Balsora is a Republican stronghold. About 12% of voters here vote Democratic and 88% Republican.
About 71% of adults in Balsora typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Balsora, ~9% vote Democratic, ~62% Republican, and ~29% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Balsora compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Balsora leans more Republican than 30 of 42 neighbors.
Balsora runs about 63 points more Republican than Texas as a whole.
Why Balsora 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 Balsora, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 91% of residents in Balsora drive to work alone, about 17 points above the U.S. average of 74%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 80% of households in Balsora are family households, above 89% of cities.
Renting and voter turnout
Places with homeowner-heavy households tend to turn out at a higher rate; Balsora, TX sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Balsora looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 93% of households in Balsora own their home, about 19 points above the Texas average of 75%. Limited routine healthcare access lines up with lower turnout, and Balsora sits in the bottom quarter on routine-care measures. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Willow Point, TX R+77
- Boonsville, TX R+76
- Paradise, TX R+77
- Lake Bridgeport, TX R+72
- Bridgeport, TX R+62
- Gibtown, TX R+80
- Lucky Ridge, TX R+76
- Runaway Bay, TX R+72
- Wizard Wells, TX R+79
- Joplin, TX R+83
Cities with Similar Populations
- Cummings, KS R+58
- Wayne Center, NY R+39
- Kiahsville, WV R+67
- Meade, OH R+55
- Dillard, OR R+46
- Diorite, MI R+29
- Dilts Corner, NJ D+4
- Rock Dell, MN R+41
- Fenton, IL R+50
- Hallwood, PA R+47
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.