Brazos Bend is a Republican stronghold. About 20% of voters here vote Democratic and 80% Republican.
About 83% of adults in Brazos Bend typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Brazos Bend, ~17% vote Democratic, ~66% Republican, and ~17% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Brazos Bend compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Brazos Bend leans more Republican than 10 of 30 neighbors.
Brazos Bend runs about 46 points more Republican than Texas as a whole.
Why Brazos Bend 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 Brazos Bend, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Brazos Bend votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 45%, modestly above the Texas average of 35%). Here an older population outweighs the Democratic lean that density usually predicts.
Walkability and Democratic lean
Places with a highly walkable street grid tend to lean Democratic; Brazos Bend, TX sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure. A walkable street grid does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in Brazos Bend looks the way it does
Turnout in Brazos Bend sits close to the national pattern. Routine healthcare access, homeownership, education, and food security all land near their national averages here. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Granbury, TX R+61
- DeCordova, TX R+47
- Thorp Spring, TX R+71
- Mambrino, TX R+64
- Cresson, TX R+65
- Pecan Plantation, TX R+53
- Tolar, TX R+76
- Lipan, TX R+76
- Rainbow, TX R+66
- Godley, TX R+72
Cities with Similar Populations
- Millerstown, KY R+67
- Lampeter, PA R+25
- Trenton, ME D+6
- Winchester Springs, TN R+70
- Loco, OK R+74
- Libertyhill, GA R+65
- Sidneyville, WV R+54
- Penn Cove Park, WA R+9
- Calida, OK R+58
- Gibbsville, WI R+43
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.