Camden leans Republican by roughly 28 points: about 36% of voters vote Democratic and 64% Republican.
About 50% of adults in Camden typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Camden, ~18% vote Democratic, ~32% Republican, and ~50% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Camden compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Camden leans more Republican than 1 of 32 neighbors.
Camden runs about 14 points more Republican than Texas as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Camden. The west side is the most Republican-leaning (R+61) and the southeast side is the least Republican-leaning (R+5), a spread of about 56 points.
Why Camden 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 Camden, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 87% of residents in Camden drive to work alone, about 13 points above the U.S. average of 74%. Low college attainment predicts Republican voting, and Camden sits in the bottom quarter (about 10%, below 93% of cities).
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with low colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Camden, TX sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. Cancer screening does not drive turnout; it reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access.
Why turnout in Camden looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Camden 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 86% of adults in Camden have completed high school, below 78% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Moscow, TX R+45
- Snow Hill, TX R+45
- Corrigan, TX R+29
- Pluck, TX R+65
- Leggett, TX R+60
- Lily Island, TX R+21
- Chester, TX R+78
- Seven Oaks, TX R+58
- New Willard, TX R+33
- Dallardsville, TX R+58
Cities with Similar Populations
- Zama, MS R+53
- Alger, WA R+23
- Whiteface, NH D+12
- Hitchcock, SD R+70
- Dry Creek, WV R+76
- Laurel Grove, TN R+68
- Newtown, VA R+8
- Wilsey, KS R+64
- Geiger, AL D+43
- Sheldon, MN R+32
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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.