County Profile

Travis County

Election results and voting trends

6,423,911
Total Votes
52
Elections Covered
10
General Elections

Voting Trends

R vs D turnout over time

Primary Turnout

R vs D primary voters in Travis County

0125K250K375K500K20062008201020122014201620182020202220242026
Republican
Democrat

Runoff Turnout

R vs D runoff voters in Travis County

050K100K150K200K2006200820102012201420162018202020222024
Republican
Democrat

General Election

Highest-turnout race per year in Travis County

0250K500K750K1.0M2006200820102012201420162018202020222024
Republican
Democrat

Party Lean Trend

How Travis County's partisan lean has shifted over time

Party Lean Trend

Recency-weighted lean across general elections

25%31%37%42%48%2006200820102012201420162018202020222024
R territory
D territory
50% line

Ballot Composition

Contested and uncontested general election races

1224354733639200619102920082883620102912412012298372014231336201628124020182711382020303020222118392024
ContestedUncontested

Standout Performers

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

+7.0
U. S. Senator75.1% actual68.1% exp
-7.0
U. S. Senator24.9% actual31.9% exp
President/Vice-President70.8% actual63.8% exp
President/Vice-President29.2% actual36.2% exp
+6.1
Attorney General74.2% actual68.1% exp
-6.1
Attorney General25.8% actual31.9% exp
+6.0
Governor61.9% actual55.9% exp
-6.0
Governor38.1% actual44.1% exp
+5.5
Governor63.0% actual57.5% exp
-5.5
Governor37.0% actual42.5% exp
+5.1
Commissioner of Agriculture73.2% actual68.1% exp
-5.1
Commissioner of Agriculture26.8% actual31.9% exp
+5.0
Lieutenant Governor73.1% actual68.1% exp
-5.0
Lieutenant Governor26.9% actual31.9% exp
Lieutenant Governor65.4% actual60.6% exp
-4.8
Lieutenant Governor34.6% actual39.4% exp
-4.7
Comptroller of Public Accounts52.8% actual57.5% exp
+4.7
Comptroller of Public Accounts47.2% actual42.5% exp
President/Vice-President65.0% actual60.6% exp
President/Vice-President35.0% actual39.4% exp

Election History

Voting totals by election, most recent first

Top Contested Races

Highest-turnout contested races in Travis County

U. S. SENATOR
2020RepublicanJOHN CORNYN175,860 votes
CHIEF JUSTICE, SUPREME COURT
2020RepublicanNATHAN HECHT168,918 votes
RAILROAD COMMISSIONER
2020RepublicanJAMES "JIM" WRIGHT167,976 votes
JUSTICE, SUPREME COURT, PLACE 6 - UNEXPIRED TERM
2020RepublicanJANE BLAND181,109 votes
JUSTICE, SUPREME COURT, PLACE 7
2020RepublicanJEFF BOYD169,024 votes
JUSTICE, SUPREME COURT, PLACE 8
2020RepublicanBRETT BUSBY167,266 votes
PRESIDENT/VICE-PRESIDENT
2024RepublicanDONALD J. TRUMP/JD VANCE170,787 votes
U. S. SENATOR
2024RepublicanTED CRUZ157,203 votes
JUDGE, COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS PLACE 3
2020RepublicanBERT RICHARDSON173,943 votes
JUDGE, COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS PLACE 4
2020RepublicanKEVIN PATRICK YEARY175,067 votes
JUDGE, COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS PLACE 9
2020RepublicanDAVID NEWELL177,673 votes
CHIEF JUSTICE, 3RD COURT OF APPEALS DISTRICT
2020DemocratDARLENE BYRNE397,643 votes
DISTRICT ATTORNEY, 53RD JUDICIAL DISTRICT
2020DemocratJOSE GARZA396,970 votes
DISTRICT JUDGE, 460TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT
2020DemocratSELENA ALVARENGA394,982 votes
RAILROAD COMMISSIONER
2024RepublicanCHRISTI CRADDICK167,713 votes
JUSTICE, SUPREME COURT, PLACE 2
2024RepublicanJIMMY BLACKLOCK173,815 votes
JUSTICE, SUPREME COURT, PLACE 4
2024RepublicanJOHN DEVINE168,691 votes
JUSTICE, SUPREME COURT, PLACE 6
2024RepublicanJANE BLAND165,279 votes
PRESIDING JUDGE, COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS
2024RepublicanDAVID J. SCHENCK171,545 votes