Clyde is a Republican stronghold. About 17% of voters here vote Democratic and 83% Republican.
About 83% of adults in Clyde typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Clyde, ~14% vote Democratic, ~69% Republican, and ~17% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Clyde compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Clyde leans more Republican than 4 of 22 neighbors.
Clyde runs about 52 points more Republican than Texas as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Clyde. The southwest side is the most Republican-leaning (R+75) and the northwest side is the least Republican-leaning (R+59), a spread of about 16 points.
Why Clyde 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 Clyde, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Clyde votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 36%, above 83% of cities). State and regional patterns outweigh the Democratic lean that density usually predicts here.
Park access and Republican lean
Places with low park coverage tend to lean Republican; Clyde, TX sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. Park access does not change how people vote; it tends to track denser, higher-income areas.
Why turnout in Clyde looks the way it does
Turnout in Clyde 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
- Eula, TX R+75
- Baird, TX R+70
- Hamby, TX R+68
- Abilene, TX R+30
- Rowden, TX R+78
- Dudley, TX R+74
- Oplin, TX R+76
- Potosi, TX R+74
- Impact, TX R+65
- Buffalo Gap, TX R+71
Cities with Similar Populations
- Hartland, MI R+25
- Florence, CO R+17
- Salyersville, KY R+66
- Elon College, NC R+36
- University Park, IL D+71
- Phoenix, OR Even
- Medical Lake, WA R+25
- Yerington, NV R+45
- Haddon Heights, NJ D+28
- Hickam Housing, HI D+8
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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.