Childress County, TX

Designated Market Area: Amarillo, TX-KS-NM-OK
USDA County Type (2015): Government, Low Employment
American Communities Project County Type (2023): Graying America

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Childress city (pop. 5,786)  

Tracts in Childress County, TX

Census Tract 9501, Childress County, Texas     Census Tract 9502, Childress County, Texas        

2022 population: 6,809   ( 232 from 2010 , 143 from 2020)
Land area: 696.5 square miles
Population density: 9.8 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	3,793	55.71%	12.3%
Black:	649	9.53%	5.1%
Indian:	50	0.73%	78.6%
Asian:	72	1.06%	46.9%
2+ races:	113	1.66%	91.5%
Hispanic:	2,132	31.31%	13.1%
Total non-White:	3,016	44.29%	11.1%

2020-2022 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	137	10.3
Deaths:	193	14.5
Net Migration:	208	15.6
Net Immigration:	-1	-0.1

Change in White population:	-534	-7.6
Change in Non-White pop.:	302	4.3

Click on the Year to view county-level data for that election.

Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	41%	Donald Trump* (R)	1,943	85.3%	Joe Biden (D)	310	13.6%	26 [+]	1.1%	2,279	33	38	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Jo Jorgensen (Lbt) 18 (0.8%);
2016	38%	Donald Trump (R)	1,802	86.5%	Hillary Clinton (D)	253	12.1%	29 [+]	1.4%	2,084	34	41	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Gary Johnson (Lbt) 24 (1.2%); Jill Stein (Grn) 5 (0.2%); Evan McMullin (I) 0 (0.0%);
2012	36%	Mitt Romney (R)	1,665	83.4%	Barack Obama* (D)	320	16.0%	11 [+]	0.6%	1,996	26	36	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 2012: Gary Johnson (Lbt) 10 (0.5%);
2008	41%	John McCain (R)	1,782	77.6%	Barack Obama (D)	497	21.6%	17 [+]	0.7%	2,296	22	32	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 2008: Bob Barr (Lbt) 17 (0.7%); Ralph Nader (I) 0 (0.0%);
2004	37%	George W. Bush* (R)	1,629	76.0%	John Kerry (D)	511	23.8%	4 [+]	0.2%	2,144	15	25	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 2004: Ralph Nader (I) 0 (0.0%);
2000	36%	George W. Bush (R)	1,506	70.8%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	602	28.3%	18 [+]	0.8%	2,126	12	23	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 2000: Ralph Nader (Grn) 11 (0.5%); Pat Buchanan (Ref) 6 (0.3%);
1996	37%	Robert Dole (R)	1,072	54.6%	Bill Clinton* (D)	719	36.6%	171 [+]	8.7%	1,962	6	14	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 1996: Ross Perot (Ref) 165 (8.4%); Harry Browne (Lbt) 4 (0.2%); Ralph Nader (Grn) 0 (0.0%);
1992	50%	George Bush* (R)	1,033	44.2%	Bill Clinton (D)	881	37.7%	424 [+]	18.1%	2,338	4	7	0.04%
[-] Other candidates in 1992: Ross Perot (I) 421 (18.0%);
1988	50%	George Bush (R)	1,201	53.0%	Michael Dukakis (D)	1,060	46.8%	6 [+]	0.3%	2,267	-3	0	0.04%
[-] Other candidates in 1988: Ron Paul (Lbt) 6 (0.3%);
1984	51%	Ronald Reagan* (R)	1,574	63.4%	Walter Mondale (D)	900	36.3%	7	0.3%	2,481	0	5	0.05%
[-] Other candidates in 1984:
1980	53%	Ronald Reagan (R)	1,443	53.2%	Jimmy Carter* (D)	1,222	45.0%	48 [+]	1.8%	2,713	-2	2	0.06%
[-] Other candidates in 1980: John Anderson (I) 33 (1.2%); Edward Clark (Lbt) 15 (0.6%);
1976	56%	Jimmy Carter (D)	1,578	60.1%	Gerald Ford* (R)	1,043	39.7%	5 [+]	0.2%	2,626	-8	-8	0.06%
[-] Other candidates in 1976: Eugene McCarthy (I) 2 (0.1%);
1972	54%	Richard Nixon* (R)	1,716	69.8%	George McGovern (D)	729	29.7%	13 [+]	0.5%	2,458	4	9	0.07%
