Dime Box leans heavily Republican by roughly 30 points: about 35% of voters vote Democratic and 65% Republican.
About 67% of adults in Dime Box typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Dime Box, ~23% vote Democratic, ~44% Republican, and ~33% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Dime Box compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Dime Box leans more Republican than 1 of 36 neighbors.
Dime Box runs about 17 points more Republican than Texas as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Dime Box. The southwest side is the most Republican-leaning (R+74) and the north side is the least Republican-leaning (R+22), a spread of about 53 points.
Why Dime Box 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 Dime Box, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 16% of adults in Dime Box hold a bachelor's degree, about 10 points below the Texas average of 26%.
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; Dime Box, TX sits in the bottom tenth 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 Dime Box looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Dime Box 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
- Old Dime Box, TX R+47
- Loebau, TX R+67
- Hogg, TX R+69
- Lincoln, TX R+66
- Lyons, TX R+58
- Ledbetter, TX R+60
- Giddings, TX R+34
- Tanglewood, TX R+73
- Somerville, TX R+50
- Caldwell, TX R+49
Cities with Similar Populations
- Corinth, VT R+12
- D'Lo, MS R+29
- Dunnville, KY R+73
- Eagle Lake, ME R+32
- Hills, MN R+65
- Perdido Beach, AL R+69
- Smelterville, ID R+46
- Mountain Dale, NY R+21
- New Albany, PA R+61
- Luthersburg, PA R+63
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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.