County Profile

Carson County

Election results and voting trends

43,244
Total Votes
47
Elections Covered
10
General Elections

Voting Trends

R vs D turnout over time

Primary Turnout

R vs D primary voters in Carson County

05001K2K2K20062008201020122014201620182020202220242026
Republican
Democrat

Runoff Turnout

R vs D runoff voters in Carson County

03006009001K200620082010201220142016201820202022
Republican
Democrat

General Election

Highest-turnout race per year in Carson County

01K3K4K5K2006200820102012201420162018202020222024
Republican
Democrat

Party Lean Trend

How Carson County's partisan lean has shifted over time

Party Lean Trend

Recency-weighted lean across general elections

74%79%84%89%94%2006200820102012201420162018202020222024
R territory
D territory
50% line

Ballot Composition

Contested and uncontested general election races

613192518422200612315200816172010135182012181920149514201616319201812517202014142022115162024
ContestedUncontested

Standout Performers

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

+11.9
Lieutenant Governor21.8% actual9.9% exp
-11.9
Lieutenant Governor78.2% actual90.1% exp
+9.7
Governor24.6% actual14.9% exp
-9.7
Governor75.4% actual85.1% exp
+5.8
Railroad Commissioner28.5% actual22.7% exp
Railroad Commissioner71.5% actual77.3% exp
+5.4
Commissioner of Agriculture28.1% actual22.7% exp
-5.4
Commissioner of Agriculture71.9% actual77.3% exp
President/Vice-President13.7% actual18.4% exp
President/Vice-President86.3% actual81.6% exp
U. S. Senator14.2% actual18.4% exp
+4.2
U. S. Senator85.8% actual81.6% exp
Commissioner of the General Land Office26.3% actual22.7% exp
Commissioner of the General Land Office73.7% actual77.3% exp
U. S. Senator19.3% actual22.7% exp
U. S. Senator80.7% actual77.3% exp
+3.2
Railroad Commissioner21.6% actual18.4% exp
Railroad Commissioner78.4% actual81.6% exp
+2.9
Attorney General12.8% actual9.9% exp
-2.9
Attorney General87.2% actual90.1% exp

Election History

Voting totals by election, most recent first

Top Contested Races

Highest-turnout contested races in Carson County

U. S. SENATOR
2024RepublicanTED CRUZ2,755 votes
U. S. SENATOR
2020RepublicanJOHN CORNYN2,756 votes
U. S. REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT 13
2020RepublicanRONNY JACKSON2,731 votes
CHIEF JUSTICE, SUPREME COURT
2020RepublicanNATHAN HECHT2,716 votes
RAILROAD COMMISSIONER
2020RepublicanJAMES "JIM" WRIGHT2,730 votes
JUSTICE, SUPREME COURT, PLACE 6 - UNEXPIRED TERM
2020RepublicanJANE BLAND2,796 votes
JUSTICE, SUPREME COURT, PLACE 8
2020RepublicanBRETT BUSBY2,744 votes
JUSTICE, SUPREME COURT, PLACE 7
2020RepublicanJEFF BOYD2,716 votes
JUDGE, COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS PLACE 4
2020RepublicanKEVIN PATRICK YEARY2,795 votes
JUDGE, COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS PLACE 3
2020RepublicanBERT RICHARDSON2,778 votes
JUDGE, COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS PLACE 9
2020RepublicanDAVID NEWELL2,779 votes
MEMBER, STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION, DISTRICT 15
2020RepublicanJAY JOHNSON2,769 votes
JUSTICE, SUPREME COURT, PLACE 2
2024RepublicanJIMMY BLACKLOCK2,791 votes
JUSTICE, SUPREME COURT, PLACE 6
2024RepublicanJANE BLAND2,710 votes
PRESIDING JUDGE, COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS
2024RepublicanDAVID J. SCHENCK2,763 votes
STATE REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT 87
2024RepublicanCAROLINE FAIRLY2,704 votes
RAILROAD COMMISSIONER
2024RepublicanCHRISTI CRADDICK2,642 votes
JUDGE, COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS, PLACE 7
2024RepublicanGINA PARKER2,765 votes