Study Butte leans heavily Republican by roughly 34 points: about 33% of voters vote Democratic and 67% Republican.
About 48% of adults in Study Butte typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Study Butte, ~16% vote Democratic, ~32% Republican, and ~52% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Study Butte compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Study Butte is the most Republican-leaning.
Study Butte runs about 20 points more Republican than Texas as a whole.
Why Study Butte 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 Study Butte, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. Fewer than 1% of residents in Study Butte live in densely developed areas, about 35 points below the Texas average of 35%.
Population density and Republican lean
Places with low population density tend to lean Republican; Study Butte, TX sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Study Butte looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Study Butte is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. Renters vote less often than owners, and about 41% of households in Study Butte rent, about 16 points above the U.S. average of 25%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
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- Presidio, TX D+4
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- Alpine, TX R+7
- Shafter, TX Even
- Ruidosa, TX R+4
Cities with Similar Populations
- Two Creeks, WI R+43
- Linville, LA R+79
- Greenwood Shores, SC R+56
- Whites, MS R+10
- Clipper Gap, CA R+25
- Gunder, IA R+41
- Mountain Home, UT R+85
- Mountain, WV R+65
- Oakland, AL R+61
- Ocean Springs, FL R+42
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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.