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Sterling County

Election results and voting trends

9,097
Total Votes
R+86
Party Lean *
48
Elections Covered
10
General Elections

Voting Trends

R vs D turnout over time

Primary Turnout

R vs D primary voters in Sterling County

02505007501K20062008201020122014201620182020202220242026
Republican
Democrat

Runoff Turnout

R vs D runoff voters in Sterling County

02550751002006200820102012201420162018202020222024
Republican
Democrat

General Election

Highest-turnout race per year in Sterling County

02505007501K2006200820102012201420162018202020222024
Republican
Democrat

Party Lean Trend

How Sterling County's partisan lean has shifted over time

Party Lean Trend

Recency-weighted lean across general elections

81%85%89%92%96%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 Sterling County's partisan lean

2018DMike Collier
+9.6
Lieutenant Governor17.7% actual8.1% exp
2018RDan Patrick
-9.6
Lieutenant Governor82.3% actual91.9% exp
2008DMark Thompson
+7.3
Railroad Commissioner21.7% actual14.4% exp
2008RMichael L. Williams
-7.3
Railroad Commissioner78.3% actual85.6% exp
2010DBill White
+6.8
Governor18.8% actual12.0% exp
2010RRick Perry
-6.8
Governor81.2% actual88.0% exp
2006DFred Head
-5.1
Comptroller of Public Accounts11.3% actual16.4% exp
2006RSusan Combs
+5.1
Comptroller of Public Accounts88.7% actual83.6% exp
2006DChris Bell
+4.6
Governor21.0% actual16.4% exp
2006RRick Perry
-4.6
Governor79.0% actual83.6% exp
2006DDale Henry
+4.0
Railroad Commissioner20.4% actual16.4% exp
2006RElizabeth Ames Jones
-4.0
Railroad Commissioner79.6% actual83.6% exp
2014DDavid M. Alameel
-3.9
U. S. Senator4.4% actual8.3% exp
2014RJohn Cornyn
+3.9
U. S. Senator95.6% actual91.7% exp
2016DHillary Clinton / Tim Kaine
+3.8
President/Vice-President11.3% actual7.5% exp
2016RDonald J. Trump / Mike Pence
-3.8
President/Vice-President88.7% actual92.5% exp
2006DBarbara Ann Radnofsky
-3.8
U. S. Senator12.6% actual16.4% exp
2006RKay Bailey Hutchison
+3.8
U. S. Senator87.4% actual83.6% exp
2012DBarack Obama/ Joe Biden
-3.6
President/Vice-President6.3% actual9.9% exp
2012RMitt Romney/ Paul Ryan
+3.6
President/Vice-President93.7% actual90.1% exp

Election History

Voting totals by election, most recent first

Top Contested Races

Highest-turnout contested races in Sterling County

PRESIDENT/VICE-PRESIDENT
2020RepublicanDONALD J. TRUMP/MICHAEL R. PENCE584 votes
President/Vice-President
2016RepublicanDonald J. Trump / Mike Pence549 votes
PRESIDENT/VICE-PRESIDENT
2024RepublicanDONALD J. TRUMP/JD VANCE583 votes
U. S. SENATOR
2024RepublicanTED CRUZ553 votes
U. S. REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT 11
2020RepublicanAUGUST PFLUGER570 votes
U. S. SENATOR
2020RepublicanJOHN CORNYN567 votes
President/Vice-President
2008RepublicanJohn McCain/ Sarah Palin520 votes
RAILROAD COMMISSIONER
2020RepublicanJAMES "JIM" WRIGHT560 votes
JUSTICE, SUPREME COURT, PLACE 7
2020RepublicanJEFF BOYD559 votes
CHIEF JUSTICE, SUPREME COURT
2020RepublicanNATHAN HECHT560 votes
JUSTICE, SUPREME COURT, PLACE 6 - UNEXPIRED TERM
2020RepublicanJANE BLAND562 votes
JUDGE, COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS PLACE 3
2020RepublicanBERT RICHARDSON563 votes
JUSTICE, SUPREME COURT, PLACE 8
2020RepublicanBRETT BUSBY555 votes
MEMBER, STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION, DISTRICT 15
2020RepublicanJAY JOHNSON557 votes
CHIEF JUSTICE, 3RD COURT OF APPEALS DISTRICT
2020DemocratDARLENE BYRNE47 votes
JUDGE, COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS PLACE 9
2020RepublicanDAVID NEWELL559 votes
JUDGE, COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS PLACE 4
2020RepublicanKEVIN PATRICK YEARY556 votes
Judge, Court of Criminal Appeals Place 5
2016RepublicanScott Walker528 votes
RAILROAD COMMISSIONER
2024RepublicanCHRISTI CRADDICK526 votes
JUSTICE, SUPREME COURT, PLACE 2
2024RepublicanJIMMY BLACKLOCK571 votes
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