County Profile

Fayette County

Election results and voting trends

186,538
Total Votes
50
Elections Covered
10
General Elections

Voting Trends

R vs D turnout over time

Primary Turnout

R vs D primary voters in Fayette County

03K5K8K10K20062008201020122014201620182020202220242026
Republican
Democrat

Runoff Turnout

R vs D runoff voters in Fayette County

03K5K8K10K2006200820102012201420162018202020222024
Republican
Democrat

General Election

Highest-turnout race per year in Fayette County

05K10K15K20K2006200820102012201420162018202020222024
Republican
Democrat

Party Lean Trend

How Fayette County's partisan lean has shifted over time

Party Lean Trend

Recency-weighted lean across general elections

62%68%74%80%86%2006200820102012201420162018202020222024
R territory
D territory
50% line

Ballot Composition

Contested and uncontested general election races

7142128232420061212200819192010162182012172192014122142016202120181415202016162022124162024
ContestedUncontested

Standout Performers

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

+9.6
Governor42.0% actual32.4% exp
-9.6
Governor58.0% actual67.6% exp
+8.9
Railroad Commissioner41.3% actual32.4% exp
Railroad Commissioner58.7% actual67.6% exp
Attorney General18.7% actual27.2% exp
+8.5
Attorney General81.3% actual72.8% exp
Lieutenant Governor19.8% actual27.2% exp
Lieutenant Governor80.2% actual72.8% exp
U. S. Senator16.4% actual22.6% exp
+6.2
U. S. Senator83.6% actual77.4% exp
President/Vice-President28.4% actual34.6% exp
President/Vice-President71.6% actual65.4% exp
U. S. Senator28.9% actual34.6% exp
+5.7
U. S. Senator71.1% actual65.4% exp
Lieutenant Governor26.7% actual32.4% exp
Lieutenant Governor73.3% actual67.6% exp
U. S. Senator26.9% actual32.4% exp
U. S. Senator73.1% actual67.6% exp
+5.3
Governor32.5% actual27.2% exp
-5.3
Governor67.5% actual72.8% exp

Election History

Voting totals by election, most recent first

Top Contested Races

Highest-turnout contested races in Fayette County

PRESIDENT/VICE-PRESIDENT
2024RepublicanDONALD J. TRUMP/JD VANCE10,699 votes
U. S. SENATOR
2024RepublicanTED CRUZ10,408 votes
U. S. REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT 10
2024RepublicanMICHAEL T. MCCAUL10,689 votes
RAILROAD COMMISSIONER
2024RepublicanCHRISTI CRADDICK10,375 votes
JUSTICE, SUPREME COURT, PLACE 2
2024RepublicanJIMMY BLACKLOCK10,640 votes
JUSTICE, SUPREME COURT, PLACE 6
2024RepublicanJANE BLAND10,390 votes
U. S. SENATOR
2020RepublicanJOHN CORNYN10,056 votes
MEMBER, STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION, DISTRICT 10
2024RepublicanTOM MAYNARD10,521 votes
PRESIDING JUDGE, COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS
2024RepublicanDAVID J. SCHENCK10,512 votes
JUDGE, COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS, PLACE 8
2024RepublicanLEE FINLEY10,642 votes
U. S. REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT 10
2020RepublicanMICHAEL MCCAUL10,195 votes
JUSTICE, SUPREME COURT, PLACE 4
2024RepublicanJOHN DEVINE10,437 votes
JUDGE, COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS, PLACE 7
2024RepublicanGINA PARKER10,520 votes
RAILROAD COMMISSIONER
2020RepublicanJAMES "JIM" WRIGHT9,957 votes
JUSTICE, 3RD COURT OF APPEALS DISTRICT, PLACE 2
2024DemocratMAGGIE ELLIS2,341 votes
STATE SENATOR, DISTRICT 18
2020RepublicanLOIS W. KOLKHORST10,472 votes
CHIEF JUSTICE, SUPREME COURT
2020RepublicanNATHAN HECHT9,943 votes
JUSTICE, SUPREME COURT, PLACE 8
2020RepublicanBRETT BUSBY10,034 votes
JUSTICE, SUPREME COURT, PLACE 7
2020RepublicanJEFF BOYD10,008 votes