Irion County, TX

Metropolitan Statistical Area: San Angelo, TX
Designated Market Area: San Angelo, TX
USDA County Type (2015): Mining
American Communities Project County Type (2023): Aging Farmlands

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Mertzon city (pop. 885)  

Tracts in Irion County, TX

Census Tract 9501, Irion County, Texas        

2022 population: 1,530   ( 69 from 2010 , 17 from 2020)
Land area: 1051.5 square miles
Population density: 1.5 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	1,024	66.93%	11.2%
Black:	24	1.57%	118.2%
Indian:	11	0.72%	57.1%
Asian:	8	0.52%	166.7%
2+ races:	27	1.76%	50.0%
Hispanic:	436	28.50%	7.1%
Total non-White:	506	33.07%	13.5%

2020-2022 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	33	10.9
Deaths:	49	16.2
Net Migration:	34	11.2
Net Immigration:	0	0.0

Change in White population:	-129	-8.1
Change in Non-White pop.:	60	3.8

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	77%	Donald Trump* (R)	759	85.4%	Joe Biden (D)	120	13.5%	10 [+]	1.1%	889	33	39	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Jo Jorgensen (Lbt) 8 (0.9%);
2016	64%	Donald Trump (R)	660	86.2%	Hillary Clinton (D)	90	11.7%	16 [+]	2.1%	766	34	40	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Gary Johnson (Lbt) 9 (1.2%); Evan McMullin (I) 4 (0.5%); Jill Stein (Grn) 1 (0.1%);
2012	65%	Mitt Romney (R)	668	84.8%	Barack Obama* (D)	112	14.2%	8 [+]	1.0%	788	28	38	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2012: Gary Johnson (Lbt) 7 (0.9%);
2008	66%	John McCain (R)	644	78.8%	Barack Obama (D)	164	20.1%	9 [+]	1.1%	817	23	33	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2008: Bob Barr (Lbt) 9 (1.1%); Ralph Nader (I) 0 (0.0%);
2004	65%	George W. Bush* (R)	684	82.6%	John Kerry (D)	141	17.0%	3 [+]	0.4%	828	22	32	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2004: Ralph Nader (I) 0 (0.0%);
2000	61%	George W. Bush (R)	624	78.7%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	162	20.4%	7 [+]	0.9%	793	19	31	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2000: Pat Buchanan (Ref) 4 (0.5%); Ralph Nader (Grn) 2 (0.3%);
1996	55%	Robert Dole (R)	386	55.9%	Bill Clinton* (D)	213	30.9%	91 [+]	13.2%	690	7	15	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 1996: Ross Perot (Ref) 86 (12.5%); Harry Browne (Lbt) 4 (0.6%); Ralph Nader (Grn) 0 (0.0%);
1992	69%	Ross Perot (I)	290	34.9%	George Bush* (R)	283	34.1%	258 [+]	31.0%	831	-7	-3	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 1992: Bill Clinton (D) 256 (30.8%);
1988	77%	George Bush (R)	539	62.2%	Michael Dukakis (D)	326	37.6%	2 [+]	0.2%	867	6	9	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 1988: Ron Paul (Lbt) 1 (0.1%);
1984	79%	Ronald Reagan* (R)	619	75.3%	Walter Mondale (D)	199	24.2%	4	0.5%	822	12	17	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 1984:
1980	70%	Ronald Reagan (R)	427	63.7%	Jimmy Carter* (D)	239	35.7%	4 [+]	0.6%	670	8	13	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 1980: John Anderson (I) 2 (0.3%); Edward Clark (Lbt) 2 (0.3%);
1976	77%	Gerald Ford* (R)	302	50.0%	Jimmy Carter (D)	297	49.2%	5 [+]	0.8%	604	2	2	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 1976: Eugene McCarthy (I) 2 (0.3%);
1972	71%	Richard Nixon* (R)	363	76.1%	George McGovern (D)	111	23.3%	3 [+]	0.6%	477	10	15	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 1972: John Schmitz (Amer) 0 (0.0%);
