3%)3,708 (66.8%)R+35.55,554
Hockley1,040 (19.1%)4,297 (79.0%)R+59.95,440
Calhoun1,562 (29.3%)3,672 (68.8%)R+39.55,335
DeWitt1,019 (19.1%)4,209 (79.0%)R+59.95,329
Gonzales1,439 (27.2%)3,743 (70.9%)R+43.65,282
Gray614 (11.9%)4,451 (86.2%)R+74.35,163
Trinity992 (19.7%)3,936 (78.4%)R+58.65,023
Callahan552 (11.6%)4,116 (86.5%)R+74.94,758
Jones709 (15.0%)3,932 (83.1%)R+68.14,731
Rains645 (14.4%)3,734 (83.6%)R+69.24,464
Comanche627 (14.1%)3,746 (84.0%)R+70.04,458
Gaines379 (8.7%)3,908 (89.4%)R+80.84,370
Jackson721 (16.7%)3,508 (81.4%)R+64.74,311
Falls1,426 (33.4%)2,768 (64.7%)R+31.44,275
Andrews607 (14.7%)3,442 (83.4%)R+68.74,127
Clay416 (10.3%)3,531 (87.8%)R+77.44,023
Red River895 (22.7%)2,978 (75.4%)R+52.83,948
Newton784 (20.0%)3,058 (78.1%)R+58.13,916
Scurry547 (14.0%)3,275 (84.1%)R+70.03,896
Sabine446 (11.7%)3,284 (86.4%)R+74.73,802
Willacy2,207 (58.2%)1,510 (39.9%)D+18.43,789
Madison804 (21.5%)2,864 (76.6%)R+55.13,739
Morris1,181 (31.9%)2,450 (66.2%)R+34.33,701
Moore736 (20.2%)2,845 (77.9%)R+57.83,650
Franklin611 (16.9%)2,937 (81.2%)R+64.33,617
Somervell575 (16.0%)2,957 (82.1%)R+66.23,600
Camp1,050 (29.4%)2,453 (68.7%)R+39.33,571
Archer372 (10.6%)3,058 (87.5%)R+76.83,496
Nolan806 (23.1%)2,611 (75.0%)R+51.83,483
Live Oak578 (16.7%)2,825 (81.4%)R+64.83,469
Karnes865 (25.0%)2,526 (73.1%)R+48.13,457
Frio1,598 (47.6%)1,698 (50.5%)R+3.03,360
Zapata1,615 (48.7%)1,640 (49.4%)R+0.83,318
Marion948 (29.5%)2,202 (68.6%)R+39.13,211
Brewster1,580 (50.7%)1,478 (47.4%)D+3.33,117
Hamilton467 (15.4%)2,516 (82.7%)R+67.43,041
Wilbarger682 (22.4%)2,300 (75.7%)R+53.23,040
Duval1,647 (54.2%)1,334 (43.9%)D+10.33,039
Deaf Smith860 (29.5%)2,004 (68.7%)R+39.22,919
Pecos927 (32.2%)1,901 (65.9%)R+33.82,883
Jack252 (8.8%)2,556 (89.3%)R+80.52,862
Coleman307 (10.8%)2,469 (87.2%)R+76.42,830
Lamb567 (20.0%)2,207 (78.0%)R+58.02,828
Runnels338 (12.2%)2,373 (85.9%)R+73.62,763
Goliad631 (23.2%)2,031 (74.8%)R+51.62,714
Ward506 (19.7%)2,009 (78.4%)R+58.62,564
Stephens274 (10.7%)2,239 (87.4%)R+76.72,562
San Augustine664 (26.0%)1,840 (72.1%)R+46.12,552
McCulloch344 (14.4%)2,004 (83.7%)R+69.32,393
Dawson539 (22.5%)1,808 (75.6%)R+53.02,392
Zavala1,586 (66.7%)748 (31.4%)D+35.32,379
Reeves954 (40.7%)1,344 (57.4%)R+16.72,343
Dimmit1,434 (61.4%)856 (36.7%)D+24.72,334
Terry512 (22.0%)1,773 (76.1%)R+54.22,329
Carson204 (9.4%)1,916 (88.7%)R+79.32,161
Refugio748 (35.7%)1,305 (62.4%)R+26.62,093
Ochiltree188 (9.2%)1,822 (88.9%)R+79.72,049
Mills226 (12.1%)1,606 (86.0%)R+73.91,867
San Saba198 (10.8%)1,608 (87.3%)R+76.61,841
Delta298 (16.5%)1,479 (81.7%)R+65.21,811
Lynn333 (19.0%)1,383 (79.1%)R+60.01,749
Mason334 (19.4%)1,354 (78.7%)R+59.31,721
Mitchell268 (15.7%)1,411 (82.4%)R+66.81,712
Parmer323 (18.9%)1,351 (79.2%)R+60.31,706
