The map below shows the political leanings of people in and around Rains County. Darker red areas have almost entirely Republican voters, dark blue areas vote mostly for Democrats, and areas in lighter shades or in light purple are areas where the vote is usually split between parties.
Politics Key
Rains County tends to be very republican based on voting results in recent elections. Compared to other nearby counties, Rains County has more republican voters. Compared to the nation as a whole, Rains County leans more republican.
Highly educated populations with bachelor’s degrees or higher tend to vote for more liberal candidates. In Rains County, 11.64% of all adults have earned a bachelor’s degree or higher. Educated women are far less likely to vote for conservatives, and in Rains County women make up 48.85% of the population.
Older Americans tend to vote more conservatively. Members of the Boomer and Silent generations (born 1928-1964) more often vote for republicans while GenX, Millennials (born 1965-1996) and younger generations consistently support democrats. The median age in Rains County is 47.1, which is older than the national median age of 38.1.
Is Rains County a political battleground? Across all types of political contests in Rains County, including state, local and presidential elections, races come within five percentage points 0% of the time.
Note: Federal, local, and state elections are weighed based on the recency of the election and the importance most voters assign to each seat.
Nearby Counties
- Van Zandt County, TX: more liberal voters
- Hunt County, TX: more liberal voters
- Hopkins County, TX: more liberal voters
- Wood County, TX: more liberal voters
- Kaufman County, TX: more liberal voters
- Delta County, TX: more liberal voters
- Rockwall County, TX: more liberal voters
- Franklin County, TX: more liberal voters
- Henderson County, TX: more liberal voters
- Camp County, TX: more liberal voters
Counties with Similar Populations
- Iron County, MI: more liberal voters
- Pushmataha County, OK: more liberal voters
- Boundary County, ID: more liberal voters
- Duval County, TX: more liberal voters
- Green County, KY: more liberal voters
- Lake County, MI: more liberal voters
- Okfuskee County, OK: more liberal voters
- Roosevelt County, MT: more liberal voters
- Ramsey County, ND: more liberal voters
- Box Butte County, NE: more liberal voters
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