Donald J. Trump won Hidalgo County with 51.0% of the vote, ahead of Kamala D. Harris. 217,265 votes were counted. The party margin was a Republican lead of 2.9 points. Compared with the previous presidential election in Hidalgo County that is loaded, the margin moved 19.9 points toward Republicans and the winning party changed.
Hidalgo County leans Democratic by 2.1 points compared with the nation (our partisan lean index, based on president 2024 75% + 2020 25%).
Hidalgo County voted for the winner of the national popular vote in 6 of 7 presidential elections from 2000 to 2024. On average its margin sat 22.7 points away from the national margin.
In 2024, 217,265 votes were cast in the biggest race, which is 47.6% of the 456,190 citizens aged 18 and over in Hidalgo County.
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