Politics Presidio County is reliably Democratic, Ronald Reagan having been the last Republican candidate to get even forty percent of its vote. In 2008 United States presidential election, Barack Obama received 71.3% of the county's vote while John McCain received 28.0%.The New York Times Electoral Map (Zoom in on Texas) In the 2012 United States presidential election Barack Obama received 70.56% of the county's vote and Mitt Romney received 27.74%. In the 2016 United States presidential election, Hillary Clinton received 66.0% of the county's vote while Donald Trump received 29.5%. In the 2020 United States presidential election, Joe Biden received 66.0% of the county's vote while Donald Trump received 32.5%. Despite a hard rightward shift in heavilly Hispanic South Texas in 2024, in which many counties shifted right by over 10 points, Presidio remained strongly Democratic, with Donald Trump only increasing his vote share by 2 points, making Presidio the only county on the Mexican border where Democrats received over 60 percent.
Politics Presidio County is reliably Democratic Ronald Reagan having been the last Republican candidate to get even forty percent of its vote In 2008 United States presidential election Barack Obama received 713% of the county's vote while John McCain received 280%The New York Times Electoral Map (Zoom in on Texas) In the 2012 United States presidential election Barack Obama received 7056% of the county's vote and Mitt Romney received 2774% In the 2016 United States presidential election Hillary Clinton received 660% of the county's vote while Donald Trump received 295% In the 2020 United States presidential election Joe Biden received 660% of the county's vote while Donald Trump received 325% Despite a hard rightward shift in heavilly Hispanic South Texas in 2024 in which many counties shifted right by over 10 points Presidio remained strongly Democratic with Donald Trump only increasing his vote share by 2 points making Presidio the only county on the Mexican border where Democrats received over 60 percent