Estacado is a Republican stronghold. About 17% of voters here vote Democratic and 83% Republican.
About 65% of adults in Estacado typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Estacado, ~11% vote Democratic, ~54% Republican, and ~35% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Estacado compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Estacado leans more Republican than 16 of 19 neighbors.
Estacado runs about 52 points more Republican than Texas as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Estacado. The west side is the most Republican-leaning (R+75) and the east side is the least Republican-leaning (R+52), a spread of about 23 points.
Why Estacado 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 Estacado, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 88% of residents in Estacado drive to work alone, about 15 points above the U.S. average of 74%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 80% of households in Estacado are family households, above 89% of cities.
Park access and Republican lean
Places with low park coverage tend to lean Republican; Estacado, TX sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Park access does not change how people vote; it tends to track denser, higher-income areas.
Why turnout in Estacado looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Estacado is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Lorenzo, TX R+55
- Petersburg, TX R+50
- Idalou, TX R+52
- Cone, TX R+57
- Ralls, TX R+49
- Robertson, TX R+57
- Savage, TX R+53
- New Deal, TX R+61
- Sandhill, TX R+72
- Ransom Canyon, TX R+61
Cities with Similar Populations
- Nicodemus, KS R+74
- Maitland, PA R+59
- Marmon, ND R+71
- Lucerne, WV R+64
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.