Flint is a Republican stronghold. About 22% of voters here vote Democratic and 78% Republican.
About 81% of adults in Flint typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Flint, ~18% vote Democratic, ~63% Republican, and ~19% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Flint compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Flint leans more Republican than 8 of 45 neighbors.
Flint runs about 41 points more Republican than Texas as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Flint. The west side is the most Republican-leaning (R+64) and the southeast side is the least Republican-leaning (R+51), a spread of about 13 points.
Why Flint 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 Flint, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Flint votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 32%, above 81% of cities). State and regional patterns outweigh the Democratic lean that density usually predicts here. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 79% of households in Flint are family households, above 86% of cities.
Park access and Republican lean
Places with low park coverage tend to lean Republican; Flint, 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 Flint looks the way it does
Areas with high high-school completion turn out at higher rates. About 97% of adults in Flint have completed high school, about 11 points above the Texas average of 86%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Noonday, TX R+61
- Teaselville, TX R+72
- Bullard, TX R+63
- Shadybrook, TX R+75
- Chandler, TX R+64
- Whitehouse, TX R+59
- Berryville, TX R+68
- Coffee City, TX R+67
- Tyler, TX R+12
- Cuney, TX R+65
Cities with Similar Populations
- Indialantic, FL R+21
- New Holland, PA R+40
- Croton On Hudson, NY D+36
- Allouez, WI D+8
- Ridge, NY R+19
- Okmulgee, OK R+18
- Moorestown-Lenola, NJ D+27
- Keansburg, NJ R+15
- Gwynn Oak, MD D+84
- Wells Branch, TX D+36
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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.