Editing Jefferson County, Texas (section)

===Presidential elections===
Membership in political parties in Texas has undergone realignment since the late 20th century, following passage of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 and renewed participation by minorities in the political system. Jefferson County had been dominated by [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] voters in presidential elections: prior to 1965 they were majority white and the party has since attracted many minorities. In many parts of Texas, [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] voters have predominated in presidential elections, especially since the turn of the 21st century.

In 2004, Jefferson was one of only 18 counties in Texas that gave Senator [[John Kerry]] a majority of the popular vote. Kerry received 47,050 votes while [[George W. Bush]] received 44,412.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/state.php?year=2004&fips=48&off=0 |title=2004 Presidential General Election Results - Texas|website=uselectionatlas.org}}</ref> In 2008, [[Barack Obama]] won 51.25% of the vote. [[John McCain]] won 48.38% of the vote. Other candidates received 1% of the vote.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/statesub.php?year=2008&fips=48245&f=1&off=0&elect=0 |title= 2008 Presidential General Election Results - Texas, Jefferson County |website=uselectionatlas.org}}</ref>
The Democratic trend continued in 2012 when [[Barack Obama]] won Jefferson County with 50.34% of the vote, while 48.73% went to [[Mitt Romney]].

In 2016, [[Donald Trump]] won the county by a very narrow margin over [[Hillary Clinton]], becoming the first Republican presidential candidate to win in Jefferson County since [[Richard Nixon]] in [[1972 United States presidential election in Texas|1972]]. Trump carried the county again in 2020, this time with a majority, as well as in 2024. 
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{{PresRow|2024|Republican|46,596|38,936|901|Texas}}
{{PresRow|2020|Republican|47,570|46,073|1,116|Texas}}
{{PresRow|2016|Republican|42,862|42,443|2,313|Texas}}
{{PresRow|2012|Democratic|43,242|44,668|825|Texas}}
{{PresRow|2008|Democratic|42,905|44,888|637|Texas}}
{{PresRow|2004|Democratic|44,423|47,066|377|Texas}}
{{PresRow|2000|Democratic|40,320|45,409|1,180|Texas}}
{{PresRow|1996|Democratic|32,821|45,854|5,751|Texas}}
{{PresRow|1992|Democratic|29,622|48,405|17,516|Texas}}
{{PresRow|1988|Democratic|35,754|55,649|290|Texas}}
{{PresRow|1984|Democratic|45,124|54,846|245|Texas}}
{{PresRow|1980|Democratic|36,763|45,642|2,197|Texas}}
{{PresRow|1976|Democratic|32,451|47,581|514|Texas}}
{{PresRow|1972|Republican|45,819|29,909|109|Texas}}
{{PresRow|1968|Democratic|26,007|30,032|21,829|Texas}}
{{PresRow|1964|Democratic|28,771|44,584|239|Texas}}
{{PresRow|1960|Democratic|29,395|40,533|403|Texas}}
{{PresRow|1956|Republican|30,102|25,057|270|Texas}}
{{PresRow|1952|Democratic|25,363|29,384|48|Texas}}
{{PresRow|1948|Democratic|5,749|22,475|5,290|Texas}}
{{PresRow|1944|Democratic|4,525|22,066|2,489|Texas}}
{{PresRow|1940|Democratic|4,860|19,694|37|Texas}}
{{PresRow|1936|Democratic|2,544|18,187|77|Texas}}
{{PresRow|1932|Democratic|3,584|17,129|152|Texas}}
{{PresRow|1928|Republican|9,209|7,006|16|Texas}}
{{PresRow|1924|Democratic|4,348|5,925|483|Texas}}
{{PresRow|1920|Democratic|1,110|4,246|1,094|Texas}}
{{PresRow|1916|Democratic|488|3,082|186|Texas}}
{{PresFoot|1912|Democratic|187|1,703|503|Texas}}
{{U.S. SenHead|place=Jefferson County, Texas|Seat=1|source=<ref>{{cite news |title=2024 Senate Election (Official Returns) |website=Commonwealth of Texas by county |date=November 5, 2024 |access-date=December 5, 2024 |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2024-elections/texas-senate-results}}</ref>}}
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{{U.S. SenRow|2024|Republican|43,888|39,643|1,425|Texas}}
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