Yoakum County, TX

Designated Market Area: Lubbock, TX
USDA County Type (2015): Mining, Low Education
American Communities Project County Type (2023): Hispanic Centers

Places in Yoakum County, TX     [Sort places by name]

Denver City town (pop. 4,418) Plains town (pop. 1,066)  

Tracts in Yoakum County, TX

Census Tract 9501, Yoakum County, Texas     Census Tract 9502, Yoakum County, Texas        

2022 population: 7,451   ( 428 from 2010 , 244 from 2020)
Land area: 799.7 square miles
Population density: 9.3 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	2,085	27.98%	32.5%
Black:	86	1.15%	56.4%
Indian:	38	0.51%	26.7%
Asian:	43	0.58%	59.3%
2+ races:	77	1.03%	54.0%
Hispanic:	5,122	68.74%	10.8%
Total non-White:	5,366	72.02%	12.0%

2020-2022 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	291	18.9
Deaths:	207	13.5
Net Migration:	-407	-26.4
Net Immigration:	81	5.3

Change in White population:	-1,005	-12.8
Change in Non-White pop.:	577	7.3

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	52%	Donald Trump* (R)	2,174	82.6%	Joe Biden (D)	420	16.0%	37 [+]	1.4%	2,631	31	36	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Jo Jorgensen (Lbt) 31 (1.2%);
2016	44%	Donald Trump (R)	1,797	78.0%	Hillary Clinton (D)	426	18.5%	80 [+]	3.5%	2,303	26	32	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Gary Johnson (Lbt) 73 (3.2%); Evan McMullin (I) 4 (0.2%); Jill Stein (Grn) 3 (0.1%);
2012	40%	Mitt Romney (R)	1,698	79.8%	Barack Obama* (D)	409	19.2%	21 [+]	1.0%	2,128	23	33	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 2012: Gary Johnson (Lbt) 18 (0.8%);
2008	46%	John McCain (R)	1,989	80.9%	Barack Obama (D)	450	18.3%	19 [+]	0.8%	2,458	26	35	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 2008: Bob Barr (Lbt) 15 (0.6%); Ralph Nader (I) 0 (0.0%);
2004	51%	George W. Bush* (R)	2,228	85.3%	John Kerry (D)	376	14.4%	9 [+]	0.3%	2,613	24	35	0.04%
[-] Other candidates in 2004: Ralph Nader (I) 0 (0.0%);
2000	50%	George W. Bush (R)	1,911	77.5%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	531	21.5%	23 [+]	0.9%	2,465	18	30	0.04%
[-] Other candidates in 2000: Ralph Nader (Grn) 10 (0.4%); Pat Buchanan (Ref) 5 (0.2%);
1996	46%	Robert Dole (R)	1,485	60.5%	Bill Clinton* (D)	738	30.1%	231 [+]	9.4%	2,454	12	20	0.04%
[-] Other candidates in 1996: Ross Perot (Ref) 218 (8.9%); Harry Browne (Lbt) 9 (0.4%); Ralph Nader (Grn) 0 (0.0%);
1992	46%	George Bush* (R)	1,486	57.7%	Bill Clinton (D)	595	23.1%	494 [+]	19.2%	2,575	17	20	0.04%
[-] Other candidates in 1992: Ross Perot (I) 484 (18.8%);
1988	44%	George Bush (R)	1,762	70.3%	Michael Dukakis (D)	727	29.0%	18 [+]	0.7%	2,507	14	17	0.05%
[-] Other candidates in 1988: Ron Paul (Lbt) 16 (0.6%);
1984	48%	Ronald Reagan* (R)	2,204	82.6%	Walter Mondale (D)	456	17.1%	8	0.3%	2,668	19	24	0.05%
[-] Other candidates in 1984:
1980	50%	Ronald Reagan (R)	1,937	71.9%	Jimmy Carter* (D)	715	26.5%	42 [+]	1.6%	2,694	17	21	0.06%
[-] Other candidates in 1980: John Anderson (I) 28 (1.0%); Edward Clark (Lbt) 14 (0.5%);
1976	56%	Gerald Ford* (R)	1,477	55.1%	Jimmy Carter (D)	1,181	44.1%	22 [+]	0.8%	2,680	7	7	0.07%
