Byers is a Republican stronghold. About 11% of voters here vote Democratic and 89% Republican.
About 75% of adults in Byers typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Byers, ~8% vote Democratic, ~66% Republican, and ~26% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Byers compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Byers leans more Republican than 25 of 27 neighbors.
Byers runs about 65 points more Republican than Texas as a whole.
Why Byers 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 Byers, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many family households vote Republican. About 78% of households in Byers are family households, about 11 points above the U.S. average of 67%. Rural areas vote Republican, and Byers sits in the bottom quarter on density (about 3%, below 90% of cities).
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; Byers, TX sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. A walkable street grid does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in Byers looks the way it does
Turnout in Byers sits close to the national pattern. Routine healthcare access, homeownership, education, and food security all land near their national averages here. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Petrolia, TX R+79
- Taylor, OK R+70
- Waurika, OK R+66
- Ryan, OK R+67
- Hastings, OK R+73
- Temple, OK R+67
- Dean, TX R+78
- Sugden, OK R+67
Cities with Similar Populations
- Beaman, IA R+42
- Lazbuddie, TX R+82
- Sherwood, MS R+76
- Sideview, KY R+61
- Chamisal, NM D+28
- Lakemont, SC R+65
- Oliver Beach, MD R+44
- Hardeetown, FL R+72
- Clayville, RI R+18
- Luck, NC R+35
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.