Years ago, Austin was the only blue spot in the state. It was a different era, when the Republican Party of Texas, if they weren’t necessarily less radical than they are today, at least let places like Austin do their own Blue thing. Today Texas has four of the biggest cities in the country. Some say it resembles California in that respect. But the deep Red rural parts still hold sway. From Axios.

2022 Texas gubernatorial election results, by county