LaFayette is a Republican stronghold. About 17% of voters here vote Democratic and 83% Republican.
About 66% of adults in LaFayette typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in LaFayette, ~11% vote Democratic, ~54% Republican, and ~35% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How LaFayette compares
Among cities within 25 miles, LaFayette leans more Republican than 26 of 53 neighbors.
LaFayette runs about 53 points more Republican than Texas as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within LaFayette. The southwest side is the most Republican-leaning (R+72) and the northeast side is the least Republican-leaning (R+61), a spread of about 10 points.
Why LaFayette 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 LaFayette, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. About 5% of residents in LaFayette live in densely developed areas, about 30 points below the Texas average of 35%.
Paved land cover and Republican lean
Places with little paved surface tend to lean Republican; LaFayette, TX sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. Paved ground does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban and built-up a place is.
Why turnout in LaFayette looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 91% of households in LaFayette own their home, about 16 points above the Texas average of 75%. Limited routine healthcare access lines up with lower turnout, and LaFayette sits in the bottom quarter on routine-care measures. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Ewell, TX R+69
- Cedar Springs, TX R+63
- Ebenezer, TX R+64
- Pine, TX R+58
- Bettie, TX R+70
- Ore City, TX R+63
- Coffeeville, TX R+68
- Delrose, TX R+69
- Lone Star, TX R+44
- Jenkins, TX R+58
Cities with Similar Populations
- Moro, OR R+62
- Dixon Springs, TN R+68
- Hiwannee, MS R+15
- Remington, OH D+5
- DeWeese, MS R+68
- Wardell, VA R+59
- Pine Creek, WV R+66
- Sprague, WV R+22
- Cohasset, CA Even
- Powers Lake, WI R+32
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.