[-] Other candidates in 1976: Eugene McCarthy (I) 5 (0.2%);
1972	54%	Richard Nixon* (R)	1,952	79.9%	George McGovern (D)	457	18.7%	34 [+]	1.4%	2,443	14	19	0.07%
[-] Other candidates in 1972: John Schmitz (Amer) 0 (0.0%);
1968	61%	Richard Nixon (R)	1,123	45.6%	George Wallace (AIP)	724	29.4%	615 [+]	25.0%	2,462	6	2	0.08%
[-] Other candidates in 1968: Hubert Humphrey (D) 615 (25.0%);
1964	55%	Lyndon Johnson* (D)	1,415	62.1%	Barry Goldwater (R)	859	37.7%	6	0.3%	2,280	1	-1	0.09%
[-] Other candidates in 1964:
1960	52%	Richard Nixon (R)	1,207	54.5%	John Kennedy (D)	994	44.9%	14	0.6%	2,215	6	5	0.10%
[-] Other candidates in 1960:
1956	52%	Adlai Stevenson (D)	989	51.6%	Dwight Eisenhower* (R)	923	48.2%	3	0.2%	1,915	-7	-9	0.10%
[-] Other candidates in 1956:
1952	61%	Adlai Stevenson (D)	873	50.4%	Dwight Eisenhower (R)	858	49.5%	2	0.1%	1,733	-4	-6	0.08%
[-] Other candidates in 1952:
1948	41%	Harry Truman* (D)	861	84.4%	Thomas Dewey (R)	119	11.7%	40 [+]	3.9%	1,020	-13	-33	0.08%
[-] Other candidates in 1948: Strom Thurmond (StsRts) 32 (3.1%); Henry Wallace (Prog) 4 (0.4%);
1944	31%	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	646	77.0%	Thomas Dewey (R)	106	12.6%	87	10.4%	839	-4	-33	0.07%
[-] Other candidates in 1944:
1940	35%	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	885	86.8%	Wendell Willkie (R)	134	13.2%	0	0.0%	1,019	-6	-32	0.09%
[-] Other candidates in 1940:
1936	13%	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	227	92.7%	Alf Landon (R)	13	5.3%	5 [+]	2.0%	245	-7	-31	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 1936: William Lemke (Union) 0 (0.0%); Norman Thomas (Soc) 0 (0.0%);
1932	24%	Franklin Roosevelt (D)	245	95.3%	Herbert Hoover* (R)	11	4.3%	1 [+]	0.4%	257	-7	-35	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 1932: Norman Thomas (Soc) 0 (0.0%);
1928	29%	Herbert Hoover (R)	86	56.6%	Al Smith (D)	66	43.4%	0	0.0%	152	5	-2	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 1928: Norman Thomas (Soc) 0 (0.0%);
1924	29%	John Davis (D)	95	84.8%	Calvin Coolidge (R)	9	8.0%	8 [+]	7.1%	112	-12	-46	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 1924: Robert LaFollette (Prog) 8 (7.1%);
1920	34%	James Cox (D)	79	97.5%	Write-ins (I)	2	2.5%	0	0.0%	81	-24	-60	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 1920: Eugene Debs (Soc) 0 (0.0%); Parley Christiansen (FL) 0 (0.0%); Warren Harding (R) 0 (0.0%); Aaron Watkins (Proh) 0 (0.0%);
1916	35%	Woodrow Wilson* (D)	85	97.7%	Write-ins (I)	1	1.1%	1 [+]	1.1%	87	-16	-45	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 1916: Charles Evans Hughes (R) 1 (1.1%); Allan Benson (Soc) 0 (0.0%); James Hanly (Proh) 0 (0.0%);
1912	19%	Woodrow Wilson (D)	40	81.6%	Theodore Roosevelt (Prog)	9	18.4%	0	0.0%	49	-9	-23	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 1912: William Taft* (R) 0 (0.0%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 0 (0.0%); Eugene Chafin (Proh) 0 (0.0%);
1908	19%	William J. Bryan (D)	36	90.0%	William Taft (R)	4	10.0%	0	0.0%	40	-13	-42	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 1908: Eugene Debs (Soc) 0 (0.0%); Eugene Chafin (Proh) 0 (0.0%); Thomas Hisgen (I) 0 (0.0%);