[-] Other candidates in 1972: John Schmitz (Amer) 0 (0.0%);
1968	65%	Hubert Humphrey (D)	1,093	39.6%	Richard Nixon (R)	1,045	37.9%	621 [+]	22.5%	2,759	-2	-6	0.09%
[-] Other candidates in 1968: George Wallace (AIP) 621 (22.5%);
1964	62%	Lyndon Johnson* (D)	1,977	67.5%	Barry Goldwater (R)	952	32.5%	2	0.1%	2,931	-4	-6	0.11%
[-] Other candidates in 1964:
1960	54%	Richard Nixon (R)	1,571	56.8%	John Kennedy (D)	1,189	43.0%	7	0.3%	2,767	8	7	0.12%
[-] Other candidates in 1960:
1956	44%	Adlai Stevenson (D)	1,503	54.1%	Dwight Eisenhower* (R)	1,268	45.6%	9	0.3%	2,780	-10	-12	0.14%
[-] Other candidates in 1956:
1952	52%	Dwight Eisenhower (R)	1,890	50.1%	Adlai Stevenson (D)	1,879	49.8%	2	0.1%	3,771	-3	-5	0.18%
[-] Other candidates in 1952:
1948	37%	Harry Truman* (D)	2,415	86.2%	Thomas Dewey (R)	273	9.7%	113 [+]	4.0%	2,801	-15	-35	0.22%
[-] Other candidates in 1948: Strom Thurmond (StsRts) 94 (3.4%); Henry Wallace (Prog) 4 (0.1%);
1944	37%	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	2,295	82.1%	Thomas Dewey (R)	299	10.7%	203	7.3%	2,797	-6	-35	0.24%
[-] Other candidates in 1944:
1940	40%	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	2,729	89.0%	Wendell Willkie (R)	335	10.9%	3	0.1%	3,067	-8	-34	0.27%
[-] Other candidates in 1940:
1936	29%	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	2,076	90.0%	Alf Landon (R)	209	9.1%	22 [+]	1.0%	2,307	-3	-27	0.27%
[-] Other candidates in 1936: William Lemke (Union) 0 (0.0%); Norman Thomas (Soc) 0 (0.0%);
1932	26%	Franklin Roosevelt (D)	2,072	91.1%	Herbert Hoover* (R)	153	6.7%	50 [+]	2.2%	2,275	-5	-33	0.26%
[-] Other candidates in 1932: Norman Thomas (Soc) 0 (0.0%);
1928	26%	Herbert Hoover (R)	1,438	66.5%	Al Smith (D)	726	33.5%	0	0.0%	2,164	15	8	0.30%
[-] Other candidates in 1928: Norman Thomas (Soc) 0 (0.0%);
1924	19%	John Davis (D)	1,117	81.8%	Calvin Coolidge (R)	178	13.0%	71 [+]	5.2%	1,366	-7	-41	0.21%
[-] Other candidates in 1924: Robert LaFollette (Prog) 71 (5.2%);
1920	24%	James Cox (D)	1,206	83.7%	Warren Harding (R)	163	11.3%	72 [+]	5.0%	1,441	-12	-49	0.30%
[-] Other candidates in 1920: Eugene Debs (Soc) 0 (0.0%); Parley Christiansen (FL) 0 (0.0%); Aaron Watkins (Proh) 0 (0.0%);
1916	20%	Woodrow Wilson* (D)	948	89.5%	Write-ins (I)	80	7.6%	31 [+]	2.9%	1,059	-14	-43	0.28%
[-] Other candidates in 1916: Charles Evans Hughes (R) 31 (2.9%); Allan Benson (Soc) 0 (0.0%); James Hanly (Proh) 0 (0.0%);
1912	17%	Woodrow Wilson (D)	721	81.6%	Write-ins (I)	83	9.4%	80 [+]	9.0%	884	-6	-19	0.29%
[-] Other candidates in 1912: Theodore Roosevelt (Prog) 46 (5.2%); William Taft* (R) 34 (3.8%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 0 (0.0%); Eugene Chafin (Proh) 0 (0.0%);
1908	18%	William J. Bryan (D)	594	83.4%	William Taft (R)	92	12.9%	26 [+]	3.7%	712	-10	-39	0.24%
[-] Other candidates in 1908: Eugene Debs (Soc) 0 (0.0%); Eugene Chafin (Proh) 0 (0.0%); Thomas Hisgen (I) 0 (0.0%);
1904	18%	Alton Parker (D)	393	85.6%	Theodore Roosevelt (R)	34	7.4%	32 [+]	7.0%	459	-14	-49	0.20%
[-] Other candidates in 1904: Eugene Debs (Soc) 0 (0.0%); Silas Swallow (Proh) 0 (0.0%); Thomas Watson (Pop) 0 (0.0%);
1900	49%	William J. Bryan (D)	380	75.0%	Write-ins (I)	71	14.0%	56 [+]	11.0%	507	-20	-41	0.12%
[-] Other candidates in 1900: William McKinley* (R) 56 (11.0%); John Woolley (Proh) 0 (0.0%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 0 (0.0%);

