Texas voters have plenty to say about whether Lone Star State could turn blue

DALLAS - Everything is bigger in Texas, including the political stakes this November.

"I think we're going to struggle, but I think it will stay red," Briana of Garland, told Fox News Digital.

Mike and Tracey, a couple from Houston, were more definitive.

"Red. It's going to stay red," Tracey said. "Red," Mike added.

Chris took that confidence a step further.

"Hell will freeze over before Texas flips blue," Chris told Fox News Digital.

Patrick and Jennifer, of Dallas, shared that confidence.

"Texas will always be a Republican state," Jennifer said, while acknowledging that Republican candidates will not win every race. "But we still think it will stay Republican," Patrick added.

Not everyone at the fair was betting on Texas staying firmly in Republican hands.

Mary said she believes the Dallas-Fort Worth area is moving in the opposite direction.

"It's definitely leaning more blue. Texas as a whole, I'm not sure," she said. "I think if there would be an election that swings blue, it would be this one. So we'll see if it happens."

Party politics aside, several voters said the economy remains top of mind.

"If you don't have enough disposable income, then you can't really enjoy something like this," she said. "It's pricey."

Jennifer also pointed to inflation and the prolonged strain of higher prices.

"I think people were expecting some sort of inflation," Jennifer said. "But I don't think we were prepared for it to last this long."

Meanwhile, Roxanne also expressed frustration with the country's current direction, saying dissatisfaction with the current administration is influencing her political outlook.

"I just don't agree with the current administration, so I really want to see somebody else come in and do a better job," she said.

From the midway to the ballot box, Texas voters offered competing views of where the Lone Star State is headed, but agreed the economy will be difficult to ignore as they prepare to cast their ballots Nov. 3.