Hankamer leans heavily Republican by roughly 48 points: about 26% of voters vote Democratic and 74% Republican.
About 62% of adults in Hankamer typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Hankamer, ~16% vote Democratic, ~46% Republican, and ~38% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Hankamer compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Hankamer leans more Republican than 6 of 33 neighbors.
Hankamer runs about 33 points more Republican than Texas as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Hankamer. The west side is the most Republican-leaning (R+71) and the east side is the least Republican-leaning (R+38), a spread of about 33 points.
Why Hankamer 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 Hankamer, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 5% of adults in Hankamer hold a bachelor's degree, about 21 points below the Texas average of 26%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 79% of households in Hankamer are family households, above 88% of cities.
Developed land and Republican lean
Places with a rural land-use pattern tend to lean Republican; Hankamer, TX sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. Developed land does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in Hankamer looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 93% of households in Hankamer own their home, about 19 points above the Texas average of 75%. Limited routine healthcare access lines up with lower turnout, and Hankamer sits in the bottom quarter on routine-care measures. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Wallisville, TX R+61
- Monroe City, TX R+40
- Shiloh, TX R+56
- Anahuac, TX R+52
- Moss Bluff, TX R+72
- Devers, TX R+66
- Double Bayou, TX R+53
- Old River-Winfree, TX R+73
- Cove, TX R+69
- Raywood, TX R+21
Cities with Similar Populations
- Cheshire, OR R+20
- Cartwright, OK R+66
- Stoudertown, OH R+48
- Fidelity, MO R+63
- Mount Morris, PA R+56
- Bentley, LA R+87
- Floyd, TX R+65
- Sandhill, MS R+60
- Genoa, NE R+61
- Bluejacket, OK R+68
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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.