County Profile

Brazos County

Election results and voting trends

890,590
Total Votes
48
Elections Covered
10
General Elections

Voting Trends

R vs D turnout over time

Primary Turnout

R vs D primary voters in Brazos County

013K25K38K50K20062008201020122014201620182020202220242026
Republican
Democrat

Runoff Turnout

R vs D runoff voters in Brazos County

05K10K15K20K2006200820102012201420162018202020222024
Republican
Democrat

General Election

Highest-turnout race per year in Brazos County

025K50K75K100K2006200820102012201420162018202020222024
Republican
Democrat

Party Lean Trend

How Brazos County's partisan lean has shifted over time

Party Lean Trend

Recency-weighted lean across general elections

59%63%67%71%75%2006200820102012201420162018202020222024
R territory
D territory
50% line

Ballot Composition

Contested and uncontested general election races

7142128204242006141520081742120101531820121842220149615201618321201813518202015152022134172024
ContestedUncontested

Standout Performers

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

+8.5
U. S. Senator43.7% actual35.2% exp
-8.5
U. S. Senator56.3% actual64.8% exp
+6.9
Lieutenant Governor42.1% actual35.2% exp
-6.9
Lieutenant Governor57.9% actual64.8% exp
President/Vice-President37.4% actual30.6% exp
President/Vice-President62.6% actual69.4% exp
+6.4
Attorney General41.6% actual35.2% exp
-6.4
Attorney General58.4% actual64.8% exp
Attorney General25.0% actual31.0% exp
+6.0
Attorney General75.0% actual69.0% exp
+5.9
Commissioner of Agriculture41.1% actual35.2% exp
-5.9
Commissioner of Agriculture58.9% actual64.8% exp
U. S. Senator31.9% actual37.7% exp
+5.8
U. S. Senator68.1% actual62.3% exp
U. S. Senator28.5% actual34.1% exp
U. S. Senator71.5% actual65.9% exp
-5.1
Comptroller of Public Accounts29.0% actual34.1% exp
+5.1
Comptroller of Public Accounts71.0% actual65.9% exp
Lieutenant Governor26.0% actual31.0% exp
Lieutenant Governor74.0% actual69.0% exp

Election History

Voting totals by election, most recent first

Top Contested Races

Highest-turnout contested races in Brazos County

PRESIDENT/VICE-PRESIDENT
2024RepublicanDONALD J. TRUMP/JD VANCE56,671 votes
U. S. SENATOR
2024RepublicanTED CRUZ54,153 votes
U. S. REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT 10
2024RepublicanMICHAEL T. MCCAUL57,190 votes
JUSTICE, SUPREME COURT, PLACE 2
2024RepublicanJIMMY BLACKLOCK57,594 votes
JUSTICE, SUPREME COURT, PLACE 6
2024RepublicanJANE BLAND55,366 votes
RAILROAD COMMISSIONER
2024RepublicanCHRISTI CRADDICK55,171 votes
JUSTICE, SUPREME COURT, PLACE 4
2024RepublicanJOHN DEVINE57,001 votes
PRESIDING JUDGE, COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS
2024RepublicanDAVID J. SCHENCK57,596 votes
JUDGE, COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS, PLACE 7
2024RepublicanGINA PARKER57,472 votes
JUDGE, COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS, PLACE 8
2024RepublicanLEE FINLEY57,862 votes
U. S. SENATOR
2020RepublicanJOHN CORNYN49,346 votes
CHIEF JUSTICE, SUPREME COURT
2020RepublicanNATHAN HECHT48,089 votes
RAILROAD COMMISSIONER
2020RepublicanJAMES "JIM" WRIGHT48,427 votes
JUSTICE, SUPREME COURT, PLACE 6 - UNEXPIRED TERM
2020RepublicanJANE BLAND50,305 votes
JUSTICE, SUPREME COURT, PLACE 7
2020RepublicanJEFF BOYD48,273 votes
U. S. REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT 17
2020RepublicanPETE SESSIONS47,340 votes
JUSTICE, SUPREME COURT, PLACE 8
2020RepublicanBRETT BUSBY48,181 votes
JUDGE, COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS PLACE 3
2020RepublicanBERT RICHARDSON49,405 votes
MEMBER, STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION, DISTRICT 10
2024RepublicanTOM MAYNARD51,605 votes