Cat Spring is a Republican stronghold. About 17% of voters here vote Democratic and 83% Republican.
About 76% of adults in Cat Spring typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Cat Spring, ~13% vote Democratic, ~63% Republican, and ~24% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Cat Spring compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Cat Spring leans more Republican than 22 of 39 neighbors.
Cat Spring runs about 51 points more Republican than Texas as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Cat Spring. The west side is the most Republican-leaning (R+71) and the southeast side is the least Republican-leaning (R+49), a spread of about 22 points.
Why Cat Spring 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 Cat Spring, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many family households vote Republican. About 78% of households in Cat Spring are family households, about 12 points above the U.S. average of 67%.
Non-English at home and voter turnout
Places with a low non-English-at-home share tend to turn out at a higher rate; Cat Spring, TX sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Cat Spring looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Cat Spring 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
- Kenney, TX R+68
- Mentz, TX R+66
- Millheim, TX R+68
- Alleyton, TX R+62
- Ramsey, TX R+45
- New Ulm, TX R+69
- Nelsonville, TX R+66
- Peters, TX R+53
- Bellville, TX R+55
- Sealy, TX R+48
Cities with Similar Populations
- Trail, OR R+39
- University Heights, IA D+61
- Sparkill, NY D+4
- Powells Crossroads, TN R+71
- Paw Paw, IL R+35
- Redwood, TX R+8
- Ranchester, WY R+67
- Satanta, KS R+67
- Hammett, PA R+36
- New Bohemia, VA R+21
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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.