Lamb County is a Republican stronghold. About 22% of voters here vote Democratic and 78% Republican.
About 59% of adults in Lamb County typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Lamb County, ~13% vote Democratic, ~46% Republican, and ~41% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Lamb County compares
Among counties within 50 miles, Lamb County leans more Republican than 7 of 8 neighbors.
Lamb County runs about 43 points more Republican than Texas as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by city within Lamb County. The west side is the most Republican-leaning (R+76) and the south side is the least Republican-leaning (R+45), a spread of about 31 points.
Why Lamb 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 Lamb County, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 13% of adults in Lamb County hold a bachelor's degree, about 12 points below the Texas average of 26%.
Park access and Republican lean
Places with low park coverage tend to lean Republican; Lamb 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 Lamb County looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Lamb 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 7 points below the Texas average of 54%. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 78% of adults in Lamb County have completed high school, below 96% of counties. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Counties
- Bailey County, TX R+49
- Hockley County, TX R+63
- Cochran County, TX R+47
- Hale County, TX R+44
- Castro County, TX R+40
- Lubbock County, TX R+23
- Parmer County, TX R+50
- Swisher County, TX R+48
- Floyd County, TX R+50
- Deaf Smith County, TX R+30
Counties with Similar Populations
- Cass County, IL R+31
- Webster County, KY R+58
- Lewis County, KY R+66
- Perquimans County, NC R+34
- Mason County, IL R+46
- Kodiak Island Borough, AK R+16
- Crawford County, MI R+31
- Presque Isle County, MI R+36
- Bienville Parish, LA R+16
- Millard County, UT R+69
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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.