Fate leans heavily Republican by roughly 32 points: about 34% of voters vote Democratic and 66% Republican.
About 77% of adults in Fate typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Fate, ~26% vote Democratic, ~51% Republican, and ~23% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Fate compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Fate leans more Republican than 24 of 54 neighbors.
Fate runs about 18 points more Republican than Texas as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Fate. The east side is the most Republican-leaning (R+50) and the northeast side is the least Republican-leaning (R+23), a spread of about 27 points.
Why Fate 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 Fate, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Fate votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 63%, well above the Texas average of 35%). State and regional patterns outweigh the Democratic lean that density usually predicts here. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 87% of households in Fate are family households, above 98% of cities.
Homeownership and voter turnout
Places with homeowner-heavy households tend to turn out at a higher rate; Fate, TX sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Fate looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 91% of households in Fate own their home, about 16 points above the Texas average of 75%. Limited routine healthcare access lines up with lower turnout, and Fate sits in the bottom quarter on routine-care measures. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Royse City, TX R+46
- Rockwall, TX R+31
- McLendon-Chisholm, TX R+52
- Lavon, TX R+33
- Union Valley, TX R+61
- Nevada, TX R+55
- Heath, TX R+45
- Josephine, TX R+54
- Copeville, TX R+62
- Rowlett, TX R+6
Cities with Similar Populations
- White Center, WA D+42
- Scotts Valley, CA D+42
- Brownsville, FL D+47
- Bridgeville, PA Even
- White House, TN R+49
- Rye, NY D+22
- Ocean Acres, NJ R+33
- Aledo, TX R+56
- Hillsboro, OH R+57
- Fort Carson, CO R+16
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.