Mound is a Republican stronghold. About 13% of voters here vote Democratic and 87% Republican.
About 71% of adults in Mound typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Mound, ~9% vote Democratic, ~62% Republican, and ~29% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Mound compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Mound leans more Republican than 32 of 42 neighbors.
Mound runs about 60 points more Republican than Texas as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Mound. The southeast side is the most Republican-leaning (R+75) and the west side is the least Republican-leaning (R+25), a spread of about 50 points.
Why Mound 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, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many family households vote Republican. About 79% of households in Mound are family households, about 13 points above the U.S. average of 67%.
Housing overcrowding and voter turnout
Places with low overcrowding tend to turn out at a higher rate; Mound, TX sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Mound looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Mound 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.
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- Flat, TX R+74
- Leon Junction, TX R+74
- South Mountain, TX R+73
- Gatesville, TX R+43
- Ireland, TX R+62
- Oglesby, TX R+72
- Whitson, TX R+66
- Osage, TX R+75
- Moody, TX R+65
- Pidcoke, TX R+69
Cities with Similar Populations
- Philipp, MS Even
- Noxville, TX R+76
- Trenton, IN R+61
- Leon, KY R+65
- Mount Zion, IN R+68
- Glen Oaks, NY D+12
- Russell Hill, TN R+67
- Carpenter, IA R+39
- Rome, IN R+46
- Latrobe, CA R+26
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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.