County Profile

Hemphill County

Election results and voting trends

26,869
Total Votes
47
Elections Covered
10
General Elections

Voting Trends

R vs D turnout over time

Primary Turnout

R vs D primary voters in Hemphill County

05001K2K2K20062008201020122014201620182020202220242026
Republican
Democrat

Runoff Turnout

R vs D runoff voters in Hemphill County

02505007501K200620082010201220142016201820202022
Republican
Democrat

General Election

Highest-turnout race per year in Hemphill County

05001K2K2K2006200820102012201420162018202020222024
Republican
Democrat

Party Lean Trend

How Hemphill County's partisan lean has shifted over time

Party Lean Trend

Recency-weighted lean across general elections

78%82%86%90%94%2006200820102012201420162018202020222024
R territory
D territory
50% line

Ballot Composition

Contested and uncontested general election races

71421281952420061131420081531820101251720121822020149413201617320201812416202013132022105152024
ContestedUncontested

Standout Performers

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

+17.5
Lieutenant Governor28.5% actual11.0% exp
-17.5
Lieutenant Governor71.5% actual89.0% exp
+13.3
Governor27.2% actual13.9% exp
-13.3
Governor72.8% actual86.1% exp
+6.7
Railroad Commissioner26.2% actual19.5% exp
Railroad Commissioner73.8% actual80.5% exp
+5.5
Commissioner of Agriculture25.0% actual19.5% exp
-5.5
Commissioner of Agriculture75.0% actual80.5% exp
+5.0
Attorney General16.0% actual11.0% exp
-5.0
Attorney General84.0% actual89.0% exp
-4.4
Comptroller of Public Accounts15.1% actual19.5% exp
+4.4
Comptroller of Public Accounts84.9% actual80.5% exp
+3.5
LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR14.9% actual11.4% exp
-3.5
LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR85.1% actual88.6% exp
Commissioner of the General Land Office22.6% actual19.5% exp
Commissioner of the General Land Office77.4% actual80.5% exp
+2.6
Commissioner of Agriculture13.6% actual11.0% exp
-2.6
Commissioner of Agriculture86.4% actual89.0% exp
President/Vice-President13.8% actual16.3% exp
President/Vice-President86.2% actual83.7% exp

Election History

Voting totals by election, most recent first

Top Contested Races

Highest-turnout contested races in Hemphill County

President/Vice-President
U. S. REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT 13
2020RepublicanRONNY JACKSON1,472 votes
U. S. SENATOR
2020RepublicanJOHN CORNYN1,465 votes
RAILROAD COMMISSIONER
2020RepublicanJAMES "JIM" WRIGHT1,441 votes
JUSTICE, SUPREME COURT, PLACE 8
2020RepublicanBRETT BUSBY1,462 votes
JUSTICE, SUPREME COURT, PLACE 7
2020RepublicanJEFF BOYD1,449 votes
CHIEF JUSTICE, SUPREME COURT
2020RepublicanNATHAN HECHT1,434 votes
MEMBER, STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION, DISTRICT 15
2020RepublicanJAY JOHNSON1,452 votes
JUSTICE, SUPREME COURT, PLACE 6 - UNEXPIRED TERM
2020RepublicanJANE BLAND1,474 votes
JUDGE, COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS PLACE 3
2020RepublicanBERT RICHARDSON1,456 votes
JUDGE, COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS PLACE 4
2020RepublicanKEVIN PATRICK YEARY1,448 votes
JUDGE, COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS PLACE 9
2020RepublicanDAVID NEWELL1,453 votes
U. S. Representative District 13
2016RepublicanMac Thornberry1,487 votes
U. S. SENATOR
2024RepublicanTED CRUZ1,380 votes
Railroad Commissioner
2016RepublicanWayne Christian1,306 votes
President/Vice-President
2008RepublicanJohn McCain/ Sarah Palin1,345 votes
Justice, Supreme Court, Place 3
2016RepublicanDebra Lehrmann1,308 votes
U. S. Representative District 13
2008RepublicanMac Thornberry1,343 votes