* incumbent         PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Childress County, TX
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Joe Biden (D)	310	13.6%
Donald Trump* (R)	1,943	85.3%
Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)	18	0.8%
Other	8	0.4%
TOTAL	2,279
Turnout: 41% Diff (St): 33 Diff (US): 38

2016 President, Childress County, TX
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Hillary Clinton (D)	253	12.1%
Donald Trump (R)	1,802	86.5%
Gary Johnson (Lbt)	24	1.2%
Jill Stein (Grn)	5	0.2%
TOTAL	2,084
Turnout: 38% Diff (St): 34 Diff (US): 41

2012 President, Childress County, TX
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Barack Obama* (D)	320	16.0%
Mitt Romney (R)	1,665	83.4%
Gary Johnson (Lbt)	10	0.5%
Other	1	0.1%
TOTAL	1,996
Turnout: 36% Diff (St): 26 Diff (US): 36

2008 President, Childress County, TX
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Barack Obama (D)	497	21.6%
John McCain (R)	1,782	77.6%
Bob Barr (Lbt)	17	0.7%
TOTAL	2,296
Turnout: 41% Diff (St): 22 Diff (US): 32

2004 President, Childress County, TX
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George W. Bush* (R)	1,629	76.0%
John Kerry (D)	511	23.8%
Other	4	0.2%
TOTAL	2,144
Turnout: 37% Diff (St): 15 Diff (US): 25

2000 President, Childress County, TX
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George W. Bush (R)	1,506	70.8%
Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	602	28.3%
Ralph Nader (Grn)	11	0.5%
Pat Buchanan (Ref)	6	0.3%
Other	1	0.0%
TOTAL	2,126
Turnout: 36% Diff (St): 12 Diff (US): 23

1996 President, Childress County, TX
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Bill Clinton* (D)	719	36.6%
Robert Dole (R)	1,072	54.6%
Ross Perot (Ref)	165	8.4%
Harry Browne (Lbt)	4	0.2%
Other	2	0.1%
TOTAL	1,962
Turnout: 37% Diff (St): 6 Diff (US): 14

1992 President, Childress County, TX
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Bill Clinton (D)	881	37.7%
George Bush* (R)	1,033	44.2%
Ross Perot (I)	421	18.0%
Other	3	0.1%
TOTAL	2,338
Turnout: 50% Diff (St): 4 Diff (US): 7

1988 President, Childress County, TX
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George Bush (R)	1,201	53.0%
Michael Dukakis (D)	1,060	46.8%
Ron Paul (Lbt)	6	0.3%
TOTAL	2,267
Turnout: 50% Diff (St): -3 Diff (US): 0

1984 President, Childress County, TX
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ronald Reagan* (R)	1,574	63.4%
Walter Mondale (D)	900	36.3%
Other	7	0.3%
TOTAL	2,481
Turnout: 51% Diff (St): 0 Diff (US): 5

1980 President, Childress County, TX
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ronald Reagan (R)	1,443	53.2%
Jimmy Carter* (D)	1,222	45.0%
John Anderson (I)	33	1.2%
Edward Clark (Lbt)	15	0.6%
TOTAL	2,713
Turnout: 53% Diff (St): -2 Diff (US): 2

