Holly Grove is a Republican stronghold. About 9% of voters here vote Democratic and 91% Republican.
About 72% of adults in Holly Grove typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Holly Grove, ~7% vote Democratic, ~65% Republican, and ~28% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Holly Grove compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Holly Grove leans more Republican than 20 of 30 neighbors.
Holly Grove runs about 68 points more Republican than Texas as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Holly Grove. The south side is the most Republican-leaning (R+89) and the east side is the least Republican-leaning (R+75), a spread of about 15 points.
Why Holly Grove 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 Holly Grove, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many family households vote Republican. About 87% of households in Holly Grove are family households, about 20 points above the U.S. average of 67%. Low college attainment predicts Republican voting, and Holly Grove sits in the bottom quarter (about 15%, below 79% of cities).
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; Holly Grove, TX sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. A walkable street grid does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in Holly Grove looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Holly Grove is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Votaw, TX R+89
- Ace, TX R+65
- Romayor, TX R+72
- Segno, TX R+59
- Thicket, TX R+90
- Schwab City, TX R+71
- Dolen, TX R+74
- Urbana, TX R+65
- Wildwood, TX R+85
- Goodrich, TX R+55
Cities with Similar Populations
- Lamb, KY R+74
- Clayhill, AL R+7
- Haverhill, OH R+56
- Hightowers, NC D+18
- Blanchard, ME R+38
- Hemlock Center, NH R+30
- Moores Corners, PA R+50
- Blue John, KY R+76
- Hillside Colony, SD R+54
- Sharon, LA R+16
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.