Presidential elections · 2000–2024
Hays County, TX — Presidential Election Results (2000–2024)
In 2024, Hays County, Texas voted for Kamala D. Harris (Democratic) by D+5.6 — 65,528 Democratic to 58,438 Republican of 125,827 votes cast. From 2020 to 2024 it shifted 5.2 points toward Republicans. That makes it 19.3 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 Hays County
| Year | Democratic | Republican | Other | Dem share | Rep share | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 65,528 | 58,438 | 1,861 | 52.1% | 46.4% | D+5.6 |
| 2020 | 59,524 | 47,680 | 2,191 | 54.4% | 43.6% | D+10.8 |
| 2016 | 33,224 | 33,826 | 5,114 | 46.0% | 46.9% | R+0.8 |
| 2012 | 25,537 | 31,661 | 1,813 | 43.3% | 53.7% | R+10.4 |
| 2008 | 28,431 | 29,638 | 983 | 48.1% | 50.2% | R+2.0 |
| 2004 | 20,110 | 27,021 | 692 | 42.1% | 56.5% | R+14.5 |
| 2000 | 11,387 | 20,170 | 2,760 | 33.2% | 58.8% | R+25.6 |
Hays County presidential elections — FAQ
Who carried Hays County in the 2024 presidential election?+
Kamala D. Harris (Democratic) carried Hays County, Texas in 2024 by D+5.6, with 125,827 votes cast. Data: MIT Election Data & Science Lab.
How did Hays County shift between 2020 and 2024?+
Hays County shifted 5.2 points toward Republicans between 2020 (D+10.8) and 2024 (D+5.6).
Is Hays County more Democratic or Republican than Texas overall?+
In 2024, Hays County went D+5.6 while Texas overall went R+13.7 — 19.3 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.