County Profile

Gonzales County

Election results and voting trends

100,363
Total Votes
50
Elections Covered
10
General Elections

Voting Trends

R vs D turnout over time

Primary Turnout

R vs D primary voters in Gonzales County

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Republican
Democrat

Runoff Turnout

R vs D runoff voters in Gonzales County

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Republican
Democrat

General Election

Highest-turnout race per year in Gonzales County

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Republican
Democrat

Party Lean Trend

How Gonzales County's partisan lean has shifted over time

Party Lean Trend

Recency-weighted lean across general elections

57%63%70%76%82%2006200820102012201420162018202020222024
R territory
D territory
50% line

Ballot Composition

Contested and uncontested general election races

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ContestedUncontested

Standout Performers

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

U. S. Senator19.5% actual27.2% exp
+7.7
U. S. Senator80.5% actual72.8% exp
Attorney General26.2% actual33.5% exp
+7.3
Attorney General73.8% actual66.5% exp
+7.3
Railroad Commissioner40.6% actual33.3% exp
Railroad Commissioner59.4% actual66.7% exp
+6.7
Governor40.2% actual33.5% exp
-6.7
Governor59.8% actual66.5% exp
-5.4
Comptroller of Public Accounts21.8% actual27.2% exp
+5.4
Comptroller of Public Accounts78.2% actual72.8% exp
-5.1
Commissioner of the General Land Office22.1% actual27.2% exp
Commissioner of the General Land Office77.9% actual72.8% exp
President/Vice-President34.7% actual39.3% exp
President/Vice-President65.3% actual60.7% exp
-4.5
Attorney General22.7% actual27.2% exp
+4.5
Attorney General77.3% actual72.8% exp
-4.4
Comptroller of Public Accounts28.9% actual33.3% exp
+4.4
Comptroller of Public Accounts71.1% actual66.7% exp
U. S. Senator29.0% actual33.3% exp
U. S. Senator71.0% actual66.7% exp

Election History

Voting totals by election, most recent first

Top Contested Races

Highest-turnout contested races in Gonzales County

Justice, 13th Court of Appeals District, Place 3
2016DemocratLeticia Hinojosa4,446 votes
U. S. SENATOR
2024RepublicanTED CRUZ5,607 votes
U. S. SENATOR
2020RepublicanJOHN CORNYN5,617 votes
RAILROAD COMMISSIONER
2020RepublicanJAMES "JIM" WRIGHT5,499 votes
CHIEF JUSTICE, SUPREME COURT
2020RepublicanNATHAN HECHT5,482 votes
JUSTICE, SUPREME COURT, PLACE 7
2020RepublicanJEFF BOYD5,548 votes
JUSTICE, SUPREME COURT, PLACE 6 - UNEXPIRED TERM
2020RepublicanJANE BLAND5,676 votes
JUDGE, COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS PLACE 3
2020RepublicanBERT RICHARDSON5,571 votes
STATE REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT 17
2020RepublicanJOHN P. CYRIER5,666 votes
STATE SENATOR, DISTRICT 18
2020RepublicanLOIS W. KOLKHORST5,688 votes
JUSTICE, SUPREME COURT, PLACE 8
2020RepublicanBRETT BUSBY5,521 votes
JUDGE, COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS PLACE 4
2020RepublicanKEVIN PATRICK YEARY5,603 votes
JUDGE, COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS PLACE 9
2020RepublicanDAVID NEWELL5,628 votes
U. S. REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT 27
2024RepublicanMICHAEL CLOUD5,836 votes
RAILROAD COMMISSIONER
2024RepublicanCHRISTI CRADDICK5,563 votes
JUSTICE, 13TH COURT OF APPEALS DISTRICT, PLACE 6
2020RepublicanCLARISSA SILVA5,644 votes
JUSTICE, 13TH COURT OF APPEALS DISTRICT, PLACE 4 - UNEXPIRED TERM
2020RepublicanJAIME TIJERINA5,594 votes
JUSTICE, SUPREME COURT, PLACE 2
2024RepublicanJIMMY BLACKLOCK5,785 votes