Complex sentence: No Democrat has carried Fort Bend County in the presidential election since 1964, when Lyndon B. Johnson of Texas won his second term, though in 2008, Democrat Barack Obama came close, winning 48.6 percent of the vote compared to 50.9 percent for Republican John McCain.
Split into simpler sentences: No Democrat has carried Fort Bend County in the presidential election since 1964, when Lyndon B. Johnson of Texas won his second term. In 2008, Democrat Barack Obama came close, winning 48.6 percent of the vote compared to 50.9 percent for Republican John McCain.