1968	85%	Richard Nixon (R)	211	43.1%	Hubert Humphrey (D)	187	38.2%	92 [+]	18.8%	490	3	0	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 1968: George Wallace (AIP) 92 (18.8%);
1964	88%	Lyndon Johnson* (D)	351	63.8%	Barry Goldwater (R)	199	36.2%	0	0.0%	550	0	-2	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 1964:
1960	73%	John Kennedy (D)	246	50.5%	Richard Nixon (R)	238	48.9%	3	0.6%	487	0	-1	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 1960:
1956	54%	Dwight Eisenhower* (R)	252	58.3%	Adlai Stevenson (D)	178	41.2%	2	0.5%	432	3	1	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 1956:
1952	61%	Adlai Stevenson (D)	282	51.3%	Dwight Eisenhower (R)	268	48.7%	0	0.0%	550	-4	-6	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 1952:
1948	45%	Harry Truman* (D)	366	83.2%	Thomas Dewey (R)	63	14.3%	11 [+]	2.5%	440	-10	-31	0.04%
[-] Other candidates in 1948: Strom Thurmond (StsRts) 9 (2.0%); Henry Wallace (Prog) 2 (0.5%);
1944	43%	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	363	80.1%	Thomas Dewey (R)	54	11.9%	36	7.9%	453	-5	-34	0.04%
[-] Other candidates in 1944:
1940	56%	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	560	87.9%	Wendell Willkie (R)	74	11.6%	3	0.5%	637	-7	-33	0.06%
[-] Other candidates in 1940:
1936	49%	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	476	89.8%	Alf Landon (R)	49	9.2%	5 [+]	0.9%	530	-3	-27	0.06%
[-] Other candidates in 1936: William Lemke (Union) 0 (0.0%); Norman Thomas (Soc) 0 (0.0%);
1932	42%	Franklin Roosevelt (D)	398	87.3%	Herbert Hoover* (R)	47	10.3%	11 [+]	2.4%	456	-1	-29	0.05%
[-] Other candidates in 1932: Norman Thomas (Soc) 0 (0.0%);
1928	38%	Herbert Hoover (R)	259	68.5%	Al Smith (D)	119	31.5%	0	0.0%	378	17	10	0.05%
[-] Other candidates in 1928: Norman Thomas (Soc) 0 (0.0%);
1924	32%	John Davis (D)	205	71.2%	Calvin Coolidge (R)	73	25.3%	10 [+]	3.5%	288	5	-29	0.04%
[-] Other candidates in 1924: Robert LaFollette (Prog) 10 (3.5%);
1920	28%	James Cox (D)	148	66.1%	Warren Harding (R)	45	20.1%	31 [+]	13.8%	224	-4	-40	0.05%
[-] Other candidates in 1920: Eugene Debs (Soc) 0 (0.0%); Parley Christiansen (FL) 0 (0.0%); Aaron Watkins (Proh) 0 (0.0%);
1916	23%	Woodrow Wilson* (D)	150	90.4%	Write-ins (I)	11	6.6%	5 [+]	3.0%	166	-14	-43	0.04%
[-] Other candidates in 1916: Charles Evans Hughes (R) 5 (3.0%); Allan Benson (Soc) 0 (0.0%); James Hanly (Proh) 0 (0.0%);
1912	23%	Woodrow Wilson (D)	132	89.8%	Write-ins (I)	11	7.5%	4 [+]	2.7%	147	-9	-23	0.05%
[-] Other candidates in 1912: Theodore Roosevelt (Prog) 4 (2.7%); William Taft* (R) 0 (0.0%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 0 (0.0%); Eugene Chafin (Proh) 0 (0.0%);
1908	20%	William J. Bryan (D)	102	91.9%	William Taft (R)	5	4.5%	4 [+]	3.6%	111	-18	-47	0.04%
[-] Other candidates in 1908: Eugene Debs (Soc) 0 (0.0%); Eugene Chafin (Proh) 0 (0.0%); Thomas Hisgen (I) 0 (0.0%);
1904	48%	Alton Parker (D)	172	77.8%	Theodore Roosevelt (R)	30	13.6%	19 [+]	8.6%	221	-8	-43	0.09%
[-] Other candidates in 1904: Eugene Debs (Soc) 0 (0.0%); Silas Swallow (Proh) 0 (0.0%); Thomas Watson (Pop) 0 (0.0%);
1900	41%	William J. Bryan (D)	156	100.0%				0	0.0%	156	-31	-52	0.04%
[-] Other candidates in 1900: Eugene Debs (Soc) 0 (0.0%); William McKinley* (R) 0 (0.0%);

