County Profile

Calhoun County

Election results and voting trends

105,337
Total Votes
49
Elections Covered
10
General Elections

Voting Trends

R vs D turnout over time

Primary Turnout

R vs D primary voters in Calhoun County

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Republican
Democrat

Runoff Turnout

R vs D runoff voters in Calhoun County

01K3K4K5K200620082010201220142016201820202022
Republican
Democrat

General Election

Highest-turnout race per year in Calhoun County

03K5K8K10K2006200820102012201420162018202020222024
Republican
Democrat

Party Lean Trend

How Calhoun County's partisan lean has shifted over time

Party Lean Trend

Recency-weighted lean across general elections

47%55%64%72%80%50%2006200820102012201420162018202020222024
R territory
D territory
50% line

Ballot Composition

Contested and uncontested general election races

714222920525200612315200816319201017320201217421201411415201621223201814317202016162022152172024
ContestedUncontested

Standout Performers

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

U. S. Senator29.1% actual35.4% exp
+6.3
U. S. Senator70.9% actual64.6% exp
Attorney General30.9% actual37.0% exp
+6.1
Attorney General69.1% actual63.0% exp
U. S. Senator42.5% actual47.7% exp
U. S. Senator57.5% actual52.3% exp
+5.1
Governor42.1% actual37.0% exp
-5.1
Governor57.9% actual63.0% exp
President/Vice-President39.9% actual44.9% exp
President/Vice-President60.1% actual55.1% exp
-4.8
Governor27.0% actual31.8% exp
+4.8
Governor73.0% actual68.2% exp
-4.5
Commissioner of the General Land Office30.9% actual35.4% exp
Commissioner of the General Land Office69.1% actual64.6% exp
Lieutenant Governor32.5% actual37.0% exp
Lieutenant Governor67.5% actual63.0% exp
+4.3
Commissioner of Agriculture52.0% actual47.7% exp
-4.3
Commissioner of Agriculture48.0% actual52.3% exp
+4.3
Railroad Commissioner52.0% actual47.7% exp
Railroad Commissioner48.0% actual52.3% exp

Election History

Voting totals by election, most recent first

Top Contested Races

Highest-turnout contested races in Calhoun County

U. S. SENATOR
2024RepublicanTED CRUZ5,603 votes
U. S. SENATOR
2020RepublicanJOHN CORNYN5,531 votes
U. S. REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT 27
2020RepublicanMICHAEL CLOUD5,647 votes
RAILROAD COMMISSIONER
2020RepublicanJAMES "JIM" WRIGHT5,394 votes
U. S. REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT 27
2024RepublicanMICHAEL CLOUD5,866 votes
JUSTICE, SUPREME COURT, PLACE 8
2020RepublicanBRETT BUSBY5,403 votes
JUSTICE, SUPREME COURT, PLACE 6 - UNEXPIRED TERM
2020RepublicanJANE BLAND5,514 votes
CHIEF JUSTICE, SUPREME COURT
2020RepublicanNATHAN HECHT5,351 votes
JUSTICE, SUPREME COURT, PLACE 7
2020RepublicanJEFF BOYD5,382 votes
JUDGE, COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS PLACE 3
2020RepublicanBERT RICHARDSON5,443 votes
RAILROAD COMMISSIONER
2024RepublicanCHRISTI CRADDICK5,586 votes
STATE SENATOR, DISTRICT 18
2020RepublicanLOIS W. KOLKHORST5,562 votes
JUDGE, COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS PLACE 4
2020RepublicanKEVIN PATRICK YEARY5,448 votes
JUDGE, COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS PLACE 9
2020RepublicanDAVID NEWELL5,485 votes
JUSTICE, SUPREME COURT, PLACE 6
2024RepublicanJANE BLAND5,642 votes
JUSTICE, 13TH COURT OF APPEALS DISTRICT, PLACE 4 - UNEXPIRED TERM
2020RepublicanJAIME TIJERINA5,494 votes
JUSTICE, SUPREME COURT, PLACE 2
2024RepublicanJIMMY BLACKLOCK5,782 votes
PRESIDING JUDGE, COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS
2024RepublicanDAVID J. SCHENCK5,695 votes