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Nueces County

Election results and voting trends

1,412,672
Total Votes
R+9
Party Lean *
49
Elections Covered
10
General Elections

Voting Trends

R vs D turnout over time

Primary Turnout

R vs D primary voters in Nueces County

025K50K75K100K20062008201020122014201620182020202220242026
Republican
Democrat

Runoff Turnout

R vs D runoff voters in Nueces County

05K10K15K20K2006200820102012201420162018202020222024
Republican
Democrat

General Election

Highest-turnout race per year in Nueces County

025K50K75K100K2006200820102012201420162018202020222024
Republican
Democrat

Party Lean Trend

How Nueces County's partisan lean has shifted over time

Party Lean Trend

Recency-weighted lean across general elections

49%52%54%57%59%50%2006200820102012201420162018202020222024
R territory
D territory
50% line

Ballot Composition

Contested and uncontested general election races

8172533245292006173202008204242010213242012205252014144182016234272018202120202020202220222024
ContestedUncontested

Standout Performers

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

2006DBarbara Ann Radnofsky
-7.2
U. S. Senator39.1% actual46.3% exp
2006RKay Bailey Hutchison
+7.2
U. S. Senator60.9% actual53.7% exp
2010DBarbara Ann Radnofsky
-6.7
Attorney General36.4% actual43.1% exp
2010RGreg Abbott
+6.7
Attorney General63.6% actual56.9% exp
2014DDavid M. Alameel
-5.2
U. S. Senator40.0% actual45.2% exp
2014RJohn Cornyn
+5.2
U. S. Senator60.0% actual54.8% exp
2006DDavid Van Os
-5.0
Attorney General41.3% actual46.3% exp
2006RGreg Abbott
+5.0
Attorney General58.7% actual53.7% exp
2018DLupe Valdez
-4.8
Governor42.9% actual47.7% exp
2018RGreg Abbott
+4.8
Governor57.1% actual52.3% exp
2006DHank Gilbert
+4.6
Commissioner of Agriculture50.9% actual46.3% exp
2006RTodd Staples
-4.6
Commissioner of Agriculture49.1% actual53.7% exp
2006DFred Head
-4.5
Comptroller of Public Accounts41.8% actual46.3% exp
2006RSusan Combs
+4.5
Comptroller of Public Accounts58.2% actual53.7% exp
2014DJohn Cook
-3.9
Commissioner of the General Land Office41.3% actual45.2% exp
2014RGeorge P. Bush
+3.9
Commissioner of the General Land Office58.7% actual54.8% exp
2018DKim Olson
+3.4
Commissioner of Agriculture51.1% actual47.7% exp
2018RSid Miller
-3.4
Commissioner of Agriculture48.9% actual52.3% exp
2006DDale Henry
+3.3
Railroad Commissioner49.6% actual46.3% exp
2006RElizabeth Ames Jones
-3.3
Railroad Commissioner50.4% actual53.7% exp

Election History

Voting totals by election, most recent first

Top Contested Races

Highest-turnout contested races in Nueces County

PRESIDENT/VICE-PRESIDENT
2020RepublicanDONALD J. TRUMP/MICHAEL R. PENCE64,617 votes
U. S. SENATOR
2020RepublicanJOHN CORNYN64,558 votes
U. S. REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT 27
2020RepublicanMICHAEL CLOUD65,375 votes
CHIEF JUSTICE, SUPREME COURT
2020RepublicanNATHAN HECHT61,570 votes
RAILROAD COMMISSIONER
2020RepublicanJAMES "JIM" WRIGHT61,841 votes
DISTRICT ATTORNEY, 105TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT
2020DemocratMARK A GONZALEZ62,831 votes
JUSTICE, SUPREME COURT, PLACE 6 - UNEXPIRED TERM
2020RepublicanJANE BLAND64,502 votes
JUSTICE, SUPREME COURT, PLACE 7
2020RepublicanJEFF BOYD62,180 votes
DISTRICT JUDGE, 347TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT
2020RepublicanMISSY MEDARY72,322 votes
DISTRICT JUDGE, 28TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT
2020DemocratNANETTE HASETTE65,142 votes
JUSTICE, SUPREME COURT, PLACE 8
2020RepublicanBRETT BUSBY61,659 votes
JUDGE, COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS PLACE 3
2020RepublicanBERT RICHARDSON63,153 votes
JUDGE, COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS PLACE 4
2020RepublicanKEVIN PATRICK YEARY63,947 votes
PRESIDENT/VICE-PRESIDENT
2024RepublicanDONALD J. TRUMP/JD VANCE67,201 votes
STATE SENATOR, DISTRICT 20
2020DemocratJUAN "CHUY" HINOJOSA63,376 votes
JUDGE, COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS PLACE 9
2020RepublicanDAVID NEWELL64,199 votes
JUSTICE, 13TH COURT OF APPEALS DISTRICT, PLACE 4 - UNEXPIRED TERM
2020RepublicanJAIME TIJERINA63,857 votes
JUSTICE, 13TH COURT OF APPEALS DISTRICT, PLACE 6
2020RepublicanCLARISSA SILVA64,667 votes
U. S. SENATOR
2024RepublicanTED CRUZ62,062 votes
U. S. REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT 27
2024RepublicanMICHAEL CLOUD68,128 votes
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