Bellville is a Republican stronghold. About 22% of voters here vote Democratic and 78% Republican.
About 73% of adults in Bellville typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Bellville, ~16% vote Democratic, ~57% Republican, and ~27% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Bellville compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Bellville leans more Republican than 22 of 43 neighbors.
Bellville runs about 42 points more Republican than Texas as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Bellville. The northwest side is the most Republican-leaning (R+69) and the south side is the least Republican-leaning (R+43), a spread of about 26 points.
Why Bellville 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 Bellville, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 87% of residents in Bellville drive to work alone, about 13 points above the U.S. average of 74%.
Non-English at home and voter turnout
Places with a low non-English-at-home share tend to turn out at a higher rate; Bellville, TX sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Bellville looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Bellville is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Burleigh, TX R+56
- Nelsonville, TX R+66
- Kenney, TX R+68
- Phillipsburg, TX R+64
- Raccoon Bend, TX R+46
- Peters, TX R+53
- Millheim, TX R+68
- Sauney Stand, TX R+51
- Cochran, TX R+40
- Bleiblerville, TX R+67
Cities with Similar Populations
- North Chili, NY Even
- Iuka, MS R+73
- Farmingdale, NJ R+24
- Joshua Tree, CA D+4
- Tuba City, AZ D+41
- Wilmington Manor, DE D+31
- Cumberland Hill, RI Even
- Palmyra, NY R+17
- West Livingston, TX R+31
- Trenton, GA R+68
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.