Lees is a Republican stronghold. About 7% of voters here vote Democratic and 93% Republican.
About 66% of adults in Lees typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Lees, ~4% vote Democratic, ~62% Republican, and ~34% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Lees compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Lees leans more Republican than 10 of 11 neighbors.
Lees runs about 72 points more Republican than Texas as a whole.
Why Lees 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 Lees, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. About 4% of residents in Lees live in densely developed areas, about 30 points below the Texas average of 35%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 81% of households in Lees are family households, above 91% of cities.
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; Lees, TX sits below the national average on this measure. A walkable street grid does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in Lees looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Lees 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.
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- Knott, TX R+85
- Spraberry, TX R+82
Cities with Similar Populations
- Hurstown, TX R+65
- Brasher Iron Works, NY R+35
- Standard City, IL R+49
- Mapleview, MN R+3
- Cerrogordo, FL R+80
- Bernard, ME D+19
- Kellytown, PA R+47
- Glenwood, NM R+29
- Glenville, NY R+12
- Lux, MS R+35
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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.