Dolen is a Republican stronghold. About 13% of voters here vote Democratic and 87% Republican.
About 56% of adults in Dolen typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Dolen, ~7% vote Democratic, ~49% Republican, and ~44% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Dolen compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Dolen leans more Republican than 23 of 34 neighbors.
Dolen runs about 60 points more Republican than Texas as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Dolen. The south side is the most Republican-leaning (R+87) and the northwest side is the least Republican-leaning (R+67), a spread of about 21 points.
Why Dolen 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 Dolen, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 14% of adults in Dolen hold a bachelor's degree, about 11 points below the Texas average of 26%. Rural areas vote Republican, and Dolen sits in the bottom quarter on density (about 5%, below 75% of cities). A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 77% of households in Dolen are family households, above 83% of cities.
Paved land cover and Republican lean
Places with little paved surface tend to lean Republican; Dolen, TX sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. Paved ground does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban and built-up a place is.
Why turnout in Dolen looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Dolen is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 78% of adults in Dolen have completed high school, below 94% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Shepherd, TX R+57
- Romayor, TX R+72
- Urbana, TX R+65
- Evergreen, TX R+87
- Ace, TX R+65
- North Cleveland, TX R+44
- Goodrich, TX R+55
- Cleveland, TX R+44
- Macedonia, TX R+86
- Schwab City, TX R+71
Cities with Similar Populations
- Bonnie, IL R+64
- Madison, AR D+67
- Marquette, NE R+69
- Newry, PA R+48
- Derby, OH R+52
- Vernontown, AL R+74
- Trujillo, CO R+15
- Sanderson, TX R+64
- Shiloh, LA R+72
- Pimento, IN R+50
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.