Bee Cave leans slightly Democratic by roughly 14 points: about 57% of voters vote Democratic and 43% Republican.
About 77% of adults in Bee Cave typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Bee Cave, ~44% vote Democratic, ~33% Republican, and ~23% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Bee Cave compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Bee Cave leans more Democratic than 28 of 40 neighbors.
Bee Cave runs about 28 points more Democratic than Texas as a whole. Texas leans Republican overall, while Bee Cave is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Bee Cave. The north side runs the most Democratic (D+27) and the southwest side runs the most Republican (R+13), a spread of about 40 points.
Why Bee Cave 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 Bee Cave, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with high college attainment vote Democratic. About 67% of adults in Bee Cave hold a bachelor's degree, about 38 points above the U.S. average of 28%. Dense areas vote Democratic, and Bee Cave sits in the top fifth on density (about 56%, above 89% of cities). Bee Cave runs against the grain of Texas, a Democratic-leaning pocket in a Republican-leaning state.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with strong routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a higher rate; Bee Cave, TX sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure. Dental visits do not drive turnout; the rate reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access, which line up with who votes.
Why turnout in Bee Cave looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Bee Cave is in the top quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The dental-visit rate here is about 73%, about 13 points above the U.S. average of 60%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and more than 99% of adults in Bee Cave have completed high school, in the top fraction of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
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Cities with Similar Populations
- Oak Grove, KY R+15
- Pigeon Forge, TN R+52
- Brentwood, MO D+31
- Perry, IA R+6
- Pomona, NJ D+7
- Canton, TX R+71
- Collingdale, PA D+52
- Roosevelt, UT R+72
- Estes Park, CO D+10
- Laurel, FL R+20
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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.