Bigfoot leans heavily Republican by roughly 50 points: about 25% of voters vote Democratic and 75% Republican.
About 50% of adults in Bigfoot typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Bigfoot, ~13% vote Democratic, ~37% Republican, and ~50% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Bigfoot compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Bigfoot leans more Republican than 20 of 25 neighbors.
Bigfoot runs about 36 points more Republican than Texas as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Bigfoot. The west side is the most Republican-leaning (R+51) and the south side is the least Republican-leaning (R+17), a spread of about 34 points.
Why Bigfoot 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 Bigfoot, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. About 4% of residents in Bigfoot live in densely developed areas, about 31 points below the Texas average of 35%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 86% of households in Bigfoot are family households, above 97% of cities.
Population density and Republican lean
Places with low population density tend to lean Republican; Bigfoot, TX sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Bigfoot looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Bigfoot 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 47%, about 7 points below the Texas average of 54%. Renters vote less often than owners, and about 34% of households in Bigfoot rent, above 89% of cities. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 79% of adults in Bigfoot have completed high school, below 92% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Kyote, TX R+42
- Schattel, TX R+41
- Moore, TX R+51
- Devine, TX R+44
- Miguel, TX R+45
- Natalia, TX R+28
- Rossville, TX R+35
- Lytle, TX R+27
- Goldfinch, TX R+20
- Pearson, TX R+46
Cities with Similar Populations
- Niagara, PA R+41
- Mission, MN R+32
- Virgil, OK R+77
- DeBorgia, MT R+60
- Sugar City, CO R+50
- Bellevue, LA R+64
- Thurston, NY R+60
- Oak Hill, TX R+55
- Freestone, TX R+62
- Coxburg, MS R+20
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.