* incumbent         PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Yoakum County, TX
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Joe Biden (D)	420	16.0%
Donald Trump* (R)	2,174	82.6%
Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)	31	1.2%
Other	6	0.2%
TOTAL	2,631
Turnout: 52% Diff (St): 31 Diff (US): 36

2016 President, Yoakum County, TX
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Hillary Clinton (D)	426	18.5%
Donald Trump (R)	1,797	78.0%
Gary Johnson (Lbt)	73	3.2%
Jill Stein (Grn)	3	0.1%
Evan McMullin (I)	4	0.2%
TOTAL	2,303
Turnout: 44% Diff (St): 26 Diff (US): 32

2012 President, Yoakum County, TX
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Barack Obama* (D)	409	19.2%
Mitt Romney (R)	1,698	79.8%
Gary Johnson (Lbt)	18	0.8%
Other	3	0.1%
TOTAL	2,128
Turnout: 40% Diff (St): 23 Diff (US): 33

2008 President, Yoakum County, TX
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Barack Obama (D)	450	18.3%
John McCain (R)	1,989	80.9%
Bob Barr (Lbt)	15	0.6%
Other	4	0.2%
TOTAL	2,458
Turnout: 46% Diff (St): 26 Diff (US): 35

2004 President, Yoakum County, TX
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George W. Bush* (R)	2,228	85.3%
John Kerry (D)	376	14.4%
Other	9	0.3%
TOTAL	2,613
Turnout: 51% Diff (St): 24 Diff (US): 35

2000 President, Yoakum County, TX
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George W. Bush (R)	1,911	77.5%
Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	531	21.5%
Ralph Nader (Grn)	10	0.4%
Pat Buchanan (Ref)	5	0.2%
Other	8	0.3%
TOTAL	2,465
Turnout: 50% Diff (St): 18 Diff (US): 30

1996 President, Yoakum County, TX
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Bill Clinton* (D)	738	30.1%
Robert Dole (R)	1,485	60.5%
Ross Perot (Ref)	218	8.9%
Harry Browne (Lbt)	9	0.4%
Other	4	0.2%
TOTAL	2,454
Turnout: 46% Diff (St): 12 Diff (US): 20

1992 President, Yoakum County, TX
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Bill Clinton (D)	595	23.1%
George Bush* (R)	1,486	57.7%
Ross Perot (I)	484	18.8%
Other	10	0.4%
TOTAL	2,575
Turnout: 46% Diff (St): 17 Diff (US): 20

1988 President, Yoakum County, TX
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George Bush (R)	1,762	70.3%
Michael Dukakis (D)	727	29.0%
Ron Paul (Lbt)	16	0.6%
Other	2	0.1%
TOTAL	2,507
Turnout: 44% Diff (St): 14 Diff (US): 17

1984 President, Yoakum County, TX
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ronald Reagan* (R)	2,204	82.6%
Walter Mondale (D)	456	17.1%
Other	8	0.3%
TOTAL	2,668
Turnout: 48% Diff (St): 19 Diff (US): 24

1980 President, Yoakum County, TX
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ronald Reagan (R)	1,937	71.9%
Jimmy Carter* (D)	715	26.5%
John Anderson (I)	28	1.0%
Edward Clark (Lbt)	14	0.5%
TOTAL	2,694
Turnout: 50% Diff (St): 17 Diff (US): 21

