Bishop Hills is a Republican stronghold. About 12% of voters here vote Democratic and 88% Republican.
About 77% of adults in Bishop Hills typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Bishop Hills, ~9% vote Democratic, ~68% Republican, and ~23% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Bishop Hills compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Bishop Hills leans more Republican than 5 of 10 neighbors.
Bishop Hills runs about 63 points more Republican than Texas as a whole.
Why Bishop Hills 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 Bishop Hills, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many family households vote Republican. About 80% of households in Bishop Hills are family households, about 13 points above the U.S. average of 67%.
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; Bishop Hills, TX sits below the national average on this measure. A walkable street grid does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in Bishop Hills looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 97% of households in Bishop Hills own their home, about 23 points above the Texas average of 75%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Bushland, TX R+80
- Amarillo, TX R+31
- Wildorado, TX R+77
- Lake Tanglewood, TX R+72
- Timbercreek Canyon, TX R+73
- Palisades, TX R+74
- Canyon, TX R+52
- Boys Ranch, TX R+83
- Washburn, TX R+76
- Umbarger, TX R+81
Cities with Similar Populations
- Letohatchee, AL D+43
- Sugar Bush, WI R+47
- Ionia, IA R+44
- Paxico, KS R+54
- Martell, NE R+48
- Jones Crossroads, SC R+30
- Flemington, GA D+13
- New Deal, TN R+69
- Roxton, TX R+68
- Hartstown, PA R+59
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.