Bee County leans Republican by roughly 22 points: about 39% of voters vote Democratic and 61% Republican.
About 53% of adults in Bee County typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Bee County, ~21% vote Democratic, ~32% Republican, and ~47% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Bee County compares
Among counties within 50 miles, Bee County leans more Republican than 2 of 9 neighbors.
Bee County runs about 8 points more Republican than Texas as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by city within Bee County. The northwest side is the most Republican-leaning (R+56) and the southeast side is the least Republican-leaning (R+10), a spread of about 46 points.
Why Bee 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 Bee County, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 83% of residents in Bee County drive to work alone, about 9 points above the U.S. average of 74%. Low college attainment predicts Republican voting, and Bee County sits in the bottom quarter (about 15%, below 89% of counties).
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with low colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Bee County, 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 Bee County looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Bee 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 48%, about 6 points below the Texas average of 54%. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 82% of adults in Bee County have completed high school, below 90% of counties. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Counties
- Live Oak County, TX R+61
- Refugio County, TX R+36
- Goliad County, TX R+60
- Karnes County, TX R+35
- San Patricio County, TX R+31
- Aransas County, TX R+46
- McMullen County, TX R+59
- Jim Wells County, TX R+14
- Nueces County, TX R+4
- Victoria County, TX R+28
Counties with Similar Populations
- Kleberg County, TX R+6
- Summit County, CO D+23
- Williamsburg County, SC D+26
- Stone County, MO R+55
- Washington County, ME R+24
- Elk County, PA R+42
- Bolivar County, MS D+34
- Wabash County, IN R+48
- Lake County, MT R+21
- Clarendon County, SC R+8
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.