Garza County leans Republican by roughly 30 points: about 35% of voters vote Democratic and 65% Republican.
About 54% of adults in Garza County typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Garza County, ~19% vote Democratic, ~35% Republican, and ~46% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Garza County compares
Among counties within 50 miles, Garza County leans more Republican than 1 of 8 neighbors.
Garza County runs about 16 points more Republican than Texas as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by city within Garza County. The southeast side is the most Republican-leaning (R+74) and the north side is the least Republican-leaning (R+54), a spread of about 20 points.
Why Garza 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 Garza County, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 11% of adults in Garza County hold a bachelor's degree, about 15 points below the Texas average of 26%. Car-dependent areas vote Republican, and about 83% of residents in Garza County drive to work alone, above 86% of counties. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 71% of households in Garza County are family households, above 83% of counties.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with limited routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Garza County, TX sits in the bottom tenth nationally 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 Garza County looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Garza 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 46%, about 8 points below the Texas average of 54%. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 71% of adults in Garza County have completed high school, in the bottom fraction of counties. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Counties
- Lynn County, TX R+61
- Borden County, TX R+93
- Crosby County, TX R+50
- Lubbock County, TX R+23
- Dickens County, TX R+72
- Scurry County, TX R+66
- Kent County, TX R+79
- Dawson County, TX R+47
- Terry County, TX R+49
- Floyd County, TX R+50
Counties with Similar Populations
- Ontonagon County, MI R+26
- Gilpin County, CO D+16
- Carson County, TX R+75
- Mitchell County, KS R+58
- Sullivan County, PA R+50
- Stanton County, NE R+64
- Emporia City, VA D+43
- Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area, AK R+18
- Cumberland County, KY R+67
- Chouteau County, MT R+24
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.