Briarcliff leans Republican by roughly 16 points: about 42% of voters vote Democratic and 58% Republican.
About 89% of adults in Briarcliff typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Briarcliff, ~37% vote Democratic, ~52% Republican, and ~11% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Briarcliff compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Briarcliff leans more Republican than 20 of 37 neighbors.
Politically, Briarcliff sits close to the rest of Texas.
Why Briarcliff 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 Briarcliff, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Briarcliff votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 76%, far 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 76% of households in Briarcliff are family households, above 78% of cities.
High-school completion and voter turnout
Places with high-school-completion-heavy adults tend to turn out at a higher rate; Briarcliff, TX sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Briarcliff looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Briarcliff is in the top quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The dental-visit rate here is about 71%, about 11 points above the U.S. average of 60%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 98% of adults in Briarcliff have completed high school, above 95% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
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- Spicewood, TX R+37
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- Lakeway, TX Even
- The Hills, TX R+6
- Bee Cave, TX D+14
- Volente, TX R+16
- Jonestown, TX R+20
- Marshall Ford, TX Even
- Smithwick, TX R+65
Cities with Similar Populations
- Powhatan Point, OH R+57
- Beachs Corner, ID R+66
- Medicine Lodge, KS R+63
- Fostoria, MI R+48
- Augusta, KY R+51
- Black Eagle, MT R+35
- Berryton, KS R+31
- Osceola, MO R+62
- Huntington, MA R+13
- Osburn, ID R+40
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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.