Presidential elections · 2000–2024
Denton County, TX — Presidential Election Results (2000–2024)
In 2024, Denton County, Texas voted for Donald J. Trump (Republican) by R+13.1 — 191,503 Democratic to 250,521 Republican of 449,188 votes cast. From 2020 to 2024 it shifted 5.0 points toward Republicans. That makes it 0.6 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 Denton County
| Year | Democratic | Republican | Other | Dem share | Rep share | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 191,503 | 250,521 | 7,164 | 42.6% | 55.8% | R+13.1 |
| 2020 | 188,695 | 222,480 | 6,789 | 45.1% | 53.2% | R+8.1 |
| 2016 | 110,890 | 170,603 | 17,152 | 37.1% | 57.1% | R+20.0 |
| 2012 | 80,978 | 157,579 | 4,224 | 33.4% | 64.9% | R+31.6 |
| 2008 | 91,160 | 149,935 | 2,168 | 37.5% | 61.6% | R+24.2 |
| 2004 | 59,346 | 140,891 | 1,173 | 29.5% | 70.0% | R+40.5 |
| 2000 | 40,144 | 102,171 | 4,475 | 27.3% | 69.6% | R+42.3 |
Denton County presidential elections — FAQ
Who carried Denton County in the 2024 presidential election?+
Donald J. Trump (Republican) carried Denton County, Texas in 2024 by R+13.1, with 449,188 votes cast. Data: MIT Election Data & Science Lab.
How did Denton County shift between 2020 and 2024?+
Denton County shifted 5.0 points toward Republicans between 2020 (R+8.1) and 2024 (R+13.1).
Is Denton County more Democratic or Republican than Texas overall?+
In 2024, Denton County went R+13.1 while Texas overall went R+13.7 — 0.6 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.