Year

State 1: Texas (25 points)
Identify the # of Electoral College Votes given to the winning candidate by putting that number in the correct column.
What was the margin of victory?
(in percentages)

The difference between the republican and democrat % for the state.
Dem
Rep
2020
Joe Biden
Donald Trump
Trump % - Biden % = 52.1% - 46.5% = 5.6%
2016
Hilary C
Donald Trump
Donald Trump received approximately 52.2% of the votes.
Hillary Clinton received approximately 43.2% of the votes.
The margin of victory is approximately .

2012

2008

2004

2000

1 answer

To fill in the missing information for Texas's electoral votes and margins of victory in presidential elections from 2000 to 2016, using the provided example of the 2020 election, we can look at the results of previous elections. I'll provide the electoral votes for Texas in each election year, along with the margin of victory:

Texas Electoral Votes and Margin of Victory

| Year | Winning Candidate | Electoral Votes | Dem % | Rep % | Margin of Victory (%) | |------|---------------------|------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------------------| | 2020 | Donald Trump | 38 | 46.5 | 52.1 | 5.6 | | 2016 | Donald Trump | 38 | 43.2 | 52.2 | 9.0 | | 2012 | Barack Obama | 38 | 41.4 | 57.2 | 15.8 | | 2008 | Barack Obama | 34 | 43.8 | 55.5 | 11.7 | | 2004 | George W. Bush | 34 | 48.7 | 61.1 | 12.4 | | 2000 | George W. Bush | 32 | 47.2 | 50.5 | 3.3 |

Notes

  • Electoral Votes: Texas has 38 electoral votes for the 2020 election.
  • Margin of victory was calculated as the difference between the percentage of votes received by the winning candidate and the percentage of votes received by the losing candidate.
  • For each year listed, the Democratic and Republican percentages are approximate and based on official election results or projections.

You can replace the percentages based on actual election results for better accuracy. Make sure to verify the numbers with trusted historical election data sources.