Bonney is a Republican stronghold. About 23% of voters here vote Democratic and 77% Republican.
About 41% of adults in Bonney typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Bonney, ~9% vote Democratic, ~32% Republican, and ~59% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Bonney compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Bonney leans more Republican than 31 of 45 neighbors.
Bonney runs about 40 points more Republican than Texas as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Bonney. The southeast side is the most Republican-leaning (R+58) and the northwest side is the least Republican-leaning (R+26), a spread of about 33 points.
Why Bonney 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 Bonney, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 5% of adults in Bonney hold a bachelor's degree, about 20 points below the Texas average of 26%.
High-school completion, uninsured rate, and voter turnout
Places that combine low high-school-completion share and a high uninsured rate tend to turn out at a lower rate, as Bonney, TX does.
Why turnout in Bonney looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Bonney is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 78% of adults in Bonney have completed high school, below 94% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Danbury, TX R+70
- Angleton, TX R+31
- Holiday Lakes, TX R+36
- Sandy Point, TX R+17
- Baileys Prairie, TX R+55
- Lochridge, TX R+31
- Liverpool, TX R+62
- Bastrop Beach, TX R+49
- Richwood, TX R+34
Cities with Similar Populations
- Victoria, MS D+2
- Echo, OR R+64
- Dares Beach, MD R+15
- Elkville, IL R+56
- Austin Acres, MN R+21
- Crabtree, OR R+51
- Whipple, OH R+55
- Potter, WI R+48
- Williamsburg, NM R+21
- Cokesbury, NC R+49
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.