County Profile

Austin County

Election results and voting trends

188,265
Total Votes
51
Elections Covered
10
General Elections

Voting Trends

R vs D turnout over time

Primary Turnout

R vs D primary voters in Austin County

03K5K8K10K20062008201020122014201620182020202220242026
Republican
Democrat

Runoff Turnout

R vs D runoff voters in Austin County

01K3K4K5K2006200820102012201420162018202020222024
Republican
Democrat

General Election

Highest-turnout race per year in Austin County

05K10K15K20K2006200820102012201420162018202020222024
Republican
Democrat

Party Lean Trend

How Austin County's partisan lean has shifted over time

Party Lean Trend

Recency-weighted lean across general elections

70%74%78%81%85%2006200820102012201420162018202020222024
R territory
D territory
50% line

Ballot Composition

Contested and uncontested general election races

9182837221032200616172008232520102132420121952420141616201626282018171820201919202221222024
ContestedUncontested

Standout Performers

Candidates who most over- or under-performed Austin County's partisan lean

+8.5
Governor30.0% actual21.5% exp
-8.5
Governor70.0% actual78.5% exp
Attorney General16.6% actual21.5% exp
+4.9
Attorney General83.4% actual78.5% exp
+4.6
Railroad Commissioner32.2% actual27.6% exp
Railroad Commissioner67.8% actual72.4% exp
+4.5
Governor32.1% actual27.6% exp
-4.5
Governor67.9% actual72.4% exp
U. S. Senator23.4% actual27.6% exp
U. S. Senator76.6% actual72.4% exp
Lieutenant Governor17.5% actual21.5% exp
Lieutenant Governor82.5% actual78.5% exp
U. S. Senator14.4% actual18.2% exp
+3.8
U. S. Senator85.6% actual81.8% exp
-3.5
Commissioner of the General Land Office18.0% actual21.5% exp
Commissioner of the General Land Office82.0% actual78.5% exp
Lieutenant Governor24.2% actual27.6% exp
Lieutenant Governor75.8% actual72.4% exp
+3.1
Lieutenant Governor21.8% actual18.7% exp
-3.1
Lieutenant Governor78.2% actual81.3% exp

Election History

Voting totals by election, most recent first

Top Contested Races

Highest-turnout contested races in Austin County

PRESIDENT/VICE-PRESIDENT
2024RepublicanDONALD J. TRUMP/JD VANCE12,457 votes
U. S. SENATOR
2024RepublicanTED CRUZ11,981 votes
U. S. REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT 10
2024RepublicanMICHAEL T. MCCAUL12,377 votes
RAILROAD COMMISSIONER
2024RepublicanCHRISTI CRADDICK12,056 votes
JUSTICE, SUPREME COURT, PLACE 2
2024RepublicanJIMMY BLACKLOCK12,468 votes
JUSTICE, SUPREME COURT, PLACE 4
2024RepublicanJOHN DEVINE12,305 votes
JUSTICE, SUPREME COURT, PLACE 6
2024RepublicanJANE BLAND12,158 votes
PRESIDING JUDGE, COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS
2024RepublicanDAVID J. SCHENCK12,322 votes
JUDGE, COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS, PLACE 7
2024RepublicanGINA PARKER12,348 votes
JUDGE, COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS, PLACE 8
2024RepublicanLEE FINLEY12,425 votes
JUSTICE, 1ST COURT OF APPEALS DISTRICT, PLACE 6
2024RepublicanANDREW JOHNSON12,288 votes
MEMBER, STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION, DISTRICT 10
2024RepublicanTOM MAYNARD12,219 votes
JUSTICE, 1ST COURT OF APPEALS DISTRICT, PLACE 2
2024RepublicanJENNIFER CAUGHEY12,339 votes
JUSTICE, 1ST COURT OF APPEALS DISTRICT, PLACE 7
2024RepublicanCLINT MORGAN12,269 votes
JUSTICE, 1ST COURT OF APPEALS DISTRICT, PLACE 8
2024RepublicanKRISTIN M. GUINEY12,262 votes
JUSTICE, 1ST COURT OF APPEALS DISTRICT, PLACE 9
2024RepublicanSUSANNA DOKUPIL12,262 votes
JUSTICE, 14TH COURT OF APPEALS DISTRICT, PLACE 3
2024RepublicanCHAD BRIDGES12,279 votes
JUSTICE, 14TH COURT OF APPEALS DISTRICT, PLACE 4
2024RepublicanTONYA MCLAUGHLIN12,294 votes
JUSTICE, 14TH COURT OF APPEALS DISTRICT, PLACE 6
2024RepublicanKATY BOATMAN12,292 votes
JUSTICE, 14TH COURT OF APPEALS DISTRICT, PLACE 8
2024RepublicanBRAD HART12,240 votes