1976 President, Yoakum County, TX
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	1,181	44.1%
Gerald Ford* (R)	1,477	55.1%
Eugene McCarthy (I)	5	0.2%
Other	17	0.6%
TOTAL	2,680
Turnout: 56% Diff (St): 7 Diff (US): 7

1972 President, Yoakum County, TX
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	1,952	79.9%
George McGovern (D)	457	18.7%
Other	34	1.4%
TOTAL	2,443
Turnout: 54% Diff (St): 14 Diff (US): 19

1968 President, Yoakum County, TX
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon (R)	1,123	45.6%
Hubert Humphrey (D)	615	25.0%
George Wallace (AIP)	724	29.4%
TOTAL	2,462
Turnout: 61% Diff (St): 6 Diff (US): 2

1964 President, Yoakum County, TX
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Lyndon Johnson* (D)	1,415	62.1%
Barry Goldwater (R)	859	37.7%
Other	6	0.3%
TOTAL	2,280
Turnout: 55% Diff (St): 1 Diff (US): -1

1960 President, Yoakum County, TX
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Kennedy (D)	994	44.9%
Richard Nixon (R)	1,207	54.5%
Other	14	0.6%
TOTAL	2,215
Turnout: 52% Diff (St): 6 Diff (US): 5

1956 President, Yoakum County, TX
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Dwight Eisenhower* (R)	923	48.2%
Adlai Stevenson (D)	989	51.6%
Other	3	0.2%
TOTAL	1,915
Turnout: 52% Diff (St): -7 Diff (US): -9

1952 President, Yoakum County, TX
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Dwight Eisenhower (R)	858	49.5%
Adlai Stevenson (D)	873	50.4%
Other	2	0.1%
TOTAL	1,733
Turnout: 61% Diff (St): -4 Diff (US): -6

1948 President, Yoakum County, TX
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Harry Truman* (D)	861	84.4%
Thomas Dewey (R)	119	11.7%
Strom Thurmond (StsRts)	32	3.1%
Henry Wallace (Prog)	4	0.4%
Other	4	0.4%
TOTAL	1,020
Turnout: 41% Diff (St): -13 Diff (US): -33

1944 President, Yoakum County, TX
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	646	77.0%
Thomas Dewey (R)	106	12.6%
Other	87	10.4%
TOTAL	839
Turnout: 31% Diff (St): -4 Diff (US): -33

1940 President, Yoakum County, TX
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	885	86.8%
Wendell Willkie (R)	134	13.2%
TOTAL	1,019
Turnout: 35% Diff (St): -6 Diff (US): -32

1936 President, Yoakum County, TX
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	227	92.7%
Alf Landon (R)	13	5.3%
Other	5	2.0%
TOTAL	245
Turnout: 13% Diff (St): -7 Diff (US): -31

1932 President, Yoakum County, TX
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Franklin Roosevelt (D)	245	95.3%
Herbert Hoover* (R)	11	4.3%
Other	1	0.4%
TOTAL	257
Turnout: 24% Diff (St): -7 Diff (US): -35

1928 President, Yoakum County, TX
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Herbert Hoover (R)	86	56.6%
Al Smith (D)	66	43.4%
TOTAL	152
Turnout: 29% Diff (St): 5 Diff (US): -2

1924 President, Yoakum County, TX
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Calvin Coolidge (R)	9	8.0%
John Davis (D)	95	84.8%
Robert LaFollette (Prog)	8	7.1%
TOTAL	112
Turnout: 29% Diff (St): -12 Diff (US): -46

1916 President, Yoakum County, TX
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Woodrow Wilson* (D)	85	97.7%
Charles Evans Hughes (R)	1	1.1%
Other	1	1.1%
TOTAL	87
Turnout: 35% Diff (St): -16 Diff (US): -45

1912 President, Yoakum County, TX
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Woodrow Wilson (D)	40	81.6%
Theodore Roosevelt (Prog)	9	18.4%
TOTAL	49
Turnout: 19% Diff (St): -9 Diff (US): -23

