Borden County is a Republican stronghold. About 4% of voters here vote Democratic and 96% Republican.
About 74% of adults in Borden County typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Borden County, ~3% vote Democratic, ~71% Republican, and ~26% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Borden County compares
Among counties within 50 miles, Borden County is the most Republican-leaning.
Borden County runs about 79 points more Republican than Texas as a whole.
Why Borden 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 Borden County, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. About 2% of residents in Borden County live in densely developed areas, about 33 points below the Texas average of 35%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 83% of households in Borden County are family households, in the top fraction of counties.
Population density and Republican lean
Places with low population density tend to lean Republican; Borden County, TX sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Borden County looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Borden County is in the top quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The dental-visit rate here is about 70%, about 10 points above the U.S. average of 60%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 94% of adults in Borden County have completed high school, above 88% of counties. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Counties
- Dawson County, TX R+47
- Garza County, TX R+30
- Scurry County, TX R+66
- Howard County, TX R+50
- Lynn County, TX R+61
- Mitchell County, TX R+50
- Martin County, TX R+68
- Terry County, TX R+49
- Kent County, TX R+79
- Fisher County, TX R+67
Counties with Similar Populations
- Grant County, NE R+84
- Loup County, NE R+72
- Harding County, NM R+37
- McMullen County, TX R+59
- Yakutat City and Borough, AK Even
- Thomas County, NE R+76
- Banner County, NE R+79
- San Juan County, CO D+29
- Slope County, ND R+74
- Hooker County, NE R+79
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.