Horton is a Republican stronghold. About 13% of voters here vote Democratic and 87% Republican.
About 77% of adults in Horton typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Horton, ~10% vote Democratic, ~67% Republican, and ~23% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Horton compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Horton leans more Republican than 29 of 58 neighbors.
Horton runs about 60 points more Republican than Texas as a whole.
Why Horton 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 Horton, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many family households vote Republican. About 79% of households in Horton are family households, about 13 points above the U.S. average of 67%.
Population density and Republican lean
Places with low population density tend to lean Republican; Horton, TX sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Horton looks the way it does
Turnout in Horton sits close to the national pattern. Routine healthcare access, homeownership, education, and food security all land near their national averages here. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Emblem, TX R+80
- Klondike, TX R+72
- Jardin, TX R+57
- Commerce, TX R+7
- Ridgeway, TX R+78
- Peerless, TX R+78
- Fairlie, TX R+64
- Cumby, TX R+73
- Cooper, TX R+63
- Campbell, TX R+69
Cities with Similar Populations
- Stuart, OK R+69
- Leona, TX R+74
- Yale, VA R+4
- Belmont, LA R+73
- Woodville Hills, IN Even
- Bowers, WI R+39
- Ruthville, ND R+64
- Belleview, MO R+67
- Springfield, NH R+11
- Arvonia, VA R+13
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.