Hunt County leans heavily Republican by roughly 48 points: about 26% of voters vote Democratic and 74% Republican.
About 63% of adults in Hunt County typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Hunt County, ~16% vote Democratic, ~47% Republican, and ~37% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Hunt County compares
Among counties within 50 miles, Hunt County leans more Republican than 5 of 11 neighbors.
Hunt County runs about 35 points more Republican than Texas as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by city within Hunt County. The east side is the most Republican-leaning (R+68) and the northeast side is the least Republican-leaning (R+22), a spread of about 47 points.
Why Hunt County leans the way it does
This analysis examined 14,881 data points per county to find what predicts political lean and turnout. The items below are a few correlations that stood out for Hunt County, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many family households vote Republican. About 70% of households in Hunt County are family households, above 82% of counties.
Non-English at home and voter turnout
Places with a low non-English-at-home share tend to turn out at a higher rate; Hunt County, TX sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Hunt County looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Hunt County 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 Counties
- Rockwall County, TX R+35
- Rains County, TX R+75
- Hopkins County, TX R+61
- Delta County, TX R+68
- Kaufman County, TX R+29
- Fannin County, TX R+58
- Collin County, TX R+6
- Van Zandt County, TX R+72
- Dallas County, TX D+27
- Wood County, TX R+68
Counties with Similar Populations
- Roanoke City, VA D+25
- Garland County, AR R+33
- Moore County, NC R+24
- Montgomery County, VA D+10
- Dallas County, IA R+7
- Sutter County, CA R+23
- Cleveland County, NC R+33
- DeKalb County, IL D+3
- Lenawee County, MI R+27
- Laramie County, WY R+23
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.