1908 President, Yoakum County, TX
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Taft (R)	4	10.0%
William J. Bryan (D)	36	90.0%
TOTAL	40
Turnout: 19% Diff (St): -13 Diff (US): -42

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Yoakum 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	33%	Greg Abbott* (R)	1,427	87.2%	Beto O'Rourke (D)	190	11.6%	19 [+]	1.2%	1,636	32	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Mark Tippetts (Libertarian) 13 (0.8%); Delilah Barrios (Green) 6 (0.4%);
2020	S2	52%	John Cornyn* (R)	2,153	82.8%	Mary Hegar (D)	387	14.9%	59 [+]	2.3%	2,599	29	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Kerry McKennon (Libertarian) 38 (1.5%); David Collins (Green) 21 (0.8%);
2018	S1	37%	Ted Cruz* (R)	1,558	81.9%	Beto O'Rourke (D)	335	17.6%	10 [+]	0.5%	1,903	31	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Neal Dikeman (Libertarian) 10 (0.5%);
2018	G	36%	Greg Abbott* (R)	1,558	82.3%	Lupe Valdez (D)	303	16.0%	32 [+]	1.7%	1,893	26	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Mark Tippetts (Libertarian) 32 (1.7%);
2014	S2	21%	John Cornyn* (R)	1,017	90.5%	David Alameel (D)	75	6.7%	32 [+]	2.8%	1,124	29	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Rebecca Paddock (Libertarian) 21 (1.9%); Emily Sanchez (Green) 11 (1.0%);
2014	G	22%	Greg Abbott (R)	1,046	91.0%	Wendy Davis (D)	93	8.1%	10 [+]	0.9%	1,149	32	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Kathie Glass (Libertarian) 6 (0.5%); Brandon Parmer (Green) 3 (0.3%); Other (Write-in) 1 (0.1%);
2012	S1	39%	Ted Cruz (R)	1,653	79.8%	Paul Sadler (D)	376	18.2%	42 [+]	2.0%	2,071	23	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 2012: John Myers (Libertarian) 30 (1.4%); David Collins (Green) 12 (0.6%);
2010	G	31%	Rick Perry* (R)	1,218	72.5%	Bill White (D)	376	22.4%	85 [+]	5.1%	1,679	18	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 2010: Kathie Glass (Libertarian) 42 (2.5%); Andy Barron (I (write-in)) 34 (2.0%); Deb Shafto (Green) 9 (0.5%);
2008	S2	45%	John Cornyn* (R)	1,877	78.5%	Rick Noriega (D)	474	19.8%	39 [+]	1.6%	2,390	24	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 2008: Yvonne Schick (Libertarian) 39 (1.6%);
2006	S1	30%	Kay Bailey Hutchison* (R)	1,257	80.4%	Barbara Ann Radnofsky (D)	282	18.0%	24 [+]	1.5%	1,563	19	0.04%
[-] Other candidates in 2006: Scott Jameson (Libertarian) 24 (1.5%);
2006	G	30%	Rick Perry* (R)	743	47.1%	Carole Strayhorn (I)	354	22.4%	480 [+]	30.4%	1,577	8	0.04%
[-] Other candidates in 2006: Chris Bell (D) 275 (17.4%); Kinky Friedman (I) 194 (12.3%); James Werner (Libertarian) 11 (0.7%);
2002	S2	35%	John Cornyn (R)	1,215	68.3%	Ron Kirk (D)	530	29.8%	34 [+]	1.9%	1,779	13	0.04%
