County Profile

Grimes County

Election results and voting trends

149,725
Total Votes
51
Elections Covered
10
General Elections

Voting Trends

R vs D turnout over time

Primary Turnout

R vs D primary voters in Grimes County

03K5K8K10K20062008201020122014201620182020202220242026
Republican
Democrat

Runoff Turnout

R vs D runoff voters in Grimes County

01K3K4K5K2006200820102012201420162018202020222024
Republican
Democrat

General Election

Highest-turnout race per year in Grimes County

05K10K15K20K2006200820102012201420162018202020222024
Republican
Democrat

Party Lean Trend

How Grimes County's partisan lean has shifted over time

Party Lean Trend

Recency-weighted lean across general elections

54%62%70%77%85%2006200820102012201420162018202020222024
R territory
D territory
50% line

Ballot Composition

Contested and uncontested general election races

9182736229312006173202008222320102252720122032320141351820162728201816420202019192022213242024
ContestedUncontested

Standout Performers

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

Attorney General24.0% actual32.5% exp
+8.5
Attorney General76.0% actual67.5% exp
U. S. Senator33.2% actual41.5% exp
U. S. Senator66.8% actual58.5% exp
President/Vice-President32.7% actual40.9% exp
President/Vice-President67.3% actual59.1% exp
Lieutenant Governor25.4% actual32.5% exp
Lieutenant Governor74.6% actual67.5% exp
-7.1
Commissioner of the General Land Office25.4% actual32.5% exp
Commissioner of the General Land Office74.6% actual67.5% exp
Lieutenant Governor34.7% actual41.5% exp
Lieutenant Governor65.3% actual58.5% exp
U. S. Senator34.9% actual40.9% exp
+6.0
U. S. Senator65.1% actual59.1% exp
+5.8
Governor38.3% actual32.5% exp
-5.8
Governor61.7% actual67.5% exp
-5.8
Commissioner of Agriculture26.7% actual32.5% exp
+5.8
Commissioner of Agriculture73.3% actual67.5% exp
-5.2
Attorney General36.3% actual41.5% exp
+5.2
Attorney General63.7% actual58.5% exp

Election History

Voting totals by election, most recent first

Top Contested Races

Highest-turnout contested races in Grimes County

PRESIDENT/VICE-PRESIDENT
2024RepublicanDONALD J. TRUMP/JD VANCE11,197 votes
U. S. SENATOR
2024RepublicanTED CRUZ10,830 votes
U. S. REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT 10
2024RepublicanMICHAEL T. MCCAUL11,037 votes
JUSTICE, SUPREME COURT, PLACE 2
2024RepublicanJIMMY BLACKLOCK11,227 votes
RAILROAD COMMISSIONER
2024RepublicanCHRISTI CRADDICK10,897 votes
PRESIDING JUDGE, COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS
2024RepublicanDAVID J. SCHENCK11,199 votes
JUSTICE, SUPREME COURT, PLACE 4
2024RepublicanJOHN DEVINE11,135 votes
JUSTICE, SUPREME COURT, PLACE 6
2024RepublicanJANE BLAND10,946 votes
STATE REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT 12
2024RepublicanTREY WHARTON11,175 votes
JUDGE, COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS, PLACE 7
2024RepublicanGINA PARKER11,176 votes
JUDGE, COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS, PLACE 8
2024RepublicanLEE FINLEY11,225 votes
JUSTICE, 1ST COURT OF APPEALS DISTRICT, PLACE 2
2024RepublicanJENNIFER CAUGHEY11,118 votes
JUSTICE, 1ST COURT OF APPEALS DISTRICT, PLACE 6
2024RepublicanANDREW JOHNSON11,082 votes
JUSTICE, 1ST COURT OF APPEALS DISTRICT, PLACE 7
2024RepublicanCLINT MORGAN11,076 votes
JUSTICE, 1ST COURT OF APPEALS DISTRICT, PLACE 8
2024RepublicanKRISTIN M. GUINEY11,070 votes
JUSTICE, 14TH COURT OF APPEALS DISTRICT, PLACE 3
2024RepublicanCHAD BRIDGES11,105 votes
JUSTICE, 1ST COURT OF APPEALS DISTRICT, PLACE 9
2024RepublicanSUSANNA DOKUPIL11,045 votes
JUSTICE, 14TH COURT OF APPEALS DISTRICT, PLACE 4
2024RepublicanTONYA MCLAUGHLIN11,127 votes
JUSTICE, 14TH COURT OF APPEALS DISTRICT, PLACE 6
2024RepublicanKATY BOATMAN11,069 votes
JUSTICE, 14TH COURT OF APPEALS DISTRICT, PLACE 8
2024RepublicanBRAD HART11,019 votes