Freestone is a Republican stronghold. About 19% of voters here vote Democratic and 81% Republican.
About 63% of adults in Freestone typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Freestone, ~12% vote Democratic, ~51% Republican, and ~37% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Freestone compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Freestone leans more Republican than 12 of 38 neighbors.
Freestone runs about 49 points more Republican than Texas as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Freestone. The east side is the most Republican-leaning (R+74) and the north side is the least Republican-leaning (R+56), a spread of about 18 points.
Why Freestone 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 Freestone, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 7% of adults in Freestone hold a bachelor's degree, about 19 points below the Texas average of 26%. Car-dependent areas vote Republican, and about 85% of residents in Freestone drive to work alone, above 81% of cities.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with limited routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Freestone, TX sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Dental visits do not drive turnout; the rate reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access, which line up with who votes.
Why turnout in Freestone looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Freestone 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 48%, about 6 points below the Texas average of 54%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Donie, TX R+69
- Fair Oaks, TX R+73
- Teague, TX R+45
- Personville, TX R+73
- Farrar, TX R+70
- Dew, TX R+71
- Simsboro, TX R+74
- Lanely, TX R+61
- Point Enterprise, TX R+56
- Oletha, TX R+78
Cities with Similar Populations
- Zion, WI R+29
- Vining, MN R+50
- Indian Village, OR R+45
- Virgil, OK R+77
- Heislerville, NJ R+42
- DeBorgia, MT R+60
- South Westport, MA D+3
- Wilton Center, IL R+50
- Thurston, NY R+60
- Lariat, TX R+74
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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.