County Profile

Houston County

Election results and voting trends

125,416
Total Votes
46
Elections Covered
10
General Elections

Voting Trends

R vs D turnout over time

Primary Turnout

R vs D primary voters in Houston County

03K5K8K10K20062008201020122014201620182020202220242026
Republican
Democrat

Runoff Turnout

R vs D runoff voters in Houston County

01K3K4K5K200620082010201220142016201820202022
Republican
Democrat

General Election

Highest-turnout race per year in Houston County

03K5K8K10K2006200820102012201420162018202020222024
Republican
Democrat

Party Lean Trend

How Houston County's partisan lean has shifted over time

Party Lean Trend

Recency-weighted lean across general elections

64%68%73%77%81%2006200820102012201420162018202020222024
R territory
D territory
50% line

Ballot Composition

Contested and uncontested general election races

613192520222200611415200817182010135182012172192014881620161718201813417202016162022105152024
ContestedUncontested

Standout Performers

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

+7.1
Railroad Commissioner40.6% actual33.5% exp
Railroad Commissioner59.4% actual66.5% exp
+7.0
Governor35.4% actual28.4% exp
-7.0
Governor64.6% actual71.6% exp
+6.6
Railroad Commissioner40.0% actual33.4% exp
Railroad Commissioner60.0% actual66.6% exp
U. S. Senator18.9% actual23.5% exp
+4.6
U. S. Senator81.1% actual76.5% exp
Lieutenant Governor19.2% actual23.5% exp
+4.3
Lieutenant Governor80.8% actual76.5% exp
U. S. Senator29.4% actual33.4% exp
U. S. Senator70.6% actual66.6% exp
Governor19.6% actual23.5% exp
+3.9
Governor80.4% actual76.5% exp
Attorney General25.0% actual28.4% exp
+3.4
Attorney General75.0% actual71.6% exp
-3.0
Commissioner of the General Land Office25.4% actual28.4% exp
Commissioner of the General Land Office74.6% actual71.6% exp
-2.7
Commissioner of the General Land Office20.8% actual23.5% exp
Commissioner of the General Land Office79.2% actual76.5% exp

Election History

Voting totals by election, most recent first

Top Contested Races

Highest-turnout contested races in Houston County

U. S. REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT 8
2020RepublicanKEVIN BRADY7,066 votes
U. S. SENATOR
2020RepublicanJOHN CORNYN6,984 votes
STATE REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT 57
2020RepublicanTRENT ASHBY7,244 votes
U. S. SENATOR
2024RepublicanTED CRUZ7,033 votes
RAILROAD COMMISSIONER
2020RepublicanJAMES "JIM" WRIGHT6,972 votes
JUSTICE, SUPREME COURT, PLACE 8
2020RepublicanBRETT BUSBY6,944 votes
JUSTICE, SUPREME COURT, PLACE 7
2020RepublicanJEFF BOYD6,881 votes
CHIEF JUSTICE, SUPREME COURT
2020RepublicanNATHAN HECHT6,867 votes
JUDGE, COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS PLACE 3
2020RepublicanBERT RICHARDSON6,962 votes
JUSTICE, SUPREME COURT, PLACE 6 - UNEXPIRED TERM
2020RepublicanJANE BLAND7,009 votes
JUDGE, COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS PLACE 4
2020RepublicanKEVIN PATRICK YEARY6,938 votes
JUDGE, COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS PLACE 9
2020RepublicanDAVID NEWELL6,964 votes
U. S. REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT 17
2024RepublicanPETE SESSIONS7,169 votes
RAILROAD COMMISSIONER
2024RepublicanCHRISTI CRADDICK6,876 votes
JUSTICE, SUPREME COURT, PLACE 2
2024RepublicanJIMMY BLACKLOCK7,104 votes
JUSTICE, SUPREME COURT, PLACE 4
2024RepublicanJOHN DEVINE7,018 votes
JUSTICE, SUPREME COURT, PLACE 6
2024RepublicanJANE BLAND6,898 votes
PRESIDING JUDGE, COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS
2024RepublicanDAVID J. SCHENCK6,969 votes