County Profile

Galveston County

Election results and voting trends

1,595,720
Total Votes
50
Elections Covered
10
General Elections

Voting Trends

R vs D turnout over time

Primary Turnout

R vs D primary voters in Galveston County

013K25K38K50K20062008201020122014201620182020202220242026
Republican
Democrat

Runoff Turnout

R vs D runoff voters in Galveston County

013K25K38K50K2006200820102012201420162018202020222024
Republican
Democrat

General Election

Highest-turnout race per year in Galveston County

030K60K90K120K2006200820102012201420162018202020222024
Republican
Democrat

Party Lean Trend

How Galveston County's partisan lean has shifted over time

Party Lean Trend

Recency-weighted lean across general elections

52%56%60%63%67%2006200820102012201420162018202020222024
R territory
D territory
50% line

Ballot Composition

Contested and uncontested general election races

102030402510352006213242008262820102542920122172820141642020162843220182122202024242022215262024
ContestedUncontested

Standout Performers

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

+4.9
Governor42.0% actual37.1% exp
-4.9
Governor58.0% actual62.9% exp
U. S. Senator40.8% actual45.7% exp
U. S. Senator59.2% actual54.3% exp
Attorney General32.3% actual37.1% exp
+4.8
Attorney General67.7% actual62.9% exp
-4.4
Commissioner of the General Land Office32.7% actual37.1% exp
Commissioner of the General Land Office67.3% actual62.9% exp
President/Vice-President40.2% actual44.4% exp
President/Vice-President59.8% actual55.6% exp
U. S. Senator32.4% actual36.1% exp
+3.7
U. S. Senator67.6% actual63.9% exp
Lieutenant Governor33.8% actual37.1% exp
Lieutenant Governor66.2% actual62.9% exp
-3.3
Attorney General42.4% actual45.7% exp
+3.3
Attorney General57.6% actual54.3% exp
+3.2
U. S. Senator40.0% actual36.8% exp
-3.2
U. S. Senator60.0% actual63.2% exp
+2.9
Commissioner of Agriculture39.7% actual36.8% exp
-2.9
Commissioner of Agriculture60.3% actual63.2% exp

Election History

Voting totals by election, most recent first

Top Contested Races

Highest-turnout contested races in Galveston County

PRESIDENT/VICE-PRESIDENT
2024RepublicanDONALD J. TRUMP/JD VANCE100,295 votes
U. S. SENATOR
2024RepublicanTED CRUZ95,114 votes
U. S. REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT 14
2024RepublicanRANDY WEBER103,123 votes
JUSTICE, SUPREME COURT, PLACE 2
2024RepublicanJIMMY BLACKLOCK102,226 votes
RAILROAD COMMISSIONER
2024RepublicanCHRISTI CRADDICK97,680 votes
JUSTICE, SUPREME COURT, PLACE 4
2024RepublicanJOHN DEVINE100,693 votes
JUSTICE, SUPREME COURT, PLACE 6
2024RepublicanJANE BLAND98,841 votes
PRESIDING JUDGE, COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS
2024RepublicanDAVID J. SCHENCK101,968 votes
JUDGE, COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS, PLACE 7
2024RepublicanGINA PARKER102,101 votes
JUDGE, COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS, PLACE 8
2024RepublicanLEE FINLEY102,447 votes
JUSTICE, 1ST COURT OF APPEALS DISTRICT, PLACE 2
2024RepublicanJENNIFER CAUGHEY101,824 votes
JUSTICE, 1ST COURT OF APPEALS DISTRICT, PLACE 6
2024RepublicanANDREW JOHNSON100,987 votes
JUSTICE, 1ST COURT OF APPEALS DISTRICT, PLACE 7
2024RepublicanCLINT MORGAN100,529 votes
JUSTICE, 1ST COURT OF APPEALS DISTRICT, PLACE 8
2024RepublicanKRISTIN M. GUINEY101,057 votes
U. S. SENATOR
2020RepublicanJOHN CORNYN94,317 votes
JUSTICE, 14TH COURT OF APPEALS DISTRICT, PLACE 3
2024RepublicanCHAD BRIDGES101,564 votes
JUSTICE, 1ST COURT OF APPEALS DISTRICT, PLACE 9
2024RepublicanSUSANNA DOKUPIL100,524 votes
JUSTICE, 14TH COURT OF APPEALS DISTRICT, PLACE 4
2024RepublicanTONYA MCLAUGHLIN101,548 votes
U. S. REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT 14
2020RepublicanRANDY WEBER97,136 votes