County Profile

Winkler County

Election results and voting trends

27,023
Total Votes
49
Elections Covered
10
General Elections

Voting Trends

R vs D turnout over time

Primary Turnout

R vs D primary voters in Winkler County

05001K2K2K20062008201020122014201620182020202220242026
Republican
Democrat

Runoff Turnout

R vs D runoff voters in Winkler County

02505007501K2006200820102012201420162018202020222024
Republican
Democrat

General Election

Highest-turnout race per year in Winkler County

01K3K4K5K2006200820102012201420162018202020222024
Republican
Democrat

Party Lean Trend

How Winkler County's partisan lean has shifted over time

Party Lean Trend

Recency-weighted lean across general elections

65%71%77%82%88%2006200820102012201420162018202020222024
R territory
D territory
50% line

Ballot Composition

Contested and uncontested general election races

7132026185232006131420081718201013518201218220201410313201617320201813215202014142022115162024
ContestedUncontested

Standout Performers

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

+7.8
Railroad Commissioner38.8% actual31.0% exp
Railroad Commissioner61.2% actual69.0% exp
U. S. Senator14.1% actual20.5% exp
+6.4
U. S. Senator85.9% actual79.5% exp
Governor14.1% actual20.5% exp
+6.4
Governor85.9% actual79.5% exp
U. S. Senator24.7% actual31.0% exp
U. S. Senator75.3% actual69.0% exp
+6.3
Commissioner of Agriculture37.3% actual31.0% exp
-6.3
Commissioner of Agriculture62.7% actual69.0% exp
+5.8
Railroad Commissioner29.6% actual23.8% exp
Railroad Commissioner70.4% actual76.2% exp
Lieutenant Governor16.1% actual20.5% exp
+4.4
Lieutenant Governor83.9% actual79.5% exp
+3.9
Governor23.9% actual20.0% exp
-3.9
Governor76.1% actual80.0% exp
-3.8
Attorney General27.2% actual31.0% exp
+3.8
Attorney General72.8% actual69.0% exp
-3.7
Commissioner of the General Land Office16.8% actual20.5% exp
Commissioner of the General Land Office83.2% actual79.5% exp

Election History

Voting totals by election, most recent first

Top Contested Races

Highest-turnout contested races in Winkler County

U. S. SENATOR
2020RepublicanJOHN CORNYN1,714 votes
RAILROAD COMMISSIONER
2020RepublicanJAMES "JIM" WRIGHT1,707 votes
CHIEF JUSTICE, SUPREME COURT
2020RepublicanNATHAN HECHT1,685 votes
U. S. REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT 23
2020RepublicanTONY GONZALES1,624 votes
JUSTICE, SUPREME COURT, PLACE 8
2020RepublicanBRETT BUSBY1,655 votes
JUDGE, COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS PLACE 3
2020RepublicanBERT RICHARDSON1,681 votes
JUSTICE, SUPREME COURT, PLACE 7
2020RepublicanJEFF BOYD1,666 votes
JUDGE, COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS PLACE 4
2020RepublicanKEVIN PATRICK YEARY1,688 votes
MEMBER, STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION, DISTRICT 1
2020DemocratGEORGINA PEREZ365 votes
CHIEF JUSTICE, 8TH COURT OF APPEALS DISTRICT
2020DemocratYVONNE RODRIGUEZ385 votes
President/Vice-President
2008RepublicanJohn McCain/ Sarah Palin1,529 votes
JUSTICE, SUPREME COURT, PLACE 6 - UNEXPIRED TERM
2020RepublicanJANE BLAND1,674 votes
JUDGE, COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS PLACE 9
2020RepublicanDAVID NEWELL1,681 votes
District Attorney, 109th Judicial District
2008RepublicanMichael L. Fostel1,350 votes
U. S. Senator
2008RepublicanJohn Cornyn1,452 votes
Railroad Commissioner
2008RepublicanMichael L. Williams1,304 votes
U. S. SENATOR
2024RepublicanTED CRUZ1,560 votes
Justice, Supreme Court, Place 8
2008RepublicanPhil Johnson1,287 votes