Perryton is a Republican stronghold. About 23% of voters here vote Democratic and 77% Republican.
About 58% of adults in Perryton typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Perryton, ~13% vote Democratic, ~45% Republican, and ~42% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Perryton compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Perryton is the least Republican-leaning.
Perryton runs about 41 points more Republican than Texas as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Perryton. The southeast side is the most Republican-leaning (R+73) and the north side is the least Republican-leaning (R+45), a spread of about 28 points.
Why Perryton 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 Perryton, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Perryton votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 67%, far above the Texas average of 35%). State and regional patterns outweigh the Democratic lean that density usually predicts here.
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with low colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Perryton, 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 Perryton looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Perryton is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The uninsured rate here is about 26%, about 8 points above the Texas average of 19%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
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- Balko, OK R+86
- Waka, TX R+88
- Elmwood, OK R+85
- Spearman, TX R+68
- Darrouzett, TX R+83
- Hardesty, OK R+64
Cities with Similar Populations
- Dalhart, TX R+50
- Donaldsonville, LA D+42
- Reading, OH R+8
- Chester, NJ R+7
- Denison, IA R+22
- Patterson, NY R+15
- West Yarmouth, MA D+11
- Cusseta, GA R+14
- Virginia, MN Even
- Terry, MS R+4
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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.