Lamesa leans heavily Republican by roughly 44 points: about 28% of voters vote Democratic and 72% Republican.
About 56% of adults in Lamesa typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Lamesa, ~16% vote Democratic, ~40% Republican, and ~44% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Lamesa compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Lamesa leans more Republican than 1 of 13 neighbors.
Lamesa runs about 30 points more Republican than Texas as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Lamesa. The northeast side is the most Republican-leaning (R+59) and the east side is the least Republican-leaning (R+31), a spread of about 28 points.
Why Lamesa 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 Lamesa, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Lamesa votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 77%, far above the Texas average of 35%). State and regional patterns outweigh the Democratic lean that density usually predicts here. Low college attainment predicts Republican voting, and Lamesa sits in the bottom quarter (about 15%, below 78% of cities).
High-school completion, developed land, and voter turnout
Places that combine low high-school-completion share and a heavily developed built environment tend to turn out at a lower rate, as Lamesa, TX does.
Why turnout in Lamesa looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Lamesa 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 40%, about 13 points below the Texas average of 54%. Renters vote less often than owners, and about 28% of households in Lamesa rent, above 81% of cities. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 75% of adults in Lamesa have completed high school, below 96% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
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- O'Donnell, TX R+74
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Cities with Similar Populations
- Cape St. Claire, MD D+9
- Dayton, NJ D+23
- The Village, OK D+10
- Carthage, TX R+54
- Woodstock, VA R+37
- Poplarville, MS R+63
- Morgan, UT R+63
- East Rochester, NY D+18
- Nesbit, MS R+43
- Huntington, VA D+57
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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.