Mountain City leans slightly Republican by roughly 10 points: about 45% of voters vote Democratic and 55% Republican.
About 71% of adults in Mountain City typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Mountain City, ~32% vote Democratic, ~39% Republican, and ~29% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Mountain City compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Mountain City leans more Republican than 25 of 45 neighbors.
Mountain City runs about 4 points more Democratic than Texas as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Mountain City. The east side runs the most Democratic (D+18) and the northwest side runs the most Republican (R+32), a spread of about 50 points.
Why Mountain 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 Mountain City, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many family households vote Republican. About 85% of households in Mountain City are family households, about 18 points above the U.S. average of 67%. Dense places usually vote Democratic, but Mountain City runs against that pattern.
Non-English at home and voter turnout
Places with a low non-English-at-home share tend to turn out at a higher rate; Mountain City, TX sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Mountain City looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Mountain 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
- Buda, TX Even
- Kyle, TX D+7
- Manchaca, TX D+21
- Uhland, TX D+3
- San Leanna, TX D+40
- Niederwald, TX Even
- Creedmoor, TX D+29
- Mustang Ridge, TX D+3
- Driftwood, TX R+23
- Reedville, TX R+9
Cities with Similar Populations
- Donald, OR R+31
- Russellville, OK R+68
- Aplington, IA R+46
- Simpson, NC R+15
- Arlington, WI R+19
- Pennsylvania Furnace, PA R+15
- Wallace, ID R+46
- Linwood, MA R+6
- Gholson, TX R+67
- Boley, OK R+40
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.