Bishop leans slightly Republican by roughly 12 points: about 44% of voters vote Democratic and 56% Republican.
About 56% of adults in Bishop typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Bishop, ~25% vote Democratic, ~31% Republican, and ~44% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Bishop compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Bishop leans more Republican than 6 of 18 neighbors.
Politically, Bishop sits close to the rest of Texas.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Bishop. The west side runs the most Democratic (D+3) and the southeast side runs the most Republican (R+29), a spread of about 31 points.
Why Bishop 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, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Bishop votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 40%, modestly above the Texas average of 35%). State and regional patterns outweigh the Democratic lean that density usually predicts here. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 77% of households in Bishop are family households, above 83% of cities.
High-school completion, developed land, and voter turnout
Places that combine low high-school-completion share and a heavily developed built environment tend to turn out at a lower rate, as Bishop, TX does.
Why turnout in Bishop looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Bishop 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%. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 80% of adults in Bishop have completed high school, below 91% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Palo Alto, TX R+26
- Kingsville, TX R+4
- Driscoll, TX R+20
- Petronila, TX R+31
- Ricardo, TX R+20
- San Pedro, TX Even
- Agua Dulce, TX R+21
- Banquete, TX R+11
- Robstown, TX R+4
- Rabb, TX R+35
Cities with Similar Populations
- South Chicago Heights, IL D+15
- Verbena, AL R+75
- Caledonia, NY R+25
- Lee Acres, NM R+53
- Mesa, WA R+61
- Riverton, IL R+26
- Powell Butte, OR R+45
- Mancos, CO R+3
- Hominy, OK R+50
- Moravian Falls, NC R+56
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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.