Brooks1,015 (62.0%)590 (36.1%)D+26.01,636
Kimble197 (12.0%)1,408 (86.1%)R+74.01,636
Yoakum267 (16.4%)1,332 (81.7%)R+65.31,630
La Salle754 (46.9%)823 (51.2%)R+4.31,608
Childress208 (13.4%)1,311 (84.7%)R+71.21,548
Wheeler113 (7.3%)1,406 (90.8%)R+83.51,548
Swisher331 (21.5%)1,183 (76.7%)R+55.21,543
Haskell249 (16.3%)1,252 (81.8%)R+65.61,530
Floyd319 (22.4%)1,077 (75.7%)R+53.21,423
Martin187 (13.2%)1,205 (84.9%)R+71.81,419
Castro328 (23.8%)1,023 (74.3%)R+50.51,377
Hartley114 (8.3%)1,233 (89.8%)R+81.41,373
Hansford97 (7.1%)1,239 (91.0%)R+83.81,362
Presidio930 (68.5%)402 (29.6%)D+38.91,358
Real239 (17.9%)1,070 (80.2%)R+62.31,334
Winkler227 (17.2%)1,064 (80.9%)R+63.61,316
Crosby373 (29.1%)884 (69.0%)R+39.81,281
Fisher255 (20.5%)967 (77.6%)R+57.21,246
Coke128 (10.4%)1,085 (87.8%)R+77.41,236
Bailey276 (23.3%)886 (74.8%)R+51.61,185
Shackelford101 (8.6%)1,053 (89.5%)R+80.91,176
Donley134 (11.5%)1,010 (86.6%)R+75.11,166
Baylor134 (11.8%)982 (86.3%)R+74.51,138
Hemphill139 (12.7%)938 (85.4%)R+72.71,098
Garza159 (14.6%)909 (83.5%)R+69.01,089
Jim Hogg664 (61.5%)395 (36.6%)D+24.91,080
Dallam117 (11.9%)850 (86.2%)R+74.4986
Kinney289 (29.9%)660 (68.3%)R+38.4967
Crockett247 (25.6%)700 (72.5%)R+46.9965
Hardeman147 (15.4%)792 (82.8%)R+67.3957
Sutton205 (21.5%)731 (76.6%)R+55.2954
Crane154 (16.3%)773 (81.8%)R+65.6945
Knox176 (18.8%)743 (79.3%)R+60.5937
Upton108 (12.2%)763 (85.9%)R+73.7888
Lipscomb88 (10.3%)754 (87.9%)R+77.6858
Collingsworth102 (12.5%)700 (85.6%)R+73.2818
Concho128 (15.7%)672 (82.4%)R+66.8816
Jeff Davis343 (43.1%)438 (55.0%)R+12.0796
Hall113 (14.4%)655 (83.7%)R+69.3783
Armstrong50 (6.6%)691 (91.5%)R+84.8755
Schleicher146 (19.3%)595 (78.8%)R+59.4755
Menard141 (19.9%)554 (78.2%)R+58.2708
Hudspeth243 (34.4%)451 (63.8%)R+29.5707
Edwards109 (15.9%)563 (82.2%)R+66.4685
Dickens109 (16.1%)554 (82.0%)R+65.8676
Oldham50 (7.5%)600 (90.5%)R+83.1663
Reagan106 (16.4%)528 (81.7%)R+65.3646
Throckmorton50 (8.2%)551 (89.9%)R+81.8613
Cochran113 (18.6%)483 (79.4%)R+60.9608
Sherman45 (7.6%)538 (90.6%)R+82.9594
Irion79 (13.4%)501 (84.8%)R+71.3591
Culberson274 (51.5%)248 (46.6%)D+4.7532
Briscoe51 (10.1%)446 (88.0%)R+77.8507
Stonewall83 (17.0%)396 (81.1%)R+64.3488
Glasscock23 (5.1%)420 (92.9%)R+87.8452
Cottle78 (17.4%)361 (80.6%)R+63.3448
Motley23 (5.2%)412 (93.0%)R+87.5443
Sterling28 (6.5%)392 (91.6%)R+84.9428
Roberts9 (2.3%)372 (95.9%)R+93.4388
Foard70 (18.9%)294 (79.2%)R+60.3371
McMullen30 (9.0%)296 (89.2%)R+79.9332
Kent37 (12.2%)260 (85.8%)R+73.9303
Terrell77 (27.9%)194 (70.3%)R+42.5276
Borden8 (3.0%)251 (95.1%)R+91.9264
Kenedy38 (35.2%)68 (63.0%)R+27.3108
King3 (3.3%)87 (94.6%)R+91.192
Loving7 (10.6%)58 (87.9%)R+76.266

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