[-] Other candidates in 2002: Scott Jameson (Libertarian) 23 (1.3%); Roy Williams (Green) 11 (0.6%);
2002	G	37%	Rick Perry* (R)	1,292	69.0%	Tony Sanchez (D)	516	27.6%	64 [+]	3.4%	1,872	11	0.04%
[-] Other candidates in 2002: Jeff Daiell (Libertarian) 61 (3.3%); Rahul Mahajan (Green) 3 (0.2%);
2000	S1	49%	Kay Bailey Hutchison* (R)	1,988	81.0%	Gene Kelly (D)	435	17.7%	32 [+]	1.3%	2,455	16	0.04%
[-] Other candidates in 2000: Mary Ruwart (Libertarian) 20 (0.8%); Douglas Sandage (Green) 12 (0.5%);
1998	G	36%	George W. Bush* (R)	1,514	81.8%	Garry Mauro (D)	326	17.6%	11 [+]	0.6%	1,851	14	0.05%
[-] Other candidates in 1998: Lester Turlington (Libertarian) 10 (0.5%); Other (Write-in) 1 (0.1%);
1996	S2	46%	Phil Gramm* (R)	1,644	67.8%	Victor Morales (D)	729	30.0%	53 [+]	2.2%	2,426	13	0.04%
[-] Other candidates in 1996: Michael Bird (Libertarian) 40 (1.6%); John Huff (Natural Law) 13 (0.5%);
1994	S1	34%	Kay Bailey Hutchison* (R)	1,492	80.8%	Richard Fisher (D)	341	18.5%	14 [+]	0.8%	1,847	20	0.04%
[-] Other candidates in 1994: Pierre Blondeau (Libertarian) 14 (0.8%);
1994	G	38%	George W. Bush (R)	1,600	76.7%	Ann Richards* (D)	465	22.3%	21 [+]	1.0%	2,086	23	0.05%
[-] Other candidates in 1994: Keary Ehlers (Libertarian) 21 (1.0%);
1993	S1	16%	Kay Bailey Hutchison (R)	748	84.7%	Bob Krueger (D)	135	15.3%	0	0.0%	883	17	0.05%
[-] Other candidates in 1993:
1990	S2	28%	Phil Gramm* (R)	1,172	71.4%	Hugh Parmer (D)	436	26.6%	34 [+]	2.1%	1,642	11	0.04%
[-] Other candidates in 1990: Gary Johnson (Libertarian) 34 (2.1%); Ira Calkins (I) 0 (0.0%);
1990	G	34%	Clayton Williams (R)	1,204	60.9%	Ann Richards (D)	676	34.2%	96 [+]	4.9%	1,976	14	0.05%
[-] Other candidates in 1990: Jeff Daiell (Libertarian) 85 (4.3%); Other (Write-in) 11 (0.6%);
1988	S1	46%	Beau Boulter (R)	1,429	54.6%	Lloyd Bentsen* (D)	1,171	44.7%	18 [+]	0.7%	2,618	15	0.05%
[-] Other candidates in 1988: Jeff Daiell (Libertarian) 18 (0.7%);
1986	G	39%	William Clements (R)	1,521	68.6%	Mark White* (D)	652	29.4%	44 [+]	2.0%	2,217	16	0.06%
[-] Other candidates in 1986: Theresa Doyle (Libertarian) 44 (2.0%);
1984	S2	48%	Phil Gramm (R)	1,996	75.3%	Lloyd Doggett (D)	656	24.7%	0	0.0%	2,652	17	0.05%
[-] Other candidates in 1984:
1982	S1	33%	Lloyd Bentsen* (D)	893	49.5%	James Collins (R)	889	49.3%	21 [+]	1.2%	1,803	9	0.06%
[-] Other candidates in 1982: John Ford (Libertarian) 21 (1.2%);
1982	G	35%	William Clements* (R)	1,038	53.9%	Mark White (D)	876	45.5%	12 [+]	0.6%	1,926	8	0.06%
[-] Other candidates in 1982: David Hutzelman (Libertarian) 12 (0.6%);
1978	S2	33%	John Tower* (R)	867	54.2%	Bob Krueger (D)	721	45.0%	13 [+]	0.8%	1,601	4	0.07%
[-] Other candidates in 1978: Luis DeLeon (La Raza Unida) 13 (0.8%);
1978	G	34%	William Clements (R)	889	53.7%	John Hill (D)	759	45.8%	8 [+]	0.5%	1,656	4	0.07%
