Crane leans heavily Republican by roughly 48 points: about 26% of voters vote Democratic and 74% Republican.
About 62% of adults in Crane typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Crane, ~16% vote Democratic, ~46% Republican, and ~38% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Crane compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Crane is the least Republican-leaning.
Crane runs about 34 points more Republican than Texas as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Crane. The northeast side is the most Republican-leaning (R+74) and the west side is the least Republican-leaning (R+42), a spread of about 32 points.
Why Crane 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 Crane, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 86% of residents in Crane drive to work alone, about 12 points above the U.S. average of 74%. Low college attainment predicts Republican voting, and Crane sits in the bottom quarter (about 14%, below 83% of cities).
Population density and Democratic lean
Places with high population density tend to lean Democratic; Crane, TX sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Crane looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Crane is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The uninsured rate here is about 29%, about 10 points above the Texas average of 19%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- McCamey, TX R+50
- Imperial, TX R+54
- Penwell, TX R+67
- Rankin, TX R+74
- Grandfalls, TX R+73
- West Odessa, TX R+46
- Midkiff, TX R+73
- Odessa, TX R+41
- Monahans, TX R+54
- Thorntonville, TX R+73
Cities with Similar Populations
- Stone Park, IL D+23
- Adamstown, MD R+6
- Homer, LA D+9
- Copperopolis, CA R+41
- Cold Spring, NY D+29
- Hampton, TN R+71
- Prescott, AR R+8
- Ravenna, MI R+39
- Catawissa, PA R+42
- Karnes City, TX R+36
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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.