Lipscomb County is a Republican stronghold. About 8% of voters here vote Democratic and 92% Republican.
About 67% of adults in Lipscomb County typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Lipscomb County, ~5% vote Democratic, ~62% Republican, and ~33% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Lipscomb County compares
Among counties within 50 miles, Lipscomb County leans more Republican than 5 of 6 neighbors.
Lipscomb County runs about 70 points more Republican than Texas as a whole.
Why Lipscomb 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 Lipscomb County, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. About 5% of residents in Lipscomb County live in densely developed areas, about 29 points below the Texas average of 35%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 73% of households in Lipscomb County are family households, above 92% of counties.
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; Lipscomb County, 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 Lipscomb County looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 82% of households in Lipscomb County own their home, about 8 points above the Texas average of 75%. Limited routine healthcare access lines up with lower turnout, and Lipscomb County sits in the bottom quarter on routine-care measures. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Counties
- Ochiltree County, TX R+58
- Ellis County, OK R+77
- Hemphill County, TX R+66
- Beaver County, OK R+77
- Harper County, OK R+80
- Roberts County, TX R+90
- Hansford County, TX R+68
- Woodward County, OK R+63
- Seward County, KS R+27
- Meade County, KS R+68
Counties with Similar Populations
- Fallon County, MT R+71
- Harlan County, NE R+69
- Crockett County, TX R+39
- Nelson County, ND R+43
- Shackelford County, TX R+74
- Woodson County, KS R+55
- Bowman County, ND R+65
- Kinney County, TX R+32
- Stanley County, SD R+49
- Hand County, SD R+62
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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.