Fort Stockton leans Republican by roughly 24 points: about 38% of voters vote Democratic and 62% Republican.
About 57% of adults in Fort Stockton typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Fort Stockton, ~22% vote Democratic, ~35% Republican, and ~43% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Fort Stockton compares
Fort Stockton runs about 11 points more Republican than Texas as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Fort Stockton. The west side is the most Republican-leaning (R+38) and the east side is the least Republican-leaning (R+12), a spread of about 26 points.
Why Fort Stockton 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 Stockton, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Fort Stockton votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 59%, well above the Texas average of 35%). State and regional patterns outweigh the Democratic lean that density usually predicts here.
High-school completion, developed land, and voter turnout
Places that combine low high-school-completion share and a heavily developed built environment tend to turn out at a lower rate, as Fort Stockton, TX does.
Why turnout in Fort Stockton looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Fort Stockton 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 42%, about 12 points below the Texas average of 54%. Renters vote less often than owners, and about 31% of households in Fort Stockton rent, above 85% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Girvin, TX R+32
- Coyanosa, TX R+52
- Imperial, TX R+54
- Grandfalls, TX R+73
- Bakersfield, TX R+37
- McCamey, TX R+50
- Verhalen, TX R+49
- Saragosa, TX R+48
- Wickett, TX R+73
- Pyote, TX R+37
Cities with Similar Populations
- Groveport, OH D+4
- Solana Beach, CA D+25
- Gray, GA R+48
- North Branch, MN R+30
- Sandston, VA Even
- Blanchard, OK R+62
- Grover Beach, CA D+10
- Jennings, MO D+85
- Moss Bluff, LA R+62
- Prichard, AL D+86
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.