Bluetown is a true toss-up. About 49% of voters here vote Democratic and 51% Republican.
About 41% of adults in Bluetown typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Bluetown, ~20% vote Democratic, ~21% Republican, and ~59% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Bluetown compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Bluetown sits roughly in the middle of the political spectrum, with 8 neighbors leaning further in the place's direction and 44 leaning the other way.
Bluetown runs about 12 points more Democratic than Texas as a whole.
Why Bluetown leans the way it does
Density, race composition, education, and family structure all sit close to their national averages in Bluetown. The lean here lands roughly where demographic data alone would predict.
Park access and Republican lean
Places with low park coverage tend to lean Republican; Bluetown, TX sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Park access does not change how people vote; it tends to track denser, higher-income areas.
Why turnout in Bluetown looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Bluetown 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 39%, about 15 points below the Texas average of 54%. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 46% of adults in Bluetown have completed high school, in the bottom fraction of cities. High-crime urban areas turn out at lower rates, and Bluetown sits in the top 15% on a violent-crime measure. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Santa Maria, TX R+3
- Rangerville, TX R+17
- La Feria, TX R+4
- Los Indios, TX R+8
- Relampago, TX R+11
- Solis, TX R+11
- Landrum, TX R+3
- Progreso, TX R+7
- Mercedes, TX Even
Cities with Similar Populations
- Tillicum, WA R+12
- West Wellington, AL R+76
- Kerr City, FL R+64
- North Dorset, VT D+32
- Keating, OR R+44
- Pisek, ND R+52
- Kingston, AR R+64
- Wayside, GA R+56
- Pleasant View, PA R+64
- Waverly, FL R+17
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.