County Profile

Wheeler County

Election results and voting trends

36,565
Total Votes
49
Elections Covered
10
General Elections

Voting Trends

R vs D turnout over time

Primary Turnout

R vs D primary voters in Wheeler County

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Republican
Democrat

Runoff Turnout

R vs D runoff voters in Wheeler County

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Republican
Democrat

General Election

Highest-turnout race per year in Wheeler County

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Republican
Democrat

Party Lean Trend

How Wheeler County's partisan lean has shifted over time

Party Lean Trend

Recency-weighted lean across general elections

71%78%84%91%97%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 Wheeler County's partisan lean

+9.7
Railroad Commissioner34.6% actual24.9% exp
Railroad Commissioner65.4% actual75.1% exp
+7.7
Commissioner of Agriculture32.6% actual24.9% exp
-7.7
Commissioner of Agriculture67.4% actual75.1% exp
+7.2
Lieutenant Governor15.3% actual8.1% exp
-7.2
Lieutenant Governor84.7% actual91.9% exp
+6.2
Governor21.5% actual15.3% exp
-6.2
Governor78.5% actual84.7% exp
U. S. Senator19.1% actual24.9% exp
U. S. Senator80.9% actual75.1% exp
President/Vice-President14.1% actual19.7% exp
President/Vice-President85.9% actual80.3% exp
+5.1
Railroad Commissioner24.8% actual19.7% exp
Railroad Commissioner75.2% actual80.3% exp
Commissioner of the General Land Office29.4% actual24.9% exp
Commissioner of the General Land Office70.6% actual75.1% exp
U. S. Senator15.4% actual19.7% exp
+4.3
U. S. Senator84.6% actual80.3% exp
Lieutenant Governor21.7% actual24.9% exp
Lieutenant Governor78.3% actual75.1% exp

Election History

Voting totals by election, most recent first

Top Contested Races

Highest-turnout contested races in Wheeler County

President/Vice-President
U. S. REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT 13
2020RepublicanRONNY JACKSON2,097 votes
U. S. SENATOR
2020RepublicanJOHN CORNYN2,079 votes
U. S. SENATOR
2024RepublicanTED CRUZ2,025 votes
STATE REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT 68
2020RepublicanDREW SPRINGER2,085 votes
JUSTICE, SUPREME COURT, PLACE 6 - UNEXPIRED TERM
2020RepublicanJANE BLAND2,082 votes
RAILROAD COMMISSIONER
2020RepublicanJAMES "JIM" WRIGHT2,055 votes
President/Vice-President
2008RepublicanJohn McCain/ Sarah Palin1,918 votes
CHIEF JUSTICE, SUPREME COURT
2020RepublicanNATHAN HECHT2,035 votes
JUSTICE, SUPREME COURT, PLACE 7
2020RepublicanJEFF BOYD2,045 votes
JUDGE, COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS PLACE 3
2020RepublicanBERT RICHARDSON2,069 votes
JUSTICE, SUPREME COURT, PLACE 8
2020RepublicanBRETT BUSBY2,047 votes
JUDGE, COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS PLACE 4
2020RepublicanKEVIN PATRICK YEARY2,071 votes
MEMBER, STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION, DISTRICT 15
2020RepublicanJAY JOHNSON2,073 votes
JUDGE, COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS PLACE 9
2020RepublicanDAVID NEWELL2,065 votes
Justice, Supreme Court, Place 3
2016RepublicanDebra Lehrmann1,919 votes
Railroad Commissioner
2016RepublicanWayne Christian1,922 votes
U. S. Representative District 13
2008RepublicanMac Thornberry1,885 votes