Grey Forest leans Republican by roughly 20 points: about 40% of voters vote Democratic and 60% Republican.
About 82% of adults in Grey Forest typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Grey Forest, ~33% vote Democratic, ~49% Republican, and ~18% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Grey Forest compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Grey Forest leans more Republican than 20 of 41 neighbors.
Grey Forest runs about 6 points more Republican than Texas as a whole.
Why Grey Forest 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 Grey Forest, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many family households vote Republican. About 85% of households in Grey Forest are family households, about 19 points above the U.S. average of 67%.
Renting and voter turnout
Places with homeowner-heavy households tend to turn out at a higher rate; Grey Forest, TX sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Grey Forest looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Grey Forest is in the top quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The dental-visit rate here is about 70%, about 10 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 97% of households in Grey Forest own their home, compared to around 75% in nearby cities. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 98% of adults in Grey Forest have completed high school, above 97% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Helotes, TX R+8
- San Geronimo, TX R+32
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- Fair Oaks Ranch, TX R+37
- Leon Valley, TX D+11
- Boerne, TX R+39
- Hill Country Village, TX R+26
- Hollywood Park, TX R+21
- Balcones Heights, TX D+26
- Castle Hills, TX D+3
Cities with Similar Populations
- Farmer City, IL R+46
- Centerville, TX R+72
- Chassell, MI R+6
- Pinehurst, ID R+45
- Greene, RI R+20
- Glendale, OH D+16
- Dillingham, AK D+11
- Lanai City, HI D+26
- Eldorado, TX R+43
- Oakwood Hills, IL R+10
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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.