Stratton leans Republican by roughly 28 points: about 36% of voters vote Democratic and 64% Republican.
About 39% of adults in Stratton typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Stratton, ~14% vote Democratic, ~25% Republican, and ~61% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Stratton compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Stratton is the least Republican-leaning.
Stratton runs about 13 points more Republican than Texas as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Stratton. The south side is the most Republican-leaning (R+44) and the southwest side is the least Republican-leaning (R+20), a spread of about 24 points.
Why Stratton 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 Stratton, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 90% of residents in Stratton drive to work alone, about 16 points above the U.S. average of 74%. Low college attainment predicts Republican voting, and Stratton sits in the bottom quarter (about 12%, below 89% of cities).
Park access and Republican lean
Places with low park coverage tend to lean Republican; Stratton, 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 Stratton looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Stratton 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 47%, about 7 points below the Texas average of 54%. Renters vote less often than owners, and about 48% of households in Stratton rent, compared to around 27% in nearby cities. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 78% of adults in Stratton have completed high school, below 93% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
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- Petersville, TX R+69
- Thomaston, TX R+70
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- Gause, TX R+70
- Yankeetown, FL R+64
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- Riverside, VA R+39
- Loop, TX R+80
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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.