Editing Kent County, Texas (section)

==Politics==
In the [[2024 Texas Republican presidential primary]], Kent County was the only county in Texas that Donald Trump lost.

Throughout the 20th century, Kent County was a reliably Democratic county, having only voted for a Republican three times from 1912 until 2000. Kent County has realigned into a Republican stronghold since [[George W. Bush]] won the county in 2000. As of 2024, Kent County has not selected a Democrat in a presidential election since 1996, when then Democratic incumbent [[Bill Clinton]] won it.

[[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] [[Drew Springer, Jr.]], a businessman from [[Muenster, Texas|Muenster]] in [[Cooke County, Texas|Cooke County]], has since January 2013 represented Kent County in the [[Texas House of Representatives]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://lubbockonline.com/interact/blog-post/adam-d-young/2013-07-16/state-rep-springer-announces-district-tour-july-30#.UefOvhUo45s|title=State Rep. Springer announces district tour July 30|publisher=[[Lubbock Avalanche-Journal]], July 16, 2013|access-date=July 18, 2013}}</ref>
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