1976 President, Childress County, TX
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	1,578	60.1%
Gerald Ford* (R)	1,043	39.7%
Eugene McCarthy (I)	2	0.1%
Other	3	0.1%
TOTAL	2,626
Turnout: 56% Diff (St): -8 Diff (US): -8

1972 President, Childress County, TX
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	1,716	69.8%
George McGovern (D)	729	29.7%
Other	13	0.5%
TOTAL	2,458
Turnout: 54% Diff (St): 4 Diff (US): 9

1968 President, Childress County, TX
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon (R)	1,045	37.9%
Hubert Humphrey (D)	1,093	39.6%
George Wallace (AIP)	621	22.5%
TOTAL	2,759
Turnout: 65% Diff (St): -2 Diff (US): -6

1964 President, Childress County, TX
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Lyndon Johnson* (D)	1,977	67.5%
Barry Goldwater (R)	952	32.5%
Other	2	0.1%
TOTAL	2,931
Turnout: 62% Diff (St): -4 Diff (US): -6

1960 President, Childress County, TX
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Kennedy (D)	1,189	43.0%
Richard Nixon (R)	1,571	56.8%
Other	7	0.3%
TOTAL	2,767
Turnout: 54% Diff (St): 8 Diff (US): 7

1956 President, Childress County, TX
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Dwight Eisenhower* (R)	1,268	45.6%
Adlai Stevenson (D)	1,503	54.1%
Other	9	0.3%
TOTAL	2,780
Turnout: 44% Diff (St): -10 Diff (US): -12

1952 President, Childress County, TX
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Dwight Eisenhower (R)	1,890	50.1%
Adlai Stevenson (D)	1,879	49.8%
Other	2	0.1%
TOTAL	3,771
Turnout: 52% Diff (St): -3 Diff (US): -5

1948 President, Childress County, TX
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Harry Truman* (D)	2,415	86.2%
Thomas Dewey (R)	273	9.7%
Strom Thurmond (StsRts)	94	3.4%
Henry Wallace (Prog)	4	0.1%
Other	15	0.5%
TOTAL	2,801
Turnout: 37% Diff (St): -15 Diff (US): -35

1944 President, Childress County, TX
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	2,295	82.1%
Thomas Dewey (R)	299	10.7%
Other	203	7.3%
TOTAL	2,797
Turnout: 37% Diff (St): -6 Diff (US): -35

1940 President, Childress County, TX
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	2,729	89.0%
Wendell Willkie (R)	335	10.9%
Other	3	0.1%
TOTAL	3,067
Turnout: 40% Diff (St): -8 Diff (US): -34

1936 President, Childress County, TX
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	2,076	90.0%
Alf Landon (R)	209	9.1%
Other	22	1.0%
TOTAL	2,307
Turnout: 29% Diff (St): -3 Diff (US): -27

1932 President, Childress County, TX
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Franklin Roosevelt (D)	2,072	91.1%
Herbert Hoover* (R)	153	6.7%
Other	50	2.2%
TOTAL	2,275
Turnout: 26% Diff (St): -5 Diff (US): -33

1928 President, Childress County, TX
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Herbert Hoover (R)	1,438	66.5%
Al Smith (D)	726	33.5%
TOTAL	2,164
Turnout: 26% Diff (St): 15 Diff (US): 8

1924 President, Childress County, TX
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Calvin Coolidge (R)	178	13.0%
John Davis (D)	1,117	81.8%
Robert LaFollette (Prog)	71	5.2%
TOTAL	1,366
Turnout: 19% Diff (St): -7 Diff (US): -41

1920 President, Childress County, TX
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Warren Harding (R)	163	11.3%
James Cox (D)	1,206	83.7%
Other	72	5.0%
TOTAL	1,441
Turnout: 24% Diff (St): -12 Diff (US): -49

1916 President, Childress County, TX
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Woodrow Wilson* (D)	948	89.5%
Charles Evans Hughes (R)	31	2.9%
Other	80	7.6%
TOTAL	1,059
Turnout: 20% Diff (St): -14 Diff (US): -43

