Fort Hood is a true toss-up. About 48% of voters here vote Democratic and 52% Republican.
About 37% of adults in Fort Hood typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Fort Hood, ~18% vote Democratic, ~19% Republican, and ~63% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Fort Hood compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Fort Hood leans more Republican than 2 of 30 neighbors.
Fort Hood runs about 10 points more Democratic than Texas as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Fort Hood. The north side runs the most Democratic (D+18) and the southwest side runs the most Republican (R+12), a spread of about 30 points.
Why Fort Hood leans the way it does
Density, race composition, education, and family structure all sit close to their national averages in Fort Hood. The lean here lands roughly where demographic data alone would predict.
Never-married share, developed land, and voter turnout
Places that combine a never-married-heavy adult population and a heavily developed built environment tend to turn out at a lower rate, as Fort Hood, TX does.
Why turnout in Fort Hood looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Fort Hood is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The dental-visit rate here is about 49%, about 11 points below the U.S. average of 60%. Renters vote less often than owners, and more than 99% of households in Fort Hood rent, compared to around 30% in nearby cities. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 97% of adults in Fort Hood have completed high school, above 92% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Killeen, TX D+23
- Kay Bee Heights, TX R+15
- Copperas Cove, TX R+22
- Maxdale, TX R+30
- Harker Heights, TX Even
- Kempner, TX R+52
- Nolanville, TX R+21
- Pidcoke, TX R+69
- Youngsport, TX R+54
- Topsey, TX R+65
Cities with Similar Populations
- Muscatine, IA R+11
- Huntley, IL R+3
- Kirkwood, MO D+20
- Hermiston, OR R+28
- Pacific Palisades, CA D+34
- East Lake-Orient Park, FL D+35
- North Attleboro, MA D+8
- Elk River, MN R+19
- Clinton, MS D+6
- Youngsville, LA R+57
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.