Fincastle is a Republican stronghold. About 13% of voters here vote Democratic and 87% Republican.
About 68% of adults in Fincastle typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Fincastle, ~9% vote Democratic, ~59% Republican, and ~32% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Fincastle compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Fincastle leans more Republican than 27 of 41 neighbors.
Fincastle runs about 60 points more Republican than Texas as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Fincastle. The northwest side is the most Republican-leaning (R+76) and the northeast side is the least Republican-leaning (R+65), a spread of about 11 points.
Why Fincastle 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 Fincastle, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 90% of residents in Fincastle drive to work alone, about 17 points above the U.S. average of 74%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 82% of households in Fincastle are family households, above 93% of cities.
Park access and Republican lean
Places with low park coverage tend to lean Republican; Fincastle, TX sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. Park access does not change how people vote; it tends to track denser, higher-income areas.
Why turnout in Fincastle looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 90% of households in Fincastle own their home, about 16 points above the Texas average of 75%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 96% of adults in Fincastle have completed high school, above 82% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Frankston, TX R+66
- Coffee City, TX R+67
- Poynor, TX R+44
- Berryville, TX R+68
- Cuney, TX R+65
- Larue, TX R+75
- Moore Station, TX R+24
- Shadybrook, TX R+75
- Reese, TX R+42
- Teaselville, TX R+72
Cities with Similar Populations
- Blackwater, VA R+72
- Menno, SD R+65
- Powells Point, NC R+41
- Kiker, GA R+63
- Timbo, AR R+64
- East Butler, PA R+44
- East Alto Bonito, TX R+14
- Lawrence, WI R+36
- Willow River, MN R+43
- Banks, AL R+47
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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.