The Texas county that Democrats are hoping to keep blue in 2020

GRAPEVINE, Texas — Texas Democrats are hoping a blue tide won’t ebb in a county once considered to be among the country’s most conservative large urban centers.

Tarrant County, which covers Fort Worth, Texas, had long been a Republican stronghold, supporting the GOP nominee in the 2008, 2012, and 2016 races for the White House. But last year, now-2020 Democratic presidential candidate Beto O’Rourke clinched it during his failed bid to oust Republican Sen. Ted Cruz from office. The area previously voted for Cruz in 2012.