Caney leans heavily Republican by roughly 38 points: about 31% of voters vote Democratic and 69% Republican.
About 76% of adults in Caney typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Caney, ~24% vote Democratic, ~53% Republican, and ~23% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Caney compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Caney leans more Republican than 5 of 32 neighbors.
Caney runs about 24 points more Republican than Texas as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Caney. The northeast side is the most Republican-leaning (R+54) and the east side is the least Republican-leaning (R+31), a spread of about 22 points.
Why Caney 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 Caney, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. About 5% of residents in Caney live in densely developed areas, about 30 points below the Texas average of 35%.
High-school completion, developed land, and voter turnout
Places that combine high-school-completion-heavy adults and a rural land-use pattern tend to turn out at a higher rate, as Caney, TX does.
Why turnout in Caney looks the way it does
Areas with high high-school completion turn out at higher rates. About 96% of adults in Caney have completed high school, about 10 points above the Texas average of 86%. Limited routine healthcare access lines up with lower turnout, and Caney sits in the bottom quarter on routine-care measures. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Bay City, TX R+20
- Van Vleck, TX R+37
- Buckeye, TX R+35
- Sugar Valley, TX R+44
- Cedar Lane, TX R+50
- Wadsworth, TX R+67
- Sweeny, TX R+52
- Hawkinsville, TX R+63
- Markham, TX R+50
- Magnet, TX R+42
Cities with Similar Populations
- Slades Corner, WI R+34
- Cavour, SD R+60
- McCaskill, AR R+57
- Potterville, GA R+37
- Howes Mill, MO R+70
- Iron Hill, KY R+63
- Isle La Motte, VT R+19
- Dean, TX R+78
- Vendor, AR R+73
- Esdaile, WI R+34
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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.