Bulverde is a Republican stronghold. About 25% of voters here vote Democratic and 75% Republican.
About 85% of adults in Bulverde typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Bulverde, ~21% vote Democratic, ~64% Republican, and ~15% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Bulverde compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Bulverde leans more Republican than 33 of 43 neighbors.
Bulverde runs about 37 points more Republican than Texas as a whole.
Why Bulverde 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 Bulverde, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many family households vote Republican. About 85% of households in Bulverde are family households, about 19 points above the U.S. average of 67%. Dense places usually vote Democratic, but Bulverde runs against that pattern.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with strong routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a higher rate; Bulverde, TX sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure. Dental visits do not drive turnout; the rate reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access, which line up with who votes.
Why turnout in Bulverde looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 93% of households in Bulverde own their home, about 18 points above the Texas average of 75%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 96% of adults in Bulverde have completed high school, above 85% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
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- Hollywood Park, TX R+21
- Canyon Lake, TX R+48
- Fair Oaks Ranch, TX R+37
- Hill Country Village, TX R+26
- Kendalia, TX R+59
Cities with Similar Populations
- Sarasota Springs, FL R+15
- McCordsville, IN R+11
- Marianna, FL R+32
- Whitman, MA R+4
- Welby, CO D+16
- New Kensington, PA R+8
- Morgan City, LA R+36
- Fort Drum, NY R+3
- Mastic, NY R+15
- Eggertsville, NY D+33
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.