Bridgeport is a Republican stronghold. About 19% of voters here vote Democratic and 81% Republican.
About 58% of adults in Bridgeport typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Bridgeport, ~11% vote Democratic, ~47% Republican, and ~42% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Bridgeport compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Bridgeport leans more Republican than 4 of 45 neighbors.
Bridgeport runs about 48 points more Republican than Texas as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Bridgeport. The northwest side is the most Republican-leaning (R+73) and the west side is the least Republican-leaning (R+48), a spread of about 25 points.
Why Bridgeport 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 Bridgeport, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Bridgeport votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 33%, above 82% of cities). 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 Bridgeport are family households, above 79% of cities.
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with low colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Bridgeport, TX sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Cancer screening does not drive turnout; it reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access.
Why turnout in Bridgeport looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Bridgeport is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Runaway Bay, TX R+72
- Lake Bridgeport, TX R+72
- Balsora, TX R+77
- Chico, TX R+75
- Paradise, TX R+77
- Decatur, TX R+63
- Alvord, TX R+75
- Greenwood, TX R+74
- Willow Point, TX R+77
- Boonsville, TX R+76
Cities with Similar Populations
- Owego, NY R+20
- Cape Elizabeth, ME D+46
- Richmond Heights, FL D+39
- Lake Mohawk, NJ R+8
- Island Park, NY R+21
- Williston, FL R+39
- Hayward, WI R+3
- Folkston, GA R+34
- Elkton, VA R+54
- Westmoreland, TN R+69
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.