Ira is a Republican stronghold. About 11% of voters here vote Democratic and 89% Republican.
About 70% of adults in Ira typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Ira, ~8% vote Democratic, ~63% Republican, and ~29% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Ira compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Ira leans more Republican than 7 of 12 neighbors.
Ira runs about 64 points more Republican than Texas as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Ira. The west side is the most Republican-leaning (R+85) and the south side is the least Republican-leaning (R+75), a spread of about 10 points.
Why Ira 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 Ira, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many family households vote Republican. About 78% of households in Ira are family households, about 11 points above the U.S. average of 67%.
Paved land cover and Republican lean
Places with little paved surface tend to lean Republican; Ira, TX sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. Paved ground does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban and built-up a place is.
Why turnout in Ira looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 93% of households in Ira own their home, about 18 points above the Texas average of 75%. Limited routine healthcare access lines up with lower turnout, and Ira sits in the bottom quarter on routine-care measures. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Union, TX R+76
- Snyder, TX R+63
- Dunn, TX R+77
- Hermleigh, TX R+80
- Vincent, TX R+88
- Westbrook, TX R+73
- Colorado City, TX R+45
- Dermott, TX R+79
- Hobbs, TX R+80
- Fluvanna, TX R+80
Cities with Similar Populations
- Glenfield, NC R+6
- Salsbury Cove, ME D+46
- Busy Corner, MS R+73
- Moundville, MO R+68
- Three Forks, VA R+49
- Three Oaks, TN R+76
- East Porterville, CA R+32
- Kenefic, OK R+72
- Monteview, ID R+82
- Gayville, SD R+54
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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.