Hodges is a Republican stronghold. About 10% of voters here vote Democratic and 90% Republican.
About 86% of adults in Hodges typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Hodges, ~9% vote Democratic, ~77% Republican, and ~14% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Hodges compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Hodges leans more Republican than 23 of 26 neighbors.
Hodges runs about 66 points more Republican than Texas as a whole.
Why Hodges 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 Hodges, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. About 5% of residents in Hodges live in densely developed areas, about 30 points below the Texas average of 35%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 79% of households in Hodges are family households, above 88% of cities.
Population density and Republican lean
Places with low population density tend to lean Republican; Hodges, TX sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Hodges looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 98% of households in Hodges own their home, about 24 points above the Texas average of 75%. Limited routine healthcare access lines up with lower turnout, and Hodges sits in the bottom quarter on routine-care measures. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
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- Impact, TX R+65
- Tye, TX R+66
- Dyess Afb, TX R+26
- Merkel, TX R+72
- Funston, TX R+80
- Potosi, TX R+74
- Abilene, TX R+30
Cities with Similar Populations
- Wesley, IN R+55
- Pierce, ID R+70
- Gowensville, SC R+57
- Baskett, KY R+50
- Lewis Creek, KY R+83
- Tabiona, UT R+61
- Lakota, IA R+54
- Rutland, SD R+53
- Pumpkin Center, SD R+54
- Wheeler, OR D+23
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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.