Mound City is a Republican stronghold. About 8% of voters here vote Democratic and 92% Republican.
About 71% of adults in Mound City typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Mound City, ~6% vote Democratic, ~65% Republican, and ~29% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Mound City compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Mound City is the most Republican-leaning.
Mound City runs about 70 points more Republican than Texas as a whole.
Why Mound 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 Mound City, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. About 4% of residents in Mound City live in densely developed areas, about 31 points below the Texas average of 35%. Low college attainment predicts Republican voting, and Mound City sits in the bottom quarter (about 15%, below 77% of cities). A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 83% of households in Mound City are family households, above 94% of cities.
Population density and Republican lean
Places with low population density tend to lean Republican; Mound City, TX sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Mound City looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Mound City 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
- Percilla, TX R+76
- Slocum, TX R+81
- Salmon, TX R+82
- Grapeland, TX R+52
- Refuge, TX R+81
- Weches, TX R+81
- Elkhart, TX R+74
- Weeping Mary, TX R+54
- Belott, TX R+77
- Maydelle, TX R+75
Cities with Similar Populations
- Leona, TX R+74
- Stuart, OK R+69
- Elbethel, TN R+68
- Woodville Hills, IN Even
- River Pines, CA R+34
- Arvonia, VA R+13
- Alvarado, MN R+60
- Eagleville, WI R+38
- Ruthville, ND R+64
- Yale, VA R+4
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.