Fairmount is a Republican stronghold. About 13% of voters here vote Democratic and 87% Republican.
About 82% of adults in Fairmount typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Fairmount, ~11% vote Democratic, ~71% Republican, and ~18% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Fairmount compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Fairmount leans more Republican than 16 of 31 neighbors.
Fairmount runs about 60 points more Republican than Texas as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Fairmount. The southeast side is the most Republican-leaning (R+85) and the southwest side is the least Republican-leaning (R+22), a spread of about 63 points.
Why Fairmount 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 Fairmount, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. About 5% of residents in Fairmount live in densely developed areas, about 30 points below the Texas average of 35%. Low college attainment predicts Republican voting, and Fairmount sits in the bottom quarter (about 14%, below 83% of cities).
Paved land cover and Republican lean
Places with little paved surface tend to lean Republican; Fairmount, 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 Fairmount looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 98% of households in Fairmount own their home, about 23 points above the Texas average of 75%. Limited routine healthcare access lines up with lower turnout, and Fairmount sits in the bottom quarter on routine-care measures. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Mayflower, TX R+72
- Yellowpine, TX R+55
- Hemphill, TX R+59
- Burkeville, TX R+86
- Toro, LA R+87
- Wiergate, TX R+48
- Mattox, TX R+7
- Sabinetown, TX R+68
Cities with Similar Populations
- Namekagon, WI R+10
- McCoysville, PA R+67
- Miguel, TX R+45
- Maben, WV R+68
- Kenna, NM R+78
- Blairs Mill, KY R+59
- Ash Hill, NC R+67
- Ruby, MT R+51
- Mulch, VA R+33
- Pfeifer, KS R+73
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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.