Maverick County leans slightly Republican by roughly 8 points: about 46% of voters vote Democratic and 54% Republican.
About 47% of adults in Maverick County typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Maverick County, ~22% vote Democratic, ~25% Republican, and ~53% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Maverick County compares
Among counties within 50 miles, Maverick County leans more Republican than 2 of 3 neighbors.
Maverick County runs about 6 points more Democratic than Texas as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by city within Maverick County. The northwest side is the most split-leaning (R+22) and the west side is the least split-leaning (R+2), a spread of about 20 points.
Why Maverick 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 Maverick County, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Maverick County votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 65%, well above the Texas average of 35%). State and regional patterns outweigh the Democratic lean that density usually predicts here. Low college attainment predicts Republican voting, and Maverick County sits in the bottom quarter (about 14%, below 92% of counties). A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 75% of households in Maverick County are family households, above 95% of counties.
High-school completion, developed land, and voter turnout
Places that combine low high-school-completion share and a heavily developed built environment tend to turn out at a lower rate, as Maverick County, TX does.
Why turnout in Maverick County looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Maverick 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 42%, about 12 points below the Texas average of 54%. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 67% of adults in Maverick County have completed high school, in the bottom fraction of counties. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Counties
- Zavala County, TX D+4
- Kinney County, TX R+32
- Dimmit County, TX R+4
- Val Verde County, TX R+12
- Uvalde County, TX R+23
- La Salle County, TX R+13
- Real County, TX R+64
- Frio County, TX R+13
- Edwards County, TX R+42
- Medina County, TX R+37
Counties with Similar Populations
- Coffee County, TN R+55
- Anderson County, TX R+41
- Oxford County, ME R+25
- Windsor County, VT D+17
- Jefferson County, WV R+22
- Box Elder County, UT R+56
- Acadia Parish, LA R+54
- Gordon County, GA R+60
- Lawrence County, OH R+50
- Putnam County, WV R+46
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.