Salt Gap is a Republican stronghold. About 13% of voters here vote Democratic and 87% Republican.
About 60% of adults in Salt Gap typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Salt Gap, ~8% vote Democratic, ~52% Republican, and ~40% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Salt Gap compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Salt Gap leans more Republican than 7 of 20 neighbors.
Salt Gap runs about 60 points more Republican than Texas as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Salt Gap. The southeast side is the most Republican-leaning (R+78) and the northwest side is the least Republican-leaning (R+68), a spread of about 11 points.
Why Salt Gap 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 Salt Gap, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. About 2% of residents in Salt Gap live in densely developed areas, about 33 points below the Texas average of 35%.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with limited routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Salt Gap, TX sits in the bottom quarter 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 Salt Gap looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Salt Gap 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.
Nearby Cities
- Doole, TX R+77
- Melvin, TX R+76
- Whiteland, TX R+76
- Lohn, TX R+78
- Lowake, TX R+71
- Waldrip, TX R+79
- Stacy, TX R+80
- Eden, TX R+68
- Pear Valley, TX R+74
- Millersview, TX R+80
Cities with Similar Populations
- Redden, OK R+76
- Sunnyside, AK R+16
- Sunville, PA R+60
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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.