What Trump did in South Texas is truly remarkable. He made George W. Bush's outstanding 2004 performance look paltry.
In 2020, Trump flipped Zapata County for the first GOP presidential win there since 1920. He held it this year with 61% of the vote.
This year, Trump flipped these notables that Bush didn't win in 2004:
Hidalgo County, first time since 1972
Willacy County, first time since 1972
Starr County, first ever with current boundaries
Duval County, first ever with current boundaries
Maverick County, first time since 1928
Webb County, first time since 1912
214,593 votes to the right of his own performance against Clinton in 2016.
Loss of white share of the vote was supposed to doom Texas. The current realignment has saved it instead.
In 2020, Trump flipped Zapata County for the first GOP presidential win there since 1920. He held it this year with 61% of the vote.
This year, Trump flipped these notables that Bush didn't win in 2004:
Hidalgo County, first time since 1972
Willacy County, first time since 1972
Starr County, first ever with current boundaries
Duval County, first ever with current boundaries
Maverick County, first time since 1928
Webb County, first time since 1912
214,593 votes to the right of his own performance against Clinton in 2016.
Loss of white share of the vote was supposed to doom Texas. The current realignment has saved it instead.