Jones is a Republican stronghold. About 10% of voters here vote Democratic and 90% Republican.
About 69% of adults in Jones typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Jones, ~7% vote Democratic, ~62% Republican, and ~31% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Jones compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Jones leans more Republican than 41 of 46 neighbors.
Jones runs about 66 points more Republican than Texas as a whole.
Why Jones 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 Jones, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many family households vote Republican. About 76% of households in Jones are family households, about 9 points above the U.S. average of 67%.
Park access and Republican lean
Places with low park coverage tend to lean Republican; Jones, TX sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Park access does not change how people vote; it tends to track denser, higher-income areas.
Why turnout in Jones looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 91% of households in Jones own their home, about 16 points above the Texas average of 75%. Limited routine healthcare access lines up with lower turnout, and Jones sits in the bottom quarter on routine-care measures. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Sand Flat, TX R+81
- Van, TX R+67
- Lawrence Springs, TX R+75
- Pruitt, TX R+76
- Grand Saline, TX R+65
- Wentworth, TX R+79
- Silver Lake, TX R+79
- Colfax, TX R+77
- Fruitvale, TX R+78
- West Mineola, TX R+76
Cities with Similar Populations
- Nocatee, FL R+66
- Lynxville, WI R+29
- O'reilly, MS D+18
- Phelps, MN R+36
- Fruitland, TN R+53
- Little Hope, TX R+73
- Plain, WA R+6
- Tinmouth, VT R+14
- Ralphton, PA R+66
- Lake Suzy, FL R+52
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.