Pecos leans Republican by roughly 26 points: about 37% of voters vote Democratic and 63% Republican.
About 50% of adults in Pecos typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Pecos, ~19% vote Democratic, ~31% Republican, and ~50% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Pecos compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Pecos is the least Republican-leaning.
Pecos runs about 13 points more Republican than Texas as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Pecos. The northwest side is the most Republican-leaning (R+51) and the east side is the least Republican-leaning (R+14), a spread of about 36 points.
Why Pecos 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 Pecos, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Pecos votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 82%, far 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 Pecos sits in the bottom quarter (about 9%, below 95% of cities).
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 Pecos, TX does.
Why turnout in Pecos looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Pecos 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 44%, about 9 points below the Texas average of 54%. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 71% of adults in Pecos have completed high school, below 98% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Toyahvale, TX R+51
- Barstow, TX R+31
- Verhalen, TX R+49
- Toyah, TX R+50
- Mentone, TX R+42
- Pyote, TX R+37
- Coyanosa, TX R+52
- Saragosa, TX R+48
- Wink, TX R+71
- Wickett, TX R+73
Cities with Similar Populations
- Chestertown, MD D+8
- South Apopka, FL D+36
- Sykesville, MD R+10
- Clarendon Hills, IL D+14
- Box Elder, SD R+59
- Cedar Hills, UT R+43
- Belle Vernon, PA R+30
- Social Circle, GA R+40
- Triangle, VA D+43
- Graham, TX R+62
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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.