Sterling City is a Republican stronghold. About 10% of voters here vote Democratic and 90% Republican.
About 52% of adults in Sterling City typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Sterling City, ~5% vote Democratic, ~47% Republican, and ~48% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Sterling City compares
Sterling City sits in a sparsely populated area with few comparable cities nearby.
Sterling City runs about 66 points more Republican than Texas as a whole.
Why Sterling City 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 Sterling City, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many family households vote Republican. About 85% of households in Sterling City are family households, about 18 points above the U.S. average of 67%. Rural areas vote Republican, and Sterling City sits in the bottom quarter on density (about 1%, below 97% of cities).
Population density and Republican lean
Places with low population density tend to lean Republican; Sterling City, TX sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Sterling City looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Sterling City is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 84% of adults in Sterling City have completed high school, below 83% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Water Valley, TX R+76
- Silver, TX R+74
- Carlsbad, TX R+76
- Robert Lee, TX R+65
- Orient, TX R+74
- Garden City, TX R+85
- Harriet, TX R+74
- Forsan, TX R+85
- Grape Creek, TX R+71
- Sanco, TX R+77
Cities with Similar Populations
- Chilchinbito, AZ D+53
- Kamilche, WA R+8
- Mershon, GA R+81
- Vernon Center, NY R+42
- Garrison, MN R+27
- Medanales, NM D+20
- Glen Easton, WV R+62
- Sheldon, IL R+50
- Benton, WI R+37
- Valley View, PA 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.