County Profile

Motley County

Election results and voting trends

10,126
Total Votes
49
Elections Covered
10
General Elections

Voting Trends

R vs D turnout over time

Primary Turnout

R vs D primary voters in Motley County

02505007501K20062008201020122014201620182020202220242026
Republican
Democrat

Runoff Turnout

R vs D runoff voters in Motley County

0125250375500200620082010201220142016201820202022
Republican
Democrat

General Election

Highest-turnout race per year in Motley County

02505007501K2006200820102012201420162018202020222024
Republican
Democrat

Party Lean Trend

How Motley County's partisan lean has shifted over time

Party Lean Trend

Recency-weighted lean across general elections

72%79%86%92%99%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 Motley County's partisan lean

+8.1
Governor22.7% actual14.6% exp
-8.1
Governor77.3% actual85.4% exp
President/Vice-President11.4% actual17.5% exp
President/Vice-President88.6% actual82.5% exp
+6.0
Lieutenant Governor13.3% actual7.3% exp
-6.0
Lieutenant Governor86.7% actual92.7% exp
+5.6
Railroad Commissioner29.6% actual24.0% exp
Railroad Commissioner70.4% actual76.0% exp
U. S. Senator3.4% actual8.2% exp
+4.8
U. S. Senator96.6% actual91.8% exp
U. S. Senator19.5% actual24.0% exp
U. S. Senator80.5% actual76.0% exp
+4.3
Commissioner of Agriculture28.3% actual24.0% exp
-4.3
Commissioner of Agriculture71.7% actual76.0% exp
U. S. Senator13.3% actual17.5% exp
+4.2
U. S. Senator86.7% actual82.5% exp
-3.3
Commissioner of the General Land Office4.9% actual8.2% exp
Commissioner of the General Land Office95.1% actual91.8% exp
+3.3
Railroad Commissioner17.9% actual14.6% exp
-3.3
Railroad Commissioner82.1% actual85.4% exp

Election History

Voting totals by election, most recent first

Top Contested Races

Highest-turnout contested races in Motley County

U. S. SENATOR
2024RepublicanTED CRUZ592 votes
U. S. REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT 13
2020RepublicanRONNY JACKSON592 votes
U. S. SENATOR
2020RepublicanJOHN CORNYN591 votes
CHIEF JUSTICE, SUPREME COURT
2020RepublicanNATHAN HECHT587 votes
JUSTICE, SUPREME COURT, PLACE 8
2020RepublicanBRETT BUSBY589 votes
JUSTICE, SUPREME COURT, PLACE 7
2020RepublicanJEFF BOYD589 votes
JUDGE, COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS PLACE 3
2020RepublicanBERT RICHARDSON592 votes
JUSTICE, SUPREME COURT, PLACE 6 - UNEXPIRED TERM
2020RepublicanJANE BLAND592 votes
JUDGE, COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS PLACE 4
2020RepublicanKEVIN PATRICK YEARY590 votes
JUDGE, COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS PLACE 9
2020RepublicanDAVID NEWELL589 votes
MEMBER, STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION, DISTRICT 15
2020RepublicanJAY JOHNSON588 votes
STATE REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT 68
2020RepublicanDREW SPRINGER594 votes
JUSTICE, SUPREME COURT, PLACE 2
2024RepublicanJIMMY BLACKLOCK582 votes
JUSTICE, SUPREME COURT, PLACE 6
2024RepublicanJANE BLAND575 votes
JUSTICE, SUPREME COURT, PLACE 4
2024RepublicanJOHN DEVINE579 votes
RAILROAD COMMISSIONER
2024RepublicanCHRISTI CRADDICK557 votes