County Profile

Childress County

Election results and voting trends

29,792
Total Votes
49
Elections Covered
10
General Elections

Voting Trends

R vs D turnout over time

Primary Turnout

R vs D primary voters in Childress County

05001K2K2K20062008201020122014201620182020202220242026
Republican
Democrat

Runoff Turnout

R vs D runoff voters in Childress County

02505007501K200620082010201220142016201820202022
Republican
Democrat

General Election

Highest-turnout race per year in Childress County

01K3K4K5K2006200820102012201420162018202020222024
Republican
Democrat

Party Lean Trend

How Childress County's partisan lean has shifted over time

Party Lean Trend

Recency-weighted lean across general elections

65%72%80%87%94%2006200820102012201420162018202020222024
R territory
D territory
50% line

Ballot Composition

Contested and uncontested general election races

61319251932220061141520081521720101351820121621820149615201615318201813518202013132022106162024
ContestedUncontested

Standout Performers

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

+8.0
Railroad Commissioner38.7% actual30.7% exp
Railroad Commissioner61.3% actual69.3% exp
+7.9
Governor27.5% actual19.6% exp
-7.9
Governor72.5% actual80.4% exp
U. S. Senator24.7% actual30.7% exp
U. S. Senator75.3% actual69.3% exp
+6.0
Commissioner of Agriculture36.7% actual30.7% exp
-6.0
Commissioner of Agriculture63.3% actual69.3% exp
+5.4
Railroad Commissioner31.8% actual26.4% exp
Railroad Commissioner68.2% actual73.6% exp
+5.2
Lieutenant Governor17.1% actual11.9% exp
-5.2
Lieutenant Governor82.9% actual88.1% exp
President/Vice-President21.8% actual26.4% exp
President/Vice-President78.2% actual73.6% exp
Attorney General15.2% actual19.6% exp
+4.4
Attorney General84.8% actual80.4% exp
U. S. Senator22.2% actual26.4% exp
+4.2
U. S. Senator77.8% actual73.6% exp
U. S. Senator10.0% actual14.1% exp
+4.1
U. S. Senator90.0% actual85.9% exp

Election History

Voting totals by election, most recent first

Top Contested Races

Highest-turnout contested races in Childress County

President/Vice-President
2008RepublicanJohn McCain/ Sarah Palin1,782 votes
U. S. REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT 13
2020RepublicanRONNY JACKSON1,957 votes
U. S. SENATOR
2020RepublicanJOHN CORNYN1,936 votes
STATE REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT 68
2020RepublicanDREW SPRINGER1,973 votes
JUSTICE, SUPREME COURT, PLACE 6 - UNEXPIRED TERM
2020RepublicanJANE BLAND1,964 votes
CHIEF JUSTICE, SUPREME COURT
2020RepublicanNATHAN HECHT1,907 votes
JUSTICE, SUPREME COURT, PLACE 8
2020RepublicanBRETT BUSBY1,943 votes
U. S. SENATOR
2024RepublicanTED CRUZ1,919 votes
JUDGE, COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS PLACE 9
2020RepublicanDAVID NEWELL1,952 votes
MEMBER, STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION, DISTRICT 15
2020RepublicanJAY JOHNSON1,951 votes
RAILROAD COMMISSIONER
2020RepublicanJAMES "JIM" WRIGHT1,924 votes
JUSTICE, SUPREME COURT, PLACE 7
2020RepublicanJEFF BOYD1,936 votes
JUDGE, COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS PLACE 3
2020RepublicanBERT RICHARDSON1,942 votes
JUDGE, COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS PLACE 4
2020RepublicanKEVIN PATRICK YEARY1,946 votes
U. S. Representative District 13
2008RepublicanMac Thornberry1,739 votes
JUSTICE, SUPREME COURT, PLACE 2
2024RepublicanJIMMY BLACKLOCK1,933 votes
U. S. Senator
2008RepublicanJohn Cornyn1,668 votes
JUSTICE, SUPREME COURT, PLACE 6
2024RepublicanJANE BLAND1,897 votes