Antelope is a Republican stronghold. About 9% of voters here vote Democratic and 91% Republican.
About 50% of adults in Antelope typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Antelope, ~4% vote Democratic, ~46% Republican, and ~50% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Antelope compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Antelope leans more Republican than 12 of 17 neighbors.
Antelope runs about 68 points more Republican than Texas as a whole.
Why Antelope leans the way it does
This analysis examined 14,881 data points per city to find what predicts political lean and turnout. The items below are a few correlations that stood out for Antelope, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 11% of adults in Antelope hold a bachelor's degree, about 15 points below the Texas average of 26%. Rural areas vote Republican, and Antelope sits in the bottom quarter on density (about 3%, below 91% of cities).
Population density and Republican lean
Places with low population density tend to lean Republican; Antelope, TX sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Antelope looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Antelope is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 82% of adults in Antelope have completed high school, below 87% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
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- Joy, TX R+83
- Loving, TX R+81
- Archer City, TX R+76
- Scotland, TX R+79
- Jacksboro, TX R+69
Cities with Similar Populations
- Riverview, KY R+55
- Alturas, FL R+66
- Ridgeton, OH R+69
- Buckeye, KY R+65
- Westover, VA D+35
- Glenn, IL R+52
- Rocky Bottom, SC R+61
- Lily Island, TX R+21
- Wheeling, AR R+63
- Grandin, FL R+53
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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.