Rankin is a Republican stronghold. About 13% of voters here vote Democratic and 87% Republican.
About 53% of adults in Rankin typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Rankin, ~7% vote Democratic, ~46% Republican, and ~47% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Rankin compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Rankin is the most Republican-leaning.
Rankin runs about 60 points more Republican than Texas as a whole.
Why Rankin 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 Rankin, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 13% of adults in Rankin hold a bachelor's degree, about 12 points below the Texas average of 26%. Rural areas vote Republican, and Rankin sits in the bottom quarter on density (about 5%, below 79% of cities).
Population density and Republican lean
Places with low population density tend to lean Republican; Rankin, TX sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Rankin looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Rankin is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
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Cities with Similar Populations
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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.