Terry County leans heavily Republican by roughly 50 points: about 25% of voters vote Democratic and 75% Republican.
About 58% of adults in Terry County typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Terry County, ~15% vote Democratic, ~43% Republican, and ~42% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Terry County compares
Among counties within 50 miles, Terry County leans more Republican than 3 of 7 neighbors.
Terry County runs about 36 points more Republican than Texas as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by city within Terry County. The southwest side is the most Republican-leaning (R+81) and the south side is the least Republican-leaning (R+39), a spread of about 42 points.
Why Terry County leans the way it does
This analysis examined 14,881 data points per county to find what predicts political lean and turnout. The items below are a few correlations that stood out for Terry County, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 10% of adults in Terry County hold a bachelor's degree, about 16 points below the Texas average of 26%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 74% of households in Terry County are family households, above 93% of counties.
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with low colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Terry County, TX sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Cancer screening does not drive turnout; it reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access.
Why turnout in Terry County looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Terry County 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 45%, about 8 points below the Texas average of 54%. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 78% of adults in Terry County have completed high school, below 96% of counties. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Counties
- Lynn County, TX R+61
- Hockley County, TX R+63
- Lubbock County, TX R+23
- Yoakum County, TX R+59
- Dawson County, TX R+47
- Gaines County, TX R+70
- Cochran County, TX R+47
- Garza County, TX R+30
- Borden County, TX R+93
- Lamb County, TX R+57
Counties with Similar Populations
- Northumberland County, VA R+19
- Marion County, KS R+52
- Custer County, MT R+43
- Linn County, MO R+55
- Juab County, UT R+71
- Owyhee County, ID R+63
- Shelby County, IA R+48
- Valley County, ID R+41
- Marshall County, IL R+37
- Lyon County, IA R+65
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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.