[-] Other candidates in 1978: Mario Compean (La Raza Unida) 8 (0.5%);
1976	S1	53%	Lloyd Bentsen* (D)	1,486	58.3%	Alan Steelman (R)	1,048	41.1%	13 [+]	0.5%	2,547	-1	0.07%
[-] Other candidates in 1976: Pedro Vasquez (Socialist Workers) 13 (0.5%);
1974	G	31%	Dolph Briscoe* (D)	904	62.2%	Jim Granberry (R)	514	35.4%	36 [+]	2.5%	1,454	4	0.09%
[-] Other candidates in 1974: Ramsey Muniz (La Raza Unida) 36 (2.5%);
1972	S2	53%	John Tower* (R)	1,457	60.4%	Barefoot Sanders (D)	920	38.1%	36 [+]	1.5%	2,413	7	0.07%
[-] Other candidates in 1972: Flores Amaya (La Raza Unida) 36 (1.5%);
1972	G	54%	Dolph Briscoe (D)	1,276	52.7%	Hank Grover (R)	1,081	44.7%	62 [+]	2.6%	2,419	0	0.07%
[-] Other candidates in 1972: Ramsey Muniz (La Raza Unida) 45 (1.9%); Other (Write-in) 14 (0.6%); Debbie Leonard (Socialist Workers) 3 (0.1%);
1970	S1	42%	Lloyd Bentsen (D)	895	52.6%	George Bush (R)	807	47.4%	1 [+]	0.1%	1,703	1	0.08%
[-] Other candidates in 1970: Other (Write-in) 1 (0.1%);
1970	G	42%	Preston Smith* (D)	1,123	66.0%	Paul Eggers (R)	579	34.0%	0	0.0%	1,702	-12	0.08%
[-] Other candidates in 1970:
1968	G	59%	Preston Smith (D)	1,749	73.5%	Paul Eggers (R)	630	26.5%	0	0.0%	2,379	-17	0.08%
[-] Other candidates in 1968:
1966	S2	35%	John Tower* (R)	869	60.7%	Waggoner Carr (D)	561	39.2%	1 [+]	0.1%	1,431	4	0.10%
[-] Other candidates in 1966: James Holland (Constitution) 1 (0.1%);
1966	G	33%	John Connally* (D)	957	70.8%	T.E. Kennerly (R)	373	27.6%	21 [+]	1.6%	1,351	2	0.09%
[-] Other candidates in 1966: Tommye Gillespie (Constitution) 21 (1.6%);
1964	S1	55%	George Bush (R)	1,219	53.7%	Ralph Yarborough* (D)	1,048	46.1%	4 [+]	0.2%	2,271	10	0.09%
[-] Other candidates in 1964: Jack Carswell (Constitution) 4 (0.2%);
1964	G	54%	John Connally* (D)	1,776	79.1%	Jack Crichton (R)	467	20.8%	2 [+]	0.1%	2,245	-5	0.09%
[-] Other candidates in 1964: John Williams (Constitution) 2 (0.1%);
1962	G	34%	John Connally (D)	711	49.9%	Jack Cox (R)	706	49.5%	8 [+]	0.6%	1,425	4	0.09%
[-] Other candidates in 1962: Jack Carswell (Conservative) 8 (0.6%);
1961	S2	18%	John Tower (R)	405	51.9%	William Blakley* (D)	376	48.1%	0	0.0%	781	1	0.09%
[-] Other candidates in 1961:
1960	S2	42%	Lyndon Johnson* (D)	1,354	76.2%	John Tower (R)	424	23.8%	0	0.0%	1,778	-17	0.08%
[-] Other candidates in 1960:
1960	G	56%	Price Daniel* (D)	1,907	79.9%	William Steger (R)	480	20.1%	0	0.0%	2,387	-7	0.11%
[-] 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 Yoakum County, TX

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Voter Registration Data for Yoakum County, TX

Party registration is not used in this state, however as of 2022 registrations in Yoakum County, TX were estimated to be 53% Republican and 36% Democrat.