Crosby County leans heavily Republican by roughly 50 points: about 25% of voters vote Democratic and 75% Republican.
About 72% of adults in Crosby County typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Crosby County, ~18% vote Democratic, ~54% Republican, and ~28% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Crosby County compares
Among counties within 50 miles, Crosby County leans more Republican than 3 of 7 neighbors.
Crosby County runs about 36 points more Republican than Texas as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by city within Crosby County. The northeast side is the most Republican-leaning (R+72) and the east side is the least Republican-leaning (R+42), a spread of about 30 points.
Why Crosby 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 Crosby County, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 17% of adults in Crosby County hold a bachelor's degree, about 9 points below the Texas average of 26%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 71% of households in Crosby County are family households, above 83% of counties.
Non-English at home and voter turnout
Places with a low non-English-at-home share tend to turn out at a higher rate; Crosby County, TX sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Crosby County looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Crosby 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 46%, about 8 points below the Texas average of 54%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Counties
- Floyd County, TX R+50
- Dickens County, TX R+72
- Lubbock County, TX R+23
- Garza County, TX R+30
- Motley County, TX R+75
- Hale County, TX R+44
- Lynn County, TX R+61
- Kent County, TX R+79
- Briscoe County, TX R+71
- Hockley County, TX R+63
Counties with Similar Populations
- Sheridan County, NE R+68
- Lincoln County, ID R+63
- Scott County, KS R+67
- Hamilton County, NY R+26
- Big Stone County, MN R+33
- Garfield County, UT R+63
- Kingsbury County, SD R+50
- Pulaski County, IL R+26
- Wirt County, WV R+65
- Carter County, MO R+71
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.