County Profile

Rusk County

Election results and voting trends

269,696
Total Votes
46
Elections Covered
10
General Elections

Voting Trends

R vs D turnout over time

Primary Turnout

R vs D primary voters in Rusk County

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Republican
Democrat

Runoff Turnout

R vs D runoff voters in Rusk County

03K5K8K10K200620082010201220142016201820202022
Republican
Democrat

General Election

Highest-turnout race per year in Rusk County

05K10K15K20K2006200820102012201420162018202020222024
Republican
Democrat

Party Lean Trend

How Rusk County's partisan lean has shifted over time

Party Lean Trend

Recency-weighted lean across general elections

68%72%76%79%83%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 Rusk County's partisan lean

+11.7
U. S. Senator36.1% actual24.4% exp
-11.7
U. S. Senator63.9% actual75.6% exp
+10.0
Governor31.1% actual21.1% exp
-10.0
Governor68.9% actual78.9% exp
+6.8
Railroad Commissioner31.7% actual24.9% exp
Railroad Commissioner68.3% actual75.1% exp
U. S. Senator17.3% actual21.4% exp
+4.1
U. S. Senator82.7% actual78.6% exp
+3.6
Railroad Commissioner33.4% actual29.8% exp
Railroad Commissioner66.6% actual70.2% exp
+3.5
Lieutenant Governor24.8% actual21.3% exp
-3.5
Lieutenant Governor75.2% actual78.7% exp
Lieutenant Governor18.1% actual21.4% exp
+3.3
Lieutenant Governor81.9% actual78.6% exp
U. S. Senator26.5% actual29.8% exp
U. S. Senator73.5% actual70.2% exp
-3.2
Commissioner of the General Land Office18.2% actual21.4% exp
Commissioner of the General Land Office81.8% actual78.6% exp
Governor18.3% actual21.4% exp
+3.1
Governor81.7% actual78.6% exp

Election History

Voting totals by election, most recent first

Top Contested Races

Highest-turnout contested races in Rusk County

PRESIDENT/VICE-PRESIDENT
2024RepublicanDONALD J. TRUMP/JD VANCE17,234 votes
U. S. SENATOR
2024RepublicanTED CRUZ16,665 votes
U. S. REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT 1
2020RepublicanLOUIE GOHMERT16,591 votes
U. S. SENATOR
2020RepublicanJOHN CORNYN16,367 votes
CHIEF JUSTICE, SUPREME COURT
2020RepublicanNATHAN HECHT16,237 votes
JUSTICE, SUPREME COURT, PLACE 7
2020RepublicanJEFF BOYD16,337 votes
STATE SENATOR, DISTRICT 1
2020RepublicanBRYAN HUGHES16,670 votes
JUDGE, COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS PLACE 3
2020RepublicanBERT RICHARDSON16,528 votes
STATE REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT 11
2020RepublicanTRAVIS CLARDY16,772 votes
RAILROAD COMMISSIONER
2020RepublicanJAMES "JIM" WRIGHT16,376 votes
JUSTICE, SUPREME COURT, PLACE 6 - UNEXPIRED TERM
2020RepublicanJANE BLAND16,597 votes
JUSTICE, SUPREME COURT, PLACE 8
2020RepublicanBRETT BUSBY16,359 votes
MEMBER, STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION, DISTRICT 9
2020RepublicanKEVEN M. ELLIS16,423 votes
JUDGE, COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS PLACE 9
2020RepublicanDAVID NEWELL16,582 votes
JUDGE, COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS PLACE 4
2020RepublicanKEVIN PATRICK YEARY16,523 votes
JUSTICE, SUPREME COURT, PLACE 2
2024RepublicanJIMMY BLACKLOCK16,788 votes
JUSTICE, SUPREME COURT, PLACE 6
2024RepublicanJANE BLAND16,334 votes
RAILROAD COMMISSIONER
2024RepublicanCHRISTI CRADDICK16,087 votes
PRESIDING JUDGE, COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS
2024RepublicanDAVID J. SCHENCK16,533 votes