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Texas' shade of red grew even darker this election.
Why it matters: Democratic hopes to turn the state blue appear to grow ever more dim.
Driving the news: President-elect Trump outperformed his 2020 showing across Texas.
Key takeaways: In Harris County, U.S. Rep. Colin Allred won more votes and secured a higher margin in his Senate race than Vice President Harris.
- Nearly 1.5 million people voted in each race. Allred received 830,000 votes (54.2%) compared to Harris' 797,000 votes (51.8%).
Zoom in: Democrats held onto countywide leadership, though the district attorney and county attorney races were each won by less than 1 percentage point.
- Harris County continued to lean less blue than Dallas and Travis counties this cycle.
- Suburban areas around Harris County — like Montgomery and Liberty counties — turned out heavily for Trump, even more than in 2020.
- Green Party presidential candidate Jill Stein received nearly 15,000 votes in Harris County, tripling the party's 2020 numbers but still only about 1% of the total vote.
The bottom line: Just 58% of Harris County's 2.7 million registered voters cast ballots this year, compared to 68% in 2020.
Dig deeper: How Texas became a Republican stronghold