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Polk County

Election results and voting trends

279,031
Total Votes
R+60
Party Lean *
48
Elections Covered
10
General Elections

Voting Trends

R vs D turnout over time

Primary Turnout

R vs D primary voters in Polk County

03K5K8K10K20062008201020122014201620182020202220242026
Republican
Democrat

Runoff Turnout

R vs D runoff voters in Polk County

03K5K8K10K200620082010201220142016201820202022
Republican
Democrat

General Election

Highest-turnout race per year in Polk County

013K25K38K50K2006200820102012201420162018202020222024
Republican
Democrat

Party Lean Trend

How Polk County's partisan lean has shifted over time

Party Lean Trend

Recency-weighted lean across general elections

57%64%71%78%85%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 Polk County's partisan lean

2010DBill White
+6.5
Governor34.5% actual28.0% exp
2010RRick Perry
-6.5
Governor65.5% actual72.0% exp
2010DBarbara Ann Radnofsky
-5.6
Attorney General22.4% actual28.0% exp
2010RGreg Abbott
+5.6
Attorney General77.6% actual72.0% exp
2010DHector Uribe
-5.0
Commissioner of the General Land Office23.0% actual28.0% exp
2010RJerry Patterson
+5.0
Commissioner of the General Land Office77.0% actual72.0% exp
2014DDavid M. Alameel
-4.9
U. S. Senator19.4% actual24.3% exp
2014RJohn Cornyn
+4.9
U. S. Senator80.6% actual75.7% exp
2010DHank Gilbert
-4.8
Commissioner of Agriculture23.2% actual28.0% exp
2010RTodd Staples
+4.8
Commissioner of Agriculture76.8% actual72.0% exp
2006DDale Henry
+4.5
Railroad Commissioner42.8% actual38.3% exp
2006RElizabeth Ames Jones
-4.5
Railroad Commissioner57.2% actual61.7% exp
2008DBarack Obama/ Joe Biden
-4.3
President/Vice-President31.2% actual35.5% exp
2008RJohn McCain/ Sarah Palin
+4.3
President/Vice-President68.8% actual64.5% exp
2006DBarbara Ann Radnofsky
-4.1
U. S. Senator34.2% actual38.3% exp
2006RKay Bailey Hutchison
+4.1
U. S. Senator65.8% actual61.7% exp
2010DLinda Chavez-Thompson
-4.0
Lieutenant Governor24.0% actual28.0% exp
2010RDavid Dewhurst
+4.0
Lieutenant Governor76.0% actual72.0% exp
2014DJohn Cook
-3.8
Commissioner of the General Land Office20.5% actual24.3% exp
2014RGeorge P. Bush
+3.8
Commissioner of the General Land Office79.5% actual75.7% exp

Election History

Voting totals by election, most recent first

Top Contested Races

Highest-turnout contested races in Polk County

PRESIDENT/VICE-PRESIDENT
2024RepublicanDONALD J. TRUMP/JD VANCE19,216 votes
PRESIDENT/VICE-PRESIDENT
2020RepublicanDONALD J. TRUMP/MICHAEL R. PENCE18,573 votes
U. S. SENATOR
2024RepublicanTED CRUZ18,596 votes
U. S. REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT 8
2024RepublicanMORGAN LUTTRELL19,267 votes
U. S. SENATOR
2020RepublicanJOHN CORNYN17,735 votes
JUSTICE, SUPREME COURT, PLACE 2
2024RepublicanJIMMY BLACKLOCK19,067 votes
JUSTICE, SUPREME COURT, PLACE 6
2024RepublicanJANE BLAND18,590 votes
U. S. REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT 36
2020RepublicanBRIAN BABIN18,599 votes
JUSTICE, SUPREME COURT, PLACE 4
2024RepublicanJOHN DEVINE18,904 votes
RAILROAD COMMISSIONER
2024RepublicanCHRISTI CRADDICK18,510 votes
PRESIDING JUDGE, COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS
2024RepublicanDAVID J. SCHENCK18,955 votes
JUDGE, COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS, PLACE 7
2024RepublicanGINA PARKER18,935 votes
JUDGE, COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS, PLACE 8
2024RepublicanLEE FINLEY19,063 votes
RAILROAD COMMISSIONER
2020RepublicanJAMES "JIM" WRIGHT18,038 votes
CHIEF JUSTICE, SUPREME COURT
2020RepublicanNATHAN HECHT17,875 votes
JUSTICE, SUPREME COURT, PLACE 7
2020RepublicanJEFF BOYD17,841 votes
JUSTICE, SUPREME COURT, PLACE 6 - UNEXPIRED TERM
2020RepublicanJANE BLAND18,263 votes
JUSTICE, SUPREME COURT, PLACE 8
2020RepublicanBRETT BUSBY17,912 votes
JUDGE, COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS PLACE 3
2020RepublicanBERT RICHARDSON18,035 votes
JUDGE, COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS PLACE 4
2020RepublicanKEVIN PATRICK YEARY18,068 votes
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