Editing Piney Point Village, Texas (section)

==Politics==
In the [[2016 United States presidential election in Texas|2016 presidential election]], Piney Point Village went to [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] nominee [[Donald Trump]] with 1,212 votes (68%) while [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] nominee [[Hillary Clinton]] received 499 votes (28%).<ref>{{cite web |last1=Bloch|first1=Matthew |last2=Buchanan |first2=Larry |last3=Katz |first3=Josh |title=An Extremely Detailed Map of the 2016 Election |url=https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2018/upshot/election-2016-voting-precinct-maps.html |work=The New York Times |access-date=August 19, 2021 |date=February 18, 2025 }}</ref> In the [[2020 United States presidential election in Texas|2020 presidential election]], Piney Point Village tallied 1,414 votes (66%) for Republican nominee Trump and 691 votes (32%) for Democratic nominee [[Joe Biden]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Park|first1=Alice |last2=Smart |first2=Charlie |last3=Taylor |first3=Rumsey |last4=Watkins|first4=Miles |title=An Extremely Detailed Map of the 2020 Election |url=https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2021/upshot/2020-election-map.html |work=The New York Times|access-date=August 19, 2021 |date=February 18, 2025 }}</ref> In the [[2024 United States presidential election in Texas|2024 presidential election]], Republican nominee Trump garnered 1,336 votes (70%) in Piney Point Village to Democratic nominee [[Kamala Harris]]'s 519 votes (27%).<ref>{{cite web |last1=Datar |first1=Saurabh |last2=Lemonides |first2=Alex |last3=Marcus |first3=Ilana |last4=Murray |first4=Eli |last5=Singer |first5=Ethan |last6=Zhang |first6=Christine |title=An Extremely Detailed Map of the 2024 Election Results |url=https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2025/us/elections/2024-election-map-precinct-results.html |work=The New York Times|access-date=February 21, 2025 |date=February 18, 2025 }}</ref>

===Voting History===
In recent decades, Piney Point Village has consistently supported Republican presidential and gubernatorial candidates. In the [[2020 United States presidential election|2020 presidential election]], even as [[Joe Biden]] made gains on [[Hillary Clinton| Hillary Clinton's]] performance in more urbanized areas in the state of Texas, [[Donald Trump]] exceeded his 2016 percentage in the city. The largest showing for a Republican presidential candidate in this city since 2000 is the 81.88% won by [[Mitt Romney]] in 2012.

The largest showing for a Republican gubernatorial candidate is the 91.15% received by [[George W. Bush]] in his 1998 gubernatorial re-election bid.

{| border = "2"
|+ Piney Point Village city vote<br /> by party in presidential elections
|- style="background:lightgrey;"
! Year
! [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
! [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
! [[Third party (United States)|Third Parties]]

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|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|[[2020 United States presidential election|2020]]<ref>{{Cite web| title=Canvass Report — Total Voters — Official - Harris County, Texas | url=https://www.harrisvotes.com/HISTORY/20201103/Official%20Canvass.pdf | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201128004910/https://www.harrisvotes.com/HISTORY/20201103/Official%20Canvass.pdf | archive-date=2020-11-28}}</ref>
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|32.43% ''691''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''66.35%''' ''1,414''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|1.22% ''26''
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|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|[[2016 United States presidential election|2016]]<ref>{{Cite web| title=Canvass Report — Total Voters — Official - Harris County, Texas 2016 | url=https://www.harrisvotes.com/HISTORY/20161108/canvass/canvass.pdf | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161123063816/http://www.harrisvotes.com/HISTORY/20161108/canvass/canvass.pdf | archive-date=2016-11-23}}</ref>
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|27.22% ''499''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''66.12%''' ''1,212''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|6.66% ''122''
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|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|[[2012 United States presidential election|2012]]<ref>{{Cite web| title=Canvass Report — Total Voters — Official - Harris County, Texas 2012 | url=https://www.harrisvotes.com/HISTORY/20121106/canvass/canvass.pdf | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150909035101/http://www.harrisvotes.com/HISTORY/20121106/canvass/canvass.pdf | archive-date=2015-09-09}}</ref>
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|16.60% ''295''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''81.88%''' ''1,455''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|1.52% ''27''
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|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|[[2008 United States presidential election|2008]]<ref>{{Cite web| title=Canvass Report — Total Voters — Official - Harris County, Texas 2008 | url=https://www.harrisvotes.com/HISTORY/110408/Canvass/canvass.pdf | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101122161402/http://harrisvotes.com/HISTORY/110408/Canvass/canvass.pdf | archive-date=2010-11-22}}</ref>
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|23.48% ''437''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''75.01%''' ''1,396''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|1.50% ''28''
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|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|[[2004 United States presidential election|2004]]<ref>{{Cite web| title=Canvass Report — Total Voters — Official - Harris County, Texas 2004 | url=https://www.harrisvotes.com/HISTORY/110204/Canvass/final_official_canvass.pdf | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060507220532/http://www.harrisvotes.com/HISTORY/110204/Canvass/final_official_canvass.pdf | archive-date=2006-05-07}}</ref>
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|20.85% ''385''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''77.04%''' ''1,419''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|2.06% ''38''
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|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|[[2000 United States presidential election|2000]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.harrisvotes.com/HISTORY/001107/canframe.htm|title = Final Official Canvass Report for November 7, 2000}}</ref>
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|15.36% ''264''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''81.68%''' ''1,404''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|2.97% ''51''
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|}

