Editing Hidalgo County, Texas (section)

==Government and politics==
Hidalgo County tends to vote for the [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic Party]], although there is representation of the [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican Party]] in some of the offices that affect the county. Hidalgo County is represented by [[Monica De La Cruz]] of {{ushr|TX|15}} and [[Vicente Gonzalez (American politician)|Vicente González]] of {{ushr|TX|34}}. In the [[2012 United States presidential election|2012 presidential election]], 70.4% voted for [[Barack Obama]], while 28.6% voted for [[Mitt Romney]]. In the 2020 presidential election, Hidalgo County saw a significant shift to the Republican Party, with [[Donald Trump]] increasing the Republican vote from 27.9% in 2016 to 41%.<ref>{{cite news |title=2020 Election Results |url=https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/11/03/us/elections/results-president.html |website=New York Times |date=November 3, 2020 |access-date=November 16, 2020}}</ref> However, as an urban county, the shift was not as large as nearby less densely populated counties. In 2024, on his third run, Trump won the county by 3 points, following a trend that resulted in many Hispanic-majority counties in Texas and Florida flipping red, the first time the county voted for the Republican nominee since [[1972 United States presidential election|1972]].

In the [[Texas House of Representatives]], it is covered by districts [[Texas's 39th House of Representatives district|39]], [[Texas's 40th House of Representatives district|40]], and [[Texas's 41st House of Representatives district|41]].

{{PresHead|place=Hidalgo County, Texas|source=<ref>{{cite web|url=http://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS|title=Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections|first=David|last=Leip|website=uselectionatlas.org|access-date=April 4, 2018}}</ref>}}
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{{PresRow|2024|Republican|110,760|104,517|1,988|Texas}}
{{PresRow|2020|Democratic|90,527|128,199|2,158|Texas}}
{{PresRow|2016|Democratic|48,642|118,809|6,957|Texas}}
{{PresRow|2012|Democratic|39,865|97,969|1,488|Texas}}
{{PresRow|2008|Democratic|39,668|90,261|1,043|Texas}}
{{PresRow|2004|Democratic|50,931|62,369|383|Texas}}
{{PresRow|2000|Democratic|38,301|61,390|1,359|Texas}}
{{PresRow|1996|Democratic|24,437|56,335|3,955|Texas}}
{{PresRow|1992|Democratic|26,976|51,205|9,979|Texas}}
{{PresRow|1988|Democratic|29,246|54,330|294|Texas}}
{{PresRow|1984|Democratic|35,059|44,147|226|Texas}}
{{PresRow|1980|Democratic|25,808|34,542|1,367|Texas}}
{{PresRow|1976|Democratic|19,199|35,021|373|Texas}}
{{PresRow|1972|Republican|22,920|18,366|213|Texas}}
{{PresRow|1968|Democratic|14,455|20,087|2,569|Texas}}
{{PresRow|1964|Democratic|11,563|22,110|83|Texas}}
{{PresRow|1960|Democratic|13,628|18,663|115|Texas}}
{{PresRow|1956|Republican|13,270|9,804|253|Texas}}
{{PresRow|1952|Republican|15,303|9,251|48|Texas}}
{{PresRow|1948|Democratic|6,220|9,526|272|Texas}}
{{PresRow|1944|Democratic|4,080|7,250|904|Texas}}
{{PresRow|1940|Democratic|4,787|7,471|27|Texas}}
{{PresRow|1936|Democratic|2,962|6,782|309|Texas}}
{{PresRow|1932|Democratic|2,969|9,695|120|Texas}}
{{PresRow|1928|Republican|4,285|4,034|16|Texas}}
{{PresRow|1924|Democratic|996|3,662|214|Texas}}
{{PresRow|1920|Democratic|1,108|2,409|42|Texas}}
{{PresRow|1916|Democratic|260|1,364|33|Texas}}
{{PresFoot|1912|Democratic|39|1,203|147|Texas}}
{{U.S. SenHead|place=Hidalgo 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|Democratic|96,208|110,139|5,275|Texas}}
{{U.S. SenFoot}}

===County services===
The [[Hidalgo County Sheriff's Office (Texas)|Hidalgo County Sheriff's Office]] operates jail facilities and is the primary provider of law enforcement services to the county's unincorporated areas.

===County government===
{| class=wikitable
|-
! colspan="2"  style="text-align:center; vertical-align:bottom;"| '''Position'''
!  style="text-align:center; vertical-align:bottom;"| '''Name'''
!  style="text-align:center; vertical-align:bottom;"| '''Party'''
|-
| style="background:blue;"|
| County Judge
| [[Richard Cortez (politician)|Richard Cortez]]
| [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
|-
| style="background:blue;"|
| Commissioner, Precinct 1
| David Fuentes
| [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
|-
| style="background:blue;"|
| Commissioner, Precinct 2
| Eduardo "Eddie" Cantu
| [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
|-
| style="background:blue;"|
| Commissioner, Precinct 3
| Everardo Villareal
| [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
|-
| style="background:blue;"|
| Commissioner, Precinct 4
| Ellie Torres
| [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
|-
|-
| style="background:blue;"|
| Criminal District Attorney
| Toribio "Terry" Palacios
| [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
|-
|-
| style="background:blue;"|
| District Clerk
| Laura Hinojosa
| [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
|-
|-
| style="background:blue;"|
| County Clerk
| Arturo Guajardo, Jr.
| [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
|-
|-
| style="background:blue;"|
| Sheriff
| [[J.E. "Eddie" Guerra]]
| [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
|-
|-
| style="background:blue;"|
| Tax Assessor-Collector
| Pablo "Paul" Villarreal
| [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
|-
|-
| style="background:blue;"|
| Treasurer
| Lita Leo
| [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
|-
|-
| style="background:blue;"|
| Constable, Precinct 1
| Celestino Avila, Jr.
| [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
|-
|-
| style="background:blue;"|
| Constable, Precinct 2
| Martin Cantu
| [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
|-
|-
| style="background:blue;"|
| Constable, Precinct 3
| Lazaro Gallardo, Jr.
| [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
|-
|-
| style="background:blue;"|
| Constable, Precinct 4
| Atanacio "J.R." Gaitan
| [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
|-
|-
| style="background:blue;"|
| Constable, Precinct 5
| Danny Marichalar
| [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
|-
|}