Erwin is a Republican stronghold. About 18% of voters here vote Democratic and 82% Republican.
About 72% of adults in Erwin typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Erwin, ~13% vote Democratic, ~59% Republican, and ~28% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Erwin compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Erwin leans more Republican than 19 of 32 neighbors.
Erwin runs about 51 points more Republican than Texas as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Erwin. The west side is the most Republican-leaning (R+71) and the south side is the least Republican-leaning (R+45), a spread of about 26 points.
Why Erwin 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 Erwin, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many family households vote Republican. About 78% of households in Erwin are family households, about 12 points above the U.S. average of 67%.
Homeownership and voter turnout
Places with homeowner-heavy households tend to turn out at a higher rate; Erwin, TX sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Erwin looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 93% of households in Erwin own their home, about 18 points above the Texas average of 75%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Piedmont, TX R+60
- Anderson, TX R+69
- Navasota, TX R+15
- Carlos, TX R+71
- Apolonia, TX R+70
- Millican, TX R+44
- Roans Prairie, TX R+72
- Keith, TX R+61
- Stoneham, TX R+68
- Cawthon, TX R+42
Cities with Similar Populations
- Allport, PA R+57
- Switz City, IN R+63
- Temple Hill, KY R+66
- Toronto, SD R+54
- Alberhill, CA R+26
- Lester, SC R+4
- Hector, NY Even
- Silva, MO R+68
- Collins, IN R+56
- Pittsboro, MS R+36
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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.