Kay Bee Heights leans slightly Republican by roughly 14 points: about 43% of voters vote Democratic and 57% Republican.
About 49% of adults in Kay Bee Heights typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Kay Bee Heights, ~21% vote Democratic, ~28% Republican, and ~51% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Kay Bee Heights compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Kay Bee Heights leans more Republican than 3 of 26 neighbors.
Politically, Kay Bee Heights sits close to the rest of Texas.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Kay Bee Heights. The southwest side is the most Republican-leaning (R+41) and the south side is the least Republican-leaning (R+6), a spread of about 36 points.
Why Kay Bee Heights 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 Kay Bee Heights, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Kay Bee Heights votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 23%, modestly below the Texas average of 35%). State and regional patterns outweigh the Democratic lean that density usually predicts here.
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with low colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Kay Bee Heights, TX sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Cancer screening does not drive turnout; it reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access.
Why turnout in Kay Bee Heights looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Kay Bee Heights is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. Renters vote less often than owners, and about 76% of households in Kay Bee Heights rent, compared to around 30% in nearby cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Copperas Cove, TX R+22
- Fort Hood, TX R+3
- Kempner, TX R+52
- Killeen, TX D+23
- Maxdale, TX R+30
- Briggs, TX R+66
- Harker Heights, TX Even
- Topsey, TX R+65
- Youngsport, TX R+54
- Pidcoke, TX R+69
Cities with Similar Populations
- White City, MO R+67
- Seal Cove, ME D+19
- Randolph, UT R+77
- Talowah, MS R+59
- Wauneta, NE R+80
- Potwin, KS R+61
- Webster, KY R+60
- Glasgow, OR D+11
- Howard, KS R+62
- Persia, IA R+50
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.