Loire leans Republican by roughly 24 points: about 38% of voters vote Democratic and 62% Republican.
About 50% of adults in Loire typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Loire, ~19% vote Democratic, ~31% Republican, and ~50% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Loire compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Loire leans more Republican than 13 of 32 neighbors.
Loire runs about 9 points more Republican than Texas as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Loire. The southeast side is the most Republican-leaning (R+63) and the northwest side is the least Republican-leaning (R+10), a spread of about 52 points.
Why Loire 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 Loire, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many family households vote Republican. About 78% of households in Loire are family households, about 11 points above the U.S. average of 67%.
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; Loire, TX sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. A walkable street grid does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in Loire looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Loire is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The dental-visit rate here is about 45%, about 8 points below the Texas average of 54%. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 75% of adults in Loire have completed high school, below 96% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Elmendorf, TX R+15
- Leming, TX R+42
- Verdi, TX R+59
- Graytown, TX R+35
- Poteet, TX R+20
- Saspamco, TX R+35
- Pleasanton, TX R+48
- Von Ormy, TX R+7
- Floresville, TX R+37
- Somerset, TX R+18
Cities with Similar Populations
- Colton, SD R+49
- Ivey, GA R+61
- West Edmeston, NY R+44
- West Milton, VT R+5
- Floodwood, MN R+29
- Sunbury, NC R+27
- Pembroke Township, IL D+62
- Wolfeboro Falls, NH Even
- Casa Blanca, NM D+58
- Bland, MO R+66
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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.