Austwell leans heavily Republican by roughly 34 points: about 33% of voters vote Democratic and 67% Republican.
About 64% of adults in Austwell typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Austwell, ~21% vote Democratic, ~43% Republican, and ~36% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Austwell compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Austwell leans more Republican than 3 of 14 neighbors.
Austwell runs about 20 points more Republican than Texas as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Austwell. The northeast side is the most Republican-leaning (R+73) and the east side is the least Republican-leaning (R+28), a spread of about 45 points.
Why Austwell 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 Austwell, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. About 1% of residents in Austwell live in densely developed areas, about 33 points below the Texas average of 35%.
Never-married share, developed land, and voter turnout
Places that combine a low never-married share and a rural land-use pattern tend to turn out at a higher rate, as Austwell, TX does.
Why turnout in Austwell looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Austwell is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The uninsured rate here is about 20%, about 10 points above the U.S. average of 10%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Tivoli, TX R+34
- Seadrift, TX R+58
- Green Lake, TX R+64
- Long Mott, TX R+62
- Bloomington, TX R+9
- Mcfaddin, TX R+67
- Port Lavaca, TX R+29
- Indianola, TX R+57
- Kamey, TX R+60
Cities with Similar Populations
- Falcon, MS D+32
- Brooks, MS R+18
- Virginia, NE R+63
- Arlington Beach, SD R+51
- Woodstock, NH Even
- Dillman, IN R+69
- Ivydell, TN R+73
- West Salisbury, VT R+2
- Gold Dust, LA R+65
- Olympus Heights, CO R+22
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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.