Dyess Afb leans Republican by roughly 26 points: about 37% of voters vote Democratic and 63% Republican.
About 40% of adults in Dyess Afb typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Dyess Afb, ~15% vote Democratic, ~25% Republican, and ~60% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Dyess Afb compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Dyess Afb is the least Republican-leaning.
Dyess Afb runs about 13 points more Republican than Texas as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Dyess Afb. The southwest side is the most Republican-leaning (R+67) and the east side is the least Republican-leaning (R+21), a spread of about 46 points.
Why Dyess Afb 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 Dyess Afb, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Dyess Afb votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 57%, well above the Texas average of 35%). State and regional patterns outweigh the Democratic lean that density usually predicts here. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 90% of households in Dyess Afb are family households, in the top fraction of cities.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with limited routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Dyess Afb, TX sits below the national average on this measure. Dental visits do not drive turnout; the rate reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access, which line up with who votes.
Why turnout in Dyess Afb looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Dyess Afb is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. Renters vote less often than owners, and about 82% of households in Dyess Afb rent, compared to around 16% in nearby cities. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 99% of adults in Dyess Afb have completed high school, above 98% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Tye, TX R+66
- Abilene, TX R+30
- View, TX R+71
- Buffalo Gap, TX R+71
- Impact, TX R+65
- Hodges, TX R+80
- Stith, TX R+79
- Merkel, TX R+72
- Tuscola, TX R+76
- Hamby, TX R+68
Cities with Similar Populations
- Gardners, PA R+46
- Cutchogue, NY Even
- Frontenac, KS R+34
- Islandia, NY D+4
- Laguna Vista, TX R+34
- Lancaster, NH R+15
- Keedysville, MD R+37
- Homer, MI R+48
- Hopkins, MI R+44
- Lewisport, KY R+45
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.