Question

Texas- identify the number of electoral college votes given to the winning candidate in 2020, 2016, 2012, 2008, 2004, 2000 What was the margin of victory for each in percentages

Answer 1

Here’s a summary of the electoral college votes and the margin of victory for the winning candidate in Texas for the presidential elections in 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016, and 2020:

1. **2020**
- **Electoral Votes:** 38
- **Winning Candidate:** Donald Trump
- **Margin of Victory:** 5.6% (Trump: 52.1%, Biden: 46.5%)

2. **2016**
- **Electoral Votes:** 38
- **Winning Candidate:** Donald Trump
- **Margin of Victory:** 9.0% (Trump: 52.2%, Clinton: 43.2%)

3. **2012**
- **Electoral Votes:** 38
- **Winning Candidate:** Barack Obama
- **Margin of Victory:** 7.2% (Romney: 57.2%, Obama: 40.0%)

4. **2008**
- **Electoral Votes:** 34 (Texas had 34 electoral votes in 2008)
- **Winning Candidate:** John McCain
- **Margin of Victory:** 11.8% (McCain: 55.5%, Obama: 43.7%)

5. **2004**
- **Electoral Votes:** 34
- **Winning Candidate:** George W. Bush
- **Margin of Victory:** 23.0% (Bush: 61.1%, Kerry: 38.1%)

6. **2000**
- **Electoral Votes:** 34
- **Winning Candidate:** George W. Bush
- **Margin of Victory:** 6.3% (Bush: 59.3%, Gore: 53.0%)

Note that the margin of victory percentages can be calculated from the vote share of the candidates, and sometimes figures may vary slightly depending on the source. The electoral votes assigned to Texas also changed after the 2010 Census, increasing from 34 to 38 starting from the 2012 election.