Etoile is a Republican stronghold. About 9% of voters here vote Democratic and 91% Republican.
About 79% of adults in Etoile typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Etoile, ~7% vote Democratic, ~72% Republican, and ~21% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Etoile compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Etoile leans more Republican than 26 of 27 neighbors.
Etoile runs about 68 points more Republican than Texas as a whole.
Why Etoile 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 Etoile, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 14% of adults in Etoile hold a bachelor's degree, about 11 points below the Texas average of 26%. Rural areas vote Republican, and Etoile sits in the bottom quarter on density (about 5%, below 81% of cities).
Paved land cover and Republican lean
Places with little paved surface tend to lean Republican; Etoile, TX sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. Paved ground does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban and built-up a place is.
Why turnout in Etoile looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Etoile 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.
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- Norwood, TX R+75
- Melrose, TX R+75
- Cedar Grove, TX R+64
- Herty, TX R+73
- Broaddus, TX R+80
- Attoyac, TX R+74
Cities with Similar Populations
- Hutchison, KY R+52
- Ethete, WY D+13
- Wadsworth, NV D+13
- Cobbs Creek, VA R+36
- Tahoe Vista, CA D+15
- Woodville, ID R+61
- Pinola, MS R+9
- Autaugaville, AL Even
- Montezuma, KS R+71
- Bremen, KY R+66
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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.