County Profile

Orange County

Election results and voting trends

441,247
Total Votes
48
Elections Covered
10
General Elections

Voting Trends

R vs D turnout over time

Primary Turnout

R vs D primary voters in Orange County

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Republican
Democrat

Runoff Turnout

R vs D runoff voters in Orange County

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Republican
Democrat

General Election

Highest-turnout race per year in Orange County

013K25K38K50K2006200820102012201420162018202020222024
Republican
Democrat

Party Lean Trend

How Orange County's partisan lean has shifted over time

Party Lean Trend

Recency-weighted lean across general elections

51%61%71%80%90%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 Orange County's partisan lean

President/Vice-President26.2% actual35.8% exp
President/Vice-President73.8% actual64.2% exp
+6.7
Railroad Commissioner42.5% actual35.8% exp
Railroad Commissioner57.5% actual64.2% exp
+6.1
Railroad Commissioner49.5% actual43.4% exp
Railroad Commissioner50.5% actual56.6% exp
U. S. Senator30.2% actual35.8% exp
+5.6
U. S. Senator69.8% actual64.2% exp
U. S. Senator38.3% actual43.4% exp
U. S. Senator61.7% actual56.6% exp
Attorney General23.7% actual28.7% exp
+5.0
Attorney General76.3% actual71.3% exp
President/Vice-President22.5% actual26.9% exp
President/Vice-President77.5% actual73.1% exp
U. S. Senator20.4% actual24.6% exp
+4.2
U. S. Senator79.6% actual75.4% exp
Lieutenant Governor39.2% actual43.4% exp
Lieutenant Governor60.8% actual56.6% exp
-4.0
Commissioner of the General Land Office24.7% actual28.7% exp
Commissioner of the General Land Office75.3% actual71.3% exp

Election History

Voting totals by election, most recent first

Top Contested Races

Highest-turnout contested races in Orange County

PRESIDENT/VICE-PRESIDENT
2024RepublicanDONALD J. TRUMP/JD VANCE30,191 votes
U. S. SENATOR
2024RepublicanTED CRUZ29,050 votes
U. S. SENATOR
2020RepublicanJOHN CORNYN28,720 votes
U. S. REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT 36
2020RepublicanBRIAN BABIN29,291 votes
JUSTICE, SUPREME COURT, PLACE 8
2020RepublicanBRETT BUSBY28,706 votes
RAILROAD COMMISSIONER
2020RepublicanJAMES "JIM" WRIGHT28,835 votes
CHIEF JUSTICE, SUPREME COURT
2020RepublicanNATHAN HECHT28,415 votes
JUSTICE, SUPREME COURT, PLACE 7
2020RepublicanJEFF BOYD28,607 votes
JUSTICE, SUPREME COURT, PLACE 6 - UNEXPIRED TERM
2020RepublicanJANE BLAND29,216 votes
JUDGE, COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS PLACE 9
2020RepublicanDAVID NEWELL29,129 votes
JUDGE, COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS PLACE 4
2020RepublicanKEVIN PATRICK YEARY29,026 votes
JUDGE, COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS PLACE 3
2020RepublicanBERT RICHARDSON28,889 votes
U. S. REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT 14
2024RepublicanRANDY WEBER29,530 votes
JUSTICE, SUPREME COURT, PLACE 2
2024RepublicanJIMMY BLACKLOCK29,383 votes
RAILROAD COMMISSIONER
2024RepublicanCHRISTI CRADDICK28,500 votes
JUSTICE, SUPREME COURT, PLACE 4
2024RepublicanJOHN DEVINE28,999 votes
JUSTICE, SUPREME COURT, PLACE 6
2024RepublicanJANE BLAND28,548 votes
PRESIDING JUDGE, COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS
2024RepublicanDAVID J. SCHENCK28,868 votes
JUDGE, COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS, PLACE 7
2024RepublicanGINA PARKER29,002 votes