County Profile

Bowie County

Election results and voting trends

465,476
Total Votes
47
Elections Covered
10
General Elections

Voting Trends

R vs D turnout over time

Primary Turnout

R vs D primary voters in Bowie County

05K10K15K20K20062008201020122014201620182020202220242026
Republican
Democrat

Runoff Turnout

R vs D runoff voters in Bowie County

03K6K9K12K2006200820102012201420162018202020222024
Republican
Democrat

General Election

Highest-turnout race per year in Bowie County

013K25K38K50K2006200820102012201420162018202020222024
Republican
Democrat

Party Lean Trend

How Bowie County's partisan lean has shifted over time

Party Lean Trend

Recency-weighted lean across general elections

53%60%67%74%81%2006200820102012201420162018202020222024
R territory
D territory
50% line

Ballot Composition

Contested and uncontested general election races

613192520222200613215200815419201015217201215520201410515201615318201813417202015152022115162024
ContestedUncontested

Standout Performers

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

U. S. Senator35.4% actual42.7% exp
U. S. Senator64.6% actual57.3% exp
President/Vice-President30.9% actual37.2% exp
President/Vice-President69.1% actual62.8% exp
+6.0
Railroad Commissioner48.7% actual42.7% exp
Railroad Commissioner51.3% actual57.3% exp
+5.8
Governor37.3% actual31.5% exp
-5.8
Governor62.7% actual68.5% exp
U. S. Senator23.4% actual29.0% exp
+5.6
U. S. Senator76.6% actual71.0% exp
+5.2
Lieutenant Governor30.9% actual25.7% exp
-5.2
Lieutenant Governor69.1% actual74.3% exp
Lieutenant Governor24.5% actual29.0% exp
+4.5
Lieutenant Governor75.5% actual71.0% exp
+4.2
Railroad Commissioner41.4% actual37.2% exp
Railroad Commissioner58.6% actual62.8% exp
+4.0
Commissioner of Agriculture46.7% actual42.7% exp
-4.0
Commissioner of Agriculture53.3% actual57.3% exp
U. S. Senator33.4% actual37.2% exp
+3.8
U. S. Senator66.6% actual62.8% exp

Election History

Voting totals by election, most recent first

Top Contested Races

Highest-turnout contested races in Bowie County

U. S. SENATOR
2020RepublicanJOHN CORNYN26,908 votes
JUSTICE, SUPREME COURT, PLACE 7
2020RepublicanJEFF BOYD26,835 votes
U. S. REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT 4
2020RepublicanPAT FALLON26,416 votes
CHIEF JUSTICE, SUPREME COURT
2020RepublicanNATHAN HECHT26,621 votes
RAILROAD COMMISSIONER
2020RepublicanJAMES "JIM" WRIGHT26,990 votes
JUDGE, COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS PLACE 9
2020RepublicanDAVID NEWELL27,233 votes
JUSTICE, SUPREME COURT, PLACE 6 - UNEXPIRED TERM
2020RepublicanJANE BLAND27,249 votes
JUSTICE, SUPREME COURT, PLACE 8
2020RepublicanBRETT BUSBY26,906 votes
JUDGE, COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS PLACE 4
2020RepublicanKEVIN PATRICK YEARY27,167 votes
JUDGE, COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS PLACE 3
2020RepublicanBERT RICHARDSON27,044 votes
STATE SENATOR, DISTRICT 1
2020RepublicanBRYAN HUGHES27,263 votes
MEMBER, STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION, DISTRICT 9
2020RepublicanKEVEN M. ELLIS26,750 votes
PRESIDENT/VICE-PRESIDENT
2024RepublicanDONALD J. TRUMP/JD VANCE27,122 votes
U. S. SENATOR
2024RepublicanTED CRUZ26,219 votes
President/Vice-President
2012RepublicanMitt Romney/ Paul Ryan24,869 votes
President/Vice-President
2008RepublicanJohn McCain/ Sarah Palin24,162 votes
JUSTICE, SUPREME COURT, PLACE 2
2024RepublicanJIMMY BLACKLOCK26,363 votes
JUSTICE, SUPREME COURT, PLACE 6
2024RepublicanJANE BLAND25,694 votes
RAILROAD COMMISSIONER
2024RepublicanCHRISTI CRADDICK25,456 votes