Ben Bolt leans slightly Republican by roughly 14 points: about 43% of voters vote Democratic and 57% Republican.
About 51% of adults in Ben Bolt typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Ben Bolt, ~22% vote Democratic, ~29% Republican, and ~49% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Ben Bolt compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Ben Bolt leans more Republican than 12 of 18 neighbors.
Politically, Ben Bolt sits close to the rest of Texas.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Ben Bolt. The northeast side is the most split-leaning (R+21) and the west side is the least split-leaning (Even), a spread of about 20 points.
Why Ben Bolt 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 Ben Bolt, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many family households vote Republican. About 83% of households in Ben Bolt are family households, about 17 points above the U.S. average of 67%. Low college attainment predicts Republican voting, and Ben Bolt sits in the bottom quarter (about 15%, below 77% of cities).
Park access and Republican lean
Places with low park coverage tend to lean Republican; Ben Bolt, TX sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. Park access does not change how people vote; it tends to track denser, higher-income areas.
Why turnout in Ben Bolt looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Ben Bolt 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 45%, about 8 points below the Texas average of 54%. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 83% of adults in Ben Bolt have completed high school, below 85% of cities. High-crime urban areas turn out at lower rates, and Ben Bolt sits in the top 15% on a violent-crime measure. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
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- San Diego, TX R+5
- Agua Dulce, TX R+21
- Palo Alto, TX R+26
- Rios, TX R+6
- Kingsville, TX R+4
- Bishop, TX R+13
- Benavides, TX R+2
Cities with Similar Populations
- Avera, GA R+57
- Cool Springs, AL R+70
- Belmont, WV R+55
- Easton, TX R+34
- Warwick, OK R+65
- Mack, CO R+58
- Albert City, IA R+47
- Saybrook, IL R+46
- Leadville North, CO D+15
- Neeley, ID R+59
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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.