Reeves County leans heavily Republican by roughly 34 points: about 33% of voters vote Democratic and 67% Republican.
About 44% of adults in Reeves County typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Reeves County, ~15% vote Democratic, ~29% Republican, and ~56% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Reeves County compares
Among counties within 50 miles, Reeves County is the least Republican-leaning.
Reeves County runs about 20 points more Republican than Texas as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by city within Reeves County. The west side is the most Republican-leaning (R+51) and the northeast side is the least Republican-leaning (R+16), a spread of about 34 points.
Why Reeves 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 Reeves County, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 7% of adults in Reeves County hold a bachelor's degree, about 18 points below the Texas average of 26%. Dense places usually vote Democratic, but Reeves County runs against that pattern.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with limited routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Reeves County, TX sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Dental visits do not drive turnout; the rate reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access, which line up with who votes.
Why turnout in Reeves County looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Reeves 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 43%, about 11 points below the Texas average of 54%. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 70% of adults in Reeves 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
- Ward County, TX R+56
- Winkler County, TX R+59
- Pecos County, TX R+28
- Jeff Davis County, TX R+51
- Crane County, TX R+48
- Ector County, TX R+42
- Culberson County, TX R+18
- Brewster County, TX R+12
- Upton County, TX R+58
Counties with Similar Populations
- Pike County, IL R+57
- Nolan County, TX R+47
- Renville County, MN R+49
- Nelson County, VA R+22
- Jeff Davis County, GA R+57
- Clarke County, VA R+18
- Hale County, AL D+13
- Karnes County, TX R+35
- LaSalle Parish, LA R+71
- McKenzie County, ND R+56
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.