Fort Bend County, Texas
| Kamala Harris ✓Democratic | 49.5% | 179,310 |
|---|---|---|
| Donald TrumpRepublican | 47.9% | 173,592 |
| Jill SteinGreen | 2.0% | 7,428 |
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1904 | −9.3% |
| 1908 | +21.8% |
| 1912 | +35.2% |
| 1916 | +40.3% |
| 1920 | +2.9% |
| 1924 | +59.3% |
| 1928 | +46.4% |
| 1932 | +90.7% |
| 1936 | +86.9% |
| 1940 | +61.1% |
| 1944 | +58.8% |
| 1948 | +28.8% |
| 1952 | −10.1% |
| 1956 | −20.8% |
| 1960 | +13.5% |
| 1964 | +27.8% |
| 1968 | −0.7% |
| 1972 | −39.3% |
| 1976 | −21.2% |
| 1980 | −36.0% |
| 1984 | −37.6% |
| 1988 | −25.8% |
| 1992 | −12.5% |
| 1996 | −12.7% |
| 2000 | −21.0% |
| 2004 | −15.3% |
| 2008 | −2.4% |
| 2012 | −6.8% |
| 2016 | +6.6% |
| 2020 | +10.6% |
| 2024 | +1.6% |
| Year | Total registered |
|---|---|
| 2016 | 408,532 |
| 2018 | 432,929 |
| 2020 | 482,368 |
| 2022 | 521,611 |
| 2024 | 555,569 |
Fort Bend County's rapid demographic transformation — driven by South Asian and African American population growth in cities like Sugar Land — has compressed a once-wide Republican margin to near-parity in presidential contests.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 90.7 points in 1932 and a Republican high of 39.3 points in 1972. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved 9.0 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 1.6 points.
A population of 893,767, a 29% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $114,041 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Gwinnett County and Orange County.
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Fort Bend County, Texas. Akashic. https://akashic.app/county/48157/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.