County Profile

Walker County

Election results and voting trends

290,518
Total Votes
47
Elections Covered
10
General Elections

Voting Trends

R vs D turnout over time

Primary Turnout

R vs D primary voters in Walker County

03K5K8K10K20062008201020122014201620182020202220242026
Republican
Democrat

Runoff Turnout

R vs D runoff voters in Walker County

03K5K8K10K2006200820102012201420162018202020222024
Republican
Democrat

General Election

Highest-turnout race per year in Walker County

013K25K38K50K2006200820102012201420162018202020222024
Republican
Democrat

Party Lean Trend

How Walker County's partisan lean has shifted over time

Party Lean Trend

Recency-weighted lean across general elections

60%63%66%69%72%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 Walker County's partisan lean

+12.1
Governor44.1% actual32.0% exp
-12.1
Governor55.9% actual68.0% exp
+5.6
Railroad Commissioner40.7% actual35.1% exp
Railroad Commissioner59.3% actual64.9% exp
Attorney General26.7% actual32.0% exp
+5.3
Attorney General73.3% actual68.0% exp
+4.6
Railroad Commissioner42.1% actual37.5% exp
Railroad Commissioner57.9% actual62.5% exp
+4.2
Governor39.3% actual35.1% exp
-4.2
Governor60.7% actual64.9% exp
U. S. Senator31.2% actual35.1% exp
U. S. Senator68.8% actual64.9% exp
U. S. Senator26.0% actual29.8% exp
+3.8
U. S. Senator74.0% actual70.2% exp
-3.7
Commissioner of the General Land Office28.3% actual32.0% exp
Commissioner of the General Land Office71.7% actual68.0% exp
Lieutenant Governor31.4% actual35.1% exp
Lieutenant Governor68.6% actual64.9% exp
-3.5
RAILROAD COMMISSIONER 26.4% actual29.9% exp
RAILROAD COMMISSIONER 73.6% actual70.1% exp

Election History

Voting totals by election, most recent first

Top Contested Races

Highest-turnout contested races in Walker County

PRESIDENT/VICE-PRESIDENT
2024RepublicanDONALD J. TRUMP/JD VANCE17,515 votes
U. S. SENATOR
2024RepublicanTED CRUZ16,775 votes
RAILROAD COMMISSIONER
2024RepublicanCHRISTI CRADDICK16,814 votes
JUSTICE, SUPREME COURT, PLACE 2
2024RepublicanJIMMY BLACKLOCK17,348 votes
JUSTICE, SUPREME COURT, PLACE 6
2024RepublicanJANE BLAND16,903 votes
JUSTICE, SUPREME COURT, PLACE 4
2024RepublicanJOHN DEVINE17,121 votes
PRESIDING JUDGE, COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS
2024RepublicanDAVID J. SCHENCK17,183 votes
JUDGE, COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS, PLACE 7
2024RepublicanGINA PARKER17,250 votes
STATE REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT 12
2024RepublicanTREY WHARTON17,404 votes
JUDGE, COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS, PLACE 8
2024RepublicanLEE FINLEY17,292 votes
U. S. REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT 8
2020RepublicanKEVIN BRADY15,694 votes
U. S. SENATOR
2020RepublicanJOHN CORNYN15,480 votes
CHIEF JUSTICE, SUPREME COURT
2020RepublicanNATHAN HECHT15,316 votes
JUSTICE, SUPREME COURT, PLACE 7
2020RepublicanJEFF BOYD15,369 votes
JUSTICE, SUPREME COURT, PLACE 6 - UNEXPIRED TERM
2020RepublicanJANE BLAND15,769 votes
RAILROAD COMMISSIONER
2020RepublicanJAMES "JIM" WRIGHT15,245 votes
JUSTICE, SUPREME COURT, PLACE 8
2020RepublicanBRETT BUSBY15,414 votes
JUDGE, COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS PLACE 3
2020RepublicanBERT RICHARDSON15,603 votes
JUDGE, COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS PLACE 4
2020RepublicanKEVIN PATRICK YEARY15,734 votes