Lawrence Springs is a Republican stronghold. About 12% of voters here vote Democratic and 88% Republican.
About 55% of adults in Lawrence Springs typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Lawrence Springs, ~7% vote Democratic, ~48% Republican, and ~45% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Lawrence Springs compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Lawrence Springs leans more Republican than 21 of 44 neighbors.
Lawrence Springs runs about 61 points more Republican than Texas as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Lawrence Springs. The southwest side is the most Republican-leaning (R+82) and the west side is the least Republican-leaning (R+58), a spread of about 24 points.
Why Lawrence Springs 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 Lawrence Springs, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 10% of adults in Lawrence Springs hold a bachelor's degree, about 15 points below the Texas average of 26%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 77% of households in Lawrence Springs are family households, above 83% of cities.
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; Lawrence Springs, TX sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. A walkable street grid does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in Lawrence Springs looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Lawrence Springs 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 49%, about 11 points below the U.S. average of 60%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Grand Saline, TX R+65
- Sand Flat, TX R+81
- Jones, TX R+80
- Fruitvale, TX R+78
- Silver Lake, TX R+79
- West Mineola, TX R+76
- Alba, TX R+78
- Bright Star, TX R+78
- Wentworth, TX R+79
- Pruitt, TX R+76
Cities with Similar Populations
- Dayton, ID R+81
- Rices Crossing, TX R+54
- Chadwicks, NY R+17
- Salix, IA R+50
- Village Of Nagog Woods, MA D+38
- Kingfield, ME D+6
- Melrose, NM R+59
- Limerick, OH R+60
- Bairdford, PA R+28
- Ridgeway, MO R+73
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.