Is Texas a swing state or a red state? Or, is Texas a Democrat or Republican state? Swing state in US means it is neither aligned to Democratic Party nor Republican Party. There is no clear answer whether or not Texas is a swing state. Here is the reason:
Before 2020, each presidential candidate from Republican Party won the sate Texas. In 2020, Donald Trump defeated Joe Biden.
Is Texas a Democrat or Republican state?
Historically, Texas has been strongly aligned towards Republican Party. Every Republican presidential candidate has won the seat from this state since 1980. In that sense, Texas can be considered as a Republican [red] state.
But, in 2020, Democratic candidate Donald Trump defeated the Republican candidate Joe Biden by a margin of 5.5 points.
That is why, Texas is a Republican state till 2020. After this period, Texas cannot be considered neither as a Republican state nor a Democratic state.
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Is Texas a Red state?
Texas is a very famous state in the South Central region of the United States. Before we know whether it is a blue state or red state, let us first know about them.
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Blue states are typically the states of Democratic stronghold whereas red states have major Republican voters.
In some sense, Texas is not a red state. It is a swing state [purple state] where the electoral outcome is unpredictable. This is because, in 2020, for the first time Democrat candidate Donald Trump defeated the Republican candidate Joe Biden by 5.5 percent margin.
2020 United States presidential election in Texas
Let us now look at the 2020 US presidential election data from the state Texas. There had been 66.73% votes of total registered voters.
| Nominee | Donald Trump | Joe Biden |
| Party | Republican | Democratic |
| Home State | Florida | Delaware |
| Votes | 5,890,347 | 5,259,126 |
| Percentage | 52.06 | 46.48 |
FAQs
Q1: Is Texas a red state?
Answer: As Texas has voted for the Republican nominee in every presidential election from 1980 to 2016. So Texas is a red state during this period. In 2020, Texas voted for the Democrat candidate Donald Trump which makes Texas a swing state or a purple state.