Electoral MeridianIndependent Election Research

Forecasts. Results. Evidence.

States ยท Texas

Hood County, Texas

2026 election results. Greg Abbott (R) has 77% of the vote for governor in Hood County, with about 90% of the expected vote counted. The margin is 10.1 points more Democratic than the 2024 presidential vote here.

2026 results in Hood County

U.S. Senate

Ken Paxton
75.2%22,719
James Talarico
22.8%6,885
Ted Brown
2.1%621
90% counted

Statewide: James Talarico wins. Called.

Governor

Greg Abbott
77.1%23,380
Gina Hinojosa
21.5%6,515
Pat Dixon
1.4%435
90% counted

Statewide: Gina Hinojosa wins. Called.

The leader in Hood County is only who has the most votes counted here. Races are won statewide or district-wide, and only the race pages report calls. Last vote update here Nov 3, 10:41 PM.

Compared with 2024

RaceMargin2024 presidentShift
TX SenateR +53.5R +66.5D +13.0
TX GovernorR +56.4R +66.5D +10.1
TX-25R +60.5R +66.6D +6.1

Margins compare the Democrat and the Republican only. The 2024 column is the presidential margin in the same places as each race's votes here. Shift is this year's margin minus it, shown once at least 90% of the expected vote is counted. A dash means there's no 2024 figure for those exact places.

How Hood County has voted for president

YearDemocratShareRepublicanShareMarginVotes
2024Kamala Harris16.6%Donald Trump82.7%R +66.136,476
2020Joe Biden17.4%Donald Trump81.2%R +63.932,828
2016Hillary Clinton15.3%Donald Trump81.4%R +66.226,262
2012Barack Obama17.1%Mitt Romney81.7%R +64.622,535
2008Barack Obama22.5%John McCain76.6%R +54.022,596
2004John Kerry22.8%George W. Bush76.5%R +53.621,293
2000Al Gore26.9%George W. Bush71.0%R +44.117,505

Shares are of all presidential votes, and the margin is the Democrat's share minus the Republican's. Since 2000, the presidential margin here has moved R +22.0.

Other counties in Texas

Texas results

Sources & scope

Votes for 2026 come from the count this site reads, by county. They're unofficial until Texas certifies them. Past presidential votes are from MEDSL and VEST, via Polling Forecast. Texas's own results, deadlines and offices are on the state page.