Loving is a Republican stronghold. About 9% of voters here vote Democratic and 91% Republican.
About 68% of adults in Loving typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Loving, ~6% vote Democratic, ~62% Republican, and ~32% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Loving compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Loving leans more Republican than 6 of 17 neighbors.
Loving runs about 68 points more Republican than Texas as a whole.
Why Loving 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 Loving, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many family households vote Republican. About 82% of households in Loving are family households, about 15 points above the U.S. average of 67%. Rural areas vote Republican, and Loving sits in the bottom quarter on density (about 5%, below 78% of cities).
Population density and Republican lean
Places with low population density tend to lean Republican; Loving, TX sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Loving looks the way it does
Areas with high high-school completion turn out at higher rates. About 98% of adults in Loving have completed high school, about 13 points above the Texas average of 86%. Limited routine healthcare access lines up with lower turnout, and Loving sits in the bottom quarter on routine-care measures. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
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- Olney, TX R+64
- Bunger, TX R+78
- Jacksboro, TX R+69
- Shannon, TX R+83
Cities with Similar Populations
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- Connorsville, WI R+38
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- Shorewood, OR R+20
- Warriormine, WV R+71
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- Nunez, LA R+80
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- Jackson Summit, PA R+58
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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.