County Profile

Nolan County

Election results and voting trends

72,059
Total Votes
46
Elections Covered
10
General Elections

Voting Trends

R vs D turnout over time

Primary Turnout

R vs D primary voters in Nolan County

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Republican
Democrat

Runoff Turnout

R vs D runoff voters in Nolan County

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Republican
Democrat

General Election

Highest-turnout race per year in Nolan County

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Republican
Democrat

Party Lean Trend

How Nolan County's partisan lean has shifted over time

Party Lean Trend

Recency-weighted lean across general elections

57%65%73%80%88%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 Nolan County's partisan lean

+11.0
Railroad Commissioner42.8% actual31.8% exp
Railroad Commissioner57.2% actual68.2% exp
+8.8
Governor37.0% actual28.2% exp
-8.8
Governor63.0% actual71.8% exp
+7.6
Commissioner of Agriculture46.1% actual38.5% exp
-7.6
Commissioner of Agriculture53.9% actual61.5% exp
U. S. Senator31.4% actual38.5% exp
U. S. Senator68.6% actual61.5% exp
+6.5
Railroad Commissioner45.0% actual38.5% exp
Railroad Commissioner55.0% actual61.5% exp
U. S. Senator16.8% actual23.2% exp
+6.4
U. S. Senator83.2% actual76.8% exp
+6.1
Lieutenant Governor26.8% actual20.7% exp
-6.1
Lieutenant Governor73.2% actual79.3% exp
-6.1
Comptroller of Public Accounts32.4% actual38.5% exp
+6.1
Comptroller of Public Accounts67.6% actual61.5% exp
+5.9
U. S. SENATOR 22.8% actual16.9% exp
-5.9
U. S. SENATOR 77.2% actual83.1% exp
Attorney General23.2% actual28.2% exp
+5.0
Attorney General76.8% actual71.8% exp

Election History

Voting totals by election, most recent first

Top Contested Races

Highest-turnout contested races in Nolan County

U. S. REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT 19
2020RepublicanJODEY C. ARRINGTON4,185 votes
U. S. SENATOR
2020RepublicanJOHN CORNYN4,102 votes
RAILROAD COMMISSIONER
2020RepublicanJAMES "JIM" WRIGHT4,052 votes
JUSTICE, SUPREME COURT, PLACE 8
2020RepublicanBRETT BUSBY4,060 votes
JUSTICE, SUPREME COURT, PLACE 7
2020RepublicanJEFF BOYD4,014 votes
CHIEF JUSTICE, SUPREME COURT
2020RepublicanNATHAN HECHT4,011 votes
JUDGE, COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS PLACE 3
2020RepublicanBERT RICHARDSON4,071 votes
STATE REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT 71
2020RepublicanSTAN LAMBERT4,175 votes
JUSTICE, SUPREME COURT, PLACE 6 - UNEXPIRED TERM
2020RepublicanJANE BLAND4,118 votes
MEMBER, STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION, DISTRICT 15
2020RepublicanJAY JOHNSON4,067 votes
JUDGE, COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS PLACE 9
2020RepublicanDAVID NEWELL4,093 votes
JUDGE, COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS PLACE 4
2020RepublicanKEVIN PATRICK YEARY4,037 votes
President/Vice-President
2008RepublicanJohn McCain/ Sarah Palin3,485 votes
U. S. SENATOR
2024RepublicanTED CRUZ3,808 votes
U. S. Senator
2008RepublicanJohn Cornyn3,359 votes
RAILROAD COMMISSIONER
2024RepublicanCHRISTI CRADDICK3,774 votes
STATE REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT 71
2024RepublicanSTAN LAMBERT4,016 votes
President/Vice-President