Moore County leans heavily Republican by roughly 32 points: about 34% of voters vote Democratic and 66% Republican.
About 48% of adults in Moore County typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Moore County, ~16% vote Democratic, ~32% Republican, and ~52% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Moore County compares
Among counties within 50 miles, Moore County leans more Republican than 1 of 7 neighbors.
Moore County runs about 19 points more Republican than Texas as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by city within Moore County. The east side is the most Republican-leaning (R+66) and the northwest side is the least Republican-leaning (R+8), a spread of about 57 points.
Why Moore 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 Moore County, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 12% of adults in Moore County hold a bachelor's degree, about 13 points below the Texas average of 26%. Car-dependent areas vote Republican, and about 82% of residents in Moore County drive to work alone, above 84% of counties.
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with low colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Moore County, TX sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Cancer screening does not drive turnout; it reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access.
Why turnout in Moore County looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Moore 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 45%, about 8 points below the Texas average of 54%. Renters vote less often than owners, and about 40% of households in Moore County rent, above 93% of counties. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 69% of adults in Moore 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
- Sherman County, TX R+69
- Hartley County, TX R+76
- Hutchinson County, TX R+60
- Dallam County, TX R+46
- Hansford County, TX R+68
- Potter County, TX R+19
- Oldham County, TX R+80
- Carson County, TX R+75
- Randall County, TX R+46
- Gray County, TX R+59
Counties with Similar Populations
- Hubbard County, MN R+30
- Wyoming County, WV R+73
- Texas County, OK R+45
- Wabasha County, MN R+30
- Coahoma County, MS D+51
- Owen County, IN R+57
- Newton County, MS R+34
- Leake County, MS R+12
- Clark County, AR R+18
- Llano County, TX R+56
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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.