Rucker is a Republican stronghold. About 13% of voters here vote Democratic and 87% Republican.
About 64% of adults in Rucker typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Rucker, ~8% vote Democratic, ~56% Republican, and ~36% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Rucker compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Rucker leans more Republican than 13 of 33 neighbors.
Rucker runs about 61 points more Republican than Texas as a whole.
Why Rucker 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 Rucker, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many family households vote Republican. About 83% of households in Rucker are family households, about 17 points above the U.S. average of 67%.
Homeownership and voter turnout
Places with homeowner-heavy households tend to turn out at a higher rate; Rucker, TX sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Rucker looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 91% of households in Rucker own their home, about 16 points above the Texas average of 75%. Limited routine healthcare access lines up with lower turnout, and Rucker sits in the bottom quarter on routine-care measures. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
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- Gorman, TX R+77
- Highland, TX R+76
- Desdemona, TX R+77
- Downing, TX R+75
- Kokomo, TX R+78
- Bunyan, TX R+73
- Lingleville, TX R+72
Cities with Similar Populations
- Rolling Meadows, TX R+62
- Lone Pine, LA R+70
- Lincolnville, PA R+59
- Doyle, GA D+22
- Jenkins, IL R+53
- Donie, TX R+69
- Roosevelt City, NJ R+40
- Glen Summit, PA R+27
- McGrath, AK D+15
- Grass Valley, OR R+63
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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.