Coke County is a Republican stronghold. About 14% of voters here vote Democratic and 86% Republican.
About 75% of adults in Coke County typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Coke County, ~11% vote Democratic, ~64% Republican, and ~25% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Coke County compares
Among counties within 50 miles, Coke County leans more Republican than 4 of 5 neighbors.
Coke County runs about 58 points more Republican than Texas as a whole.
Why Coke 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 Coke County, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 87% of residents in Coke County drive to work alone, about 13 points above the U.S. average of 74%.
Park access and Republican lean
Places with low park coverage tend to lean Republican; Coke 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 Coke County looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Coke County is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Counties
- Runnels County, TX R+64
- Tom Green County, TX R+39
- Sterling County, TX R+80
- Nolan County, TX R+47
- Mitchell County, TX R+50
- Irion County, TX R+69
- Taylor County, TX R+36
- Concho County, TX R+71
- Coleman County, TX R+63
- Fisher County, TX R+67
Counties with Similar Populations
- Harper County, OK R+80
- Emmons County, ND R+70
- Concho County, TX R+71
- Upton County, TX R+58
- Granite County, MT R+38
- Donley County, TX R+66
- Tyrrell County, NC R+12
- Sierra County, CA R+19
- Knox County, TX R+66
- Traverse County, MN R+42
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.