County Profile

Refugio County

Election results and voting trends

43,882
Total Votes
48
Elections Covered
10
General Elections

Voting Trends

R vs D turnout over time

Primary Turnout

R vs D primary voters in Refugio County

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Republican
Democrat

Runoff Turnout

R vs D runoff voters in Refugio County

0125250375500200620082010201220142016201820202022
Republican
Democrat

General Election

Highest-turnout race per year in Refugio County

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Republican
Democrat

Party Lean Trend

How Refugio County's partisan lean has shifted over time

Party Lean Trend

Recency-weighted lean across general elections

51%57%62%68%73%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 Refugio County's partisan lean

+8.0
Railroad Commissioner48.6% actual40.6% exp
Railroad Commissioner51.4% actual59.4% exp
U. S. Senator32.7% actual40.6% exp
U. S. Senator67.3% actual59.4% exp
Attorney General29.3% actual36.7% exp
+7.4
Attorney General70.7% actual63.3% exp
+5.3
Commissioner of Agriculture45.9% actual40.6% exp
-5.3
Commissioner of Agriculture54.1% actual59.4% exp
-5.2
Governor30.3% actual35.5% exp
+5.2
Governor69.7% actual64.5% exp
-4.8
Commissioner of the General Land Office31.9% actual36.7% exp
Commissioner of the General Land Office68.1% actual63.3% exp
+4.1
Railroad Commissioner49.6% actual45.5% exp
Railroad Commissioner50.4% actual54.5% exp
-4.1
Comptroller of Public Accounts36.5% actual40.6% exp
+4.1
Comptroller of Public Accounts63.5% actual59.4% exp
Lieutenant Governor32.7% actual36.7% exp
Lieutenant Governor67.3% actual63.3% exp
-3.9
Commissioner of Agriculture32.8% actual36.7% exp
+3.9
Commissioner of Agriculture67.2% actual63.3% exp

Election History

Voting totals by election, most recent first

Top Contested Races

Highest-turnout contested races in Refugio County

President/Vice-President
2008RepublicanJohn McCain/ Sarah Palin1,855 votes
U. S. SENATOR
2020RepublicanJOHN CORNYN2,073 votes
U. S. REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT 27
2020RepublicanMICHAEL CLOUD2,134 votes
RAILROAD COMMISSIONER
2020RepublicanJAMES "JIM" WRIGHT2,050 votes
CHIEF JUSTICE, SUPREME COURT
2020RepublicanNATHAN HECHT1,987 votes
JUSTICE, SUPREME COURT, PLACE 7
2020RepublicanJEFF BOYD2,007 votes
JUDGE, COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS PLACE 3
2020RepublicanBERT RICHARDSON2,049 votes
JUSTICE, SUPREME COURT, PLACE 6 - UNEXPIRED TERM
2020RepublicanJANE BLAND2,067 votes
STATE SENATOR, DISTRICT 18
2020RepublicanLOIS W. KOLKHORST2,102 votes
JUDGE, COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS PLACE 4
2020RepublicanKEVIN PATRICK YEARY2,052 votes
JUSTICE, 13TH COURT OF APPEALS DISTRICT, PLACE 4 - UNEXPIRED TERM
2020RepublicanJAIME TIJERINA2,041 votes
JUSTICE, SUPREME COURT, PLACE 8
2020RepublicanBRETT BUSBY1,995 votes
JUDGE, COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS PLACE 9
2020RepublicanDAVID NEWELL2,026 votes
JUSTICE, 13TH COURT OF APPEALS DISTRICT, PLACE 6
2020RepublicanCLARISSA SILVA2,056 votes
U. S. Senator
2008RepublicanJohn Cornyn1,643 votes
U. S. SENATOR
2024RepublicanTED CRUZ2,004 votes
U. S. REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT 27
2024RepublicanMICHAEL CLOUD2,144 votes
U. S. Representative District 15
2008DemocratRub�n Hinojosa1,573 votes