* incumbent         PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Irion County, TX
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Joe Biden (D)	120	13.5%
Donald Trump* (R)	759	85.4%
Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)	8	0.9%
Other	2	0.2%
TOTAL	889
Turnout: 77% Diff (St): 33 Diff (US): 39

2016 President, Irion County, TX
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Hillary Clinton (D)	90	11.7%
Donald Trump (R)	660	86.2%
Gary Johnson (Lbt)	9	1.2%
Jill Stein (Grn)	1	0.1%
Evan McMullin (I)	4	0.5%
Other	2	0.3%
TOTAL	766
Turnout: 64% Diff (St): 34 Diff (US): 40

2012 President, Irion County, TX
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Barack Obama* (D)	112	14.2%
Mitt Romney (R)	668	84.8%
Gary Johnson (Lbt)	7	0.9%
Other	1	0.1%
TOTAL	788
Turnout: 65% Diff (St): 28 Diff (US): 38

2008 President, Irion County, TX
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Barack Obama (D)	164	20.1%
John McCain (R)	644	78.8%
Bob Barr (Lbt)	9	1.1%
TOTAL	817
Turnout: 66% Diff (St): 23 Diff (US): 33

2004 President, Irion County, TX
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George W. Bush* (R)	684	82.6%
John Kerry (D)	141	17.0%
Other	3	0.4%
TOTAL	828
Turnout: 65% Diff (St): 22 Diff (US): 32

2000 President, Irion County, TX
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George W. Bush (R)	624	78.7%
Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	162	20.4%
Ralph Nader (Grn)	2	0.3%
Pat Buchanan (Ref)	4	0.5%
Other	1	0.1%
TOTAL	793
Turnout: 61% Diff (St): 19 Diff (US): 31

1996 President, Irion County, TX
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Bill Clinton* (D)	213	30.9%
Robert Dole (R)	386	55.9%
Ross Perot (Ref)	86	12.5%
Harry Browne (Lbt)	4	0.6%
Other	1	0.1%
TOTAL	690
Turnout: 55% Diff (St): 7 Diff (US): 15

1992 President, Irion County, TX
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Bill Clinton (D)	256	30.8%
George Bush* (R)	283	34.1%
Ross Perot (I)	290	34.9%
Other	2	0.2%
TOTAL	831
Turnout: 69% Diff (St): -7 Diff (US): -3

1988 President, Irion County, TX
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George Bush (R)	539	62.2%
Michael Dukakis (D)	326	37.6%
Ron Paul (Lbt)	1	0.1%
Other	1	0.1%
TOTAL	867
Turnout: 77% Diff (St): 6 Diff (US): 9

1984 President, Irion County, TX
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ronald Reagan* (R)	619	75.3%
Walter Mondale (D)	199	24.2%
Other	4	0.5%
TOTAL	822
Turnout: 79% Diff (St): 12 Diff (US): 17

1980 President, Irion County, TX
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ronald Reagan (R)	427	63.7%
Jimmy Carter* (D)	239	35.7%
John Anderson (I)	2	0.3%
Edward Clark (Lbt)	2	0.3%
TOTAL	670
Turnout: 70% Diff (St): 8 Diff (US): 13

1976 President, Irion County, TX
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	297	49.2%
Gerald Ford* (R)	302	50.0%
Eugene McCarthy (I)	2	0.3%
Other	3	0.5%
TOTAL	604
Turnout: 77% Diff (St): 2 Diff (US): 2

1972 President, Irion County, TX
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	363	76.1%
George McGovern (D)	111	23.3%
Other	3	0.6%
TOTAL	477
Turnout: 71% Diff (St): 10 Diff (US): 15

1968 President, Irion County, TX
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon (R)	211	43.1%
Hubert Humphrey (D)	187	38.2%
George Wallace (AIP)	92	18.8%
TOTAL	490
Turnout: 85% Diff (St): 3 Diff (US): 0

1964 President, Irion County, TX
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Lyndon Johnson* (D)	351	63.8%
Barry Goldwater (R)	199	36.2%
TOTAL	550
Turnout: 88% Diff (St): 0 Diff (US): -2

1960 President, Irion County, TX
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Kennedy (D)	246	50.5%
Richard Nixon (R)	238	48.9%
Other	3	0.6%
TOTAL	487
Turnout: 73% Diff (St): 0 Diff (US): -1

