County Profile

Upshur County

Election results and voting trends

231,539
Total Votes
46
Elections Covered
10
General Elections

Voting Trends

R vs D turnout over time

Primary Turnout

R vs D primary voters in Upshur County

03K5K8K10K20062008201020122014201620182020202220242026
Republican
Democrat

Runoff Turnout

R vs D runoff voters in Upshur County

03K5K8K10K200620082010201220142016201820202022
Republican
Democrat

General Election

Highest-turnout race per year in Upshur County

05K10K15K20K2006200820102012201420162018202020222024
Republican
Democrat

Party Lean Trend

How Upshur County's partisan lean has shifted over time

Party Lean Trend

Recency-weighted lean across general elections

62%69%76%83%90%2006200820102012201420162018202020222024
R territory
D territory
50% line

Ballot Composition

Contested and uncontested general election races

714222922325200610313200815621201015217201216622201411516201616521201814317202014142022113142024
ContestedUncontested

Standout Performers

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

+9.1
Governor30.8% actual21.7% exp
-9.1
Governor69.2% actual78.3% exp
+8.5
Railroad Commissioner34.8% actual26.3% exp
Railroad Commissioner65.2% actual73.7% exp
+4.9
Lieutenant Governor21.1% actual16.2% exp
-4.9
Lieutenant Governor78.9% actual83.8% exp
+4.8
Railroad Commissioner38.1% actual33.3% exp
Railroad Commissioner61.9% actual66.7% exp
U. S. Senator15.4% actual19.4% exp
+4.0
U. S. Senator84.6% actual80.6% exp
U. S. Senator29.7% actual33.3% exp
U. S. Senator70.3% actual66.7% exp
Lieutenant Governor16.3% actual19.4% exp
+3.1
Lieutenant Governor83.7% actual80.6% exp
Governor16.4% actual19.4% exp
+3.0
Governor83.6% actual80.6% exp
+2.6
U. S. Senator24.2% actual21.6% exp
-2.6
U. S. Senator75.8% actual78.4% exp
Commissioner of the General Land Office35.9% actual33.3% exp
Commissioner of the General Land Office64.1% actual66.7% exp

Election History

Voting totals by election, most recent first

Top Contested Races

Highest-turnout contested races in Upshur County

PRESIDENT/VICE-PRESIDENT
2024RepublicanDONALD J. TRUMP/JD VANCE16,939 votes
U. S. SENATOR
2024RepublicanTED CRUZ16,451 votes
JUSTICE, SUPREME COURT, PLACE 2
2024RepublicanJIMMY BLACKLOCK16,798 votes
RAILROAD COMMISSIONER
2024RepublicanCHRISTI CRADDICK16,138 votes
PRESIDING JUDGE, COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS
2024RepublicanDAVID J. SCHENCK16,659 votes
JUSTICE, SUPREME COURT, PLACE 4
2024RepublicanJOHN DEVINE16,643 votes
JUSTICE, SUPREME COURT, PLACE 6
2024RepublicanJANE BLAND16,231 votes
JUDGE, COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS, PLACE 7
2024RepublicanGINA PARKER16,713 votes
JUDGE, COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS, PLACE 8
2024RepublicanLEE FINLEY16,778 votes
U. S. SENATOR
2020RepublicanJOHN CORNYN15,470 votes
JUSTICE, SUPREME COURT, PLACE 7
2020RepublicanJEFF BOYD15,423 votes
CHIEF JUSTICE, SUPREME COURT
2020RepublicanNATHAN HECHT15,338 votes
RAILROAD COMMISSIONER
2020RepublicanJAMES "JIM" WRIGHT15,455 votes
JUSTICE, SUPREME COURT, PLACE 6 - UNEXPIRED TERM
2020RepublicanJANE BLAND15,683 votes
JUSTICE, SUPREME COURT, PLACE 8
2020RepublicanBRETT BUSBY15,414 votes
STATE SENATOR, DISTRICT 1
2020RepublicanBRYAN HUGHES15,724 votes
JUDGE, COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS PLACE 9
2020RepublicanDAVID NEWELL15,663 votes
JUDGE, COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS PLACE 4
2020RepublicanKEVIN PATRICK YEARY15,617 votes
JUDGE, COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS PLACE 3
2020RepublicanBERT RICHARDSON15,597 votes