Burkeville is a Republican stronghold. About 7% of voters here vote Democratic and 93% Republican.
About 75% of adults in Burkeville typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Burkeville, ~5% vote Democratic, ~70% Republican, and ~25% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Burkeville compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Burkeville leans more Republican than 34 of 39 neighbors.
Burkeville runs about 72 points more Republican than Texas as a whole.
Why Burkeville 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 Burkeville, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 10% of adults in Burkeville hold a bachelor's degree, about 16 points below the Texas average of 26%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 75% of households in Burkeville are family households, above 75% of cities.
Population density and Republican lean
Places with low population density tend to lean Republican; Burkeville, TX sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Burkeville looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Burkeville is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The dental-visit rate here is about 42%, about 12 points below the Texas average of 54%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Mayflower, TX R+72
- Fairmount, TX R+74
- Wiergate, TX R+48
- Evans, LA R+87
- Shanklerville, TX R+37
- Toro, LA R+87
- Caney, LA R+90
- Mattox, TX R+7
Cities with Similar Populations
- Jelloway, OH R+63
- Clifford, NY R+47
- Blooming Grove, NY R+17
- Glen Daniel, WV R+70
- Gudger, TN R+73
- Oak City, NC D+5
- Gallatin, TX R+66
- Strasburg, MO R+53
- Cason, TX R+61
- Ruggles, OH R+62
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.