Goldsmith is a Republican stronghold. About 21% of voters here vote Democratic and 79% Republican.
About 41% of adults in Goldsmith typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Goldsmith, ~9% vote Democratic, ~32% Republican, and ~59% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Goldsmith compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Goldsmith leans more Republican than 2 of 5 neighbors.
Goldsmith runs about 44 points more Republican than Texas as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Goldsmith. The west side is the most Republican-leaning (R+64) and the southeast side is the least Republican-leaning (R+46), a spread of about 17 points.
Why Goldsmith 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 Goldsmith, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 92% of residents in Goldsmith drive to work alone, about 18 points above the U.S. average of 74%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 77% of households in Goldsmith are family households, above 81% of cities.
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with low colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Goldsmith, TX sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Cancer screening does not drive turnout; it reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access.
Why turnout in Goldsmith looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Goldsmith 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 46%, about 8 points below the Texas average of 54%. Renters vote less often than owners, and about 28% of households in Goldsmith rent, above 80% of cities. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 63% of adults in Goldsmith have completed high school, in the bottom fraction of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- West Odessa, TX R+46
- Odessa, TX R+41
- Gardendale, TX R+75
- Notrees, TX R+72
- Penwell, TX R+67
- Midland, TX R+46
- Frankel City, TX R+77
- Andrews, TX R+62
- Monahans, TX R+54
- Kermit, TX R+57
Cities with Similar Populations
- Zion, MS R+69
- Selmaville, IL R+63
- Moore Station, TX R+24
- Possum Trot, MS R+84
- Indian Springs, MD R+64
- Thrasher, MS R+80
- Cook Station, MO R+65
- Battletown, KY R+59
- Irisburg, VA R+18
- Mechanicsville, PA R+34
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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.