Presidential elections · 2000–2024
Cameron County, TX — Presidential Election Results (2000–2024)
In 2024, Cameron County, Texas voted for Donald J. Trump (Republican) by R+5.8 — 54,258 Democratic to 60,991 Republican of 116,153 votes cast. From 2020 to 2024 it shifted 19.0 points toward Republicans. That makes it 7.9 points more Democratic than Texas overall (R+13.7).
Data: MIT Election Data & Science Lab, Harvard Dataverse.
Margin by election, 2000–2024
Democratic minus Republican, in points of all votes cast — blue bars Democratic, red Republican.
Every election in Cameron County
| Year | Democratic | Republican | Other | Dem share | Rep share | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 54,258 | 60,991 | 904 | 46.7% | 52.5% | R+5.8 |
| 2020 | 64,063 | 49,032 | 1,079 | 56.1% | 42.9% | D+13.2 |
| 2016 | 59,402 | 29,472 | 3,205 | 64.5% | 32.0% | D+32.5 |
| 2012 | 49,975 | 26,099 | 821 | 65.0% | 33.9% | D+31.1 |
| 2008 | 48,480 | 26,671 | 506 | 64.1% | 35.3% | D+28.8 |
| 2004 | 33,998 | 34,801 | 357 | 49.2% | 50.3% | R+1.2 |
| 2000 | 33,214 | 27,800 | 1,043 | 53.5% | 44.8% | D+8.7 |
Cameron County presidential elections — FAQ
Who carried Cameron County in the 2024 presidential election?+
Donald J. Trump (Republican) carried Cameron County, Texas in 2024 by R+5.8, with 116,153 votes cast. Data: MIT Election Data & Science Lab.
How did Cameron County shift between 2020 and 2024?+
Cameron County shifted 19.0 points toward Republicans between 2020 (D+13.2) and 2024 (R+5.8).
Is Cameron County more Democratic or Republican than Texas overall?+
In 2024, Cameron County went R+5.8 while Texas overall went R+13.7 — 7.9 points more Democratic than the state.
Where does this election data come from?+
County-level presidential returns (2000–2024) come from the MIT Election Data and Science Lab (MEDSL), published on the Harvard Dataverse. pumsdata is an independent product that makes the data easy to map and compare, and is not affiliated with MEDSL or Harvard.