Murphy leans slightly Republican by roughly 8 points: about 46% of voters vote Democratic and 54% Republican.
About 70% of adults in Murphy typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Murphy, ~32% vote Democratic, ~38% Republican, and ~30% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Murphy compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Murphy leans more Republican than 21 of 64 neighbors.
Murphy runs about 5 points more Democratic than Texas as a whole.
Why Murphy 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 Murphy, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Murphy votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 88%, far above the Texas average of 35%). State and regional patterns outweigh the Democratic lean that density usually predicts here. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 96% of households in Murphy are family households, in the top fraction of cities.
Homeownership and voter turnout
Places with homeowner-heavy households tend to turn out at a higher rate; Murphy, TX sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Murphy looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 94% of households in Murphy own their home, about 20 points above the Texas average of 75%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Parker, TX R+17
- Sachse, TX R+11
- Wylie, TX R+12
- St. Paul, TX R+23
- Lucas, TX R+34
- Allen, TX R+5
- Richardson, TX D+14
- Garland, TX D+15
- Plano, TX D+3
- Fairview, TX R+21
Cities with Similar Populations
- Belleview, FL R+41
- Coldwater, MI R+28
- Lawrenceburg, KY R+49
- Blairsville, GA R+58
- Big Lake, MN R+30
- Liberty Hill, TX R+35
- Rio Rico, AZ D+11
- Sonora, CA R+17
- Kapaa, HI D+20
- Mount Pleasant, TX 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.