Trump increased his support along the border
In the counties along and near the Texas-Mexico border, Joe Biden won by 17 percentage points in 2020, compared with Hillary Clinton’s 33-point margin in 2016. A similar trend was seen in the Rio Grande Valley.
Votes for Donald Trump
Votes for the Democratic candidate
South Texas and border counties
Rio Grande Valley
Votes cast in the 28 counties near the
state’s border.
Votes cast in just Cameron, Starr, Willacy
and Hidalgo counties.
600,000 votes
600,000 votes
400,000
400,000
200,000
200,000
0
0
'16
'20
'16
'20
Source: Statewide results are from the Texas secretary of state and are current as of 12:30 p.m. Wednesday.
Webb County results are from the county’s elections office.
Credit: Anna Novak
Trump increased his support along the border
In the counties along and near the Texas-Mexico border, Joe Biden won by 17 percentage points in 2020, compared with Hillary Clinton’s 33-point margin in 2016. A similar trend was seen in the Rio Grande Valley.
Votes for Donald Trump
Votes for the Democratic candidate
South Texas and border counties
Votes cast in the 28 counties near the
state’s border.
600,000 votes
400,000
200,000
0
'16
'20
Rio Grande Valley
Votes cast in just Cameron, Starr, Willacy
and Hidalgo counties.
600,000 votes
400,000
200,000
0
'16
'20
Source: Statewide results are from the Texas secretary of state and are current as of 12:30 p.m. Wednesday. Webb County results are from the county’s elections office.
Credit: Anna Novak