1912 President, Childress County, TX
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Woodrow Wilson (D)	721	81.6%
Theodore Roosevelt (Prog)	46	5.2%
William Taft* (R)	34	3.8%
Other	83	9.4%
TOTAL	884
Turnout: 17% Diff (St): -6 Diff (US): -19

1908 President, Childress County, TX
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Taft (R)	92	12.9%
William J. Bryan (D)	594	83.4%
Other	26	3.7%
TOTAL	712
Turnout: 18% Diff (St): -10 Diff (US): -39

1904 President, Childress County, TX
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Theodore Roosevelt (R)	34	7.4%
Alton Parker (D)	393	85.6%
Other	32	7.0%
TOTAL	459
Turnout: 18% Diff (St): -14 Diff (US): -49

1900 President, Childress County, TX
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William McKinley* (R)	56	11.0%
William J. Bryan (D)	380	75.0%
Other	71	14.0%
TOTAL	507
Turnout: 49% Diff (St): -20 Diff (US): -41

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Childress County, TX

Click on the Year to view county-level data for that election.

Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	G	32%	Greg Abbott* (R)	1,562	89.2%	Beto O'Rourke (D)	162	9.3%	27 [+]	1.5%	1,751	34	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Mark Tippetts (Libertarian) 20 (1.1%); Delilah Barrios (Green) 7 (0.4%);
2020	S2	41%	John Cornyn* (R)	1,936	85.7%	Mary Hegar (D)	283	12.5%	40 [+]	1.8%	2,259	32	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Kerry McKennon (Libertarian) 29 (1.3%); David Collins (Green) 11 (0.5%);
2018	S1	32%	Ted Cruz* (R)	1,526	86.2%	Beto O'Rourke (D)	236	13.3%	8 [+]	0.5%	1,770	35	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Neal Dikeman (Libertarian) 8 (0.5%);
2018	G	32%	Greg Abbott* (R)	1,546	87.6%	Lupe Valdez (D)	206	11.7%	13 [+]	0.7%	1,765	32	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Mark Tippetts (Libertarian) 13 (0.7%);
2014	S2	20%	John Cornyn* (R)	959	88.4%	David Alameel (D)	107	9.9%	19 [+]	1.8%	1,085	27	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Rebecca Paddock (Libertarian) 12 (1.1%); Emily Sanchez (Green) 7 (0.6%);
2014	G	20%	Greg Abbott (R)	944	86.2%	Wendy Davis (D)	134	12.2%	17 [+]	1.6%	1,095	27	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Kathie Glass (Libertarian) 11 (1.0%); Brandon Parmer (Green) 6 (0.5%);
2012	S1	35%	Ted Cruz (R)	1,567	80.8%	Paul Sadler (D)	334	17.2%	39 [+]	2.0%	1,940	24	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 2012: John Myers (Libertarian) 27 (1.4%); David Collins (Green) 12 (0.6%);
2010	G	20%	Rick Perry* (R)	774	70.2%	Bill White (D)	293	26.6%	36 [+]	3.3%	1,103	15	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 2010: Kathie Glass (Libertarian) 28 (2.5%); Deb Shafto (Green) 8 (0.7%); Andy Barron (I (write-in)) 0 (0.0%);
2008	S2	39%	John Cornyn* (R)	1,668	76.0%	Rick Noriega (D)	475	21.6%	51 [+]	2.3%	2,194	21	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 2008: Yvonne Schick (Libertarian) 51 (2.3%);
2006	S1	20%	Kay Bailey Hutchison* (R)	853	74.4%	Barbara Ann Radnofsky (D)	280	24.4%	13 [+]	1.1%	1,146	13	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 2006: Scott Jameson (Libertarian) 13 (1.1%);
