County Profile

Palo Pinto County

Election results and voting trends

160,820
Total Votes
49
Elections Covered
10
General Elections

Voting Trends

R vs D turnout over time

Primary Turnout

R vs D primary voters in Palo Pinto County

03K5K8K10K20062008201020122014201620182020202220242026
Republican
Democrat

Runoff Turnout

R vs D runoff voters in Palo Pinto County

01K3K4K5K200620082010201220142016201820202022
Republican
Democrat

General Election

Highest-turnout race per year in Palo Pinto County

05K10K15K20K2006200820102012201420162018202020222024
Republican
Democrat

Party Lean Trend

How Palo Pinto County's partisan lean has shifted over time

Party Lean Trend

Recency-weighted lean across general elections

59%67%75%83%91%2006200820102012201420162018202020222024
R territory
D territory
50% line

Ballot Composition

Contested and uncontested general election races

61217231822020061241620081421620101351820121732020149514201616218201812517202013132022114152024
ContestedUncontested

Standout Performers

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

+8.5
Governor33.0% actual24.5% exp
-8.5
Governor67.0% actual75.5% exp
U. S. Senator29.5% actual36.3% exp
U. S. Senator70.5% actual63.7% exp
President/Vice-President25.6% actual31.5% exp
President/Vice-President74.4% actual68.5% exp
+5.7
Railroad Commissioner42.0% actual36.3% exp
Railroad Commissioner58.0% actual63.7% exp
+4.7
Commissioner of Agriculture21.7% actual17.0% exp
-4.7
Commissioner of Agriculture78.3% actual83.0% exp
Attorney General20.2% actual24.5% exp
+4.3
Attorney General79.8% actual75.5% exp
+3.9
U. S. SENATOR 18.2% actual14.3% exp
-3.9
U. S. SENATOR 81.8% actual85.7% exp
+3.5
Lieutenant Governor20.5% actual17.0% exp
-3.5
Lieutenant Governor79.5% actual83.0% exp
+3.4
Attorney General20.4% actual17.0% exp
-3.4
Attorney General79.6% actual83.0% exp
U. S. Senator16.6% actual20.0% exp
+3.4
U. S. Senator83.4% actual80.0% exp

Election History

Voting totals by election, most recent first

Top Contested Races

Highest-turnout contested races in Palo Pinto County

PRESIDENT/VICE-PRESIDENT
2024RepublicanDONALD J. TRUMP/JD VANCE11,093 votes
U. S. SENATOR
2024RepublicanTED CRUZ10,611 votes
STATE SENATOR, DISTRICT 10
2024RepublicanPHIL KING10,999 votes
JUSTICE, SUPREME COURT, PLACE 2
2024RepublicanJIMMY BLACKLOCK10,953 votes
PRESIDING JUDGE, COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS
2024RepublicanDAVID J. SCHENCK10,855 votes
JUSTICE, SUPREME COURT, PLACE 6
2024RepublicanJANE BLAND10,632 votes
JUSTICE, SUPREME COURT, PLACE 4
2024RepublicanJOHN DEVINE10,838 votes
RAILROAD COMMISSIONER
2024RepublicanCHRISTI CRADDICK10,550 votes
JUDGE, COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS, PLACE 7
2024RepublicanGINA PARKER10,905 votes
JUDGE, COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS, PLACE 8
2024RepublicanLEE FINLEY10,946 votes
U. S. SENATOR
2020RepublicanJOHN CORNYN9,999 votes
U. S. REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT 11
2020RepublicanAUGUST PFLUGER9,995 votes
RAILROAD COMMISSIONER
2020RepublicanJAMES "JIM" WRIGHT9,945 votes
CHIEF JUSTICE, SUPREME COURT
2020RepublicanNATHAN HECHT9,898 votes
JUSTICE, SUPREME COURT, PLACE 6 - UNEXPIRED TERM
2020RepublicanJANE BLAND10,155 votes
JUSTICE, SUPREME COURT, PLACE 7
2020RepublicanJEFF BOYD9,913 votes
JUSTICE, SUPREME COURT, PLACE 8
2020RepublicanBRETT BUSBY9,941 votes
JUDGE, COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS PLACE 3
2020RepublicanBERT RICHARDSON10,073 votes
JUDGE, COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS PLACE 4
2020RepublicanKEVIN PATRICK YEARY10,080 votes