Dodson is a Republican stronghold. About 8% of voters here vote Democratic and 92% Republican.
About 69% of adults in Dodson typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Dodson, ~6% vote Democratic, ~63% Republican, and ~31% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Dodson compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Dodson leans more Republican than 10 of 13 neighbors.
Dodson runs about 70 points more Republican than Texas as a whole.
Why Dodson 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 Dodson, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. About 2% of residents in Dodson live in densely developed areas, about 32 points below the Texas average of 35%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 89% of households in Dodson are family households, in the top fraction of cities.
Paved land cover and Republican lean
Places with little paved surface tend to lean Republican; Dodson, TX sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Paved ground does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban and built-up a place is.
Why turnout in Dodson looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 91% of households in Dodson own their home, about 17 points above the Texas average of 75%. Limited routine healthcare access lines up with lower turnout, and Dodson sits in the bottom quarter on routine-care measures. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Hollis, OK R+49
- Vinson, OK R+73
- Wellington, TX R+50
- Gould, OK R+73
- Rolla, TX R+83
- Carey, TX R+79
- Russell, OK R+74
- Reed, OK R+73
Cities with Similar Populations
- Siegle, LA R+59
- Chambersburg, IL R+58
- Webbville, TX R+74
- Fish Camp, CA R+6
- Wengerlawn, OH R+61
- Namekagon, WI R+10
- Fairmount, TX R+74
- Ash Hill, NC R+67
- Unity, OR R+61
- Lamont, NY R+50
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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.