Happy Union is a Republican stronghold. About 16% of voters here vote Democratic and 84% Republican.
About 39% of adults in Happy Union typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Happy Union, ~6% vote Democratic, ~33% Republican, and ~61% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Happy Union compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Happy Union leans more Republican than 12 of 18 neighbors.
Happy Union runs about 54 points more Republican than Texas as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Happy Union. The northwest side is the most Republican-leaning (R+81) and the south side is the least Republican-leaning (R+58), a spread of about 23 points.
Why Happy Union 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 Happy Union, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 89% of residents in Happy Union drive to work alone, about 15 points above the U.S. average of 74%.
Population density, never-married share, and Republican lean
Places that combine low population density and a never-married-heavy adult population tend to lean Republican, as Happy Union, TX does.
Why turnout in Happy Union looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Happy Union 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 49%, about 11 points below the U.S. average of 60%. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 78% of adults in Happy Union have completed high school, below 93% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Seth Ward, TX R+65
- Hale Center, TX R+42
- Plainview, TX R+40
- Sandhill, TX R+72
- Petersburg, TX R+50
- Lockney, TX R+54
- Abernathy, TX R+56
- Cotton Center, TX R+74
Cities with Similar Populations
- Paintersville, OH R+64
- Young, TX R+78
- Collista, KY R+66
- Coltons Mill, VA R+54
- Oakley, WI R+33
- Bier, MD R+60
- Glenwood, OR R+25
- Gay, OK R+68
- Kingsville, PA R+63
- West Fulton, NY R+31
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.