Lanark is a Republican stronghold. About 14% of voters here vote Democratic and 86% Republican.
About 81% of adults in Lanark typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Lanark, ~11% vote Democratic, ~70% Republican, and ~19% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Lanark compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Lanark leans more Republican than 34 of 51 neighbors.
Lanark runs about 58 points more Republican than Texas as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Lanark. The east side is the most Republican-leaning (R+79) and the northeast side is the least Republican-leaning (R+43), a spread of about 36 points.
Why Lanark 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 Lanark, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 92% of residents in Lanark drive to work alone, about 18 points above the U.S. average of 74%. Low college attainment predicts Republican voting, and Lanark sits in the bottom quarter (about 14%, below 83% of cities). A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 78% of households in Lanark are family households, above 85% of cities.
Never-married share and voter turnout
Places with a low never-married share tend to turn out at a higher rate; Lanark, TX sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Lanark looks the way it does
Turnout in Lanark sits close to the national pattern. Routine healthcare access, homeownership, education, and food security all land near their national averages here. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Queen City, TX R+59
- Springdale, TX R+55
- Atlanta, TX R+37
- Cass, TX R+70
- Bloomburg, TX R+79
- O'Farrell, TX R+60
- Smyrna, TX R+80
- Bethsaida, TX R+79
- Douglassville, TX R+54
Cities with Similar Populations
- Dugway, NY R+42
- Collins Center, NY R+41
- Quincy, PA R+56
- Winston, MT R+58
- Chalfant, PA D+28
- Deep Creek, NC R+15
- Hyattsville, KY R+65
- Lucky Stop, KY R+66
- Kappa, IL R+46
- Hardison Mill, TN R+66
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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.