Hillebrandt is a Republican stronghold. About 21% of voters here vote Democratic and 79% Republican.
About 59% of adults in Hillebrandt typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Hillebrandt, ~12% vote Democratic, ~47% Republican, and ~41% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Hillebrandt compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Hillebrandt leans more Republican than 16 of 34 neighbors.
Hillebrandt runs about 44 points more Republican than Texas as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Hillebrandt. The southeast side is the most Republican-leaning (R+77) and the north side is the least Republican-leaning (R+28), a spread of about 49 points.
Why Hillebrandt 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 Hillebrandt, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 99% of residents in Hillebrandt drive to work alone, about 25 points above the U.S. average of 74%. Low college attainment predicts Republican voting, and Hillebrandt sits in the bottom quarter (about 14%, below 82% of cities). A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 77% of households in Hillebrandt are family households, above 83% of cities.
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; Hillebrandt, TX sits below the national average on this measure. A walkable street grid does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in Hillebrandt looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Hillebrandt is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. High-crime urban areas turn out at lower rates, and Hillebrandt sits in the top 15% on a violent-crime measure. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Beauxart Gardens, TX D+19
- Taylor Landing, TX R+77
- Port Acres, TX Even
- Cheek, TX R+23
- Central Gardens, TX R+41
- Nederland, TX R+38
- Fannett, TX R+55
- Port Neches, TX R+51
- Beaumont, TX D+25
- Port Arthur, TX D+31
Cities with Similar Populations
- Montfort, WI R+33
- Diamond Point, NY Even
- Whitecone, AZ D+55
- Pruntytown, WV R+59
- Holcomb, MO R+74
- Utica, NE R+65
- Fairfax, MO R+62
- Morganza, LA R+19
- Littlefork, MN R+38
- Moltonville, NC R+17
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.