Floyd County is a Republican stronghold. About 25% of voters here vote Democratic and 75% Republican.
About 67% of adults in Floyd County typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Floyd County, ~17% vote Democratic, ~50% Republican, and ~33% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Floyd County compares
Among counties within 50 miles, Floyd County leans more Republican than 4 of 7 neighbors.
Floyd County runs about 36 points more Republican than Texas as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by city within Floyd County. The northeast side is the most Republican-leaning (R+73) and the east side is the least Republican-leaning (R+41), a spread of about 33 points.
Why Floyd 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 Floyd County, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 15% of adults in Floyd County hold a bachelor's degree, about 11 points below the Texas average of 26%. Car-dependent areas vote Republican, and about 82% of residents in Floyd County drive to work alone, above 85% of counties. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 74% of households in Floyd County are family households, above 94% of counties.
Population density and Republican lean
Places with low population density tend to lean Republican; Floyd County, TX sits below the national average on this measure.
Why turnout in Floyd County looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Floyd 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 49%, about 11 points below the U.S. average of 60%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Counties
- Hale County, TX R+44
- Crosby County, TX R+50
- Briscoe County, TX R+71
- Motley County, TX R+75
- Swisher County, TX R+48
- Lubbock County, TX R+23
- Dickens County, TX R+72
- Lamb County, TX R+57
- Garza County, TX R+30
- Castro County, TX R+40
Counties with Similar Populations
- Stark County, IL R+47
- Mahnomen County, MN R+16
- Haskell County, TX R+65
- Morris County, KS R+52
- Hartley County, TX R+76
- Boone County, NE R+64
- Day County, SD R+42
- Cherry County, NE R+67
- Norton County, KS R+71
- McHenry County, ND R+61
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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.