Sudan is a Republican stronghold. About 12% of voters here vote Democratic and 88% Republican.
About 50% of adults in Sudan typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Sudan, ~6% vote Democratic, ~44% Republican, and ~50% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Sudan compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Sudan leans more Republican than 13 of 17 neighbors.
Sudan runs about 62 points more Republican than Texas as a whole.
Why Sudan 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 Sudan, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 86% of residents in Sudan drive to work alone, about 12 points above the U.S. average of 74%. Low college attainment predicts Republican voting, and Sudan sits in the bottom quarter (about 15%, below 76% of cities). A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 78% of households in Sudan are family households, above 83% of cities.
Park access and Republican lean
Places with low park coverage tend to lean Republican; Sudan, TX sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. Park access does not change how people vote; it tends to track denser, higher-income areas.
Why turnout in Sudan looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Sudan 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 48%, about 5 points below the Texas average of 54%. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 84% of adults in Sudan have completed high school, below 84% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Friendship, TX R+73
- Amherst, TX R+75
- Beck, TX R+74
- Bula, TX R+66
- Earth, TX R+59
- Littlefield, TX R+45
- Oklahoma Flat, TX R+76
- Muleshoe, TX R+46
- Fieldton, TX R+66
- Pep, TX R+79
Cities with Similar Populations
- Odom, TX R+80
- Orr, MI R+35
- Evening Shade, AR R+71
- Tarrs, PA R+39
- Coalton, KY R+60
- Franklin, NE R+68
- Intervale, NH D+8
- Frost, MI R+30
- Island Falls, ME R+45
- Waubun, MN R+21
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.