Morton leans heavily Republican by roughly 40 points: about 30% of voters vote Democratic and 70% Republican.
About 69% of adults in Morton typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Morton, ~21% vote Democratic, ~48% Republican, and ~31% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Morton compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Morton is the least Republican-leaning.
Morton runs about 26 points more Republican than Texas as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Morton. The northeast side is the most Republican-leaning (R+64) and the southwest side is the least Republican-leaning (R+17), a spread of about 47 points.
Why Morton 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 Morton, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 8% of adults in Morton hold a bachelor's degree, about 18 points below the Texas average of 26%.
Park access and Republican lean
Places with low park coverage tend to lean Republican; Morton, TX sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. Park access does not change how people vote; it tends to track denser, higher-income areas.
Why turnout in Morton looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Morton 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%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Enochs, TX R+65
- Whiteface, TX R+69
- Pep, TX R+79
- Maple, TX R+63
- Bula, TX R+66
- Pettit, TX R+81
- Beck, TX R+74
Cities with Similar Populations
- Morton, WA R+37
- Sharon, TN R+65
- Guston, KY R+58
- North Middleboro, MA R+4
- Lowell, OH R+58
- Gruetli-Laager, TN R+68
- Wetumka, OK R+56
- Hagaman, NY R+20
- Cape Fair, MO R+57
- Ash Fork, AZ R+48
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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.