Emhouse leans heavily Republican by roughly 46 points: about 27% of voters vote Democratic and 73% Republican.
About 53% of adults in Emhouse typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Emhouse, ~14% vote Democratic, ~39% Republican, and ~47% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Emhouse compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Emhouse leans more Republican than 11 of 61 neighbors.
Emhouse runs about 33 points more Republican than Texas as a whole.
Why Emhouse 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 Emhouse, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 87% of residents in Emhouse drive to work alone, about 13 points above the U.S. average of 74%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 80% of households in Emhouse are family households, above 90% of cities.
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 Emhouse, TX does.
Why turnout in Emhouse looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Emhouse 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 74% of adults in Emhouse have completed high school, below 96% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Cryer Creek, TX R+54
- Byrd, TX R+61
- Corsicana, TX R+16
- Rice, TX R+31
- Ensign, TX R+67
- Drane, TX R+48
- Barry, TX R+58
- Alma, TX R+48
- Oak Valley, TX R+56
- Blooming Grove, TX R+71
Cities with Similar Populations
- Richford, NY R+40
- Bay City, WI R+35
- Lake Murray Shores, SC R+55
- Simla, CO R+63
- Winkelman, AZ D+3
- Golden, IL R+72
- Benton, OH R+75
- Wootens Crossroads, NC R+23
- Reynolds, ND R+43
- Blakesburg, IA R+53
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.