Cross Cut is a Republican stronghold. About 14% of voters here vote Democratic and 86% Republican.
About 60% of adults in Cross Cut typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Cross Cut, ~8% vote Democratic, ~52% Republican, and ~40% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Cross Cut compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Cross Cut leans more Republican than 6 of 29 neighbors.
Cross Cut runs about 58 points more Republican than Texas as a whole.
Why Cross Cut 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 Cross Cut, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 97% of residents in Cross Cut drive to work alone, about 23 points above the U.S. average of 74%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 76% of households in Cross Cut are family households, above 79% of cities.
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; Cross Cut, TX sits below the national average on this measure. A walkable street grid does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in Cross Cut looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Cross Cut 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 Cross Cut rent, compared to around 15% in nearby cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Brownwood, TX R+48
- Bangs, TX R+66
- Early, TX R+71
- Lake Brownwood, TX R+78
- Shamrock Shores, TX R+71
- Lake Shore, TX R+78
- Brookesmith, TX R+80
- Grosvenor, TX R+78
- Indian Creek, TX R+80
- Trickham, TX R+77
Cities with Similar Populations
- Cinda, KY R+78
- West Franklin, IN R+40
- Costigan, ME R+35
- Crossroads, NM R+78
- Sorrelle, TX R+15
- Rockville, PA R+54
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.