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Who did Central Texans vote for in the 2020 primary presidential election?

The 2020 November elections are still months away, but in past presidential elections, Texas has voted red.

AUSTIN, Texas — The results are in!

In all of Texas, President Donald Trump garnered 94.1% of Republican votes, while candidate Joe Biden had 32.9% of Democratic votes in the 2020 primary election. 

The 2020 November elections are still months away, but in past presidential elections, Texas has voted red.

In November 2016, Trump defeated Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton with more than 4.6 million votes. Clinton had more than 3.8 million votes in Texas.

The November 2012 presidential election results in Texas were similar. Mitt Romney won Texas over with more than 4.5 million votes, while Barack Obama had more than 3.2 million votes.

The last time a Democratic candidate won in the state of Texas was in November 1976 when Jimmy Carter defeated Gerald Ford.

RELATED: How Central Texas has voted for presidential candidates in the past

Here’s a breakdown of who Austin-area counties voted for president in the 2020 primary election:

2020 presidential race results in Central Texas

Travis County results

Republicans:
Donald J. Trump: 89.81%
Bob Ely: 0.1%
Matthew John Matern: 0.18%
Zoltan Istvan: 0.16%
Roque De La Fuente: 0.36%

Democrats:
Joe Biden: 23.62%
Bernie Sanders: 37.4%
Elizabeth Warren: 22.28%
Mike Bloomberg: 8.33%
Pete Buttigieg: 4.65%
Tulsi Gabbard: 0.36%
Amy Klobuchar: 2.32%
Tom Steyer: 0.35%

Williamson County Results

Republicans:
Donald J. Trump: 93.09%
Bob Ely: 0.19%
Matthew John Matern: 0.17%
Zoltan Istvan: 0.08%
Roque De La Fuente: 0.27%

Democrats:
Joe Biden: 29.83%
Bernie Sanders: 31.76%
Elizabeth Warren: 16.95%
Mike Bloomberg: 11.23%
Pete Buttigieg: 5.55%
Tulsi Gabbard: 0.51%
Amy Klobuchar: 2.93%
Tom Steyer: 0.55%

Hays County Results

Republicans:
Donald J. Trump: 92.44%
Bob Ely: 3.97%
Matthew John Matern: 0.23%
Zoltan Istvan: 0.07%
Roque De La Fuente: 0.34%

Democrats:
Joe Biden: 27.85%
Bernie Sanders: 38.72%
Elizabeth Warren: 15.26%
Mike Bloomberg: 8.4%
Pete Buttigieg: 4.87%
Tulsi Gabbard: 0.44%
Amy Klobuchar: 2.87%
Tom Steyer: 0.79%

Caldwell County Results

Republicans:
Donald J. Trump: 93.71%
Bob Ely: 0.28%
Matthew John Matern: 0.06%
Zoltan Istvan: 0.03%
Roque De La Fuente: 0.54%

Democrats:
Joe Biden: 32.73%
Bernie Sanders: 31.96%
Elizabeth Warren: 10.71%
Mike Bloomberg: 14.42%
Pete Buttigieg: 3.71%
Tulsi Gabbard: 0.33%
Amy Klobuchar: 2.34%
Tom Steyer: 1.07%

Bastrop County Results

Republicans:
Donald J. Trump: 94.84%
Bob Ely: 0.17%
Matthew John Matern: 0.14%
Zoltan Istvan: 0.06%
Roque De La Fuente: 0.27%

Democrats:
Joe Biden: 32.13%
Bernie Sanders: 30.89%
Elizabeth Warren: 13.56%
Mike Bloomberg: 13.59%
Pete Buttigieg: 4.39%
Tulsi Gabbard: 0.37%
Amy Klobuchar: 3.03%
Tom Steyer: 1.15%

Burnet County Results

Republicans:
Donald J. Trump: 95.66%
Bob Ely: 0.13%
Matthew John Matern: 0.04%
Zoltan Istvan: 0.01%
Roque De La Fuente: 0.34%

Democrats:
Joe Biden: 39.54%
Bernie Sanders: 22.27%
Elizabeth Warren: 11.12%
Mike Bloomberg: 16.62%
Pete Buttigieg: 4.53%
Tulsi Gabbard: 0.5%
Amy Klobuchar: 3.49%
Tom Steyer: 0.81%

Llano County Results

Republicans:
Donald J. Trump: 95.48%
Bob Ely: 0.08%
Matthew John Matern: 0.10%
Zoltan Istvan: 0.10%
Roque De La Fuente: 0.20%

Democrats:
Joe Biden: 40%
Bernie Sanders: 18.55%
Elizabeth Warren: 9.16%
Mike Bloomberg: 18.55%
Pete Buttigieg: 6.03%
Tulsi Gabbard: 0.31%
Amy Klobuchar: 4.89%
Tom Steyer: 1.91%

Gillespie County Results

Republicans:
Donald J. Trump: 94.13%
Bob Ely: 0.10%
Matthew John Matern: 0.05%
Zoltan Istvan: 0.10%
Roque De La Fuente: 0.30%

Democrats:

Joe Biden: 40.9%
Bernie Sanders: 17.6%
Elizabeth Warren: 11.29%
Mike Bloomberg: 17.13%
Pete Buttigieg: 5.25%
Tulsi Gabbard: 0.27%
Amy Klobuchar: 5.84%
Tom Steyer: 0.93%

According to The Texas Tribune, since 1976, the closest a Democratic candidate has come to winning Texas was in November 1992 when the margin between George H.W. Bush and Bill Clinton was 3.5 points.

You can view live primary election results here.

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