Spade is a Republican stronghold. About 16% of voters here vote Democratic and 84% Republican.
About 57% of adults in Spade typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Spade, ~9% vote Democratic, ~48% Republican, and ~43% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Spade compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Spade leans more Republican than 9 of 22 neighbors.
Spade runs about 55 points more Republican than Texas as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Spade. The southwest side is the most Republican-leaning (R+77) and the east side is the least Republican-leaning (R+65), a spread of about 12 points.
Why Spade 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 Spade, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 88% of residents in Spade drive to work alone, about 14 points above the U.S. average of 74%.
Park access and Republican lean
Places with low park coverage tend to lean Republican; Spade, TX sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Park access does not change how people vote; it tends to track denser, higher-income areas.
Why turnout in Spade looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Spade 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 42%, about 12 points below the Texas average of 54%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Anton, TX R+57
- Fieldton, TX R+66
- Littlefield, TX R+45
- Cotton Center, TX R+74
- Lums Chapel, TX R+77
- Roundup, TX R+67
- Oklahoma Flat, TX R+76
- Amherst, TX R+75
- Whitharral, TX R+82
- Olton, TX R+61
Cities with Similar Populations
- Herkimer, KS R+59
- East Clarendon, VT R+21
- Toll Gate, WV R+70
- Weston, WY R+84
- Silver City, TN R+73
- Curlew, IA R+54
- Olancha, CA R+19
- New Zion, KY R+76
- New Salisbury, OH R+62
- Starkville, CO R+24
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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.