Andrews County is a Republican stronghold. About 19% of voters here vote Democratic and 81% Republican.
About 56% of adults in Andrews County typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Andrews County, ~11% vote Democratic, ~45% Republican, and ~44% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Andrews County compares
Among counties within 50 miles, Andrews County leans more Republican than 5 of 7 neighbors.
Andrews County runs about 48 points more Republican than Texas as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by city within Andrews County. The southwest side is the most Republican-leaning (R+77) and the south side is the least Republican-leaning (R+47), a spread of about 31 points.
Why Andrews County leans the way it does
This analysis examined 14,881 data points per county to find what predicts political lean and turnout. The items below are a few correlations that stood out for Andrews County, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 85% of residents in Andrews County drive to work alone, about 11 points above the U.S. average of 74%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 71% of households in Andrews County are family households, above 83% of counties.
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with low colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Andrews County, TX sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Cancer screening does not drive turnout; it reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access.
Why turnout in Andrews County looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Andrews County is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The uninsured rate here is about 25%, about 7 points above the Texas average of 19%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Counties
- Gaines County, TX R+70
- Ector County, TX R+42
- Midland County, TX R+48
- Martin County, TX R+68
- Dawson County, TX R+47
- Winkler County, TX R+59
- Lea County, NM R+50
- Yoakum County, TX R+59
- Ward County, TX R+56
- Terry County, TX R+49
Counties with Similar Populations
- Clay County, MS D+18
- Deaf Smith County, TX R+30
- Warren County, NC D+19
- Randolph County, AR R+63
- Hampton County, SC D+9
- Poweshiek County, IA R+19
- Bethel Census Area, AK D+18
- Crawford County, IL R+50
- Concordia Parish, LA R+24
- Otero County, CO R+23
Sources and methodology
Precinct-level voting records used to fit the model come from Texas Secretary of State, Elections Division, distributed by the Voting and Election Science Team. Demographic inputs come from the U.S. Census Bureau (ACS 5-year estimates and the 2020 Decennial Census). Health and environmental inputs come from the CDC (PLACES and the Environmental Justice Index). Land cover comes from the USGS and EPA. Election-day and lead-up weather come from PRISM 4km daily grids and the NOAA Global Historical Climatology Network. Mail-voting and election-administration patterns come from the MIT Election Lab's Survey of the Performance of American Elections. Block-group crime detail comes from CrimeGrade. Internet data and modeling support provided by ISPreports.org.
Modeling and analysis by the BestNeighborhood data science team. Full methodology and findings: political spectrum map.
Methodology reviewed by the BestNeighborhood data team. Last updated May 2026.