County Profile

Jackson County

Election results and voting trends

78,646
Total Votes
50
Elections Covered
10
General Elections

Voting Trends

R vs D turnout over time

Primary Turnout

R vs D primary voters in Jackson County

01K3K4K5K20062008201020122014201620182020202220242026
Republican
Democrat

Runoff Turnout

R vs D runoff voters in Jackson County

05001K2K2K2006200820102012201420162018202020222024
Republican
Democrat

General Election

Highest-turnout race per year in Jackson County

03K5K8K10K2006200820102012201420162018202020222024
Republican
Democrat

Party Lean Trend

How Jackson County's partisan lean has shifted over time

Party Lean Trend

Recency-weighted lean across general elections

58%66%75%83%91%2006200820102012201420162018202020222024
R territory
D territory
50% line

Ballot Composition

Contested and uncontested general election races

714222919625200611415200816319201017320201218321201412416201621223201815217202016162022162182024
ContestedUncontested

Standout Performers

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

+11.6
Governor37.9% actual26.3% exp
-11.6
Governor62.1% actual73.7% exp
U. S. Senator27.6% actual36.9% exp
U. S. Senator72.4% actual63.1% exp
Lieutenant Governor28.2% actual36.9% exp
Lieutenant Governor71.8% actual63.1% exp
-8.7
Attorney General28.2% actual36.9% exp
+8.7
Attorney General71.8% actual63.1% exp
+8.0
Governor44.9% actual36.9% exp
-8.0
Governor55.1% actual63.1% exp
-7.5
Comptroller of Public Accounts29.4% actual36.9% exp
+7.5
Comptroller of Public Accounts70.6% actual63.1% exp
U. S. Senator14.4% actual20.8% exp
+6.4
U. S. Senator85.6% actual79.2% exp
President/Vice-President25.9% actual31.9% exp
President/Vice-President74.1% actual68.1% exp
+5.7
Railroad Commissioner42.6% actual36.9% exp
Railroad Commissioner57.4% actual63.1% exp
Attorney General20.7% actual26.3% exp
+5.6
Attorney General79.3% actual73.7% exp

Election History

Voting totals by election, most recent first

Top Contested Races

Highest-turnout contested races in Jackson County

U. S. SENATOR
2020RepublicanJOHN CORNYN5,167 votes
U. S. SENATOR
2024RepublicanTED CRUZ5,222 votes
U. S. REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT 27
2020RepublicanMICHAEL CLOUD5,276 votes
RAILROAD COMMISSIONER
2020RepublicanJAMES "JIM" WRIGHT5,152 votes
U. S. REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT 27
2024RepublicanMICHAEL CLOUD5,398 votes
CHIEF JUSTICE, SUPREME COURT
2020RepublicanNATHAN HECHT5,144 votes
JUSTICE, SUPREME COURT, PLACE 8
2020RepublicanBRETT BUSBY5,184 votes
STATE REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT 85
2020RepublicanPHIL STEPHENSON5,128 votes
JUSTICE, SUPREME COURT, PLACE 6 - UNEXPIRED TERM
2020RepublicanJANE BLAND5,254 votes
STATE SENATOR, DISTRICT 18
2020RepublicanLOIS W. KOLKHORST5,279 votes
JUSTICE, SUPREME COURT, PLACE 7
2020RepublicanJEFF BOYD5,168 votes
JUDGE, COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS PLACE 3
2020RepublicanBERT RICHARDSON5,212 votes
JUDGE, COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS PLACE 4
2020RepublicanKEVIN PATRICK YEARY5,228 votes
JUSTICE, SUPREME COURT, PLACE 6
2024RepublicanJANE BLAND5,248 votes
JUSTICE, SUPREME COURT, PLACE 2
2024RepublicanJIMMY BLACKLOCK5,368 votes
PRESIDING JUDGE, COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS
2024RepublicanDAVID J. SCHENCK5,320 votes
JUSTICE, SUPREME COURT, PLACE 4
2024RepublicanJOHN DEVINE5,337 votes
RAILROAD COMMISSIONER
2024RepublicanCHRISTI CRADDICK5,150 votes