Austin, Texas
Akashic| Kamala Harris ✓Democratic | 56.2% | 653,331 |
|---|---|---|
| Donald TrumpRepublican | 42.0% | 488,561 |
| Jill SteinGreen | 1.7% | 20,249 |
County-level results (12 counties) — table
| County | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| Bastrop County, TX | Republican | R+18.4 |
| Blanco County, TX | Republican | R+52.5 |
| Burnet County, TX | Republican | R+55.7 |
| Caldwell County, TX | Republican | R+14.4 |
| Fayette County, TX | Republican | R+61.4 |
| Gillespie County, TX | Republican | R+60.9 |
| Hays County, TX | Democratic | D+5.6 |
| Lee County, TX | Republican | R+60.4 |
| Llano County, TX | Republican | R+60.8 |
| Mason County, TX | Republican | R+65.0 |
| Travis County, TX | Democratic | D+39.3 |
| Williamson County, TX | Republican | R+2.4 |
| Year | Won | Democratic | Republican | Other | Margin | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D | 56.2%Harris653,331 | 42.0%Trump488,561 | 1.7%Stein20,249 | 1,162,141 | ||
| D | 59.3%Biden679,384 | 38.6%Trump442,513 | 2.1%Jorgensen23,990 | 1,145,887 | ||
| D | 53.2%Clinton454,340 | 39.9%Trump341,220 | 6.9%Johnson59,165 | 854,725 | ||
| D | 49.1%Obama347,953 | 47.7%Romney337,448 | 3.2%Johnson22,682 | 708,083 | ||
| D | 53.6%Obama383,690 | 44.8%McCain320,625 | 1.6%Barr11,431 | 715,746 | ||
| R | 46.6%Kerry290,244 | 51.7%Bush322,474 | 1.7%Badnarik10,448 | 623,166 | ||
| R | 36.6%Gore187,063 | 54.8%Bush280,135 | 8.7%Nader44,320 | 511,518 | ||
| D | 46.8%Clinton190,643 | 45.0%Dole183,035 | 8.2%Perot33,251 | 406,929 | ||
| D | 42.7%Clinton184,749 | 35.2%Bush152,133 | 22.2%Perot95,866 | 432,748 | ||
| D | 50.7%Dukakis187,372 | 48.3%Bush178,548 | 0.9%Paul3,447 | 369,367 | ||
| R | 39.2%Mondale130,165 | 60.5%Reagan201,175 | 0.3%Larouche1,061 | 332,401 | ||
| R | 45.1%Carter111,926 | 48.9%Reagan121,292 | 6.0%Anderson14,993 | 248,211 | ||
| D | 52.5%Carter117,921 | 46.0%Ford103,307 | 1.4%McCarthy3,232 | 224,460 | ||
| R | 40.0%McGovern71,579 | 59.5%Nixon106,395 | 0.5%Schmitz903 | 178,877 | ||
| D | 47.4%Humphrey62,496 | 39.8%Nixon52,423 | 12.8%Wallace16,801 | 131,720 | ||
| D | 70.5%Johnson76,988 | 29.4%Goldwater32,069 | 0.1%Hass108 | 109,165 | ||
| D | 57.0%Kennedy50,896 | 42.6%Nixon38,063 | 0.3%Byrd290 | 89,249 | ||
| R | 47.2%Stevenson38,576 | 52.6%Eisenhower43,009 | 0.3%Andrews227 | 81,812 | ||
| R | 48.0%Stevenson40,352 | 51.9%Eisenhower43,564 | 0.1%Hallinan86 | 84,002 | ||
| D | 69.9%Truman43,202 | 24.6%Dewey15,187 | 5.6%Thurmond3,445 | 61,834 | ||
| D | 65.6%Roosevelt35,884 | 21.7%Dewey11,858 | 12.8%Thomas6,981 | 54,723 | ||
| D | 73.4%Roosevelt41,421 | 26.4%Willkie14,885 | 0.2%Thomas121 | 56,427 | ||
| D | 85.6%Roosevelt34,184 | 13.6%Landon5,437 | 0.8%Lemke324 | 39,945 | ||
| D | 90.1%Roosevelt41,369 | 9.5%Hoover4,346 | 0.4%Thomas180 | 45,895 | ||
| D | 55.9%Smith19,302 | 44.0%Hoover15,189 | 0.1%Thomas39 | 34,530 | ||
| D | 70.8%Davis29,805 | 17.7%Coolidge7,472 | 11.5%La Follette4,840 | 42,117 | ||
| D | 47.9%Cox14,592 | 22.3%Harding6,786 | 29.8%Debs9,060 | 30,438 | ||
| D | 69.4%Wilson15,450 | 28.4%Hughes6,334 | 2.2%Benson491 | 22,275 | ||
| D | 68.9%Wilson12,763 | 12.2%Taft2,252 | 18.9%Roosevelt3,503 | 18,518 | ||
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| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1912 | +56.8% |
| 1916 | +40.9% |
| 1920 | +25.6% |
| 1924 | +53.0% |
| 1928 | +11.9% |
| 1932 | +80.7% |
| 1936 | +72.0% |
| 1940 | +47.0% |
| 1944 | +43.9% |
| 1948 | +45.3% |
| 1952 | −3.8% |
| 1956 | −5.4% |
| 1960 | +14.4% |
| 1964 | +41.1% |
| 1968 | +7.6% |
| 1972 | −19.5% |
| 1976 | +6.5% |
| 1980 | −3.8% |
| 1984 | −21.4% |
| 1988 | +2.4% |
| 1992 | +7.5% |
| 1996 | +1.9% |
| 2000 | −18.2% |
| 2004 | −5.2% |
| 2008 | +8.8% |
| 2012 | +1.5% |
| 2016 | +13.2% |
| 2020 | +20.7% |
| 2024 | +14.2% |
† Some years predate full county coverage; a flagged year sums only the counties reporting it.
| Year | Total registered |
|---|---|
| 2016 (partial) | 1,284,653 |
| 2018 | 1,425,208 |
| 2020 | 1,573,974 |
| 2022 | 1,668,067 |
| 2024 | 1,770,675 |
Rapid in-migration from coastal metros has accelerated demographic change across the Austin DMA, compressing margins in once-reliable suburban territory and making the market one of the most closely watched bellwethers in statewide Texas races.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 80.7 points in 1932 and a Republican high of 21.4 points in 1984. Between 2020 and 2024 the market moved 6.5 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 14.2 points.
A population of 2,588,606, a 50% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $99,039 describe the market. The market's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of San Diego and Denver.
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