Cranfills Gap is a Republican stronghold. About 14% of voters here vote Democratic and 86% Republican.
About 68% of adults in Cranfills Gap typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Cranfills Gap, ~10% vote Democratic, ~59% Republican, and ~31% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Cranfills Gap compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Cranfills Gap leans more Republican than 11 of 28 neighbors.
Cranfills Gap runs about 59 points more Republican than Texas as a whole.
Why Cranfills Gap 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 Cranfills Gap, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. About 5% of residents in Cranfills Gap live in densely developed areas, about 30 points below the Texas average of 35%.
Never-married share, developed land, and voter turnout
Places that combine a low never-married share and a rural land-use pattern tend to turn out at a higher rate, as Cranfills Gap, TX does.
Why turnout in Cranfills Gap looks the way it does
Turnout in Cranfills Gap 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
- Lanham, TX R+75
- Pancake, TX R+77
- Fairy, TX R+75
- Turnersville, TX R+80
- Meridian, TX R+61
- Jonesboro, TX R+78
- Whiteway, TX R+76
- Clifton, TX R+50
- Mosheim, TX R+74
- Iredell, TX R+78
Cities with Similar Populations
- Estherwood, LA R+79
- Spence, GA R+68
- Brewer, MO R+69
- Marty, SD R+4
- Carbonado, WA R+37
- Reilly Springs, TX R+75
- Barryville, NY R+4
- Andes, NY D+2
- Ford River, MI R+33
- Buckman, MN R+67
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.