Batesville leans slightly Democratic by roughly 8 points: about 54% of voters vote Democratic and 46% Republican.
About 41% of adults in Batesville typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Batesville, ~22% vote Democratic, ~19% Republican, and ~59% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Batesville compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Batesville is the most Democratic-leaning.
Batesville runs about 21 points more Democratic than Texas as a whole. Texas leans Republican overall, while Batesville is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.
Why Batesville 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 Batesville, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many never-married adults vote Democratic. About 56% of adults in Batesville have never been married, well above similar-sized cities (around 28%). Batesville runs against the grain of Texas, a Democratic-leaning pocket in a Republican-leaning state.
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with low colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Batesville, TX sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Cancer screening does not drive turnout; it reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access.
Why turnout in Batesville looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Batesville 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 29%, about 24 points below the Texas average of 54%. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 38% of adults in Batesville have completed high school, in the bottom fraction of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- La Pryor, TX R+6
- Winter Haven, TX D+7
- Uvalde, TX R+18
- Crystal City, TX D+5
- Divot, TX R+29
- Knippa, TX R+51
- Big Wells, TX Even
- Sabinal, TX R+29
- Pearsall, TX R+6
- Dabney, TX R+56
Cities with Similar Populations
- Ermine, KY R+66
- Pulaski, GA R+31
- Riverland, MI R+37
- Hickory Valley, TN R+8
- East Lemon, PA R+41
- Cannon Ball, ND D+40
- Schram City, IL R+52
- North Clymer, NY R+55
- Bettsville, OH R+49
- Maywood Park, OR D+48
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.