1956 President, Irion County, TX
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Dwight Eisenhower* (R)	252	58.3%
Adlai Stevenson (D)	178	41.2%
Other	2	0.5%
TOTAL	432
Turnout: 54% Diff (St): 3 Diff (US): 1

1948 President, Irion County, TX
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Harry Truman* (D)	366	83.2%
Thomas Dewey (R)	63	14.3%
Strom Thurmond (StsRts)	9	2.0%
Henry Wallace (Prog)	2	0.5%
TOTAL	440
Turnout: 45% Diff (St): -10 Diff (US): -31

1944 President, Irion County, TX
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	363	80.1%
Thomas Dewey (R)	54	11.9%
Other	36	7.9%
TOTAL	453
Turnout: 43% Diff (St): -5 Diff (US): -34

1940 President, Irion County, TX
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	560	87.9%
Wendell Willkie (R)	74	11.6%
Other	3	0.5%
TOTAL	637
Turnout: 56% Diff (St): -7 Diff (US): -33

1936 President, Irion County, TX
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	476	89.8%
Alf Landon (R)	49	9.2%
Other	5	0.9%
TOTAL	530
Turnout: 49% Diff (St): -3 Diff (US): -27

1932 President, Irion County, TX
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Franklin Roosevelt (D)	398	87.3%
Herbert Hoover* (R)	47	10.3%
Other	11	2.4%
TOTAL	456
Turnout: 42% Diff (St): -1 Diff (US): -29

1928 President, Irion County, TX
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Herbert Hoover (R)	259	68.5%
Al Smith (D)	119	31.5%
TOTAL	378
Turnout: 38% Diff (St): 17 Diff (US): 10

1924 President, Irion County, TX
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Calvin Coolidge (R)	73	25.3%
John Davis (D)	205	71.2%
Robert LaFollette (Prog)	10	3.5%
TOTAL	288
Turnout: 32% Diff (St): 5 Diff (US): -29

1920 President, Irion County, TX
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Warren Harding (R)	45	20.1%
James Cox (D)	148	66.1%
Other	31	13.8%
TOTAL	224
Turnout: 28% Diff (St): -4 Diff (US): -40

1916 President, Irion County, TX
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Woodrow Wilson* (D)	150	90.4%
Charles Evans Hughes (R)	5	3.0%
Other	11	6.6%
TOTAL	166
Turnout: 23% Diff (St): -14 Diff (US): -43

1912 President, Irion County, TX
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Woodrow Wilson (D)	132	89.8%
Theodore Roosevelt (Prog)	4	2.7%
Other	11	7.5%
TOTAL	147
Turnout: 23% Diff (St): -9 Diff (US): -23

1908 President, Irion County, TX
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Taft (R)	5	4.5%
William J. Bryan (D)	102	91.9%
Other	4	3.6%
TOTAL	111
Turnout: 20% Diff (St): -18 Diff (US): -47

1904 President, Irion County, TX
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Theodore Roosevelt (R)	30	13.6%
Alton Parker (D)	172	77.8%
Other	19	8.6%
TOTAL	221
Turnout: 48% Diff (St): -8 Diff (US): -43

