Fruitvale is a Republican stronghold. About 11% of voters here vote Democratic and 89% Republican.
About 59% of adults in Fruitvale typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Fruitvale, ~7% vote Democratic, ~52% Republican, and ~41% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Fruitvale compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Fruitvale leans more Republican than 32 of 47 neighbors.
Fruitvale runs about 64 points more Republican than Texas as a whole.
Why Fruitvale 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 Fruitvale, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many family households vote Republican. About 79% of households in Fruitvale are family households, about 12 points above the U.S. average of 67%.
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; Fruitvale, TX sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. A walkable street grid does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in Fruitvale looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Fruitvale 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 50%, about 10 points below the U.S. average of 60%. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 77% of adults in Fruitvale have completed high school, below 94% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Grand Saline, TX R+65
- Edgewood, TX R+72
- Lawrence Springs, TX R+75
- Small, TX R+80
- Wentworth, TX R+79
- Myrtle Springs, TX R+78
- Sand Flat, TX R+81
- Jones, TX R+80
- Alba, TX R+78
- Canton, TX R+71
Cities with Similar Populations
- Galatia, IL R+63
- Galien, MI R+38
- Milford, WY R+30
- Colmar, PA D+10
- Marble Hill, GA R+50
- Haines, AK R+16
- Henderson, MD R+49
- Malaga, NJ R+28
- Neligh, NE R+60
- St. Paul, VA R+63
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.