County Profile

Kenedy County

Election results and voting trends

3,706
Total Votes
47
Elections Covered
10
General Elections

Voting Trends

R vs D turnout over time

Primary Turnout

R vs D primary voters in Kenedy County

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Republican
Democrat

Runoff Turnout

R vs D runoff voters in Kenedy County

0306090120200620082010201220142016201820202022
Republican
Democrat

General Election

Highest-turnout race per year in Kenedy County

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Republican
Democrat

Party Lean Trend

How Kenedy County's partisan lean has shifted over time

Party Lean Trend

Recency-weighted lean across general elections

42%50%57%65%72%50%2006200820102012201420162018202020222024
R territory
D territory
50% line

Ballot Composition

Contested and uncontested general election races

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ContestedUncontested

Standout Performers

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

+16.7
COMMISSIONER OF THE GENERAL LAND OFFICE54.3% actual37.6% exp
-16.7
COMMISSIONER OF THE GENERAL LAND OFFICE45.7% actual62.4% exp
-15.2
Governor33.9% actual49.1% exp
+15.2
Governor66.1% actual50.9% exp
COMPTROLLER OF PUBLIC ACCOUNTS24.8% actual37.6% exp
-12.8
LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR24.8% actual37.6% exp
+12.8
COMPTROLLER OF PUBLIC ACCOUNTS75.2% actual62.4% exp
+12.8
LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR75.2% actual62.4% exp
-12.2
RAILROAD COMMISSIONER 25.4% actual37.6% exp
+12.2
RAILROAD COMMISSIONER 74.6% actual62.4% exp
PRESIDENT/VICE-PRESIDENT33.9% actual45.7% exp
PRESIDENT/VICE-PRESIDENT66.1% actual54.3% exp
-11.4
Governor38.2% actual49.6% exp
+11.4
Governor61.8% actual50.4% exp
-10.5
Commissioner of the General Land Office38.6% actual49.1% exp
+10.5
Commissioner of the General Land Office61.4% actual50.9% exp
U. S. Senator39.4% actual49.6% exp
U. S. Senator60.6% actual50.4% exp
-9.8
GOVERNOR27.8% actual37.6% exp
+9.8
GOVERNOR72.2% actual62.4% exp

Election History

Voting totals by election, most recent first

Top Contested Races

Highest-turnout contested races in Kenedy County

District Judge, 105th Judicial District
2010RepublicanAngelica Hernandez56 votes
U. S. Representative District 27
2010RepublicanR. Blake Farenthold83 votes
President/Vice-President
Governor
2010RepublicanRick Perry109 votes
U. S. Representative District 27
2008DemocratSolomon P. Ortiz112 votes
District Attorney for Kleberg and Kenedy Counties
2008RepublicanJohn T. Hubert125 votes
U. S. Senator
2008RepublicanJohn Cornyn90 votes
President/Vice-President
2008DemocratHillary Clinton121 votes
President, Senatorial District 27
2008DemocratHillary Clinton121 votes
Lieutenant Governor
2010RepublicanDavid Dewhurst93 votes
Justice, Supreme Court, Place 8
2008RepublicanPhil Johnson74 votes
Attorney General
2010RepublicanGreg Abbott111 votes
District Attorney for Kleberg and Kenedy Counties
2016RepublicanJohn T. Hubert94 votes
Member, State Board of Education, District 2
2008DemocratMary Helen Berlanga108 votes
Judge, Court of Criminal Appeals Place 3
2008RepublicanTom Price84 votes
U. S. Senator
2018RepublicanTed Cruz100 votes
Judge, Court of Criminal Appeals Place 4
2008RepublicanPaul Womack80 votes
Railroad Commissioner
2008RepublicanMichael L. Williams88 votes