Eastgate is a Republican stronghold. About 19% of voters here vote Democratic and 81% Republican.
About 54% of adults in Eastgate typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Eastgate, ~10% vote Democratic, ~44% Republican, and ~46% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Eastgate compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Eastgate leans more Republican than 32 of 44 neighbors.
Eastgate runs about 48 points more Republican than Texas as a whole.
Why Eastgate 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 Eastgate, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 9% of adults in Eastgate hold a bachelor's degree, about 17 points below the Texas average of 26%.
High-school completion, uninsured rate, and voter turnout
Places that combine low high-school-completion share and a high uninsured rate tend to turn out at a lower rate, as Eastgate, TX does.
Why turnout in Eastgate looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Eastgate 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 48%, about 6 points below the Texas average of 54%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
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- Atascocita, TX Even
- Roman Forest, TX R+45
- Plum Grove, TX R+38
- South Liberty, TX R+49
Cities with Similar Populations
- Mears, MI R+22
- Dortches, NC R+17
- Union Mills, IN R+44
- Cleveland, MN R+36
- Rawlings, MD R+60
- Meshoppen, PA R+54
- Port Royal, TN R+50
- Dennis, TX R+77
- Salem, SD R+51
- Gadsden, SC D+64
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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.