County Profile

Cherokee County

Election results and voting trends

250,775
Total Votes
47
Elections Covered
10
General Elections

Voting Trends

R vs D turnout over time

Primary Turnout

R vs D primary voters in Cherokee County

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Republican
Democrat

Runoff Turnout

R vs D runoff voters in Cherokee County

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Republican
Democrat

General Election

Highest-turnout race per year in Cherokee County

05K10K15K20K2006200820102012201420162018202020222024
Republican
Democrat

Party Lean Trend

How Cherokee County's partisan lean has shifted over time

Party Lean Trend

Recency-weighted lean across general elections

64%69%75%80%85%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 Cherokee County's partisan lean

+9.7
Railroad Commissioner37.5% actual27.8% exp
Railroad Commissioner62.5% actual72.2% exp
+9.2
Governor33.8% actual24.6% exp
-9.2
Governor66.2% actual75.4% exp
+4.7
Railroad Commissioner37.6% actual32.9% exp
Railroad Commissioner62.4% actual67.1% exp
U. S. Senator28.6% actual32.9% exp
U. S. Senator71.4% actual67.1% exp
Railroad Commissioner21.9% actual18.2% exp
Railroad Commissioner78.1% actual81.8% exp
+3.6
Lieutenant Governor23.4% actual19.8% exp
-3.6
Lieutenant Governor76.6% actual80.2% exp
Lieutenant Governor29.8% actual32.9% exp
Lieutenant Governor70.2% actual67.1% exp
President/Vice-President21.2% actual18.2% exp
President/Vice-President78.8% actual81.8% exp
U. S. Senator18.8% actual21.8% exp
+3.0
U. S. Senator81.2% actual78.2% exp
+2.7
U. S. Senator27.8% actual25.1% exp
-2.7
U. S. Senator72.2% actual74.9% exp

Election History

Voting totals by election, most recent first

Top Contested Races

Highest-turnout contested races in Cherokee County

PRESIDENT/VICE-PRESIDENT
2024RepublicanDONALD J. TRUMP/JD VANCE16,593 votes
U. S. SENATOR
2024RepublicanTED CRUZ16,065 votes
U. S. REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT 6
2024RepublicanJAKE ELLZEY16,515 votes
RAILROAD COMMISSIONER
2024RepublicanCHRISTI CRADDICK16,027 votes
JUSTICE, SUPREME COURT, PLACE 2
2024RepublicanJIMMY BLACKLOCK16,501 votes
JUSTICE, SUPREME COURT, PLACE 6
2024RepublicanJANE BLAND16,029 votes
PRESIDING JUDGE, COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS
2024RepublicanDAVID J. SCHENCK16,338 votes
JUSTICE, SUPREME COURT, PLACE 4
2024RepublicanJOHN DEVINE16,364 votes
STATE REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT 8
2024RepublicanCODY HARRIS16,375 votes
JUDGE, COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS, PLACE 7
2024RepublicanGINA PARKER16,413 votes
JUDGE, COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS, PLACE 8
2024RepublicanLEE FINLEY16,460 votes
U. S. SENATOR
2020RepublicanJOHN CORNYN14,945 votes
U. S. REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT 5
2020RepublicanLANCE GOODEN14,915 votes
RAILROAD COMMISSIONER
2020RepublicanJAMES "JIM" WRIGHT14,839 votes
CHIEF JUSTICE, SUPREME COURT
2020RepublicanNATHAN HECHT14,652 votes
STATE REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT 11
2020RepublicanTRAVIS CLARDY15,152 votes
JUSTICE, SUPREME COURT, PLACE 8
2020RepublicanBRETT BUSBY14,796 votes
JUSTICE, SUPREME COURT, PLACE 6 - UNEXPIRED TERM
2020RepublicanJANE BLAND15,052 votes
JUSTICE, SUPREME COURT, PLACE 7
2020RepublicanJEFF BOYD14,745 votes