Granite Shoals leans heavily Republican by roughly 36 points: about 32% of voters vote Democratic and 68% Republican.
About 71% of adults in Granite Shoals typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Granite Shoals, ~23% vote Democratic, ~48% Republican, and ~29% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Granite Shoals compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Granite Shoals leans more Republican than 2 of 26 neighbors.
Granite Shoals runs about 23 points more Republican than Texas as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Granite Shoals. The northwest side is the most Republican-leaning (R+51) and the east side is the least Republican-leaning (R+31), a spread of about 19 points.
Why Granite Shoals 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 Granite Shoals, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Granite Shoals votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 43%, modestly above the Texas average of 35%). State and regional patterns outweigh the Democratic lean that density usually predicts here.
Population density and Democratic lean
Places with high population density tend to lean Democratic; Granite Shoals, TX sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Granite Shoals looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Granite Shoals 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%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Highland Haven, TX R+54
- Horseshoe Bay, TX R+52
- Sunrise Beach Village, TX R+56
- Cottonwood Shores, TX R+50
- Meadowlakes, TX R+48
- Marble Falls, TX R+50
- Kingsland, TX R+50
- Fairland, TX R+68
- Buchanan Dam, TX R+66
- Burnet, TX R+60
Cities with Similar Populations
- Bar Harbor, ME D+44
- Warrenton, NC D+34
- Auburn, NH D+2
- Piketon, OH R+60
- Morrison, TN R+68
- White Hall, MD R+33
- Bristol, FL R+34
- Pine Island, MN R+28
- Lewisburg, WV R+23
- Munroe Falls, OH Even
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.