Hart leans heavily Republican by roughly 40 points: about 30% of voters vote Democratic and 70% Republican.
About 49% of adults in Hart typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Hart, ~15% vote Democratic, ~34% Republican, and ~51% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Hart compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Hart leans more Republican than 1 of 11 neighbors.
Hart runs about 25 points more Republican than Texas as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Hart. The southeast side is the most Republican-leaning (R+70) and the west side is the least Republican-leaning (R+33), a spread of about 37 points.
Why Hart 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 Hart, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 10% of adults in Hart hold a bachelor's degree, about 16 points below the Texas average of 26%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 84% of households in Hart are family households, above 96% of cities.
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with low colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Hart, TX sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Cancer screening does not drive turnout; it reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access.
Why turnout in Hart looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Hart 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 36%, about 17 points below the Texas average of 54%. Renters vote less often than owners, and about 31% of households in Hart rent, above 86% of cities. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 73% of adults in Hart have completed high school, below 97% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Nazareth, TX R+74
- Olton, TX R+61
- Edmonson, TX R+78
- Springlake, TX R+81
- Dimmitt, TX R+33
- Halfway, TX R+79
- Flagg, TX R+67
- Earth, TX R+59
- Tulia, TX R+43
- Kress, TX R+50
Cities with Similar Populations
- Maysville, WV R+83
- Beach, ND R+69
- Brockport, PA R+48
- Rockford, IA R+41
- Lometa, TX R+53
- Denaro, VA R+45
- Plum City, WI R+41
- Natural Bridge Station, VA R+59
- Curtis, TX R+49
- Velda City, MO D+87
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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.