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In 2000 Texas was the counterweight to New York in presidential politics. Neither was seriously contested: it was always clear that Texas would cast 32 electoral votes for George W. Bush and New York 33 votes for Al Gore. In 2004 it will be different: Texas will cast 34, New York 31, and in early 2003 some Republican strategists were wondering whether the Bush campaign might be able credibly to try to make a serious contest of New York. No Democratic strategist imagined that their nominee would have any chance in Texas. In 2000, 73% of Texas whites, 42% of Texas Hispanics and 5% Texas blacks voted for Bush; in early 2003 it looked like all of those percentages would be higher in 2004. The best the Democratic ticket has done here in recent years was 43% in 1988, when Lloyd Bentsen was on the ticket, and 44% in 1996, as Ross Perot split the opposition to Bill Clinton and Bob Dole carried the state anyway with 49%.

Texas's presidential primary, originally in May, was moved to March for Super Tuesday in 1988. The Republican primary electorate is heavily conservative; the Democratic primary electorate is increasingly liberal. In 1988, Michael Dukakis won the Democratic primary here with 33% and Jesse Jackson got 25%, ahead of Al Gore, running as a southern moderate, with 20%. And that was with a turnout of 1.7 million. Turnout in 2000 was 787,000, with many fewer rural conservatives.

2000 Presidential Vote
Bush (R)	3,799,639	(59%)
Gore (D)	2,433,746	(38%)
Nader (Green)	137,994	(2%)
Other	36,258	(1%)

2000 Republican Primary
Bush (R)	986,416	(88%)
McCain (R)	80,082	(7%)
Keyes (R)	43,518	(4%)
Other	16,741	(2%)

2000 Democratic Primary
Gore (D)	631,428	(80%)
Bradley (D)	128,564	(16%)
LaRouche (D)	26,898	(3%)

1996 Presidential Vote
Dole (R)	2,730,085	(49%)
Clinton (D)	2,455,853	(44%)
Perot (I)	378,117	(7%)

For 1992 and 1996 presidential results in Texas, please see the Almanac 2000 online.