Hawley is a Republican stronghold. About 10% of voters here vote Democratic and 90% Republican.
About 76% of adults in Hawley typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Hawley, ~8% vote Democratic, ~68% Republican, and ~24% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Hawley compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Hawley leans more Republican than 22 of 28 neighbors.
Hawley runs about 66 points more Republican than Texas as a whole.
Why Hawley 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 Hawley, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. About 5% of residents in Hawley live in densely developed areas, about 30 points below the Texas average of 35%. Low college attainment predicts Republican voting, and Hawley sits in the bottom quarter (about 13%, below 86% of cities). A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 76% of households in Hawley are family households, above 80% of cities.
Park access and Republican lean
Places with low park coverage tend to lean Republican; Hawley, TX sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. Park access does not change how people vote; it tends to track denser, higher-income areas.
Why turnout in Hawley looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 90% of households in Hawley own their home, about 15 points above the Texas average of 75%. Limited routine healthcare access lines up with lower turnout, and Hawley sits in the bottom quarter on routine-care measures. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Truby, TX R+79
- Hodges, TX R+80
- Funston, TX R+80
- Impact, TX R+65
- Nugent, TX R+79
- Stith, TX R+79
- Anson, TX R+59
- Potosi, TX R+74
- Dudley, TX R+74
- Tye, TX R+66
Cities with Similar Populations
- Burkhardt, WI R+22
- Saranac, NY R+24
- Worthington, WV R+53
- Walkerville, MI R+47
- Sadler, TX R+71
- Rockingham, GA R+75
- Nageezi, NM D+6
- Hewlett Harbor, NY R+42
- Alhambra, IL R+45
- Otwell, IN R+60
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.