Monroe City leans heavily Republican by roughly 40 points: about 30% of voters vote Democratic and 70% Republican.
About 57% of adults in Monroe City typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Monroe City, ~17% vote Democratic, ~40% Republican, and ~43% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Monroe City compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Monroe City leans more Republican than 4 of 27 neighbors.
Monroe City runs about 26 points more Republican than Texas as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Monroe City. The west side is the most Republican-leaning (R+47) and the northeast side is the least Republican-leaning (R+31), a spread of about 16 points.
Why Monroe City 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 Monroe City, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. About 4% of residents in Monroe City live in densely developed areas, about 30 points below the Texas average of 35%. Low college attainment predicts Republican voting, and Monroe City sits in the bottom quarter (about 7%, below 97% of cities).
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with low colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Monroe City, 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 Monroe City looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Monroe City 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 50%, about 10 points below the U.S. average of 60%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Hankamer, TX R+47
- Wallisville, TX R+61
- Anahuac, TX R+52
- Double Bayou, TX R+53
- Oak Island, TX R+59
- Winnie, TX R+53
- Shiloh, TX R+56
- Stowell, TX R+50
- Cove, TX R+69
- Moss Bluff, TX R+72
Cities with Similar Populations
- Goff, KS R+68
- Gluek, MN R+56
- Carrabelle Beach, FL R+71
- Lake Summerset, IL R+40
- Skokomish, WA D+57
- South Poultney, VT R+24
- Klau, CA R+19
- Dayton, NY R+45
- Menlow, TX R+72
- Mays, IN R+66
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.