Mackay leans heavily Republican by roughly 36 points: about 32% of voters vote Democratic and 68% Republican.
About 53% of adults in Mackay typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Mackay, ~17% vote Democratic, ~36% Republican, and ~47% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Mackay compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Mackay leans more Republican than 15 of 40 neighbors.
Mackay runs about 23 points more Republican than Texas as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Mackay. The east side is the most Republican-leaning (R+54) and the north side is the least Republican-leaning (R+16), a spread of about 37 points.
Why Mackay 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 Mackay, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 93% of residents in Mackay drive to work alone, about 20 points above the U.S. average of 74%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 75% of households in Mackay are family households, above 77% of cities.
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with low colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Mackay, TX sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Cancer screening does not drive turnout; it reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access.
Why turnout in Mackay looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Mackay 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 44%, about 10 points below the Texas average of 54%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Wharton, TX R+15
- Sorrelle, TX R+15
- Pierce, TX R+19
- Dinsmore, TX R+47
- Newgulf, TX R+54
- Lane City, TX R+49
- Glen Flora, TX R+13
- Hungerford, TX R+25
- Hillje, TX R+43
- El Campo, TX R+33
Cities with Similar Populations
- Zortman, MT R+59
- Weisel, PA R+25
- Wakefield, TX R+69
- Eden, AZ R+76
- Mary, KY R+59
- Embudo, NM D+20
- Mountville, VA Even
- South Forest City, SD R+19
- Siberia, IN R+54
- S.N.P.J., PA R+54
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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.