County Profile

Willacy County

Election results and voting trends

89,005
Total Votes
48
Elections Covered
10
General Elections

Voting Trends

R vs D turnout over time

Primary Turnout

R vs D primary voters in Willacy County

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Republican
Democrat

Runoff Turnout

R vs D runoff voters in Willacy County

01K3K4K5K2006200820102012201420162018202020222024
Republican
Democrat

General Election

Highest-turnout race per year in Willacy County

01K3K4K5K2006200820102012201420162018202020222024
Republican
Democrat

Party Lean Trend

How Willacy County's partisan lean has shifted over time

Party Lean Trend

Recency-weighted lean across general elections

29%34%38%43%47%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 Willacy County's partisan lean

-11.4
Governor53.9% actual65.3% exp
+11.4
Governor46.1% actual34.7% exp
Attorney General52.9% actual61.9% exp
+9.0
Attorney General47.1% actual38.1% exp
U. S. Senator51.2% actual59.4% exp
U. S. Senator48.8% actual40.6% exp
-7.8
Governor51.6% actual59.4% exp
+7.8
Governor48.4% actual40.6% exp
PRESIDENT/VICE-PRESIDENT48.3% actual55.8% exp
PRESIDENT/VICE-PRESIDENT51.7% actual44.2% exp
PRESIDENT/VICE-PRESIDENT56.0% actual63.1% exp
PRESIDENT/VICE-PRESIDENT44.0% actual36.9% exp
-7.1
Comptroller of Public Accounts52.3% actual59.4% exp
+7.1
Comptroller of Public Accounts47.7% actual40.6% exp
-6.9
Commissioner of the General Land Office57.3% actual64.2% exp
Commissioner of the General Land Office42.7% actual35.8% exp
U. S. Senator57.6% actual64.2% exp
+6.6
U. S. Senator42.4% actual35.8% exp
President/Vice-President71.8% actual65.7% exp
President/Vice-President28.2% actual34.3% exp

Election History

Voting totals by election, most recent first

Top Contested Races

Highest-turnout contested races in Willacy County

U. S. REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT 34
2024DemocratVICENTE GONZALEZ2,829 votes
U. S. SENATOR
2024RepublicanTED CRUZ2,365 votes
STATE SENATOR, DISTRICT 27
2024RepublicanADAM HINOJOSA2,303 votes
STATE REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT 37
2024RepublicanJANIE LOPEZ2,495 votes
U. S. SENATOR
2020RepublicanJOHN CORNYN2,183 votes
U. S. REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT 34
2020DemocratFILEMON B. VELA3,364 votes
STATE SENATOR, DISTRICT 27
2020DemocratEDDIE LUCIO JR4,176 votes
STATE REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT 31
2020DemocratRYAN GUILLEN3,713 votes
CHIEF JUSTICE, 13TH COURT OF APPEALS DISTRICT
2024RepublicanJAIME TIJERINA2,463 votes
RAILROAD COMMISSIONER
2024RepublicanCHRISTI CRADDICK2,153 votes
JUSTICE, 13TH COURT OF APPEALS DISTRICT, PLACE 4 - UNEXPIRED TERM
2020RepublicanJAIME TIJERINA1,914 votes
RAILROAD COMMISSIONER
2020RepublicanJAMES "JIM" WRIGHT1,924 votes
JUSTICE, 13TH COURT OF APPEALS DISTRICT, PLACE 2
2024RepublicanJENNY CRON2,049 votes
President/Vice-President
JUSTICE, SUPREME COURT, PLACE 2
2024RepublicanJIMMY BLACKLOCK2,494 votes
JUSTICE, SUPREME COURT, PLACE 6
2024RepublicanJANE BLAND2,262 votes
President/Vice-President
2012RepublicanMitt Romney/ Paul Ryan1,416 votes
JUSTICE, SUPREME COURT, PLACE 4
2024RepublicanJOHN DEVINE2,392 votes