Gallatin is a Republican stronghold. About 17% of voters here vote Democratic and 83% Republican.
About 54% of adults in Gallatin typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Gallatin, ~9% vote Democratic, ~45% Republican, and ~46% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Gallatin compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Gallatin leans more Republican than 27 of 51 neighbors.
Gallatin runs about 52 points more Republican than Texas as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Gallatin. The west side is the most Republican-leaning (R+76) and the east side is the least Republican-leaning (R+64), a spread of about 12 points.
Why Gallatin 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 Gallatin, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many family households vote Republican. About 85% of households in Gallatin are family households, about 18 points above the U.S. average of 67%. Low college attainment predicts Republican voting, and Gallatin sits in the bottom quarter (about 15%, below 79% of cities).
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with low colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Gallatin, TX sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. Cancer screening does not drive turnout; it reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access.
Why turnout in Gallatin looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Gallatin 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 81% of adults in Gallatin have completed high school, below 90% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
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- New Summerfield, TX R+59
- Oakland, TX R+75
- Reklaw, TX R+64
- Circle, TX R+66
- Jacksonville, TX R+24
- Tecula, TX R+67
Cities with Similar Populations
- Oak City, NC D+5
- Jelloway, OH R+63
- Blooming Grove, NY R+17
- Oneida Castle, NY R+33
- Horse Branch, KY R+69
- Burkeville, TX R+86
- Glen Daniel, WV R+70
- Strasburg, MO R+53
- Waterproof, LA D+56
- Cason, TX R+61
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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.