Goree is a Republican stronghold. About 13% of voters here vote Democratic and 87% Republican.
About 75% of adults in Goree typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Goree, ~10% vote Democratic, ~65% Republican, and ~25% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Goree compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Goree leans more Republican than 5 of 13 neighbors.
Goree runs about 60 points more Republican than Texas as a whole.
Why Goree 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 Goree, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 11% of adults in Goree hold a bachelor's degree, about 15 points below the Texas average of 26%. Rural areas vote Republican, and Goree sits in the bottom quarter on density (about 4%, below 85% of cities). A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 78% of households in Goree are family households, above 83% of cities.
Paved land cover and Republican lean
Places with little paved surface tend to lean Republican; Goree, 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 Goree looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 91% of households in Goree own their home, about 16 points above the Texas average of 75%. Limited routine healthcare access lines up with lower turnout, and Goree sits in the bottom quarter on routine-care measures. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Munday, TX R+56
- Rhineland, TX R+75
- Weinert, TX R+79
- Knox City, TX R+72
- Seymour, TX R+66
- Benjamin, TX R+79
- O'Brien, TX R+78
- Round Timber, TX R+78
Cities with Similar Populations
- Paces, VA R+30
- Osage, AR R+65
- Parkersburg, IN R+61
- Harkins Crossroads, AL R+60
- Pendroy, MT R+60
- Peason, LA R+91
- Olympia, NC R+61
- Hammond, TX R+71
- Hopewell, TX R+69
- Goat Neck, NC D+4
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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.