Hye is a Republican stronghold. About 22% of voters here vote Democratic and 78% Republican.
About 83% of adults in Hye typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Hye, ~18% vote Democratic, ~65% Republican, and ~17% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Hye compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Hye leans more Republican than 11 of 19 neighbors.
Hye runs about 42 points more Republican than Texas as a whole.
Why Hye 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 Hye, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas with a high white share vote Republican. Hye sits in the bottom quarter on density and about 97% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 42 points above the Texas average of 56%.
Population density and Republican lean
Places with low population density tend to lean Republican; Hye, TX sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Hye looks the way it does
Areas with high high-school completion turn out at higher rates. More than 99% of adults in Hye have completed high school, about 14 points above the Texas average of 86%. Limited routine healthcare access lines up with lower turnout, and Hye sits in the bottom quarter on routine-care measures. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 91% of households in Hye own their home, about 16 points above the U.S. average of 75%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Johnson City, TX R+49
- Stonewall, TX R+63
- Blanco, TX R+53
- Round Mountain, TX R+53
- Blumenthal, TX R+60
- Willow City, TX R+70
- Luckenbach, TX R+68
- Kendalia, TX R+59
- Henly, TX R+33
- Horseshoe Bay, TX R+52
Cities with Similar Populations
- Burdett, MO R+68
- Nighthawk, WA R+43
- Rock Hill, GA R+26
- Funk, NE R+78
- Shopiere, WI R+27
- Varney, MT R+23
- Gera, MI R+38
- Gerty, OK R+75
- Raytown, MS D+46
- Norma, NJ 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.