Anahuac is a Republican stronghold. About 24% of voters here vote Democratic and 76% Republican.
About 63% of adults in Anahuac typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Anahuac, ~15% vote Democratic, ~48% Republican, and ~37% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Anahuac compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Anahuac leans more Republican than 18 of 35 neighbors.
Anahuac runs about 38 points more Republican than Texas as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Anahuac. The east side is the most Republican-leaning (R+69) and the north side is the least Republican-leaning (R+35), a spread of about 34 points.
Why Anahuac 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 Anahuac, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 91% of residents in Anahuac drive to work alone, about 17 points above the U.S. average of 74%. Low college attainment predicts Republican voting, and Anahuac sits in the bottom quarter (about 9%, below 94% of cities).
Population density and Democratic lean
Places with high population density tend to lean Democratic; Anahuac, TX sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Anahuac looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Anahuac 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 47%, about 7 points below the Texas average of 54%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Double Bayou, TX R+53
- Monroe City, TX R+40
- Wallisville, TX R+61
- Oak Island, TX R+59
- Hankamer, TX R+47
- Cove, TX R+69
- Beach City, TX R+68
- Old River-Winfree, TX R+73
- Mont Belvieu, TX R+58
- Moss Bluff, TX R+72
Cities with Similar Populations
- Central City, NE R+51
- Edgewood, FL Even
- Unadilla, NY R+29
- Warren, OR R+16
- Westtown, NY R+32
- North Wildwood, NJ R+27
- Bentleyville, PA R+37
- Lockland, OH D+17
- Lynchburg, OH R+66
- Quincy, CA R+25
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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.