2006	G	22%	Rick Perry* (R)	530	42.8%	Chris Bell (D)	280	22.6%	428 [+]	34.6%	1,238	4	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 2006: Carole Strayhorn (I) 254 (20.5%); Kinky Friedman (I) 170 (13.7%); James Werner (Libertarian) 4 (0.3%);
2002	S2	26%	John Cornyn (R)	1,051	68.1%	Ron Kirk (D)	484	31.4%	8 [+]	0.5%	1,543	13	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 2002: Scott Jameson (Libertarian) 6 (0.4%); Roy Williams (Green) 2 (0.1%);
2002	G	27%	Rick Perry* (R)	1,048	66.7%	Tony Sanchez (D)	497	31.6%	27 [+]	1.7%	1,572	9	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 2002: Jeff Daiell (Libertarian) 26 (1.7%); Rahul Mahajan (Green) 1 (0.1%);
2000	S1	34%	Kay Bailey Hutchison* (R)	1,546	75.6%	Gene Kelly (D)	484	23.7%	14 [+]	0.7%	2,044	11	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 2000: Mary Ruwart (Libertarian) 9 (0.4%); Douglas Sandage (Green) 5 (0.2%);
1998	G	25%	George W. Bush* (R)	1,032	71.7%	Garry Mauro (D)	404	28.1%	3 [+]	0.2%	1,439	3	0.04%
[-] Other candidates in 1998: Lester Turlington (Libertarian) 3 (0.2%);
1996	S2	35%	Phil Gramm* (R)	1,220	64.6%	Victor Morales (D)	655	34.7%	14 [+]	0.7%	1,889	10	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 1996: Michael Bird (Libertarian) 9 (0.5%); John Huff (Natural Law) 5 (0.3%);
1994	S1	33%	Kay Bailey Hutchison* (R)	1,173	70.4%	Richard Fisher (D)	488	29.3%	5 [+]	0.3%	1,666	10	0.04%
[-] Other candidates in 1994: Pierre Blondeau (Libertarian) 5 (0.3%);
1994	G	34%	George W. Bush (R)	958	56.5%	Ann Richards* (D)	737	43.5%	0	0.0%	1,695	3	0.04%
[-] Other candidates in 1994: Keary Ehlers (Libertarian) 0 (0.0%);
1993	S1	14%	Kay Bailey Hutchison (R)	476	69.8%	Bob Krueger (D)	206	30.2%	0	0.0%	682	2	0.04%
[-] Other candidates in 1993:
1990	S2	38%	Phil Gramm* (R)	965	58.7%	Hugh Parmer (D)	668	40.6%	12 [+]	0.7%	1,645	-2	0.04%
[-] Other candidates in 1990: Gary Johnson (Libertarian) 12 (0.7%); Ira Calkins (I) 0 (0.0%);
1990	G	38%	Ann Richards (D)	881	53.5%	Clayton Williams (R)	751	45.6%	15 [+]	0.9%	1,647	-1	0.04%
[-] Other candidates in 1990: Jeff Daiell (Libertarian) 12 (0.7%); Other (Write-in) 3 (0.2%);
1988	S1	49%	Lloyd Bentsen* (D)	1,205	53.8%	Beau Boulter (R)	1,027	45.8%	8 [+]	0.4%	2,240	6	0.04%
[-] Other candidates in 1988: Jeff Daiell (Libertarian) 8 (0.4%);
1986	G	37%	William Clements (R)	1,060	61.3%	Mark White* (D)	656	37.9%	13 [+]	0.8%	1,729	9	0.05%
[-] Other candidates in 1986: Theresa Doyle (Libertarian) 13 (0.8%);
1984	S2	51%	Phil Gramm (R)	1,449	59.2%	Lloyd Doggett (D)	997	40.8%	0	0.0%	2,446	1	0.05%
[-] Other candidates in 1984:
1982	S1	36%	Lloyd Bentsen* (D)	1,098	61.3%	James Collins (R)	686	38.3%	6 [+]	0.3%	1,790	-2	0.06%
[-] Other candidates in 1982: John Ford (Libertarian) 6 (0.3%);
1982	G	37%	Mark White (D)	1,107	59.2%	William Clements* (R)	761	40.7%	3 [+]	0.2%	1,871	-5	0.06%
[-] Other candidates in 1982: David Hutzelman (Libertarian) 3 (0.2%);
1978	S2	33%	Bob Krueger (D)	881	56.6%	John Tower* (R)	675	43.4%	1 [+]	0.1%	1,557	-6	0.07%
