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In the past 17 presidential elections, Texas voted Democratic only four times. Three of those times it was because the ______.

In the past 17 presidential elections, Texas voted Democratic only four times. Three of those times it was because the candidates hailed from the Texas or the South.

  • Texas became a state in December 1845, participating in its first presidential election in 1848.
  • Texas seceded from the Union in 1861 and was not included in the 1864 or 1868 elections.
  • From 1872 through 1976, Texas went Democratic in the vast majority of elections.
  • However, that was changed in 1980, and Texas has sided the Republicans ever since.

Hence, in the past 17 presidential elections, Texas voted Democratic only four times. Three of those times it was because the candidates hailed from the Texas or the South.

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