Yoakum County is a Republican stronghold. About 21% of voters here vote Democratic and 79% Republican.
About 62% of adults in Yoakum County typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Yoakum County, ~13% vote Democratic, ~49% Republican, and ~38% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Yoakum County compares
Among counties within 50 miles, Yoakum County leans more Republican than 3 of 5 neighbors.
Yoakum County runs about 45 points more Republican than Texas as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by city within Yoakum County. The northwest side is the most Republican-leaning (R+71) and the south side is the least Republican-leaning (R+50), a spread of about 21 points.
Why Yoakum 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 Yoakum County, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 82% of residents in Yoakum County drive to work alone, about 9 points above the U.S. average of 74%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 79% of households in Yoakum County are family households, in the top fraction of counties.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with limited routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Yoakum County, TX sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Dental visits do not drive turnout; the rate reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access, which line up with who votes.
Why turnout in Yoakum County looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Yoakum 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 49%, about 5 points below the Texas average of 54%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Counties
- Gaines County, TX R+70
- Lea County, NM R+50
- Terry County, TX R+49
- Cochran County, TX R+47
- Hockley County, TX R+63
- Andrews County, TX R+62
- Dawson County, TX R+47
- Lynn County, TX R+61
- Lubbock County, TX R+23
- Lamb County, TX R+57
Counties with Similar Populations
- Lincoln County, GA R+37
- Washakie County, WY R+64
- Coleman County, TX R+63
- Franklin County, MS R+35
- Merrick County, NE R+60
- Kane County, UT R+59
- Ballard County, KY R+62
- Greene County, AL D+53
- Pleasants County, WV R+59
- Benton County, MS R+26
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.