Cactus leans slightly Republican by roughly 10 points: about 45% of voters vote Democratic and 55% Republican.
About 33% of adults in Cactus typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Cactus, ~15% vote Democratic, ~18% Republican, and ~67% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Cactus compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Cactus is the least Republican-leaning.
Cactus runs about 4 points more Democratic than Texas as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Cactus. The northwest side is the most split-leaning (R+87) and the north side is the least split-leaning (Even), a spread of about 86 points.
Why Cactus 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 Cactus, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Cactus votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 49%, modestly 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 Cactus sits in the bottom quarter (about 4%, in the bottom fraction of cities).
High-school completion, developed land, and voter turnout
Places that combine low high-school-completion share and a heavily developed built environment tend to turn out at a lower rate, as Cactus, TX does.
Why turnout in Cactus looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Cactus 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 33%, about 21 points below the Texas average of 54%. Renters vote less often than owners, and about 62% of households in Cactus rent, compared to around 23% in nearby cities. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 35% of adults in Cactus have completed high school, in the bottom fraction of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
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- Dalhart, TX R+50
- Texhoma, TX R+87
Cities with Similar Populations
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- Belews Creek, NC R+42
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- Edwards, MS D+41
- Roland, AR R+31
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- Frewsburg, NY R+43
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- Sonora, TX R+45
- Monmouth Beach, NJ R+11
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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.