Mentone leans heavily Republican by roughly 42 points: about 29% of voters vote Democratic and 71% Republican.
About 59% of adults in Mentone typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Mentone, ~17% vote Democratic, ~42% Republican, and ~41% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Mentone compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Mentone leans more Republican than 2 of 4 neighbors.
Mentone runs about 28 points more Republican than Texas as a whole.
Why Mentone 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 Mentone, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. Fewer than 1% of adults in Mentone hold a bachelor's degree, about 25 points below the Texas average of 26%. Car-dependent areas vote Republican, and about 93% of residents in Mentone drive to work alone, above 97% of cities.
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with low colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Mentone, 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 Mentone looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Mentone 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 40%, about 14 points below the Texas average of 54%. Renters vote less often than owners, and about 79% of households in Mentone rent, compared to around 15% in nearby cities. High-crime urban areas turn out at lower rates, and Mentone sits in the top 15% on a violent-crime measure. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Barstow, TX R+31
- Pecos, TX R+27
- Toyahvale, TX R+51
- Red Bluff, TX R+42
- Wink, TX R+71
- Toyah, TX R+50
- Pyote, TX R+37
- Kermit, TX R+57
- Jal, NM R+56
- Wickett, TX R+73
Cities with Similar Populations
- Milltown, SD R+69
- Hooper, WA R+69
- Thebes, AR R+84
- Toad Hop, IN R+46
- Elevon, VA Even
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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.