County Profile

Bastrop County

Election results and voting trends

437,872
Total Votes
51
Elections Covered
10
General Elections

Voting Trends

R vs D turnout over time

Primary Turnout

R vs D primary voters in Bastrop County

05K10K15K20K20062008201020122014201620182020202220242026
Republican
Democrat

Runoff Turnout

R vs D runoff voters in Bastrop County

03K5K8K10K2006200820102012201420162018202020222024
Republican
Democrat

General Election

Highest-turnout race per year in Bastrop County

013K25K38K50K2006200820102012201420162018202020222024
Republican
Democrat

Party Lean Trend

How Bastrop County's partisan lean has shifted over time

Party Lean Trend

Recency-weighted lean across general elections

49%53%56%60%63%50%2006200820102012201420162018202020222024
R territory
D territory
50% line

Ballot Composition

Contested and uncontested general election races

71422292425200614216200819202010212232012212220141261820162324201816319202018182022137202024
ContestedUncontested

Standout Performers

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

Attorney General34.4% actual41.9% exp
+7.5
Attorney General65.6% actual58.1% exp
+5.8
Governor47.7% actual41.9% exp
-5.8
Governor52.3% actual58.1% exp
+5.4
Governor52.3% actual46.9% exp
-5.4
Governor47.7% actual53.1% exp
+5.4
Railroad Commissioner52.3% actual46.9% exp
Railroad Commissioner47.7% actual53.1% exp
U. S. Senator35.8% actual40.6% exp
+4.8
U. S. Senator64.2% actual59.4% exp
-4.5
Attorney General42.4% actual46.9% exp
+4.5
Attorney General57.6% actual53.1% exp
Lieutenant Governor37.6% actual41.9% exp
Lieutenant Governor62.4% actual58.1% exp
-4.2
Comptroller of Public Accounts42.7% actual46.9% exp
+4.2
Comptroller of Public Accounts57.3% actual53.1% exp
+4.0
Attorney General44.9% actual40.9% exp
-4.0
Attorney General55.1% actual59.1% exp
U. S. Senator43.0% actual46.9% exp
U. S. Senator57.0% actual53.1% exp

Election History

Voting totals by election, most recent first

Top Contested Races

Highest-turnout contested races in Bastrop County

PRESIDENT/VICE-PRESIDENT
2024RepublicanDONALD J. TRUMP/JD VANCE23,301 votes
U. S. SENATOR
2024RepublicanTED CRUZ21,835 votes
RAILROAD COMMISSIONER
2024RepublicanCHRISTI CRADDICK22,010 votes
JUSTICE, SUPREME COURT, PLACE 2
2024RepublicanJIMMY BLACKLOCK22,974 votes
JUSTICE, SUPREME COURT, PLACE 6
2024RepublicanJANE BLAND21,896 votes
JUSTICE, SUPREME COURT, PLACE 4
2024RepublicanJOHN DEVINE22,519 votes
PRESIDING JUDGE, COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS
2024RepublicanDAVID J. SCHENCK22,488 votes
STATE REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT 17
2024RepublicanSTAN GERDES22,452 votes
JUDGE, COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS, PLACE 7
2024RepublicanGINA PARKER22,577 votes
JUDGE, COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS, PLACE 8
2024RepublicanLEE FINLEY22,852 votes
JUSTICE, 3RD COURT OF APPEALS DISTRICT, PLACE 2
2024DemocratMAGGIE ELLIS15,339 votes
U. S. SENATOR
2020RepublicanJOHN CORNYN20,468 votes
CHIEF JUSTICE, SUPREME COURT
2020RepublicanNATHAN HECHT20,028 votes
RAILROAD COMMISSIONER
2020RepublicanJAMES "JIM" WRIGHT20,049 votes
JUSTICE, SUPREME COURT, PLACE 7
2020RepublicanJEFF BOYD20,255 votes
JUSTICE, SUPREME COURT, PLACE 8
2020RepublicanBRETT BUSBY20,184 votes
JUDGE, COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS PLACE 3
2020RepublicanBERT RICHARDSON20,690 votes
STATE REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT 17
2020RepublicanJOHN P. CYRIER21,143 votes
JUDGE, COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS PLACE 4
2020RepublicanKEVIN PATRICK YEARY20,856 votes