Knickerbocker is a Republican stronghold. About 10% of voters here vote Democratic and 90% Republican.
About 76% of adults in Knickerbocker typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Knickerbocker, ~8% vote Democratic, ~69% Republican, and ~23% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Knickerbocker compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Knickerbocker leans more Republican than 10 of 11 neighbors.
Knickerbocker runs about 66 points more Republican than Texas as a whole.
Why Knickerbocker 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 Knickerbocker, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many family households vote Republican. About 83% of households in Knickerbocker are family households, about 16 points above the U.S. average of 67%.
High-school completion, developed land, and voter turnout
Places that combine high-school-completion-heavy adults and a rural land-use pattern tend to turn out at a higher rate, as Knickerbocker, TX does.
Why turnout in Knickerbocker looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Knickerbocker is in the top quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The dental-visit rate here is about 62%, about 8 points above the Texas average of 54%. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 98% of households in Knickerbocker own their home, compared to around 77% in nearby cities. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 98% of adults in Knickerbocker have completed high school, above 96% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Tankersley, TX R+77
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- Sherwood, TX R+77
- Mertzon, TX R+64
- San Angelo, TX R+36
- Goodfellow Afb, TX R+25
- Wall, TX R+86
- Grape Creek, TX R+71
- Carlsbad, TX R+76
Cities with Similar Populations
- Riceford, MN R+29
- Athol, SD R+58
- Smith, SC R+13
- South Danville, VT D+6
- Lysite, WY R+76
- Himyar, KY R+73
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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.