Lee County is a Republican stronghold. About 24% of voters here vote Democratic and 76% Republican.
About 68% of adults in Lee County typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Lee County, ~16% vote Democratic, ~52% Republican, and ~32% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Lee County compares
Among counties within 50 miles, Lee County leans more Republican than 7 of 9 neighbors.
Lee County runs about 38 points more Republican than Texas as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by city within Lee County. The northwest side is the most Republican-leaning (R+73) and the south side is the least Republican-leaning (R+35), a spread of about 38 points.
Why Lee County leans the way it does
This analysis examined 14,881 data points per county to find what predicts political lean and turnout. The items below are a few correlations that stood out for Lee County, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many family households vote Republican. About 76% of households in Lee County are family households, about 10 points above the U.S. average of 67%. Rural areas vote Republican, and Lee County sits in the bottom quarter on density (about 10%, below 82% of counties).
Population density and Republican lean
Places with low population density tend to lean Republican; Lee County, TX sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Lee County looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Lee County 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 Counties
- Burleson County, TX R+53
- Bastrop County, TX R+24
- Fayette County, TX R+55
- Milam County, TX R+51
- Washington County, TX R+37
- Brazos County, TX D+6
- Travis County, TX D+37
- Williamson County, TX Even
- Colorado County, TX R+42
- Caldwell County, TX R+17
Counties with Similar Populations
- Northampton County, NC D+15
- Delaware County, IA R+39
- Polk County, TN R+72
- Park County, CO R+9
- Pike County, MO R+55
- Pitkin County, CO D+40
- Drew County, AR R+25
- Patrick County, VA R+58
- Seward County, NE R+52
- Chester County, TN R+61
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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.