Scurry County is a Republican stronghold. About 17% of voters here vote Democratic and 83% Republican.
About 62% of adults in Scurry County typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Scurry County, ~10% vote Democratic, ~52% Republican, and ~38% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Scurry County compares
Among counties within 50 miles, Scurry County leans more Republican than 4 of 8 neighbors.
Scurry County runs about 52 points more Republican than Texas as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by city within Scurry County. The southeast side is the most Republican-leaning (R+80) and the east side is the least Republican-leaning (R+60), a spread of about 20 points.
Why Scurry 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 Scurry County, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 14% of adults in Scurry County hold a bachelor's degree, about 12 points below the Texas average of 26%.
Walkability and Democratic lean
Places with a highly walkable street grid tend to lean Democratic; Scurry County, TX sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure. A walkable street grid does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in Scurry County looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Scurry 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 50%, about 10 points below the U.S. average of 60%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Counties
- Mitchell County, TX R+50
- Fisher County, TX R+67
- Borden County, TX R+93
- Nolan County, TX R+47
- Kent County, TX R+79
- Garza County, TX R+30
- Howard County, TX R+50
- Stonewall County, TX R+68
- Dickens County, TX R+72
- Sterling County, TX R+80
Counties with Similar Populations
- Gunnison County, CO D+31
- Garrard County, KY R+59
- Falls County, TX R+25
- McCreary County, KY R+70
- Rabun County, GA R+56
- Hardin County, IA R+40
- Edgar County, IL R+50
- Holmes County, MS D+60
- Warren County, IL R+22
- Cross County, AR R+41
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.