County Profile

Ward County

Election results and voting trends

53,158
Total Votes
48
Elections Covered
10
General Elections

Voting Trends

R vs D turnout over time

Primary Turnout

R vs D primary voters in Ward County

01K3K4K5K20062008201020122014201620182020202220242026
Republican
Democrat

Runoff Turnout

R vs D runoff voters in Ward County

02505007501K2006200820102012201420162018202020222024
Republican
Democrat

General Election

Highest-turnout race per year in Ward County

01K3K4K5K2006200820102012201420162018202020222024
Republican
Democrat

Party Lean Trend

How Ward County's partisan lean has shifted over time

Party Lean Trend

Recency-weighted lean across general elections

64%69%75%80%85%2006200820102012201420162018202020222024
R territory
D territory
50% line

Ballot Composition

Contested and uncontested general election races

6131925175222006123152008171720101451920121718201410515201616218201813417202014142022125172024
ContestedUncontested

Standout Performers

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

+10.2
Governor37.5% actual27.3% exp
-10.2
Governor62.5% actual72.7% exp
+7.8
Railroad Commissioner33.6% actual25.8% exp
Railroad Commissioner66.4% actual74.2% exp
Governor21.1% actual27.4% exp
+6.3
Governor78.9% actual72.6% exp
+6.3
Commissioner of Agriculture33.6% actual27.3% exp
-6.3
Commissioner of Agriculture66.4% actual72.7% exp
+6.1
Commissioner of the General Land Office33.4% actual27.3% exp
Commissioner of the General Land Office66.6% actual72.7% exp
+6.0
Lieutenant Governor32.8% actual26.8% exp
-5.9
Lieutenant Governor67.3% actual73.2% exp
+5.6
Commissioner of Agriculture38.0% actual32.4% exp
-5.6
Commissioner of Agriculture62.0% actual67.6% exp
U. S. Senator22.3% actual27.4% exp
+5.1
U. S. Senator77.7% actual72.6% exp
+4.9
Railroad Commissioner37.3% actual32.4% exp
Railroad Commissioner62.7% actual67.6% exp
+4.8
Railroad Commissioner32.1% actual27.3% exp
-4.8
Railroad Commissioner67.9% actual72.7% exp

Election History

Voting totals by election, most recent first

Top Contested Races

Highest-turnout contested races in Ward County

U. S. REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT 23
2020RepublicanTONY GONZALES3,037 votes
U. S. SENATOR
2020RepublicanJOHN CORNYN3,138 votes
RAILROAD COMMISSIONER
2020RepublicanJAMES "JIM" WRIGHT3,080 votes
CHIEF JUSTICE, SUPREME COURT
2020RepublicanNATHAN HECHT3,034 votes
JUSTICE, SUPREME COURT, PLACE 7
2020RepublicanJEFF BOYD3,065 votes
JUSTICE, SUPREME COURT, PLACE 6 - UNEXPIRED TERM
2020RepublicanJANE BLAND3,118 votes
JUSTICE, SUPREME COURT, PLACE 8
2020RepublicanBRETT BUSBY3,039 votes
JUDGE, COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS PLACE 9
2020RepublicanDAVID NEWELL3,122 votes
JUDGE, COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS PLACE 3
2020RepublicanBERT RICHARDSON3,096 votes
JUDGE, COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS PLACE 4
2020RepublicanKEVIN PATRICK YEARY3,105 votes
MEMBER, STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION, DISTRICT 1
2020DemocratGEORGINA PEREZ806 votes
CHIEF JUSTICE, 8TH COURT OF APPEALS DISTRICT
2020DemocratYVONNE RODRIGUEZ808 votes
U. S. SENATOR
2024RepublicanTED CRUZ2,931 votes
U. S. REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT 23
2024RepublicanTONY GONZALES3,072 votes
President/Vice-President
2008RepublicanJohn McCain/ Sarah Palin2,667 votes
RAILROAD COMMISSIONER
2024RepublicanCHRISTI CRADDICK2,641 votes
JUSTICE, SUPREME COURT, PLACE 2
2024RepublicanJIMMY BLACKLOCK2,936 votes
JUSTICE, SUPREME COURT, PLACE 6
2024RepublicanJANE BLAND2,820 votes