Hemphill County is a Republican stronghold. About 17% of voters here vote Democratic and 83% Republican.
About 84% of adults in Hemphill County typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Hemphill County, ~14% vote Democratic, ~70% Republican, and ~16% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Hemphill County compares
Among counties within 50 miles, Hemphill County leans more Republican than 2 of 7 neighbors.
Hemphill County runs about 52 points more Republican than Texas as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by city within Hemphill County. The southwest side is the most Republican-leaning (R+77) and the northwest side is the least Republican-leaning (R+61), a spread of about 16 points.
Why Hemphill 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 Hemphill County, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 86% of residents in Hemphill County drive to work alone, about 12 points above the U.S. average of 74%.
Local retail density and voter turnout
Places with dense local retail within a mile tend to turn out at a higher rate; Hemphill County, TX sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure. Nearby retail does not change how people vote; it reflects how urban and built-up a place is.
Why turnout in Hemphill County looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Hemphill County is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Counties
- Roberts County, TX R+90
- Lipscomb County, TX R+84
- Wheeler County, TX R+67
- Ellis County, OK R+77
- Gray County, TX R+59
- Ochiltree County, TX R+58
- Roger Mills County, OK R+83
- Hansford County, TX R+68
- Beckham County, OK R+67
- Hutchinson County, TX R+60
Counties with Similar Populations
- Bennett County, SD R+7
- Nance County, NE R+60
- Reagan County, TX R+55
- Chautauqua County, KS R+73
- Sutton County, TX R+46
- Webster County, NE R+69
- Foster County, ND R+50
- Petersburg Census Area, AK R+4
- Traverse County, MN R+42
- Knox County, TX R+66
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.