Monroe is a Republican stronghold. About 18% of voters here vote Democratic and 82% Republican.
About 82% of adults in Monroe typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Monroe, ~15% vote Democratic, ~67% Republican, and ~18% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Monroe compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Monroe leans more Republican than 28 of 52 neighbors.
Monroe runs about 50 points more Republican than Texas as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Monroe. The west side is the most Republican-leaning (R+72) and the east side is the least Republican-leaning (R+50), a spread of about 22 points.
Why Monroe 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, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 87% of residents in Monroe drive to work alone, about 13 points above the U.S. average of 74%.
Income per capita and voter turnout
Places with high per-capita income tend to turn out at a higher rate; Monroe, TX sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Monroe looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Monroe is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Lake Cherokee, TX R+62
- Lakeport, TX D+27
- Oak Hill, TX R+55
- Danville, TX R+65
- Easton, TX R+34
- Pirtle, TX R+38
- Rolling Meadows, TX R+62
- Kilgore, TX R+52
- Tatum, TX R+57
- Greggton, TX R+20
Cities with Similar Populations
- Meriden, MN R+48
- Hazleton, IN R+59
- House, MS R+89
- Haileyville, OK R+62
- Davenport Center, NY R+26
- Royal, IA R+57
- Gough, GA R+19
- Fairfield, VT R+27
- Vaughns Mill, KY R+67
- Nicut, OK R+60
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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.