Levelland is a Republican stronghold. About 21% of voters here vote Democratic and 79% Republican.
About 61% of adults in Levelland typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Levelland, ~13% vote Democratic, ~48% Republican, and ~39% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Levelland compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Levelland leans more Republican than 3 of 21 neighbors.
Levelland runs about 44 points more Republican than Texas as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Levelland. The northeast side is the most Republican-leaning (R+74) and the west side is the least Republican-leaning (R+31), a spread of about 44 points.
Why Levelland 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 Levelland, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Levelland votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 50%, well above the Texas average of 35%). State and regional patterns outweigh the Democratic lean that density usually predicts here.
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with low colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Levelland, TX sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Cancer screening does not drive turnout; it reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access.
Why turnout in Levelland looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Levelland 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 5 points below the Texas average of 54%. Renters vote less often than owners, and about 31% of households in Levelland rent, above 85% of cities. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 80% of adults in Levelland have completed high school, below 91% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Opdyke West, TX R+80
- Clauene, TX R+79
- Opdyke, TX R+81
- Whitharral, TX R+82
- Pettit, TX R+81
- Sundown, TX R+79
- Smyer, TX R+81
- Whiteface, TX R+69
- Ropesville, TX R+80
- West Carlisle, TX R+75
Cities with Similar Populations
- Detroit Lakes, MN R+26
- Huntingtown, MD R+17
- Glenpool, OK R+27
- Harriman, TN R+58
- Somerset, PA R+44
- Byram, MS D+52
- Robbinsdale, MN D+46
- Brushy Creek, TX D+11
- Sun Lakes, AZ R+11
- Berkley, MI D+31
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.