{| border = "2"
|+ Piney Point Village city vote<br /> by party in gubernatorial elections
|- style="background:lightgrey;"
! Year
! [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
! [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
! [[Third party (United States)|Third Parties]]

|-
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|[[2022 Texas gubernatorial election|2022]]<ref>{{Cite web| title=Harris County, Texas - General and Special Elections 2022 | url=https://files.harrisvotes.com/harrisvotes/prd/Reports/November%208%20General%20and%20Special%20Elections%20-%20Official%20Canvass%20Results.pdf | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221122233356/https://files.harrisvotes.com/harrisvotes/prd/Reports/November%208%20General%20and%20Special%20Elections%20-%20Official%20Canvass%20Results.pdf | archive-date=2022-11-22}}</ref>
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|28.46% ''477''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''70.29%''' ''1,178''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|1.25% ''21''
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|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|[[2018 Texas gubernatorial election|2018]]<ref>{{Cite web| title=Canvass Report — Total Voters — Official - Harris County, Texas 2018 | url=https://files.harrisvotes.com/harrisvotes/prd/HISTORY/20181106/canvass/canvass.pdf | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230831065325/https://files.harrisvotes.com/harrisvotes/prd/HISTORY/20181106/canvass/canvass.pdf | archive-date=2023-08-31}}</ref>
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|23.35% ''413''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''75.24%''' ''1,331''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|1.41% ''25''
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|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|[[2014 Texas gubernatorial election|2014]]<ref>{{Cite web| title=Canvass Report — Total Voters — Official - Harris County, Texas 2014 | url=https://files.harrisvotes.com/harrisvotes/prd/HISTORY/20141104/canvass/Canvass.pdf | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221108184618/https://files.harrisvotes.com/harrisvotes/prd/HISTORY/20141104/canvass/Canvass.pdf | archive-date=2022-11-08}}</ref>
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|18.77% ''231''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''79.77%''' ''982''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|1.46% ''18''
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|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|[[2010 Texas gubernatorial election|2010]]<ref>{{Cite web| title=Canvass Report — Total Voters — Official - Harris County, Texas 2010 | url=https://files.harrisvotes.com/harrisvotes/prd/HISTORY/101102/canvass/Canvass.pdf | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221108184657/https://files.harrisvotes.com/harrisvotes/prd/HISTORY/101102/canvass/Canvass.pdf | archive-date=2022-11-08}}</ref>
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|26.23% ''369''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''72.28%''' ''1,017''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|1.49% ''21''
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|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|[[2006 Texas gubernatorial election|2006]]<ref>{{Cite web| title=Canvass Report — Total Voters — Official - Harris County, Texas 2006 | url=https://files.harrisvotes.com/harrisvotes/prd/HISTORY/061107/canvass/canvass.pdf | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230831065337/https://files.harrisvotes.com/harrisvotes/prd/HISTORY/061107/canvass/canvass.pdf | archive-date=2023-08-31}}</ref>
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|15.79% ''192''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''58.63%''' ''713''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|25.58% ''311''
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|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|[[2002 Texas gubernatorial election|2002]]<ref>{{Cite web| title=Canvass Report — Total Voters — Official - Harris County, Texas 2002 | url=https://files.harrisvotes.com/harrisvotes/prd/HISTORY/110502/Official_Canvass.pdf | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230831065333/https://files.harrisvotes.com/harrisvotes/prd/HISTORY/110502/Official_Canvass.pdf | archive-date=2023-08-31}}</ref>
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|17.49% ''235''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''80.80%''' ''1,086''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|1.71% ''23''
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|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|[[1998 Texas gubernatorial election|1998]]<ref>{{cite web | url=https://files.harrisvotes.com/harrisvotes/prd/HISTORY/981103/FrameSet2.html | title=Final Official First Canvass for November 3, 1998 }}</ref>
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|8.13% ''101''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''91.15%''' ''1,133''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|0.72% ''9''
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