Conroe leans Republican by roughly 30 points: about 35% of voters vote Democratic and 65% Republican.
About 60% of adults in Conroe typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Conroe, ~21% vote Democratic, ~39% Republican, and ~40% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Conroe compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Conroe leans more Republican than 5 of 29 neighbors.
Conroe runs about 15 points more Republican than Texas as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Conroe. The northeast side is the most Republican-leaning (R+47) and the north side is the least Republican-leaning (R+8), a spread of about 40 points.
Why Conroe 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 Conroe, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Conroe votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 62%, well above the Texas average of 35%). State and regional patterns outweigh the Democratic lean that density usually predicts here.
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with low colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Conroe, TX sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Cancer screening does not drive turnout; it reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access.
Why turnout in Conroe looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Conroe is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. Renters vote less often than owners, and about 33% of households in Conroe rent, above 88% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Cut and Shoot, TX R+55
- Shenandoah, TX R+26
- Panorama Village, TX R+48
- Wigginsville, TX R+62
- Oak Ridge North, TX R+37
- The Woodlands, TX R+24
- Willis, TX R+43
- Montgomery, TX R+54
- Spring, TX R+12
- Magnolia, TX R+50
Cities with Similar Populations
- Humble, TX Even
- Naperville, IL D+21
- Canton, OH R+4
- Topeka, KS D+8
- Pembroke Pines, FL D+14
- Erie, PA D+15
- Macon, GA D+30
- Overland Park, KS D+17
- Cary, NC D+27
- Van Nuys, CA D+32
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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.