Republican Patterns in Urban-Rural Categories, 1948-1961* Urban-Rural Category I (12) II (17) III (22) IV (7) V (20) VI (27) VII

(65) VIII (84) Republican Vote Accounted for 1948 1957 1960 56 61.4 54.2 11.1 11.5 12.8 5.2 4.4 5.3 2.4 2.3 2.6 5.9 3.9 5.9 2.1 2.9 3 6.9 6.7 7.8 10.3 6.6 8.3 Urban-Rural Classification

1961 58 13.1 5 2.5 4.5 3.1 7.3 6.6

Category I Metropolitan (12) II Large Urban (17) III Intermediate Urban IV Small Urban (7) V Agri-Urban (20) VI Nonfarm Rural- Urban (27) VII Nonfarm Rural (65) VIII Farm Rural (84)

Description 70% or more urban; one or more cities of 100,000 or more 50% or more urban; one or more cities of 25,000-99,999 50% or more urban; one or more cities of 10,000-24,999 30-49% urban; less than 20% farm rural; one or more cities of 10,000 or more 30-49% urban; 20% or more farm rural; one or more cities of 10,000 or more 80% or more nonfarm rural and urban; less than 20% farm rural; no city of 10,000 20-39% farm rural; no city of 10,000 40% or more farm rural; no city of 10,000

* Source: Party and Factional Division in Texas by Soukup, McCleskey and Holloway