Claude is a Republican stronghold. About 12% of voters here vote Democratic and 88% Republican.
About 80% of adults in Claude typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Claude, ~10% vote Democratic, ~70% Republican, and ~20% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Claude compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Claude leans more Republican than 4 of 9 neighbors.
Claude runs about 62 points more Republican than Texas as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Claude. The west side is the most Republican-leaning (R+89) and the north side is the least Republican-leaning (R+68), a spread of about 21 points.
Why Claude 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 Claude, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Claude votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 39%, above 84% of cities). State and regional patterns outweigh the Democratic lean that density usually predicts here. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 77% of households in Claude are family households, above 81% of cities.
Paved land cover and Democratic lean
Places with extensive paved surfaces tend to lean Democratic; Claude, TX sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure. Paved ground does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban and built-up a place is.
Why turnout in Claude looks the way it does
Turnout in Claude 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
- Lark, TX R+85
- Washburn, TX R+76
- Panhandle, TX R+65
- Groom, TX R+85
- Wayside, TX R+81
- Lake Tanglewood, TX R+72
- Palisades, TX R+74
- Timbercreek Canyon, TX R+73
- White Deer, TX R+86
Cities with Similar Populations
- Washburn, ME R+41
- Stockton, KS R+58
- Grimsley, TN R+70
- Neosho, WI R+50
- Hardin, TX R+80
- Big Rock, IL R+31
- Blossom, TX R+79
- Gum Spring, VA R+32
- McDonalds Mill, VA R+34
- Taylor, AR R+69
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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.