Jackson is a Republican stronghold. About 9% of voters here vote Democratic and 91% Republican.
About 53% of adults in Jackson typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Jackson, ~5% vote Democratic, ~48% Republican, and ~47% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Jackson compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Jackson leans more Republican than 43 of 44 neighbors.
Jackson runs about 69 points more Republican than Texas as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Jackson. The southeast side is the most Republican-leaning (R+87) and the north side is the least Republican-leaning (R+73), a spread of about 14 points.
Why Jackson 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 Jackson, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 91% of residents in Jackson drive to work alone, about 18 points above the U.S. average of 74%. Low college attainment predicts Republican voting, and Jackson sits in the bottom quarter (about 12%, below 87% of cities). A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 76% of households in Jackson are family households, above 80% of cities.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with limited routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Jackson, TX sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Dental visits do not drive turnout; the rate reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access, which line up with who votes.
Why turnout in Jackson looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Jackson 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 45%, about 9 points below the Texas average of 54%. Renters vote less often than owners, and about 29% of households in Jackson rent, above 83% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Joaquin, TX R+69
- James, TX R+78
- Campti, TX R+75
- Logansport, LA R+45
- Paxton, TX R+77
- Stanley, LA R+80
- Tenaha, TX R+56
- Shelbyville, TX R+63
- Hunter, LA R+70
- Longstreet, LA R+71
Cities with Similar Populations
- Valhermoso Springs, AL R+62
- Frontenac, NY R+32
- New Sweden, TX D+27
- La Anna, PA R+13
- Rhodes, IA R+47
- Goodhope, MO R+75
- Pryorsburg, KY R+66
- Mantua Center, OH R+42
- Kingston, WI R+51
- Preston, MO R+68
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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.