Big Spring leans heavily Republican by roughly 46 points: about 27% of voters vote Democratic and 73% Republican.
About 49% of adults in Big Spring typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Big Spring, ~13% vote Democratic, ~36% Republican, and ~51% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Big Spring compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Big Spring is the least Republican-leaning.
Big Spring runs about 33 points more Republican than Texas as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Big Spring. The southeast side is the most Republican-leaning (R+69) and the west side is the least Republican-leaning (R+21), a spread of about 48 points.
Why Big Spring 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 Big Spring, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Big Spring votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 59%, well above the Texas average of 35%). State and regional patterns outweigh the Democratic lean that density usually predicts here. Low college attainment predicts Republican voting, and Big Spring sits in the bottom quarter (about 14%, below 80% of cities).
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with low colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Big Spring, 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 Big Spring looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Big Spring is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The dental-visit rate here is about 48%, about 6 points below the Texas average of 54%. Renters vote less often than owners, and about 33% of households in Big Spring rent, compared to around 17% in nearby cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Hyman, TX R+68
- Sand Springs, TX R+82
- Forsan, TX R+85
- Coahoma, TX R+80
- Lees, TX R+86
- Knott, TX R+85
- Luther, TX R+86
- Lomax, TX R+82
- Vealmoor, TX R+89
- Stanton, TX R+65
Cities with Similar Populations
- Cumberland, MD R+28
- Mount Dora, FL R+17
- Sun City Center, FL R+10
- White Lake, MI R+20
- Plattsburgh, NY D+15
- Winchester, KY R+36
- North Andover, MA D+18
- Christiansburg, VA R+14
- Chillum, MD D+63
- Marysville, OH R+26
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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.