County Profile

El Paso County

Election results and voting trends

2,686,551
Total Votes
50
Elections Covered
10
General Elections

Voting Trends

R vs D turnout over time

Primary Turnout

R vs D primary voters in El Paso County

030K60K90K120K20062008201020122014201620182020202220242026
Republican
Democrat

Runoff Turnout

R vs D runoff voters in El Paso County

013K25K38K50K2006200820102012201420162018202020222024
Republican
Democrat

General Election

Highest-turnout race per year in El Paso County

0125K250K375K500K2006200820102012201420162018202020222024
Republican
Democrat

Party Lean Trend

How El Paso County's partisan lean has shifted over time

Party Lean Trend

Recency-weighted lean across general elections

26%30%35%39%43%2006200820102012201420162018202020222024
R territory
D territory
50% line

Ballot Composition

Contested and uncontested general election races

102029392014342006161329200821930201017173420121911302014121729201617122920181714312020191920221418322024
ContestedUncontested

Standout Performers

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

U. S. Senator51.1% actual60.2% exp
U. S. Senator48.9% actual39.8% exp
-7.9
Governor52.3% actual60.2% exp
+7.9
Governor47.7% actual39.8% exp
-5.8
Comptroller of Public Accounts54.4% actual60.2% exp
+5.8
Comptroller of Public Accounts45.6% actual39.8% exp
U. S. Senator57.6% actual63.0% exp
+5.4
U. S. Senator42.4% actual37.0% exp
Attorney General56.2% actual61.3% exp
+5.1
Attorney General43.8% actual38.7% exp
PRESIDENT/VICE-PRESIDENT57.7% actual62.5% exp
PRESIDENT/VICE-PRESIDENT42.3% actual37.5% exp
RAILROAD COMMISSIONER 57.9% actual62.5% exp
RAILROAD COMMISSIONER 42.1% actual37.5% exp
Lieutenant Governor56.2% actual60.2% exp
Lieutenant Governor43.8% actual39.8% exp
-3.8
Attorney General56.4% actual60.2% exp
+3.8
Attorney General43.6% actual39.8% exp
-3.5
RAILROAD COMMISSIONER 62.9% actual66.4% exp
RAILROAD COMMISSIONER 37.1% actual33.6% exp

Election History

Voting totals by election, most recent first

Top Contested Races

Highest-turnout contested races in El Paso County

U. S. SENATOR
2020RepublicanJOHN CORNYN80,021 votes
CHIEF JUSTICE, SUPREME COURT
2020RepublicanNATHAN HECHT79,262 votes
STATE SENATOR, DISTRICT 29
2020DemocratCÉSAR J BLANCO173,636 votes
JUSTICE, SUPREME COURT, PLACE 7
2020RepublicanJEFF BOYD80,309 votes
JUSTICE, SUPREME COURT, PLACE 6 - UNEXPIRED TERM
2020RepublicanJANE BLAND85,473 votes
RAILROAD COMMISSIONER
2020RepublicanJAMES "JIM" WRIGHT81,614 votes
CHIEF JUSTICE, 8TH COURT OF APPEALS DISTRICT
2020DemocratYVONNE RODRIGUEZ176,409 votes
JUSTICE, SUPREME COURT, PLACE 8
2020RepublicanBRETT BUSBY78,073 votes
MEMBER, STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION, DISTRICT 1
2020DemocratGEORGINA PEREZ172,571 votes
JUDGE, COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS PLACE 3
2020RepublicanBERT RICHARDSON83,469 votes
JUDGE, COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS PLACE 4
2020RepublicanKEVIN PATRICK YEARY84,435 votes
JUDGE, COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS PLACE 9
2020RepublicanDAVID NEWELL85,558 votes
DISTRICT JUDGE, 383RD JUDICIAL DISTRICT
2020DemocratLYDA NESS GARCIA166,146 votes
PRESIDENT/VICE-PRESIDENT
2024RepublicanDONALD J. TRUMP/JD VANCE105,124 votes
U. S. SENATOR
2024RepublicanTED CRUZ92,997 votes
U. S. REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT 16
2020DemocratVERONICA ESCOBAR154,108 votes
RAILROAD COMMISSIONER
2024RepublicanCHRISTI CRADDICK85,525 votes
JUSTICE, SUPREME COURT, PLACE 6
2024RepublicanJANE BLAND88,157 votes
JUSTICE, SUPREME COURT, PLACE 2
2024RepublicanJIMMY BLACKLOCK96,748 votes