Downtown Bryan, Bryan, TX Political Map | Democrat & Republican Areas in Downtown Bryan

By the BestNeighborhood data science team. Last updated May 2026.

Downtown Bryan leans heavily Democratic by roughly 34 points: about 67% of voters vote Democratic and 33% Republican.

 

About 36% of adults in Downtown Bryan typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Downtown Bryan, ~24% vote Democratic, ~12% Republican, and ~64% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.

How Downtown Bryan compares

Downtown Bryan sits in a sparsely populated area with few comparable neighborhoods nearby.

Downtown Bryan runs about 47 points more Democratic than Texas as a whole. Texas leans Republican overall, while Downtown Bryan is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.

Politics vary noticeably by block within Downtown Bryan. The northeast side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+61) and the southeast side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+17), a spread of about 44 points.

Why Downtown Bryan leans the way it does

This analysis examined 14,881 data points per neighborhood to find what predicts political lean and turnout. The items below are a few correlations that stood out for Downtown Bryan, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.

Downtown Bryan votes against the grain of Texas. Texas leans Republican overall, while Downtown Bryan runs about 47 points more Democratic. A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 48% of adults in Downtown Bryan have never been married, above 79% of neighborhoods.

Preventive-care access and voter turnout

Places with limited routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Downtown Bryan, Bryan, TX sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Dental visits do not drive turnout; the rate reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access, which line up with who votes.

Why turnout in Downtown Bryan looks the way it does

Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Downtown Bryan 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 38%, about 15 points below the Texas average of 54%. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 69% of adults in Downtown Bryan have completed high school, below 95% of neighborhoods. High-crime urban areas turn out at lower rates, and Downtown Bryan sits in the top 15% on a violent-crime measure. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.

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.