Goober Hill is a Republican stronghold. About 15% of voters here vote Democratic and 85% Republican.
About 65% of adults in Goober Hill typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Goober Hill, ~10% vote Democratic, ~55% Republican, and ~35% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Goober Hill compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Goober Hill leans more Republican than 20 of 38 neighbors.
Goober Hill runs about 57 points more Republican than Texas as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Goober Hill. The northwest side is the most Republican-leaning (R+80) and the east side is the least Republican-leaning (R+68), a spread of about 12 points.
Why Goober Hill 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 Goober Hill, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. About 4% of residents in Goober Hill live in densely developed areas, about 30 points below the Texas average of 35%. A high white share with below-average college attainment predicts Republican voting, and Goober Hill fits that profile on both counts. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 89% of households in Goober Hill are family households, in the top fraction of cities.
Paved land cover and Republican lean
Places with little paved surface tend to lean Republican; Goober Hill, TX sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. Paved ground does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban and built-up a place is.
Why turnout in Goober Hill looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Goober Hill 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 48%, about 5 points below the Texas average of 54%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Patroon, TX R+68
- East Hamilton, TX R+70
- Hurstown, TX R+65
- East Liberty, TX R+59
- Sexton, TX R+71
- Huxley, TX R+80
- Shelbyville, TX R+63
- Fords Corner, TX R+41
- Noble, LA R+51
- Choice, TX R+82
Cities with Similar Populations
- Voltaire, ND R+55
- Ridgeway, MN R+24
- Dunn, TX R+77
- Griffith, OH R+64
- Predmore, MN R+36
- Luckenbach, TX R+68
- Beechwood, MI R+29
- Dukes, MI R+14
- Winchester, GA D+10
- Otto, WY R+79
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.