County Profile

Rains County

Election results and voting trends

69,395
Total Votes
46
Elections Covered
10
General Elections

Voting Trends

R vs D turnout over time

Primary Turnout

R vs D primary voters in Rains County

01K3K4K5K20062008201020122014201620182020202220242026
Republican
Democrat

Runoff Turnout

R vs D runoff voters in Rains County

03006009001K200620082010201220142016201820202022
Republican
Democrat

General Election

Highest-turnout race per year in Rains County

03K5K8K10K2006200820102012201420162018202020222024
Republican
Democrat

Party Lean Trend

How Rains County's partisan lean has shifted over time

Party Lean Trend

Recency-weighted lean across general elections

59%67%76%84%92%2006200820102012201420162018202020222024
R territory
D territory
50% line

Ballot Composition

Contested and uncontested general election races

61319252022220061131420081621820101341720121721920141051520161718201813316202014142022123152024
ContestedUncontested

Standout Performers

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

+7.4
Railroad Commissioner43.3% actual35.9% exp
Railroad Commissioner56.7% actual64.1% exp
President/Vice-President25.0% actual31.6% exp
President/Vice-President75.0% actual68.4% exp
U. S. Senator29.9% actual35.9% exp
U. S. Senator70.1% actual64.1% exp
+5.8
Governor31.1% actual25.3% exp
-5.8
Governor68.9% actual74.7% exp
Attorney General19.7% actual25.3% exp
+5.6
Attorney General80.3% actual74.7% exp
Commissioner of the General Land Office41.5% actual35.9% exp
Commissioner of the General Land Office58.5% actual64.1% exp
+4.7
Railroad Commissioner36.3% actual31.6% exp
Railroad Commissioner63.7% actual68.4% exp
U. S. Senator15.0% actual19.6% exp
+4.6
U. S. Senator85.0% actual80.4% exp
Lieutenant Governor21.1% actual25.3% exp
Lieutenant Governor78.9% actual74.7% exp
-4.0
Commissioner of the General Land Office21.3% actual25.3% exp
Commissioner of the General Land Office78.7% actual74.7% exp

Election History

Voting totals by election, most recent first

Top Contested Races

Highest-turnout contested races in Rains County

U. S. SENATOR
2024RepublicanTED CRUZ5,450 votes
U. S. REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT 4
2024RepublicanPAT FALLON5,644 votes
RAILROAD COMMISSIONER
2024RepublicanCHRISTI CRADDICK5,470 votes
STATE SENATOR, DISTRICT 8
2024RepublicanANGELA PAXTON5,484 votes
JUSTICE, SUPREME COURT, PLACE 2
2024RepublicanJIMMY BLACKLOCK5,597 votes
PRESIDING JUDGE, COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS
2024RepublicanDAVID J. SCHENCK5,552 votes
JUDGE, COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS, PLACE 7
2024RepublicanGINA PARKER5,563 votes
JUSTICE, SUPREME COURT, PLACE 6
2024RepublicanJANE BLAND5,440 votes
JUDGE, COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS, PLACE 8
2024RepublicanLEE FINLEY5,592 votes
JUSTICE, SUPREME COURT, PLACE 4
2024RepublicanJOHN DEVINE5,536 votes
U. S. SENATOR
2020RepublicanJOHN CORNYN5,060 votes
STATE REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT 5
2024RepublicanCOLE HEFNER5,839 votes
U. S. REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT 4
2020RepublicanPAT FALLON5,035 votes
RAILROAD COMMISSIONER
2020RepublicanJAMES "JIM" WRIGHT4,995 votes
JUSTICE, SUPREME COURT, PLACE 6 - UNEXPIRED TERM
2020RepublicanJANE BLAND5,085 votes
CHIEF JUSTICE, SUPREME COURT
2020RepublicanNATHAN HECHT4,993 votes
JUSTICE, SUPREME COURT, PLACE 7
2020RepublicanJEFF BOYD4,987 votes
JUSTICE, SUPREME COURT, PLACE 8
2020RepublicanBRETT BUSBY4,994 votes