Massey Lake leans slightly Republican by roughly 12 points: about 44% of voters vote Democratic and 56% Republican.
About 46% of adults in Massey Lake typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Massey Lake, ~20% vote Democratic, ~26% Republican, and ~54% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Massey Lake compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Massey Lake is the least Republican-leaning.
Politically, Massey Lake sits close to the rest of Texas.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Massey Lake. The northwest side is the most Republican-leaning (R+77) and the southwest side is the least Republican-leaning (R+11), a spread of about 66 points.
Why Massey Lake 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 Massey Lake, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 3% of adults in Massey Lake hold a bachelor's degree, about 22 points below the Texas average of 26%. Rural areas vote Republican, and Massey Lake sits in the bottom quarter on density (about 3%, below 91% of cities). A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 76% of households in Massey Lake are family households, above 78% of cities.
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with low colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Massey Lake, 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 Massey Lake looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Massey Lake 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 18%, about 35 points below the Texas average of 54%. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 72% of adults in Massey Lake have completed high school, below 97% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Tennessee Colony, TX R+32
- Montalba, TX R+77
- Turlington, TX R+57
- Oakwood, TX R+41
- Bradford, TX R+79
- Tucker, TX R+66
- Long Lake, TX R+70
- Young, TX R+78
- Cayuga, TX R+74
- Fairfield, TX R+55
Cities with Similar Populations
- Lake Arrowhead, CA R+24
- Ladera Heights, CA D+78
- Vandenberg Village, CA R+4
- Lakeview, NY R+15
- Trion, GA R+59
- Wartburg, TN R+66
- Sound Beach, NY R+15
- Marstons Mills, MA D+9
- Christiana, TN R+53
- Claxton, GA R+27
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.