Presidential elections · 2000–2024
Nueces County, TX — Presidential Election Results (2000–2024)
In 2024, Nueces County, Texas voted for Donald J. Trump (Republican) by R+11.5 — 53,248 Democratic to 67,201 Republican of 121,678 votes cast. From 2020 to 2024 it shifted 8.6 points toward Republicans. That makes it 2.2 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 Nueces County
| Year | Democratic | Republican | Other | Dem share | Rep share | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 53,248 | 67,201 | 1,229 | 43.8% | 55.2% | R+11.5 |
| 2020 | 60,925 | 64,617 | 1,780 | 47.9% | 50.8% | R+2.9 |
| 2016 | 49,198 | 50,766 | 4,441 | 47.1% | 48.6% | R+1.5 |
| 2012 | 45,772 | 48,966 | 1,366 | 47.6% | 51.0% | R+3.3 |
| 2008 | 47,912 | 52,391 | 927 | 47.3% | 51.8% | R+4.4 |
| 2004 | 44,439 | 59,359 | 762 | 42.5% | 56.8% | R+14.3 |
| 2000 | 45,349 | 49,906 | 2,071 | 46.6% | 51.3% | R+4.7 |
Nueces County presidential elections — FAQ
Who carried Nueces County in the 2024 presidential election?+
Donald J. Trump (Republican) carried Nueces County, Texas in 2024 by R+11.5, with 121,678 votes cast. Data: MIT Election Data & Science Lab.
How did Nueces County shift between 2020 and 2024?+
Nueces County shifted 8.6 points toward Republicans between 2020 (R+2.9) and 2024 (R+11.5).
Is Nueces County more Democratic or Republican than Texas overall?+
In 2024, Nueces County went R+11.5 while Texas overall went R+13.7 — 2.2 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.