Gastonia is a Republican stronghold. About 19% of voters here vote Democratic and 81% Republican.
About 69% of adults in Gastonia typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Gastonia, ~13% vote Democratic, ~56% Republican, and ~31% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Gastonia compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Gastonia leans more Republican than 37 of 54 neighbors.
Gastonia runs about 48 points more Republican than Texas as a whole.
Why Gastonia 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 Gastonia, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 11% of adults in Gastonia hold a bachelor's degree, about 14 points below the Texas average of 26%. Dense places usually vote Democratic, but Gastonia runs against that pattern. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 77% of households in Gastonia are family households, above 82% of cities.
Homeownership and voter turnout
Places with homeowner-heavy households tend to turn out at a higher rate; Gastonia, TX sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Gastonia looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 93% of households in Gastonia own their home, about 19 points above the Texas average of 75%. Limited routine healthcare access lines up with lower turnout, and Gastonia sits in the bottom quarter on routine-care measures. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Crandall, TX R+23
- Warsaw, TX R+65
- Talty, TX R+54
- Elmo, TX R+41
- Combine, TX R+66
- Kaufman, TX R+41
- Post Oak Bend City, TX R+61
- Oak Grove, TX R+66
- Seagoville, TX Even
- Forney, TX R+9
Cities with Similar Populations
- Cohay, MS R+42
- Ship Bottom, NJ R+18
- Island Falls, ME R+45
- Waubun, MN R+21
- Coalton, KY R+60
- Stockton, MN R+28
- Franklin, NE R+68
- Kerby, MI R+31
- Alma, CO D+13
- Orr, MI R+35
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.