County Profile

Bailey County

Election results and voting trends

27,161
Total Votes
47
Elections Covered
10
General Elections

Voting Trends

R vs D turnout over time

Primary Turnout

R vs D primary voters in Bailey County

03006009001K20062008201020122014201620182020202220242026
Republican
Democrat

Runoff Turnout

R vs D runoff voters in Bailey County

0125250375500200620082010201220142016201820202022
Republican
Democrat

General Election

Highest-turnout race per year in Bailey County

05001K2K2K2006200820102012201420162018202020222024
Republican
Democrat

Party Lean Trend

How Bailey County's partisan lean has shifted over time

Party Lean Trend

Recency-weighted lean across general elections

69%74%78%83%87%2006200820102012201420162018202020222024
R territory
D territory
50% line

Ballot Composition

Contested and uncontested general election races

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ContestedUncontested

Standout Performers

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

+13.0
Railroad Commissioner35.3% actual22.3% exp
-13.0
Railroad Commissioner64.7% actual77.7% exp
Attorney General14.9% actual22.3% exp
+7.4
Attorney General85.1% actual77.7% exp
+6.4
Lieutenant Governor26.2% actual19.8% exp
-6.4
Lieutenant Governor73.8% actual80.2% exp
President/Vice-President22.8% actual16.4% exp
President/Vice-President77.2% actual83.6% exp
+6.3
Railroad Commissioner34.0% actual27.7% exp
Railroad Commissioner66.0% actual72.3% exp
+6.2
Commissioner of Agriculture31.5% actual25.3% exp
-6.2
Commissioner of Agriculture68.5% actual74.7% exp
U. S. Senator19.2% actual25.3% exp
U. S. Senator80.8% actual74.7% exp
Lieutenant Governor16.6% actual22.3% exp
Lieutenant Governor83.4% actual77.7% exp
-5.7
Commissioner of the General Land Office16.6% actual22.3% exp
Commissioner of the General Land Office83.4% actual77.7% exp
U. S. Senator11.9% actual17.5% exp
+5.6
U. S. Senator88.1% actual82.5% exp

Election History

Voting totals by election, most recent first

Top Contested Races

Highest-turnout contested races in Bailey County

President/Vice-President
2008RepublicanJohn McCain/ Sarah Palin1,618 votes
U. S. Representative District 19
2008RepublicanRandy Neugebauer1,680 votes
U. S. Senator
2008RepublicanJohn Cornyn1,586 votes
Railroad Commissioner
2008RepublicanMichael L. Williams1,363 votes
Justice, Supreme Court, Place 8
2008RepublicanPhil Johnson1,415 votes
Chief Justice, Supreme Court
2008RepublicanWallace B. Jefferson1,381 votes
Judge, Court of Criminal Appeals Place 4
2008RepublicanPaul Womack1,380 votes
Judge, Court of Criminal Appeals Place 3
2008RepublicanTom Price1,351 votes
Justice, Supreme Court, Place 7
2008RepublicanDale Wainwright1,290 votes
State Senator, District 31
2008RepublicanKel Seliger1,658 votes
Judge, Court of Criminal Appeals Place 9
2008RepublicanCathy Cochran1,648 votes
U. S. REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT 19
2020RepublicanJODEY C. ARRINGTON1,450 votes
U. S. SENATOR
2020RepublicanJOHN CORNYN1,400 votes
President/Vice-President
2012RepublicanMitt Romney/ Paul Ryan1,339 votes
RAILROAD COMMISSIONER
2020RepublicanJAMES "JIM" WRIGHT1,378 votes
President/Vice-President
CHIEF JUSTICE, SUPREME COURT
2020RepublicanNATHAN HECHT1,370 votes
JUSTICE, SUPREME COURT, PLACE 8
2020RepublicanBRETT BUSBY1,367 votes
JUDGE, COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS PLACE 4
2020RepublicanKEVIN PATRICK YEARY1,399 votes