Krum is a Republican stronghold. About 25% of voters here vote Democratic and 75% Republican.
About 73% of adults in Krum typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Krum, ~18% vote Democratic, ~55% Republican, and ~27% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Krum compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Krum leans more Republican than 34 of 57 neighbors.
Krum runs about 37 points more Republican than Texas as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Krum. The northwest side is the most Republican-leaning (R+64) and the east side is the least Republican-leaning (R+36), a spread of about 28 points.
Why Krum 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 Krum, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Krum votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 27%, modestly below the Texas average of 35%). State and regional patterns outweigh the Democratic lean that density usually predicts here. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 80% of households in Krum are family households, above 89% of cities.
Population density and Democratic lean
Places with high population density tend to lean Democratic; Krum, TX sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Krum looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Krum 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.
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- Denton, TX D+9
- DISH, TX R+71
- Green Valley, TX R+57
- Corral City, TX R+36
- Slidell, TX R+68
- Argyle, TX R+38
- Corinth, TX R+21
Cities with Similar Populations
- Dos Palos, CA R+11
- Soldotna, AK R+30
- Camp Pendleton North, CA R+25
- Gonzales, TX R+30
- Herkimer, NY R+17
- Woodfield, SC D+55
- York, NE R+45
- Page, AZ D+3
- Mexia, TX R+18
- Bohemia, NY R+33
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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.