Myrtle Springs is a Republican stronghold. About 11% of voters here vote Democratic and 89% Republican.
About 79% of adults in Myrtle Springs typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Myrtle Springs, ~9% vote Democratic, ~71% Republican, and ~20% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Myrtle Springs compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Myrtle Springs leans more Republican than 41 of 52 neighbors.
Myrtle Springs runs about 64 points more Republican than Texas as a whole.
Why Myrtle Springs 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 Myrtle Springs, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 88% of residents in Myrtle Springs drive to work alone, about 15 points above the U.S. average of 74%.
Never-married share and voter turnout
Places with a low never-married share tend to turn out at a higher rate; Myrtle Springs, TX sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Myrtle Springs looks the way it does
Turnout in Myrtle Springs sits close to the national pattern. Routine healthcare access, homeownership, education, and food security all land near their national averages here. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Wallace, TX R+80
- Edgewood, TX R+72
- Scott, TX R+76
- Canton, TX R+71
- Wentworth, TX R+79
- Fruitvale, TX R+78
- Wills Point, TX R+65
- Small, TX R+80
- Whitton, TX R+81
- Hiram, TX R+59
Cities with Similar Populations
- Oakland, IA R+31
- Cameron, SC R+23
- Bearden, AR R+24
- Fosters, AL R+44
- Challis, ID R+59
- Lawrence, PA R+12
- Williamsville, IL R+39
- Grasston, MN R+46
- Hardee Cross Roads, NC R+42
- Society Hill, SC D+6
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.