Republicans have controlled the Tarrant County Commissioners Court since 1986 when the party gained control of three seats. The GOP later gained another seat when Precinct 4 Commissioner J.D. Johnson switched parties in 1995. That left Democrats with a single commissioner seat for 27 years until Devan Allen was elected in 2018. Since then, the Commissioners Court has had three Republicans and two Democrats. Source: Tarrant County, Fort Worth Public Library Archives
