Salt Flat leans heavily Republican by roughly 36 points: about 32% of voters vote Democratic and 68% Republican.
About 51% of adults in Salt Flat typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Salt Flat, ~16% vote Democratic, ~35% Republican, and ~49% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Salt Flat compares
Salt Flat runs about 22 points more Republican than Texas as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Salt Flat. The northwest side is the most Republican-leaning (R+53) and the southeast side is the least Republican-leaning (R+17), a spread of about 36 points.
Why Salt Flat leans the way it does
Density, race composition, education, and family structure all sit close to their national averages in Salt Flat. The lean here lands roughly where demographic data alone would predict.
Population density and Republican lean
Places with low population density tend to lean Republican; Salt Flat, TX sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Salt Flat looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Salt Flat 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 39%, about 14 points below the Texas average of 54%. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 72% of adults in Salt Flat have completed high school, below 97% of cities. High-crime urban areas turn out at lower rates, and Salt Flat sits in the top 15% on a violent-crime measure. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Dell City, TX R+52
- Queen, NM R+75
- Sierra Blanca, TX R+61
- Whites City, NM R+73
- McNary, TX R+24
- Fort Hancock, TX R+22
- Van Horn, TX R+18
- Pinon, NM R+79
Cities with Similar Populations
- Mariasville, PA R+57
- Dover, ND R+60
- Daysville, KY R+51
- Sepo, IL R+47
- South Andover, ME R+30
- Saxon, WA Even
- Enning, SD R+83
- Ruby, WA R+46
- Creelsboro, KY R+75
- Craige, WA R+49
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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.