County Profile

Knox County

Election results and voting trends

19,209
Total Votes
47
Elections Covered
10
General Elections

Voting Trends

R vs D turnout over time

Primary Turnout

R vs D primary voters in Knox County

02505007501K20062008201020122014201620182020202220242026
Republican
Democrat

Runoff Turnout

R vs D runoff voters in Knox County

0125250375500200620082010201220142016201820202022
Republican
Democrat

General Election

Highest-turnout race per year in Knox County

05001K2K2K2006200820102012201420162018202020222024
Republican
Democrat

Party Lean Trend

How Knox County's partisan lean has shifted over time

Party Lean Trend

Recency-weighted lean across general elections

58%66%73%81%88%2006200820102012201420162018202020222024
R territory
D territory
50% line

Ballot Composition

Contested and uncontested general election races

61218241832120061141520081521720101441820121631920149615201615217201812618202014142022114152024
ContestedUncontested

Standout Performers

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

+11.3
Railroad Commissioner48.4% actual37.1% exp
Railroad Commissioner51.6% actual62.9% exp
+10.7
Lieutenant Governor30.1% actual19.4% exp
-10.7
Lieutenant Governor69.9% actual80.6% exp
+9.4
Governor36.3% actual26.9% exp
-9.4
Governor63.7% actual73.1% exp
+8.4
Commissioner of Agriculture45.5% actual37.1% exp
-8.4
Commissioner of Agriculture54.5% actual62.9% exp
U. S. Senator29.5% actual37.1% exp
U. S. Senator70.5% actual62.9% exp
+7.4
Railroad Commissioner40.5% actual33.1% exp
Railroad Commissioner59.5% actual66.9% exp
President/Vice-President27.1% actual33.1% exp
President/Vice-President72.9% actual66.9% exp
+5.8
Railroad Commissioner29.1% actual23.3% exp
Railroad Commissioner70.9% actual76.7% exp
-5.2
Comptroller of Public Accounts31.9% actual37.1% exp
+5.2
Comptroller of Public Accounts68.1% actual62.9% exp
U. S. Senator16.7% actual21.8% exp
+5.1
U. S. Senator83.3% actual78.2% exp

Election History

Voting totals by election, most recent first

Top Contested Races

Highest-turnout contested races in Knox County

Judge, Court of Criminal Appeals Place 8
2012RepublicanElsa Alcala1,361 votes
President/Vice-President
2012RepublicanMitt Romney/ Paul Ryan1,160 votes
U. S. Senator
2012RepublicanTed Cruz1,046 votes
U. S. SENATOR
2020RepublicanJOHN CORNYN1,147 votes
Railroad Commissioner
2012RepublicanChristi Craddick970 votes
U. S. REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT 13
2020RepublicanRONNY JACKSON1,145 votes
RAILROAD COMMISSIONER
2020RepublicanJAMES "JIM" WRIGHT1,144 votes
Judge, Court of Criminal Appeals Place 7
2012RepublicanBarbara Parker Hervey1,019 votes
Justice, Supreme Court, Place 6
2012RepublicanNathan Hecht909 votes
CHIEF JUSTICE, SUPREME COURT
2020RepublicanNATHAN HECHT1,122 votes
State Representative District 69
2012RepublicanJames Frank1,201 votes
JUSTICE, SUPREME COURT, PLACE 8
2020RepublicanBRETT BUSBY1,138 votes
Presiding Judge, Court of Criminal Appeals
2012RepublicanSharon Keller959 votes
MEMBER, STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION, DISTRICT 15
2020RepublicanJAY JOHNSON1,142 votes
JUSTICE, SUPREME COURT, PLACE 7
2020RepublicanJEFF BOYD1,121 votes
JUSTICE, SUPREME COURT, PLACE 6 - UNEXPIRED TERM
2020RepublicanJANE BLAND1,145 votes
JUDGE, COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS PLACE 3
2020RepublicanBERT RICHARDSON1,131 votes
JUDGE, COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS PLACE 9
2020RepublicanDAVID NEWELL1,131 votes