[-] Other candidates in 1978: Luis DeLeon (La Raza Unida) 1 (0.1%);
1978	G	34%	John Hill (D)	885	55.0%	William Clements (R)	722	44.9%	1 [+]	0.1%	1,608	-5	0.07%
[-] Other candidates in 1978: Mario Compean (La Raza Unida) 1 (0.1%);
1976	S1	52%	Lloyd Bentsen* (D)	1,727	70.4%	Alan Steelman (R)	726	29.6%	1 [+]	0.0%	2,454	-13	0.06%
[-] Other candidates in 1976: Pedro Vasquez (Socialist Workers) 1 (0.0%);
1974	G	37%	Dolph Briscoe* (D)	1,264	74.2%	Jim Granberry (R)	430	25.2%	9 [+]	0.5%	1,703	-6	0.10%
[-] Other candidates in 1974: Ramsey Muniz (La Raza Unida) 9 (0.5%);
1972	S2	53%	John Tower* (R)	1,301	53.4%	Barefoot Sanders (D)	1,127	46.3%	7 [+]	0.3%	2,435	0	0.07%
[-] Other candidates in 1972: Flores Amaya (La Raza Unida) 7 (0.3%);
1972	G	54%	Dolph Briscoe (D)	1,452	59.4%	Hank Grover (R)	979	40.1%	12 [+]	0.5%	2,443	-5	0.07%
[-] Other candidates in 1972: Other (Write-in) 6 (0.2%); Ramsey Muniz (La Raza Unida) 3 (0.1%); Debbie Leonard (Socialist Workers) 3 (0.1%);
1970	S1	52%	Lloyd Bentsen (D)	1,444	66.5%	George Bush (R)	729	33.5%	0	0.0%	2,173	-13	0.10%
[-] Other candidates in 1970:
1970	G	53%	Preston Smith* (D)	1,482	67.0%	Paul Eggers (R)	730	33.0%	0	0.0%	2,212	-13	0.10%
[-] Other candidates in 1970:
1968	G	63%	Preston Smith (D)	1,735	64.4%	Paul Eggers (R)	960	35.6%	0	0.0%	2,695	-7	0.09%
[-] Other candidates in 1968:
1966	S2	38%	John Tower* (R)	876	51.4%	Waggoner Carr (D)	827	48.5%	2 [+]	0.1%	1,705	-5	0.11%
[-] Other candidates in 1966: James Holland (Constitution) 2 (0.1%);
1966	G	35%	John Connally* (D)	1,165	75.1%	T.E. Kennerly (R)	373	24.0%	13 [+]	0.8%	1,551	-2	0.11%
[-] Other candidates in 1966: Tommye Gillespie (Constitution) 13 (0.8%);
1964	S1	62%	Ralph Yarborough* (D)	1,789	61.2%	George Bush (R)	1,132	38.7%	4 [+]	0.1%	2,925	-5	0.11%
[-] Other candidates in 1964: Jack Carswell (Constitution) 4 (0.1%);
1964	G	62%	John Connally* (D)	2,343	81.2%	Jack Crichton (R)	542	18.8%	2 [+]	0.1%	2,887	-7	0.11%
[-] Other candidates in 1964: John Williams (Constitution) 2 (0.1%);
1962	G	35%	John Connally (D)	1,158	66.6%	Jack Cox (R)	576	33.1%	6 [+]	0.3%	1,740	-12	0.11%
[-] Other candidates in 1962: Jack Carswell (Conservative) 6 (0.3%);
1961	S2	21%	William Blakley* (D)	661	62.5%	John Tower (R)	396	37.5%	0	0.0%	1,057	-13	0.12%
[-] Other candidates in 1961:
1960	S2	53%	Lyndon Johnson* (D)	1,565	57.9%	John Tower (R)	1,137	42.1%	0	0.0%	2,702	1	0.12%
[-] Other candidates in 1960:
1960	G	55%	Price Daniel* (D)	2,246	79.7%	William Steger (R)	573	20.3%	0	0.0%	2,819	-7	0.13%
[-] Other candidates in 1960:

*: incumbent               +: ran on additional party lines               Type: G: Governor; S1,S2,S3: Senate Class 1, 2 or 3
italics: special election           RO: runoff election           PSV: percent of state vote

Historical U.S. House Election Results for Childress County, TX

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Voter Registration Data for Childress County, TX

Party registration is not used in this state, however as of 2022 registrations in Childress County, TX were estimated to be 62% Republican and 19% Democrat.