County Profile

Ector County

Election results and voting trends

455,274
Total Votes
47
Elections Covered
10
General Elections

Voting Trends

R vs D turnout over time

Primary Turnout

R vs D primary voters in Ector County

05K10K15K20K20062008201020122014201620182020202220242026
Republican
Democrat

Runoff Turnout

R vs D runoff voters in Ector County

03K5K8K10K200620082010201220142016201820202022
Republican
Democrat

General Election

Highest-turnout race per year in Ector County

013K25K38K50K2006200820102012201420162018202020222024
Republican
Democrat

Party Lean Trend

How Ector County's partisan lean has shifted over time

Party Lean Trend

Recency-weighted lean across general elections

72%75%78%80%83%2006200820102012201420162018202020222024
R territory
D territory
50% line

Ballot Composition

Contested and uncontested general election races

715223018826200612315200815520201012719201218523201410515201617421201812618202012122022106162024
ContestedUncontested

Standout Performers

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

President/Vice-President29.1% actual19.5% exp
President/Vice-President70.9% actual80.5% exp
Railroad Commissioner27.4% actual19.5% exp
Railroad Commissioner72.6% actual80.5% exp
+6.4
U. S. Senator30.5% actual24.1% exp
-6.4
U. S. Senator69.5% actual75.9% exp
+5.9
Attorney General30.0% actual24.1% exp
-5.9
Attorney General70.0% actual75.9% exp
+5.6
Commissioner of Agriculture29.7% actual24.1% exp
-5.6
Commissioner of Agriculture70.3% actual75.9% exp
+5.4
Lieutenant Governor29.5% actual24.1% exp
-5.4
Lieutenant Governor70.5% actual75.9% exp
+5.2
Railroad Commissioner27.9% actual22.7% exp
Railroad Commissioner72.1% actual77.3% exp
+4.1
Governor23.7% actual19.6% exp
-4.1
Governor76.3% actual80.4% exp
+3.6
Comptroller of Public Accounts27.7% actual24.1% exp
-3.6
Comptroller of Public Accounts72.3% actual75.9% exp
+3.6
Commissioner of the General Land Office27.7% actual24.1% exp
Commissioner of the General Land Office72.3% actual75.9% exp

Election History

Voting totals by election, most recent first

Top Contested Races

Highest-turnout contested races in Ector County

U. S. SENATOR
2020RepublicanJOHN CORNYN31,711 votes
RAILROAD COMMISSIONER
2020RepublicanJAMES "JIM" WRIGHT31,451 votes
CHIEF JUSTICE, SUPREME COURT
2020RepublicanNATHAN HECHT31,061 votes
U. S. REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT 11
2020RepublicanAUGUST PFLUGER31,848 votes
JUSTICE, SUPREME COURT, PLACE 6 - UNEXPIRED TERM
2020RepublicanJANE BLAND32,239 votes
JUSTICE, SUPREME COURT, PLACE 7
2020RepublicanJEFF BOYD31,386 votes
JUSTICE, SUPREME COURT, PLACE 8
2020RepublicanBRETT BUSBY31,148 votes
JUDGE, COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS PLACE 4
2020RepublicanKEVIN PATRICK YEARY32,007 votes
JUDGE, COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS PLACE 3
2020RepublicanBERT RICHARDSON31,776 votes
JUDGE, COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS PLACE 9
2020RepublicanDAVID NEWELL32,129 votes
MEMBER, STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION, DISTRICT 1
2020DemocratGEORGINA PEREZ11,427 votes
PRESIDENT/VICE-PRESIDENT
2024RepublicanDONALD J. TRUMP/JD VANCE32,429 votes
U. S. SENATOR
2024RepublicanTED CRUZ30,729 votes
RAILROAD COMMISSIONER
2024RepublicanCHRISTI CRADDICK30,179 votes
JUSTICE, SUPREME COURT, PLACE 2
2024RepublicanJIMMY BLACKLOCK31,758 votes
PRESIDING JUDGE, COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS
2024RepublicanDAVID J. SCHENCK31,601 votes
JUSTICE, SUPREME COURT, PLACE 6
2024RepublicanJANE BLAND30,793 votes
JUSTICE, SUPREME COURT, PLACE 4
2024RepublicanJOHN DEVINE31,543 votes
JUDGE, COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS, PLACE 7
2024RepublicanGINA PARKER31,669 votes