Indian Lake leans Republican by roughly 16 points: about 42% of voters vote Democratic and 58% Republican.
About 33% of adults in Indian Lake typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Indian Lake, ~14% vote Democratic, ~19% Republican, and ~67% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Indian Lake compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Indian Lake leans more Republican than 23 of 31 neighbors.
Politically, Indian Lake sits close to the rest of Texas.
Why Indian Lake 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 Indian Lake, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many family households vote Republican. About 75% of households in Indian Lake are family households, about 9 points above the U.S. average of 67%.
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; Indian Lake, TX sits in the bottom tenth 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 Indian Lake looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Indian Lake is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The dental-visit rate here is about 44%, about 10 points below the Texas average of 54%. Renters vote less often than owners, and about 38% of households in Indian Lake rent, above 93% of cities. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 70% of adults in Indian Lake have completed high school, below 98% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Los Fresnos, TX R+12
- Laureles, TX R+11
- Rancho Viejo, TX R+9
- Olmito, TX R+10
- Villa Cavazos, TX R+11
- Bayview, TX R+35
- Lozano, TX R+14
- San Benito, TX R+3
- Arroyo Gardens, TX R+16
- Villa Nueva, TX R+27
Cities with Similar Populations
- Accoville, WV R+68
- Rosinton, AL R+72
- Cazadero, CA D+43
- Sandyville, OH R+56
- East Middlebury, VT D+22
- Skipperville, AL R+81
- Lingle, WY R+70
- Westover, PA R+69
- Bay Port, MI R+50
- South Butler, MI R+56
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.