Hillje leans heavily Republican by roughly 42 points: about 29% of voters vote Democratic and 71% Republican.
About 50% of adults in Hillje typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Hillje, ~15% vote Democratic, ~35% Republican, and ~50% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Hillje compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Hillje leans more Republican than 10 of 28 neighbors.
Hillje runs about 29 points more Republican than Texas as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Hillje. The west side is the most Republican-leaning (R+74) and the east side is the least Republican-leaning (R+19), a spread of about 55 points.
Why Hillje 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 Hillje, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many family households vote Republican. About 76% of households in Hillje are family households, about 10 points above the U.S. average of 67%.
Homeownership and voter turnout
Places with renter-heavy households tend to turn out at a lower rate; Hillje, TX sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Hillje looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Hillje 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 50%, about 10 points below the U.S. average of 60%. Renters vote less often than owners, and about 32% of households in Hillje rent, above 87% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- El Campo, TX R+33
- Pierce, TX R+19
- Newgulf, TX R+54
- New Taiton, TX R+70
- Provident City, TX R+74
- Louise, TX R+61
- Mackay, TX R+37
- Glen Flora, TX R+13
- Danevang, TX R+56
- Sorrelle, TX R+15
Cities with Similar Populations
- Cool Springs, NC R+49
- Vichy, MO R+67
- Berlin, WV R+62
- Pine River, WI R+38
- Coleman, FL R+43
- Boswell, IN R+54
- Maywood, MO R+71
- Drumore, PA R+62
- Hooker, CA R+48
- Pacific City, OR R+11
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.