Center City is a Republican stronghold. About 11% of voters here vote Democratic and 89% Republican.
About 77% of adults in Center City typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Center City, ~9% vote Democratic, ~68% Republican, and ~23% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Center City compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Center City leans more Republican than 12 of 17 neighbors.
Center City runs about 63 points more Republican than Texas as a whole.
Why Center City 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 Center City, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. About 4% of residents in Center City live in densely developed areas, about 31 points below the Texas average of 35%.
Never-married share, developed land, and voter turnout
Places that combine a low never-married share and a rural land-use pattern tend to turn out at a higher rate, as Center City, TX does.
Why turnout in Center City looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Center City 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
- Caradan, TX R+78
- Shive, TX R+77
- Pottsville, TX R+77
- Scallorn, TX R+75
- Evant, TX R+75
- Goldthwaite, TX R+65
- Adamsville, TX R+72
- Star, TX R+77
- Lometa, TX R+53
- Priddy, TX R+78
Cities with Similar Populations
- Fort Green Springs, FL R+62
- Fourche, AR R+57
- Wolfs Corner, PA R+56
- Hollis Crossroads, AL R+81
- Crowheart, WY R+8
- Straightstone, VA R+18
- Grant, NY R+24
- Linn, OK R+63
- Lequire, OK R+75
- Millers Ferry, AL R+42
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.