County Profile

Brooks County

Election results and voting trends

51,542
Total Votes
47
Elections Covered
10
General Elections

Voting Trends

R vs D turnout over time

Primary Turnout

R vs D primary voters in Brooks County

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Republican
Democrat

Runoff Turnout

R vs D runoff voters in Brooks County

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Republican
Democrat

General Election

Highest-turnout race per year in Brooks County

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Republican
Democrat

Party Lean Trend

How Brooks County's partisan lean has shifted over time

Party Lean Trend

Recency-weighted lean across general elections

17%23%30%36%42%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 Brooks County's partisan lean

-11.8
Governor64.5% actual76.3% exp
+11.8
Governor35.5% actual23.7% exp
PRESIDENT/VICE-PRESIDENT59.6% actual69.8% exp
PRESIDENT/VICE-PRESIDENT40.4% actual30.2% exp
PRESIDENT/VICE-PRESIDENT54.8% actual62.1% exp
PRESIDENT/VICE-PRESIDENT45.2% actual37.9% exp
ATTORNEY GENERAL59.4% actual66.5% exp
+7.1
ATTORNEY GENERAL40.6% actual33.5% exp
Governor71.5% actual77.8% exp
+6.3
Governor28.5% actual22.2% exp
-6.0
GOVERNOR60.5% actual66.5% exp
+6.0
GOVERNOR39.5% actual33.5% exp
U. S. Senator69.7% actual75.1% exp
U. S. Senator30.3% actual24.9% exp
-5.3
Commissioner of the General Land Office71.0% actual76.3% exp
Commissioner of the General Land Office29.0% actual23.7% exp
-5.2
Commissioner of the General Land Office72.6% actual77.8% exp
Commissioner of the General Land Office27.4% actual22.2% exp
-4.9
Comptroller of Public Accounts70.2% actual75.1% exp
+4.9
Comptroller of Public Accounts29.8% actual24.9% exp

Election History

Voting totals by election, most recent first

Top Contested Races

Highest-turnout contested races in Brooks County

District Attorney, 79th Judicial District
2008DemocratArmando G. Barrera1,838 votes
President/Vice-President
2008DemocratHillary Clinton2,294 votes
President, Senatorial District 20
2008DemocratHillary Clinton2,294 votes
State Representative District 43
2008DemocratTara Rios Ybarra1,581 votes
District Judge, 79th Judicial District
2008DemocratRichard C. Terrell2,119 votes
State Representative District 43
2010DemocratJ. M. Lozano2,224 votes
Justice, Supreme Court, Place 8
2008DemocratLinda Reyna Ya�ez2,371 votes
Justice, Supreme Court, Place 7
2008DemocratSam Houston730 votes
U. S. Representative District 15
2010DemocratRub�n Hinojosa2,498 votes
Commissioner of the General Land Office
2010DemocratHector Uribe1,998 votes
Railroad Commissioner
2008DemocratMark Thompson1,238 votes
Commissioner of Agriculture
2010DemocratHank Gilbert1,277 votes
U. S. Representative District 15
2016DemocratVicente Gonzalez1,972 votes
State Senator, District 20
2016DemocratJuan "Chuy" Hinojosa2,010 votes
State Representative District 43
2006DemocratJuan Manuel Escobar1,685 votes