Fort Clark Springs leans heavily Republican by roughly 44 points: about 28% of voters vote Democratic and 72% Republican.
About 79% of adults in Fort Clark Springs typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Fort Clark Springs, ~22% vote Democratic, ~57% Republican, and ~21% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Fort Clark Springs compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Fort Clark Springs is the most Republican-leaning.
Fort Clark Springs runs about 30 points more Republican than Texas as a whole.
Why Fort Clark Springs 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 Fort Clark Springs, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 97% of residents in Fort Clark Springs drive to work alone, about 23 points above the U.S. average of 74%. Low college attainment predicts Republican voting, and Fort Clark Springs sits in the bottom quarter (about 12%, below 86% of cities).
Park access and Republican lean
Places with low park coverage tend to lean Republican; Fort Clark Springs, TX sits below the national average on this measure. Park access does not change how people vote; it tends to track denser, higher-income areas.
Why turnout in Fort Clark Springs looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Fort Clark Springs 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 Cities
- Brackettville, TX R+24
- Cline, TX R+43
- Laughlin A F B, TX R+31
- Spofford, TX R+33
- Quemado, TX R+31
- Montell, TX R+63
- Del Rio, TX R+11
- Carta Valley, TX R+71
- Normandy, TX R+23
Cities with Similar Populations
- Emily, MN R+31
- Energy, IL R+34
- Garwood, ID R+67
- Cropseyville, NY R+24
- Peacocks Crossroads, NC R+57
- River Haven, NC R+52
- Griswold, IA R+49
- Anderson, TX R+69
- Highland Home, AL R+56
- Beaver Meadows, PA R+44
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.