Lynn County is a Republican stronghold. About 19% of voters here vote Democratic and 81% Republican.
About 69% of adults in Lynn County typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Lynn County, ~13% vote Democratic, ~56% Republican, and ~31% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Lynn County compares
Among counties within 50 miles, Lynn County leans more Republican than 5 of 7 neighbors.
Lynn County runs about 48 points more Republican than Texas as a whole.
Why Lynn 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 Lynn County, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many family households vote Republican. About 77% of households in Lynn County are family households, about 10 points above the U.S. average of 67%.
Park access and Republican lean
Places with low park coverage tend to lean Republican; Lynn County, TX sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Park access does not change how people vote; it tends to track denser, higher-income areas.
Why turnout in Lynn County looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Lynn County 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 48%, about 6 points below the Texas average of 54%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Counties
- Lubbock County, TX R+23
- Garza County, TX R+30
- Terry County, TX R+49
- Dawson County, TX R+47
- Borden County, TX R+93
- Hockley County, TX R+63
- Crosby County, TX R+50
- Gaines County, TX R+70
- Yoakum County, TX R+59
- Dickens County, TX R+72
Counties with Similar Populations
- Cook County, MN D+32
- Dixon County, NE R+56
- Cameron Parish, LA R+86
- Calhoun County, GA D+13
- Tripp County, SD R+58
- Putnam County, IL R+28
- Lincoln County, MN R+49
- Fillmore County, NE R+57
- Bent County, CO R+29
- Gray County, KS 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.