Fulton leans heavily Republican by roughly 50 points: about 25% of voters vote Democratic and 75% Republican.
About 87% of adults in Fulton typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Fulton, ~22% vote Democratic, ~65% Republican, and ~13% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Fulton compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Fulton leans more Republican than 12 of 16 neighbors.
Fulton runs about 36 points more Republican than Texas as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Fulton. The northwest side is the most Republican-leaning (R+58) and the west side is the least Republican-leaning (R+40), a spread of about 18 points.
Why Fulton 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 Fulton, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Fulton votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 38%, above 83% of cities). Here an older population outweighs the Democratic lean that density usually predicts.
Never-married share and voter turnout
Places with a low never-married share tend to turn out at a higher rate; Fulton, TX sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Fulton looks the way it does
Areas with high high-school completion turn out at higher rates. About 96% of adults in Fulton have completed high school, about 10 points above the Texas average of 86%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Rockport, TX R+44
- Estes, TX R+57
- Bayside, TX R+59
- Aransas Pass, TX R+46
- Ingleside, TX R+45
- Port Aransas, TX R+43
- Gregory, TX R+20
- Woodsboro, TX R+37
- Ingleside on the Bay, TX R+56
Cities with Similar Populations
- Greenland, AR R+28
- Millerton, PA R+59
- Star City, WV D+20
- Port Republic, VA R+44
- El Portal, FL D+46
- Lonedell, MO R+62
- Ladoga, IN R+61
- Scipio, IN R+63
- Pioneer, TN R+71
- Stillwell, GA R+51
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.