Double Bayou is a Republican stronghold. About 23% of voters here vote Democratic and 77% Republican.
About 58% of adults in Double Bayou typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Double Bayou, ~13% vote Democratic, ~45% Republican, and ~42% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Double Bayou compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Double Bayou leans more Republican than 14 of 28 neighbors.
Double Bayou runs about 39 points more Republican than Texas as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Double Bayou. The southwest side is the most Republican-leaning (R+73) and the east side is the least Republican-leaning (R+47), a spread of about 26 points.
Why Double Bayou 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 Double Bayou, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. About 4% of residents in Double Bayou live in densely developed areas, about 31 points below the Texas average of 35%. Low college attainment predicts Republican voting, and Double Bayou sits in the bottom quarter (about 8%, below 96% of cities).
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with low colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Double Bayou, 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 Double Bayou looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Double Bayou is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The dental-visit rate here is about 45%, about 9 points below the Texas average of 54%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Anahuac, TX R+52
- Oak Island, TX R+59
- Monroe City, TX R+40
- Wallisville, TX R+61
- Hankamer, TX R+47
- Smith Point, TX R+47
- Beach City, TX R+68
- Cove, TX R+69
- Mont Belvieu, TX R+58
- Old River-Winfree, TX R+73
Cities with Similar Populations
- Zurich, KS R+76
- Hornertown, TN R+71
- So-Hi, AZ R+52
- Pinon, CO R+25
- Fredonia, ND R+75
- Gorum, LA R+58
- Kings Canyon National Pk, CA R+55
- Bloomfield, MT R+75
- Gayler, AR R+64
- Pinedale Shores, AL R+84
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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.