Dudley is a Republican stronghold. About 13% of voters here vote Democratic and 87% Republican.
About 69% of adults in Dudley typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Dudley, ~9% vote Democratic, ~60% Republican, and ~31% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Dudley compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Dudley leans more Republican than 14 of 24 neighbors.
Dudley runs about 61 points more Republican than Texas as a whole.
Why Dudley 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 Dudley, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many family households vote Republican. About 82% of households in Dudley are family households, about 15 points above the U.S. average of 67%.
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 Dudley, TX does.
Why turnout in Dudley looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 95% of households in Dudley own their home, about 21 points above the Texas average of 75%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Potosi, TX R+74
- Hamby, TX R+68
- Impact, TX R+65
- Nugent, TX R+79
- Truby, TX R+79
- Hawley, TX R+79
- Funston, TX R+80
- Abilene, TX R+30
- Hodges, TX R+80
- Lueders, TX R+81
Cities with Similar Populations
- Silverdale, MN R+33
- Olex, OR R+50
- Joy, WV R+71
- Marshall Ford, TX Even
- Red Fork, AR R+45
- Woodlake, KY R+34
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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.