Jayton is a Republican stronghold. About 11% of voters here vote Democratic and 89% Republican.
About 59% of adults in Jayton typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Jayton, ~6% vote Democratic, ~53% Republican, and ~41% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Jayton compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Jayton leans more Republican than 4 of 5 neighbors.
Jayton runs about 65 points more Republican than Texas as a whole.
Why Jayton 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 Jayton, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. About 1% of residents in Jayton live in densely developed areas, about 33 points below the Texas average of 35%.
Park access and Republican lean
Places with low park coverage tend to lean Republican; Jayton, TX sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Park access does not change how people vote; it tends to track denser, higher-income areas.
Why turnout in Jayton looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Jayton is in the top quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The dental-visit rate here is about 63%, above 60% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
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- Rotan, TX R+58
- Dickens, TX R+80
- Guthrie, TX R+86
- Old Glory, TX R+72
Cities with Similar Populations
- Clifty, TN R+70
- Eastabuchie, MS R+67
- Belview, MN R+60
- Bethany, FL R+58
- Alma, MO R+64
- Thornton, IA R+45
- Elmwood, LA R+79
- Tin Town, MO R+68
- Blackburn, AR R+45
- Farmington, DE R+43
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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.