Luther is a Republican stronghold. About 7% of voters here vote Democratic and 93% Republican.
About 42% of adults in Luther typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Luther, ~3% vote Democratic, ~39% Republican, and ~58% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Luther compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Luther leans more Republican than 10 of 13 neighbors.
Luther runs about 72 points more Republican than Texas as a whole.
Why Luther 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 Luther, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 94% of residents in Luther drive to work alone, about 21 points above the U.S. average of 74%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 82% of households in Luther are family households, above 93% of cities.
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; Luther, 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 Luther looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Luther is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 86% of adults in Luther have completed high school, below 77% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Vealmoor, TX R+89
- Vincent, TX R+88
- Sand Springs, TX R+82
- Coahoma, TX R+80
- Knott, TX R+85
- Big Spring, TX R+47
- Hyman, TX R+68
- Ackerly, TX R+80
- Three Leagues, TX R+81
- Forsan, TX R+85
Cities with Similar Populations
- Guernewood Park, CA D+37
- Wickliffe, IN R+54
- Newman, KS R+47
- New Washington, PA R+69
- Saukum, MS R+4
- Seger, PA R+52
- Selman, OK R+78
- Santa Rita, MT R+65
- Arnheim, MI R+23
- White Pines, CA R+18
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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.