Editing Lubbock County, Texas (section)

==Politics==
At the presidential level, Lubbock County votes predominantly Republican, having voted Democratic for president only once in the past 70 years, a trend which began with native son [[Dwight D. Eisenhower]] heading the ticket in [[1952 United States presidential election|1952]] and [[1956 United States presidential election|1956]], reversing a trend typical of the [[Solid South]].  In the 2020 Presidential election, [[Joe Biden]]'s percentage (a best for a Democrat since 1976), was due to Biden winning precincts within the city highway loop in [[Lubbock, Texas|Lubbock]].<ref>{{Cite web |last1=Park |first1=Alice |last2=Smart |first2=Charlie |last3=Taylor |first3=Rumsey |last4=Watkins |first4=Miles |date=March 30, 2021 |title=An Extremely Detailed Map of the 2020 Election |url=https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2021/upshot/2020-election-map.html |access-date=September 7, 2020 |website=New York Times |archive-date=February 2, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210202111549/https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2021/upshot/2020-election-map.htmle |url-status=live }}</ref>  The heavy Republican lean of the county is mostly due to Republican landslide victories in precincts located outside the city highway loop in the county.

In October 2023, Lubbock County Commissioners passed a "Sanctuary County for the Unborn" ordinance. The ordinance outlaws "the act of transporting another person along their roads for an abortion." The ordinance is of questionable constitutionality, given the [[Freedom of movement under United States law|right to interstate travel]] under the U.S. Constitution.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Harte |first1=Julia |title=Fight over Texas anti-abortion transport bans reaches biggest battlegrounds yet |url=https://www.reuters.com/world/us/fight-over-texas-anti-abortion-transport-bans-reaches-biggest-battlegrounds-yet-2023-10-23/ |access-date=October 27, 2023 |publisher=Reuters |date=October 24, 2023}}</ref>

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{{PresRow|2024|Republican|86,547|37,148|1,343|Texas}}
{{PresRow|2020|Republican|78,861|40,017|1,939|Texas}}
{{PresRow|2016|Republican|65,651|28,023|5,339|Texas}}
{{PresRow|2012|Republican|63,469|26,271|1,444|Texas}}
{{PresRow|2008|Republican|66,304|30,486|744|Texas}}
{{PresRow|2004|Republican|70,135|22,472|544|Texas}}
{{PresRow|2000|Republican|56,054|18,469|1,485|Texas}}
{{PresRow|1996|Republican|47,304|22,786|4,399|Texas}}
{{PresRow|1992|Republican|48,847|22,240|11,771|Texas}}
{{PresRow|1988|Republican|50,760|22,202|330|Texas}}
{{PresRow|1984|Republican|57,151|18,793|275|Texas}}
{{PresRow|1980|Republican|46,711|18,732|2,424|Texas}}
{{PresRow|1976|Republican|38,478|24,797|432|Texas}}
{{PresRow|1972|Republican|43,564|15,353|379|Texas}}
{{PresRow|1968|Republican|25,646|15,430|9,078|Texas}}
{{PresRow|1964|Democratic|17,372|22,057|34|Texas}}
{{PresRow|1960|Republican|20,065|15,340|202|Texas}}
{{PresRow|1956|Republican|13,970|12,540|66|Texas}}
{{PresRow|1952|Republican|16,137|11,650|58|Texas}}
{{PresRow|1948|Democratic|2,837|11,114|1,256|Texas}}
{{PresRow|1944|Democratic|1,169|7,654|2,033|Texas}}
{{PresRow|1940|Democratic|1,283|8,113|17|Texas}}
{{PresRow|1936|Democratic|622|6,425|16|Texas}}
{{PresRow|1932|Democratic|590|5,330|33|Texas}}
{{PresRow|1928|Republican|3,079|1,979|7|Texas}}
{{PresRow|1924|Democratic|411|1,740|192|Texas}}
{{PresRow|1920|Democratic|204|1,180|68|Texas}}
{{PresRow|1916|Democratic|34|633|31|Texas}}
{{PresFoot|1912|Democratic|16|366|47|Texas}}