Angelina County leans heavily Republican by roughly 40 points: about 30% of voters vote Democratic and 70% Republican.
About 61% of adults in Angelina County typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Angelina County, ~18% vote Democratic, ~43% Republican, and ~39% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Angelina County compares
Among counties within 50 miles, Angelina County leans more Republican than 2 of 7 neighbors.
Angelina County runs about 27 points more Republican than Texas as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by city within Angelina County. The north side runs the most Democratic (D+11) and the southeast side runs the most Republican (R+79), a spread of about 90 points.
Why Angelina 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 Angelina County, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many family households vote Republican. About 71% of households in Angelina County are family households, above 82% of counties.
High-school completion, developed land, and voter turnout
Places that combine low high-school-completion share and a heavily developed built environment tend to turn out at a lower rate, as Angelina County, TX does.
Why turnout in Angelina County looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Angelina 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 11 points below the U.S. average of 60%. Renters vote less often than owners, and about 36% of households in Angelina County rent, above 88% of counties. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 85% of adults in Angelina County have completed high school, below 78% of counties. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Counties
- Nacogdoches County, TX R+29
- San Augustine County, TX R+47
- Trinity County, TX R+58
- Polk County, TX R+50
- Houston County, TX R+41
- Tyler County, TX R+70
- Shelby County, TX R+54
- Cherokee County, TX R+47
- Sabine County, TX R+72
- San Jacinto County, TX R+57
Counties with Similar Populations
- Muskingum County, OH R+41
- Lawrence County, PA R+28
- Lincoln County, NC R+45
- Island County, WA D+10
- Dougherty County, GA D+48
- Bannock County, ID R+25
- Newport County, RI D+23
- Polk County, OR R+4
- Burke County, NC R+40
- Cullman County, AL R+76
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.