County Profile

Jefferson County

Election results and voting trends

1,174,859
Total Votes
48
Elections Covered
10
General Elections

Voting Trends

R vs D turnout over time

Primary Turnout

R vs D primary voters in Jefferson County

013K25K38K50K20062008201020122014201620182020202220242026
Republican
Democrat

Runoff Turnout

R vs D runoff voters in Jefferson County

05K10K15K20K2006200820102012201420162018202020222024
Republican
Democrat

General Election

Highest-turnout race per year in Jefferson County

025K50K75K100K2006200820102012201420162018202020222024
Republican
Democrat

Party Lean Trend

How Jefferson County's partisan lean has shifted over time

Party Lean Trend

Recency-weighted lean across general elections

47%50%54%57%60%50%2006200820102012201420162018202020222024
R territory
D territory
50% line

Ballot Composition

Contested and uncontested general election races

8172533209292006125172008169252010145192012235282014114152016171027201813417202020202022116172024
ContestedUncontested

Standout Performers

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

+10.8
Railroad Commissioner57.7% actual46.9% exp
Railroad Commissioner42.3% actual53.1% exp
+7.0
Governor48.8% actual41.8% exp
-7.0
Governor51.2% actual58.2% exp
+5.5
Railroad Commissioner53.7% actual48.2% exp
Railroad Commissioner46.3% actual51.8% exp
U. S. Senator51.8% actual46.9% exp
-4.9
U. S. Senator48.2% actual53.1% exp
+4.9
Railroad Commissioner55.6% actual50.7% exp
Railroad Commissioner44.4% actual49.3% exp
+4.5
Railroad Commissioner46.3% actual41.8% exp
-4.5
Railroad Commissioner53.7% actual58.2% exp
President/Vice-President51.1% actual46.9% exp
President/Vice-President48.9% actual53.1% exp
+3.8
Commissioner of Agriculture45.6% actual41.8% exp
-3.8
Commissioner of Agriculture54.4% actual58.2% exp
U. S. Senator46.9% actual50.7% exp
U. S. Senator53.1% actual49.3% exp
+3.6
U. S. Senator51.8% actual48.2% exp
-3.6
U. S. Senator48.2% actual51.8% exp

Election History

Voting totals by election, most recent first

Top Contested Races

Highest-turnout contested races in Jefferson County

U. S. SENATOR
2020RepublicanJOHN CORNYN46,928 votes
U. S. REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT 14
2020RepublicanRANDY WEBER48,160 votes
CHIEF JUSTICE, SUPREME COURT
2020RepublicanNATHAN HECHT45,409 votes
JUSTICE, SUPREME COURT, PLACE 7
2020RepublicanJEFF BOYD45,815 votes
JUSTICE, SUPREME COURT, PLACE 8
2020RepublicanBRETT BUSBY45,787 votes
JUSTICE, SUPREME COURT, PLACE 6 - UNEXPIRED TERM
2020RepublicanJANE BLAND47,005 votes
RAILROAD COMMISSIONER
2020RepublicanJAMES "JIM" WRIGHT46,241 votes
STATE SENATOR, DISTRICT 4
2020RepublicanBRANDON CREIGHTON46,195 votes
JUDGE, COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS PLACE 3
2020RepublicanBERT RICHARDSON46,414 votes
JUDGE, COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS PLACE 4
2020RepublicanKEVIN PATRICK YEARY46,329 votes
JUDGE, COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS PLACE 9
2020RepublicanDAVID NEWELL46,575 votes
President/Vice-President
2012RepublicanMitt Romney/ Paul Ryan43,242 votes
President/Vice-President
2008RepublicanJohn McCain/ Sarah Palin42,905 votes
U. S. Representative District 14
2012RepublicanRandy Weber35,636 votes
President/Vice-President
2016RepublicanDonald J. Trump / Mike Pence42,862 votes
U. S. Senator
2012RepublicanTed Cruz41,337 votes
District Judge, 136th Judicial District
PRESIDENT/VICE-PRESIDENT
2024RepublicanDONALD J. TRUMP/JD VANCE46,596 votes
District Judge, 136th Judicial District
2016DemocratBaylor Wortham47,807 votes