Cochran County leans heavily Republican by roughly 48 points: about 26% of voters vote Democratic and 74% Republican.
About 63% of adults in Cochran County typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Cochran County, ~16% vote Democratic, ~47% Republican, and ~37% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Cochran County compares
Among counties within 50 miles, Cochran County leans more Republican than 2 of 7 neighbors.
Cochran County runs about 34 points more Republican than Texas as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by city within Cochran County. The west side is the most Republican-leaning (R+68) and the north side is the least Republican-leaning (R+34), a spread of about 34 points.
Why Cochran County leans the way it does
This analysis examined 14,881 data points per county to find what predicts political lean and turnout. The items below are a few correlations that stood out for Cochran County, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 9% of adults in Cochran County hold a bachelor's degree, about 17 points below the Texas average of 26%.
Park access and Republican lean
Places with low park coverage tend to lean Republican; Cochran County, TX sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Park access does not change how people vote; it tends to track denser, higher-income areas.
Why turnout in Cochran County looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Cochran County 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 40%, about 14 points below the Texas average of 54%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Counties
- Hockley County, TX R+63
- Lamb County, TX R+57
- Bailey County, TX R+49
- Terry County, TX R+49
- Yoakum County, TX R+59
- Roosevelt County, NM R+37
- Lubbock County, TX R+23
- Curry County, NM R+34
- Parmer County, TX R+50
- Lynn County, TX R+61
Counties with Similar Populations
- Pawnee County, NE R+61
- Rawlins County, KS R+73
- McIntosh County, ND R+61
- Chase County, KS R+49
- Butte County, ID R+75
- Frontier County, NE R+74
- Hamilton County, KS R+71
- Rich County, UT R+66
- Hettinger County, ND R+69
- Harmon County, OK R+53
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.