Briggs is a Republican stronghold. About 17% of voters here vote Democratic and 83% Republican.
About 71% of adults in Briggs typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Briggs, ~12% vote Democratic, ~59% Republican, and ~29% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Briggs compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Briggs leans more Republican than 22 of 25 neighbors.
Briggs runs about 52 points more Republican than Texas as a whole.
Why Briggs 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 Briggs, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many family households vote Republican. About 77% of households in Briggs are family households, about 11 points above the U.S. average of 67%.
Population density and Republican lean
Places with low population density tend to lean Republican; Briggs, TX sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Briggs looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 97% of households in Briggs own their home, about 22 points above the Texas average of 75%. Limited routine healthcare access lines up with lower turnout, and Briggs sits in the bottom quarter on routine-care measures. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 98% of adults in Briggs have completed high school, above 93% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
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- Youngsport, TX R+54
- Kay Bee Heights, TX R+15
- Maxdale, TX R+30
- Copperas Cove, TX R+22
- Bertram, TX R+62
- Killeen, TX D+23
- Fort Hood, TX R+3
Cities with Similar Populations
- Enlow, PA Even
- Beekman, LA R+84
- Enders, AR R+72
- Cornwallville, NY R+28
- Rowe, MA D+7
- Princeton, ID R+59
- Dobbins Heights, NC D+60
- Richburg, NY R+49
- Stone Mills, NY R+47
- Reading, VT D+27
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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.