County Profile

Briscoe County

Election results and voting trends

12,560
Total Votes
47
Elections Covered
10
General Elections

Voting Trends

R vs D turnout over time

Primary Turnout

R vs D primary voters in Briscoe County

02505007501K20062008201020122014201620182020202220242026
Republican
Democrat

Runoff Turnout

R vs D runoff voters in Briscoe County

0125250375500200620082010201220142016201820202022
Republican
Democrat

General Election

Highest-turnout race per year in Briscoe County

02505007501K2006200820102012201420162018202020222024
Republican
Democrat

Party Lean Trend

How Briscoe County's partisan lean has shifted over time

Party Lean Trend

Recency-weighted lean across general elections

64%72%80%87%95%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 Briscoe County's partisan lean

+9.1
Governor31.3% actual22.2% exp
-9.1
Governor68.7% actual77.8% exp
+7.9
Railroad Commissioner36.0% actual28.1% exp
Railroad Commissioner64.0% actual71.9% exp
+7.7
Railroad Commissioner38.9% actual31.2% exp
Railroad Commissioner61.1% actual68.8% exp
+7.1
Commissioner of Agriculture38.3% actual31.2% exp
-7.1
Commissioner of Agriculture61.7% actual68.8% exp
U. S. Senator24.3% actual31.2% exp
U. S. Senator75.7% actual68.8% exp
+5.9
Governor37.1% actual31.2% exp
-5.9
Governor62.9% actual68.8% exp
U. S. Senator12.0% actual16.7% exp
+4.7
U. S. Senator88.0% actual83.3% exp
U. S. Senator24.2% actual28.1% exp
+3.9
U. S. Senator75.8% actual71.9% exp
Lieutenant Governor18.4% actual22.2% exp
Lieutenant Governor81.6% actual77.8% exp
+3.7
Railroad Commissioner25.9% actual22.2% exp
-3.7
Railroad Commissioner74.1% actual77.8% exp

Election History

Voting totals by election, most recent first

Top Contested Races

Highest-turnout contested races in Briscoe County

President/Vice-President
2008RepublicanJohn McCain/ Sarah Palin617 votes
U. S. Representative District 13
2008RepublicanMac Thornberry624 votes
U. S. Senator
2008RepublicanJohn Cornyn586 votes
U. S. SENATOR
2024RepublicanTED CRUZ649 votes
Railroad Commissioner
2008RepublicanMichael L. Williams463 votes
Chief Justice, Supreme Court
2008RepublicanWallace B. Jefferson465 votes
Justice, Supreme Court, Place 7
2008RepublicanDale Wainwright466 votes
U. S. REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT 13
2020RepublicanRONNY JACKSON637 votes
Judge, Court of Criminal Appeals Place 3
2008RepublicanTom Price460 votes
JUSTICE, SUPREME COURT, PLACE 6
2024RepublicanJANE BLAND643 votes
PRESIDING JUDGE, COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS
2024RepublicanDAVID J. SCHENCK647 votes
RAILROAD COMMISSIONER
2024RepublicanCHRISTI CRADDICK631 votes
Justice, Supreme Court, Place 8
2008RepublicanPhil Johnson500 votes
JUSTICE, SUPREME COURT, PLACE 2
2024RepublicanJIMMY BLACKLOCK660 votes
JUDGE, COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS, PLACE 7
2024RepublicanGINA PARKER657 votes
JUSTICE, SUPREME COURT, PLACE 6 - UNEXPIRED TERM
2020RepublicanJANE BLAND643 votes
MEMBER, STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION, DISTRICT 15
2024RepublicanAARON KINSEY636 votes