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Irion 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	60%	Greg Abbott* (R)	618	88.9%	Beto O'Rourke (D)	70	10.1%	7 [+]	1.0%	695	34	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Mark Tippetts (Libertarian) 7 (1.0%);
2020	S2	76%	John Cornyn* (R)	760	86.4%	Mary Hegar (D)	111	12.6%	9 [+]	1.0%	880	33	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Kerry McKennon (Libertarian) 9 (1.0%); David Collins (Green) 0 (0.0%);
2018	S1	63%	Ted Cruz* (R)	636	86.2%	Beto O'Rourke (D)	96	13.0%	6 [+]	0.8%	738	35	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Neal Dikeman (Libertarian) 6 (0.8%);
2018	G	63%	Greg Abbott* (R)	641	87.0%	Lupe Valdez (D)	87	11.8%	9 [+]	1.2%	737	31	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Mark Tippetts (Libertarian) 9 (1.2%);
2014	S2	35%	John Cornyn* (R)	375	87.8%	David Alameel (D)	37	8.7%	15 [+]	3.5%	427	26	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Rebecca Paddock (Libertarian) 12 (2.8%); Emily Sanchez (Green) 3 (0.7%);
2014	G	36%	Greg Abbott (R)	383	88.0%	Wendy Davis (D)	43	9.9%	9 [+]	2.1%	435	29	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Kathie Glass (Libertarian) 8 (1.8%); Brandon Parmer (Green) 1 (0.2%);
2012	S1	63%	Ted Cruz (R)	622	80.8%	Paul Sadler (D)	119	15.5%	29 [+]	3.8%	770	24	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2012: John Myers (Libertarian) 18 (2.3%); David Collins (Green) 11 (1.4%);
2010	G	53%	Rick Perry* (R)	476	73.6%	Bill White (D)	153	23.6%	18 [+]	2.8%	647	19	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2010: Kathie Glass (Libertarian) 13 (2.0%); Deb Shafto (Green) 5 (0.8%); Andy Barron (I (write-in)) 0 (0.0%);
2008	S2	64%	John Cornyn* (R)	623	78.6%	Rick Noriega (D)	150	18.9%	20 [+]	2.5%	793	24	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2008: Yvonne Schick (Libertarian) 20 (2.5%);
2006	S1	39%	Kay Bailey Hutchison* (R)	384	78.0%	Barbara Ann Radnofsky (D)	100	20.3%	8 [+]	1.6%	492	16	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2006: Scott Jameson (Libertarian) 8 (1.6%);
2006	G	41%	Rick Perry* (R)	240	46.2%	Kinky Friedman (I)	109	21.0%	171 [+]	32.9%	520	7	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2006: Chris Bell (D) 105 (20.2%); Carole Strayhorn (I) 62 (11.9%); James Werner (Libertarian) 4 (0.8%);
2002	S2	48%	John Cornyn (R)	423	67.9%	Ron Kirk (D)	189	30.3%	11 [+]	1.8%	623	13	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2002: Scott Jameson (Libertarian) 8 (1.3%); Roy Williams (Green) 3 (0.5%);
2002	G	49%	Rick Perry* (R)	468	73.9%	Tony Sanchez (D)	142	22.4%	23 [+]	3.6%	633	16	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2002: Jeff Daiell (Libertarian) 22 (3.5%); Rahul Mahajan (Green) 1 (0.2%);
2000	S1	58%	Kay Bailey Hutchison* (R)	610	81.2%	Gene Kelly (D)	133	17.7%	8 [+]	1.1%	751	16	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2000: Douglas Sandage (Green) 5 (0.7%); Mary Ruwart (Libertarian) 3 (0.4%);
1998	G	42%	George W. Bush* (R)	445	83.6%	Garry Mauro (D)	84	15.8%	3 [+]	0.6%	532	15	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 1998: Lester Turlington (Libertarian) 3 (0.6%);
1996	S2	55%	Phil Gramm* (R)	482	70.1%	Victor Morales (D)	193	28.1%	13 [+]	1.9%	688	15	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 1996: Michael Bird (Libertarian) 8 (1.2%); John Huff (Natural Law) 5 (0.7%);
1994	S1	45%	Kay Bailey Hutchison* (R)	384	69.4%	Richard Fisher (D)	162	29.3%	7 [+]	1.3%	553	9	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 1994: Pierre Blondeau (Libertarian) 7 (1.3%);
1994	G	47%	George W. Bush (R)	353	61.7%	Ann Richards* (D)	214	37.4%	5 [+]	0.9%	572	8	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 1994: Keary Ehlers (Libertarian) 5 (0.9%);
1993	S1	23%	Kay Bailey Hutchison (R)	192	67.8%	Bob Krueger (D)	91	32.2%	0	0.0%	283	1	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 1993:
1990	S2	51%	Phil Gramm* (R)	436	72.4%	Hugh Parmer (D)	152	25.2%	14 [+]	2.3%	602	12	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 1990: Gary Johnson (Libertarian) 13 (2.2%); Ira Calkins (I) 1 (0.2%);
