County Profile

Cooke County

Election results and voting trends

259,724
Total Votes
54
Elections Covered
10
General Elections

Voting Trends

R vs D turnout over time

Primary Turnout

R vs D primary voters in Cooke County

03K6K9K12K20062008201020122014201620182020202220242026
Republican
Democrat

Runoff Turnout

R vs D runoff voters in Cooke County

03K5K8K10K2006200820102012201420162018202020222024
Republican
Democrat

General Election

Highest-turnout race per year in Cooke County

05K10K15K20K2006200820102012201420162018202020222024
Republican
Democrat

Party Lean Trend

How Cooke County's partisan lean has shifted over time

Party Lean Trend

Recency-weighted lean across general elections

67%73%79%85%91%2006200820102012201420162018202020222024
R territory
D territory
50% line

Ballot Composition

Contested and uncontested general election races

71320261852320061261820081541920101372020121732020149615201617421201814418202015152022145192024
ContestedUncontested

Standout Performers

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

+9.4
Governor29.1% actual19.7% exp
-9.4
Governor70.9% actual80.3% exp
+6.1
Governor35.5% actual29.4% exp
-6.1
Governor64.5% actual70.6% exp
U. S. Senator24.6% actual29.4% exp
U. S. Senator75.4% actual70.6% exp
+4.8
Railroad Commissioner34.2% actual29.4% exp
Railroad Commissioner65.8% actual70.6% exp
President/Vice-President20.4% actual24.8% exp
President/Vice-President79.6% actual75.2% exp
+4.1
Lieutenant Governor18.3% actual14.2% exp
-4.1
Lieutenant Governor81.7% actual85.8% exp
+4.0
Attorney General18.2% actual14.2% exp
-4.0
Attorney General81.8% actual85.8% exp
Lieutenant Governor15.7% actual19.7% exp
Lieutenant Governor84.3% actual80.3% exp
Attorney General15.8% actual19.7% exp
+3.9
Attorney General84.2% actual80.3% exp
-3.8
Commissioner of the General Land Office15.9% actual19.7% exp
Commissioner of the General Land Office84.1% actual80.3% exp

Election History

Voting totals by election, most recent first

Top Contested Races

Highest-turnout contested races in Cooke County

PRESIDENT/VICE-PRESIDENT
2024RepublicanDONALD J. TRUMP/JD VANCE16,975 votes
U. S. SENATOR
2024RepublicanTED CRUZ16,284 votes
U. S. REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT 26
2024RepublicanBRANDON GILL16,606 votes
RAILROAD COMMISSIONER
2024RepublicanCHRISTI CRADDICK16,315 votes
JUSTICE, SUPREME COURT, PLACE 2
2024RepublicanJIMMY BLACKLOCK16,784 votes
JUSTICE, SUPREME COURT, PLACE 6
2024RepublicanJANE BLAND16,366 votes
JUSTICE, SUPREME COURT, PLACE 4
2024RepublicanJOHN DEVINE16,556 votes
PRESIDING JUDGE, COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS
2024RepublicanDAVID J. SCHENCK16,590 votes
STATE REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT 68
2024RepublicanDAVID SPILLER16,638 votes
JUDGE, COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS, PLACE 8
2024RepublicanLEE FINLEY16,728 votes
JUDGE, COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS, PLACE 7
2024RepublicanGINA PARKER16,610 votes
STATE SENATOR, DISTRICT 30
2024RepublicanBRENT HAGENBUCH16,570 votes
MEMBER, STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION, DISTRICT 12
2024RepublicanPAM LITTLE16,580 votes
DISTRICT JUDGE, 235TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT
2024RepublicanJANELLE M. HAVERKAMP16,387 votes
U. S. SENATOR
2020RepublicanJOHN CORNYN15,516 votes
CHIEF JUSTICE, SUPREME COURT
2020RepublicanNATHAN HECHT15,445 votes
RAILROAD COMMISSIONER
2020RepublicanJAMES "JIM" WRIGHT15,444 votes
JUSTICE, SUPREME COURT, PLACE 7
2020RepublicanJEFF BOYD15,462 votes
STATE REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT 68
2020RepublicanDREW SPRINGER15,576 votes