Chita is a Republican stronghold. About 16% of voters here vote Democratic and 84% Republican.
About 79% of adults in Chita typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Chita, ~13% vote Democratic, ~66% Republican, and ~21% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Chita compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Chita leans more Republican than 28 of 38 neighbors.
Chita runs about 55 points more Republican than Texas as a whole.
Why Chita 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 Chita, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 89% of residents in Chita drive to work alone, about 15 points above the U.S. average of 74%.
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; Chita, TX sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. A walkable street grid does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in Chita looks the way it does
Areas with high high-school completion turn out at higher rates. About 96% of adults in Chita have completed high school, about 11 points above the Texas average of 86%. Limited routine healthcare access lines up with lower turnout, and Chita sits in the bottom quarter on routine-care measures. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Sebastopol, TX R+68
- Trinity, TX R+53
- Glendale, TX R+71
- Onalaska, TX R+63
- Westville, TX R+56
- Josserand, TX R+73
- Point Blank, TX R+57
- Friday, TX R+71
- Groveton, TX R+61
- Centralia, TX R+71
Cities with Similar Populations
- La Grange, TN R+2
- Conconully, WA R+46
- Hensonville, NY Even
- Dee, OR D+3
- Wheeling, IN R+55
- Roebuck, VA R+70
- Oran, IA R+46
- Orianna, GA R+78
- Schoolton, OK R+66
- Anatone, WA R+47
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.