Kent County is a Republican stronghold. About 11% of voters here vote Democratic and 89% Republican.
About 59% of adults in Kent County typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Kent County, ~7% vote Democratic, ~52% Republican, and ~41% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Kent County compares
Among counties within 50 miles, Kent County leans more Republican than 6 of 7 neighbors.
Kent County runs about 65 points more Republican than Texas as a whole.
Why Kent 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 Kent County, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. About 1% of residents in Kent County 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; Kent County, 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 Kent County looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Kent County 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 64%, above 71% of counties. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Counties
- Stonewall County, TX R+68
- Dickens County, TX R+72
- King County, TX R+86
- Fisher County, TX R+67
- Scurry County, TX R+66
- Garza County, TX R+30
- Haskell County, TX R+65
- Crosby County, TX R+50
- Motley County, TX R+75
- Knox County, TX R+66
Counties with Similar Populations
- Terrell County, TX R+65
- Treasure County, MT R+66
- Keya Paha County, NE R+82
- Wheeler County, NE R+72
- Esmeralda County, NV R+61
- Hinsdale County, CO R+6
- Logan County, NE R+83
- Clark County, ID R+65
- Hooker County, NE R+79
- Slope County, ND R+74
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.