Holt is a Republican stronghold. About 8% of voters here vote Democratic and 92% Republican.
About 69% of adults in Holt typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Holt, ~6% vote Democratic, ~63% Republican, and ~31% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Holt compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Holt leans more Republican than 24 of 25 neighbors.
Holt runs about 71 points more Republican than Texas as a whole.
Why Holt 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 Holt, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many family households vote Republican. About 81% of households in Holt are family households, about 14 points above the U.S. average of 67%.
Population density and Republican lean
Places with low population density tend to lean Republican; Holt, TX sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Holt looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 95% of households in Holt own their home, about 20 points above the Texas average of 75%. Limited routine healthcare access lines up with lower turnout, and Holt sits in the bottom quarter on routine-care measures. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Skeeterville, TX R+83
- Placid, TX R+79
- Richland Springs, TX R+81
- Bowser, TX R+82
- Dulin, TX R+80
- Winchell, TX R+80
- Rochelle, TX R+78
- Indian Creek, TX R+80
Cities with Similar Populations
- Owattonna, SD R+71
- Rulison, CO R+49
- Bonnerton, NC R+16
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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.