1990	G	52%	Clayton Williams (R)	352	57.1%	Ann Richards (D)	245	39.8%	19 [+]	3.1%	616	10	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 1990: Jeff Daiell (Libertarian) 15 (2.4%); Other (Write-in) 4 (0.6%);
1988	S1	74%	Lloyd Bentsen* (D)	563	67.2%	Beau Boulter (R)	273	32.6%	2 [+]	0.2%	838	-7	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 1988: Jeff Daiell (Libertarian) 2 (0.2%);
1986	G	72%	William Clements (R)	526	66.8%	Mark White* (D)	238	30.2%	23 [+]	2.9%	787	14	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 1986: Theresa Doyle (Libertarian) 23 (2.9%);
1984	S2	78%	Phil Gramm (R)	544	67.2%	Lloyd Doggett (D)	266	32.8%	0	0.0%	810	9	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 1984:
1982	S1	53%	Lloyd Bentsen* (D)	300	56.6%	James Collins (R)	226	42.6%	4 [+]	0.8%	530	2	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 1982: John Ford (Libertarian) 4 (0.8%);
1982	G	54%	William Clements* (R)	268	49.9%	Mark White (D)	265	49.3%	4 [+]	0.7%	537	4	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 1982: David Hutzelman (Libertarian) 4 (0.7%);
1978	S2	44%	Bob Krueger (D)	195	53.0%	John Tower* (R)	172	46.7%	1 [+]	0.3%	368	-3	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 1978: Luis DeLeon (La Raza Unida) 1 (0.3%);
1978	G	45%	William Clements (R)	219	58.9%	John Hill (D)	152	40.9%	1 [+]	0.3%	372	9	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 1978: Mario Compean (La Raza Unida) 1 (0.3%);
1976	S1	70%	Lloyd Bentsen* (D)	380	69.6%	Alan Steelman (R)	158	28.9%	8 [+]	1.5%	546	-13	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 1976: Pedro Vasquez (Socialist Workers) 8 (1.5%);
1974	G	43%	Dolph Briscoe* (D)	228	72.8%	Jim Granberry (R)	76	24.3%	9 [+]	2.9%	313	-7	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 1974: Ramsey Muniz (La Raza Unida) 9 (2.9%);
1972	S2	70%	John Tower* (R)	283	59.8%	Barefoot Sanders (D)	179	37.8%	11 [+]	2.3%	473	6	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 1972: Flores Amaya (La Raza Unida) 11 (2.3%);
1972	G	71%	Dolph Briscoe (D)	293	60.9%	Hank Grover (R)	161	33.5%	27 [+]	5.6%	481	-12	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 1972: Ramsey Muniz (La Raza Unida) 26 (5.4%); Debbie Leonard (Socialist Workers) 1 (0.2%);
1970	S1	61%	Lloyd Bentsen (D)	192	54.4%	George Bush (R)	161	45.6%	0	0.0%	353	-1	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 1970:
1970	G	60%	Preston Smith* (D)	210	60.5%	Paul Eggers (R)	137	39.5%	0	0.0%	347	-7	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 1970:
1968	G	82%	Preston Smith (D)	309	65.2%	Paul Eggers (R)	165	34.8%	0	0.0%	474	-8	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 1968:
1966	S2	88%	Waggoner Carr (D)	306	58.1%	John Tower* (R)	220	41.7%	1 [+]	0.2%	527	-15	0.04%
[-] Other candidates in 1966: James Holland (Constitution) 1 (0.2%);
1966	G	81%	John Connally* (D)	404	83.0%	T.E. Kennerly (R)	78	16.0%	5 [+]	1.0%	487	-10	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 1966: Tommye Gillespie (Constitution) 5 (1.0%);
1964	S1	79%	Ralph Yarborough* (D)	259	52.4%	George Bush (R)	233	47.2%	2 [+]	0.4%	494	4	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 1964: Jack Carswell (Constitution) 2 (0.4%);
1964	G	86%	John Connally* (D)	406	75.3%	Jack Crichton (R)	133	24.7%	0	0.0%	539	-1	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 1964: John Williams (Constitution) 0 (0.0%);
1962	G	77%	John Connally (D)	281	56.1%	Jack Cox (R)	215	42.9%	5 [+]	1.0%	501	-3	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 1962: Jack Carswell (Conservative) 5 (1.0%);
1961	S2	47%	William Blakley* (D)	199	64.0%	John Tower (R)	112	36.0%	0	0.0%	311	-15	0.04%
[-] Other candidates in 1961:
1960	S2	72%	Lyndon Johnson* (D)	285	58.8%	John Tower (R)	200	41.2%	0	0.0%	485	0	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 1960:
1960	G	75%	Price Daniel* (D)	352	70.4%	William Steger (R)	148	29.6%	0	0.0%	500	2	0.02%
[-] 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 Irion County, TX

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Voter Registration Data for Irion County, TX

Party registration is not used in this state, however as of 2022 registrations in Irion County, TX were estimated to be 71% Republican and 16% Democrat.