Milam is a Republican stronghold. About 12% of voters here vote Democratic and 88% Republican.
About 79% of adults in Milam typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Milam, ~9% vote Democratic, ~70% Republican, and ~21% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Milam compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Milam leans more Republican than 22 of 35 neighbors.
Milam runs about 62 points more Republican than Texas as a whole.
Why Milam 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 Milam, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. About 4% of residents in Milam live in densely developed areas, about 31 points below the Texas average of 35%. Low college attainment predicts Republican voting, and Milam sits in the bottom quarter (about 10%, below 92% of cities). A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 77% of households in Milam are family households, above 81% of cities.
Paved land cover and Republican lean
Places with little paved surface tend to lean Republican; Milam, TX sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. Paved ground does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban and built-up a place is.
Why turnout in Milam looks the way it does
Limited routine healthcare access lines up with lower turnout, and Milam sits in the bottom quarter on routine-care measures. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Sabinetown, TX R+68
- Geneva, TX R+67
- East Hamilton, TX R+70
- Sexton, TX R+71
- Negreet, LA R+81
- Rosevine, TX R+81
- Hemphill, TX R+59
- Zwolle, LA R+34
- Fords Corner, TX R+41
- Noble, LA R+51
Cities with Similar Populations
- Columbia, AL R+68
- Bally, PA R+24
- Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD D+25
- Grand Meadow, MN R+46
- St. Bonaventure, NY R+9
- Burnside, MI R+52
- Bark River, MI R+36
- Millfield, OH R+11
- Edgerton, MN R+54
- Register, GA R+34
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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.