Mart leans heavily Republican by roughly 38 points: about 31% of voters vote Democratic and 69% Republican.
About 70% of adults in Mart typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Mart, ~22% vote Democratic, ~49% Republican, and ~29% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Mart compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Mart leans more Republican than 10 of 51 neighbors.
Mart runs about 24 points more Republican than Texas as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Mart. The southwest side is the most Republican-leaning (R+63) and the north side is the least Republican-leaning (R+21), a spread of about 42 points.
Why Mart 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 Mart, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 14% of adults in Mart hold a bachelor's degree, about 12 points below the Texas average of 26%. Dense places usually vote Democratic, but Mart runs against that pattern.
Park access and Republican lean
Places with low park coverage tend to lean Republican; Mart, TX sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. Park access does not change how people vote; it tends to track denser, higher-income areas.
Why turnout in Mart looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Mart 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 49%, about 11 points below the U.S. average of 60%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Ben Hur, TX R+65
- Elk, TX R+68
- Hallsburg, TX R+68
- Kirk, TX R+68
- Riesel, TX R+66
- Prairie Hill, TX R+58
- Odds, TX R+71
- Axtell, TX R+67
- Horn Hill, TX R+73
- Mount Calm, TX R+66
Cities with Similar Populations
- Plattsburg, MO R+43
- East Dublin, GA D+20
- Aspinwall, PA D+46
- Hoboken, GA R+85
- Pinch, WV R+41
- Craigsville, WV R+61
- Sunset Valley, TX D+47
- Rosemary Bch, FL R+41
- Hayti, MO D+9
- Coalville, UT R+43
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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.