County Profile

Lavaca County

Election results and voting trends

133,848
Total Votes
50
Elections Covered
10
General Elections

Voting Trends

R vs D turnout over time

Primary Turnout

R vs D primary voters in Lavaca County

03K5K8K10K20062008201020122014201620182020202220242026
Republican
Democrat

Runoff Turnout

R vs D runoff voters in Lavaca County

01K3K4K5K2006200820102012201420162018202020222024
Republican
Democrat

General Election

Highest-turnout race per year in Lavaca County

03K6K9K12K2006200820102012201420162018202020222024
Republican
Democrat

Party Lean Trend

How Lavaca County's partisan lean has shifted over time

Party Lean Trend

Recency-weighted lean across general elections

62%70%78%85%93%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 Lavaca County's partisan lean

President/Vice-President22.9% actual32.1% exp
President/Vice-President77.1% actual67.9% exp
+7.0
Railroad Commissioner39.8% actual32.8% exp
Railroad Commissioner60.2% actual67.2% exp
Attorney General18.0% actual24.9% exp
+6.9
Attorney General82.0% actual75.1% exp
U. S. Senator12.3% actual18.8% exp
+6.5
U. S. Senator87.7% actual81.2% exp
U. S. Senator26.2% actual32.1% exp
+5.9
U. S. Senator73.8% actual67.9% exp
Lieutenant Governor19.3% actual24.9% exp
Lieutenant Governor80.7% actual75.1% exp
-5.6
Commissioner of the General Land Office19.3% actual24.9% exp
Commissioner of the General Land Office80.7% actual75.1% exp
+5.4
Governor30.3% actual24.9% exp
-5.4
Governor69.7% actual75.1% exp
President/Vice-President17.4% actual22.6% exp
President/Vice-President82.6% actual77.4% exp
-5.1
Comptroller of Public Accounts13.7% actual18.8% exp
+5.1
Comptroller of Public Accounts86.3% actual81.2% exp

Election History

Voting totals by election, most recent first

Top Contested Races

Highest-turnout contested races in Lavaca County

U. S. SENATOR
2024RepublicanTED CRUZ8,915 votes
U. S. REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT 27
2024RepublicanMICHAEL CLOUD9,106 votes
RAILROAD COMMISSIONER
2024RepublicanCHRISTI CRADDICK8,778 votes
JUSTICE, SUPREME COURT, PLACE 2
2024RepublicanJIMMY BLACKLOCK8,980 votes
U. S. SENATOR
2020RepublicanJOHN CORNYN8,599 votes
STATE REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT 30
2024RepublicanAJ LOUDERBACK8,891 votes
JUSTICE, SUPREME COURT, PLACE 4
2024RepublicanJOHN DEVINE8,898 votes
U. S. REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT 27
2020RepublicanMICHAEL CLOUD8,783 votes
JUSTICE, SUPREME COURT, PLACE 6
2024RepublicanJANE BLAND8,768 votes
PRESIDING JUDGE, COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS
2024RepublicanDAVID J. SCHENCK8,820 votes
JUDGE, COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS, PLACE 8
2024RepublicanLEE FINLEY8,887 votes
JUDGE, COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS, PLACE 7
2024RepublicanGINA PARKER8,823 votes
RAILROAD COMMISSIONER
2020RepublicanJAMES "JIM" WRIGHT8,505 votes
JUSTICE, 13TH COURT OF APPEALS DISTRICT, PLACE 5
2024RepublicanJON WEST8,848 votes
STATE SENATOR, DISTRICT 18
2020RepublicanLOIS W. KOLKHORST8,689 votes
JUSTICE, 13TH COURT OF APPEALS DISTRICT, PLACE 2
2024RepublicanJENNY CRON8,725 votes
CHIEF JUSTICE, SUPREME COURT
2020RepublicanNATHAN HECHT8,426 votes
CHIEF JUSTICE, 13TH COURT OF APPEALS DISTRICT
2024RepublicanJAIME TIJERINA8,702 votes