Higginbotham is a Republican stronghold. About 9% of voters here vote Democratic and 91% Republican.
About 47% of adults in Higginbotham typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Higginbotham, ~4% vote Democratic, ~43% Republican, and ~53% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Higginbotham compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Higginbotham is the most Republican-leaning.
Higginbotham runs about 68 points more Republican than Texas as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Higginbotham. The west side is the most Republican-leaning (R+84) and the north side is the least Republican-leaning (R+71), a spread of about 13 points.
Why Higginbotham 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 Higginbotham, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. Fewer than 1% of adults in Higginbotham hold a bachelor's degree, about 25 points below the Texas average of 26%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and more than 99% of households in Higginbotham are family households, in the top fraction of cities.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with limited routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Higginbotham, TX sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Dental visits do not drive turnout; the rate reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access, which line up with who votes.
Why turnout in Higginbotham looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Higginbotham 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 44%, about 10 points below the Texas average of 54%. Renters vote less often than owners, and about 35% of households in Higginbotham rent, above 90% of cities. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 46% of adults in Higginbotham have completed high school, in the bottom fraction of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Denver City, TX R+57
- North Hobbs, NM R+66
- Hobbs, NM R+43
- Humble City, NM R+72
- Prairieview, NM R+76
- Nadine, NM R+56
- Seminole, TX R+71
- Seagraves, TX R+56
- Plains, TX R+71
- Hillburn City, NM R+74
Cities with Similar Populations
- Adelphi, OH R+60
- Unadilla, MI R+19
- Clifty, KY R+71
- Leesburg, MS R+71
- Neal, GA R+62
- Naumburg, NY R+55
- Eitzen, MN R+29
- Revere, MN R+53
- Hixburg, VA R+48
- Leota, MN R+69
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.