<P> From 1848 until Richard M. Nixon 's victory in 1972 , Texas voted for the Democratic candidate for president in every election except 1928 , when it did not support Catholic Al Smith . The state had a white majority and Democrats re-established their dominance after the Civil War . In the mid-20th century 1952 and 1956 elections , the state voters joined the landslide for Dwight D. Eisenhower . ( Texas did not vote in 1864 and 1868 due to the Civil War and Reconstruction ) . </P>
<P> From 1848 until Richard M. Nixon 's victory in 1972 , Texas voted for the Democratic candidate for president in every election except 1928 , when it did not support Catholic Al Smith . The state had a white majority and Democrats re-established their dominance after the Civil War . In the mid-20th century 1952 and 1956 elections , the state voters joined the landslide for Dwight D. Eisenhower . ( Texas did not vote in 1864 and 1868 due to the Civil War and Reconstruction ) . </P>
when was the last time a democrat won texas
when was the last time a democrat won texas
1972
1972