Lillard is a Republican stronghold. About 12% of voters here vote Democratic and 88% Republican.
About 64% of adults in Lillard typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Lillard, ~8% vote Democratic, ~56% Republican, and ~36% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Lillard compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Lillard leans more Republican than 16 of 32 neighbors.
Lillard runs about 63 points more Republican than Texas as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Lillard. The southwest side is the most Republican-leaning (R+81) and the west side is the least Republican-leaning (R+70), a spread of about 10 points.
Why Lillard 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 Lillard, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 3% of adults in Lillard hold a bachelor's degree, about 23 points below the Texas average of 26%.
Local retail density and voter turnout
Places with dense local retail within a mile tend to turn out at a higher rate; Lillard, TX sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure. Nearby retail does not change how people vote; it reflects how urban and built-up a place is.
Why turnout in Lillard looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 92% of households in Lillard own their home, about 17 points above the Texas average of 75%. Limited routine healthcare access lines up with lower turnout, and Lillard sits in the bottom quarter on routine-care measures. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Silsbee, TX R+55
- Fresenius, TX R+72
- Evadale, TX R+84
- Fletcher, TX R+81
- Nona, TX R+78
- Lumberton, TX R+70
- Kountze, TX R+69
- Fred, TX R+84
- Buna, TX R+81
- Rose Hill Acres, TX R+78
Cities with Similar Populations
- Blackwell, TX R+79
- Canby, CA R+51
- Thida, AR R+68
- Webster, WV R+62
- Parker, ID R+76
- Bynum, TX R+74
- Ramona, SD R+50
- Fort Ritner, IN R+54
- Lawson, VA R+18
- Malmo, NE R+55
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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.