Joshua is a Republican stronghold. About 20% of voters here vote Democratic and 80% Republican.
About 67% of adults in Joshua typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Joshua, ~13% vote Democratic, ~53% Republican, and ~34% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Joshua compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Joshua leans more Republican than 31 of 47 neighbors.
Joshua runs about 46 points more Republican than Texas as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Joshua. The southwest side is the most Republican-leaning (R+64) and the northeast side is the least Republican-leaning (R+50), a spread of about 15 points.
Why Joshua 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 Joshua, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Joshua votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 33%, above 82% of cities). State and regional patterns outweigh the Democratic lean that density usually predicts here. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 78% of households in Joshua are family households, above 84% of cities.
Non-English at home and voter turnout
Places with a low non-English-at-home share tend to turn out at a higher rate; Joshua, TX sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Joshua looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Joshua is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Cross Timber, TX R+59
- Briaroaks, TX R+58
- Godley, TX R+72
- Keene, TX R+44
- Burleson, TX R+45
- Crowley, TX R+10
- Cleburne, TX R+47
- Alvarado, TX R+50
- Everman, TX D+18
- Edgecliff Village, TX Even
Cities with Similar Populations
- Dover, NJ D+11
- Laurinburg, NC D+12
- Boaz, AL R+71
- Chagrin Falls, OH R+5
- Allston, MA D+67
- Short Pump, VA D+14
- Selma, AL D+53
- Minneola, FL R+18
- Santa Fe, TX R+56
- Bedford, IN R+47
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.