Fairland is a Republican stronghold. About 16% of voters here vote Democratic and 84% Republican.
About 87% of adults in Fairland typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Fairland, ~14% vote Democratic, ~73% Republican, and ~13% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Fairland compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Fairland leans more Republican than 22 of 27 neighbors.
Fairland runs about 54 points more Republican than Texas as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Fairland. The northwest side is the most Republican-leaning (R+75) and the south side is the least Republican-leaning (R+61), a spread of about 14 points.
Why Fairland 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 Fairland, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many family households vote Republican. About 91% of households in Fairland are family households, about 25 points above the U.S. average of 67%.
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with high colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a higher rate; Fairland, TX sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure. Cancer screening does not drive turnout; it reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access.
Why turnout in Fairland looks the way it does
Turnout in Fairland sits close to the national pattern. Routine healthcare access, homeownership, education, and food security all land near their national averages here. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Marble Falls, TX R+50
- Burnet, TX R+60
- Meadowlakes, TX R+48
- Granite Shoals, TX R+37
- Highland Haven, TX R+54
- Cottonwood Shores, TX R+50
- Kingsland, TX R+50
- Horseshoe Bay, TX R+52
- Sunrise Beach Village, TX R+56
- Smithwick, TX R+65
Cities with Similar Populations
- Gabriels, NY D+20
- Ruth, NV R+64
- Hasse, TX R+78
- Iona, NJ R+30
- Pasco, OH R+64
- Happy Hollow, MO R+65
- Vesta, VA R+57
- Osmond, WY R+77
- Sumter, GA R+6
- Lawrence, NE R+68
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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.